Mobile · Motorola · News

7 Minutes Worth Video of Motorola Devour? Yes, Please.

  • February 20, 2010

While we’re waiting for the Motorola Devour to hit some retail channels in a couple of days, and nationwide in March, we just had to have some actual working video of it first, right? Motorola’s Rick Osterloh will be your tourguide in a seven minute hands-on with the Motorola Devour. The demonstration goes over all of the Devour main attractions: Google Maps Navigation, MOTOBLUR, Moto Phone Portal, and the built-in Qualcomm CPU, which does provide some lag, but as the same time makes the Devour look like a speedy little smartphone The video you know you want to watch is after the break.

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Leaks · Nokia · Rumors

Leaked documents reveal Nokia Symbian X^3 QWERTY X10 slider

  • February 20, 2010

Before we go on with this report, I’d like to tell you that these “leaked release documents” could be 100% real or 100% fake. Now on to the report: these leaked docs purportedly show the outlines of the Symbian X^3-powered X10. The upcoming X-Series is believed to be a line of phones targeted at music and entertainment; a young audience. Rumored specs include an ARM Cortex A8 600MHz processor to power said device, 256MB of RAM, 32GB or 16GB of internal storage and a 3.2-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. There’s also a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi, aGPS, and the QWERTY keyboard. Still this could all be fake, but in order confirm your suspicions (or belief), I’d suggest you take a look at the YouTube video after the break with these “documents”. And as far as you can tell, I am extremely suspicious.

[Via BestBoyz]

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BlackBerry · Mobile · Reviews · Verizon

BlackBerry Storm2 9550 Review

  • February 20, 2010

Say the word “Blackberry”. The first thing that comes to mind is an elegant young man walking around New York City with his briefcase, sleek and expensive suit, and his – Blackberry Storm2. The Storm2 improves upon the mistakes of the original Storm, while still retaining its good looks, great network, and reasonable price. The look and feel of the Storm2 is a nearly well-crafted experience;  a strong presence, but not intimidating. In simpler words, it has enough solid features to make it the “flagship” BlackBerry. In-depth review after the break. Oh, and better late then never, right? We’ve finally reviewed a Blackberry.

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Android · Tablets

New Archos Android Tablets to debut at CeBIT 2010

  • February 19, 2010

Tablets have been absent from the news lately, and it’s only right that we give them a little spotlight again. This time Archos’ own German PR firm states that two new Android tablets will debut at CeBIT 2010. According to the firm the tablets will be “low-cost” and will be “specifically designed for use at home. More specifically, one of the rumored tablets is the Archos 7, a larger version of the Archos 5 Internet Tablet that is already on sale, which uses its own custom UI, and also runs Android. Although I have a bad feeling the words “low cost” doesn’t mean it’ll be 3G-friendly and therefor won’t have it.

[Via SlashGear]

Android

Fresh from the Android Market: Google Shopper (and then some)

  • February 19, 2010

Once again fresh out of Google Labs is another app that you probably will download. Besides Finances, Google Sky Map, Google Maps, Google Goggles, and others, this is the app that seems most out of place. It’a shopping app that records barcodes, photo scans, voice, and text entries that can be detailed, identified, and priced. Afterwards you can save your finds to your favorites, share them with your friends, or save them in your history. What is out of place here is that Goggles scans, prices, and tells you what you’re buying. Technically Google should’ve just released this as an update to Google Goggles.  Either way, you can download it for free and go spend all of your cash at the mall. Tell your friends Google suggested it.

[Via Android and Me]

Motorola · Verizon

Motorola Devour to go for $150 at BestBuy

  • February 19, 2010

Remember when Megan Fox used the Devour? Well, afterwards you can be sure many yearned to know how much the Devour will take away from their leaping wallets. If the grainy picture up there is correct, you should be spending $150 on your Devour, which is $50 less than the Droid, which of course has much more bells and whistles. A two-year contract with Verizon and a data plan that is at least $29.99 per month is what else you should expect. One thing that’s awesome about BestBuy is that the rebates are in-store, so you won’t have to wait for the mailman. Finally, no mail-in rebates. [Via Engadget]

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HTC · Rumors · Sprint

Sprint to launch first WiMAX handset in Q1 2010, must be Supersonic

  • February 19, 2010

In an interview with Forbes magazine, Sprint revealed that its first 4G handset would be available in Q1 2010. Paget Alves, Sprint’s president of Business Markets, confirmed the existence of such device and pointed out that the smartphone would target businesses and government agencies as well as regular consumers. He declined to leak more info on the handset itself, but we have a pretty shrewd idea that it’s the HTC A9292 WiMAX bar that was spotted in Sprint’s inventory earlier this year. The actual prodcut is believed to be the HTC Supersonic, an Android-rocking Snapdragon-rolling, totally awesome, cool-looking handset, which was photographed and rendered in January. Anyone planning to get their first 4G phone when this comes out?

[Via Engadget]

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Gaming · Laptops

Former Alienware execs create their ORIGIN and the EON18 Laptop

  • February 18, 2010

Way back in 2006 when Dell bought Alienware, the key exces bailed out and started something new: they created a gaming computer company that would make Alienwares the way they were supposed to be made. And the EON18 is their 18-inch gaming powerhouse: 18.4″ full HD widescreen, dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 208M GPUs, 7.1 high-def audio, up to 3 250GB SSDs, and sports a Core 2 Extreme Quad QX9300 now, but on Monday is stepping up to a Core i7. The laptop is extremely customizable; in fact you can place your name or logo in place of ORIGIN’s logo. Another thing that probably won’t last, but is special since ORIGIN is new: customer service on-demand and the lifetime labor guarantee.  Hopefully ORIGIN will go high places. Press release after the break.

Oh and as for the starting price? $1,785 United States Dollars. [OriginPC]

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Did You Know? · News

WiMAX US growth stalls, while overseas growth flourishes

  • February 18, 2010

WiMAX (aka 4G) is slowly but surely spreading itself across the United States. Clearwire, the company behind the growth plans to reach at least 120 million people by the end of  2010. If this figure is reached, Clearwire would be one step ahead of the competition, which is mainly Verizon Wireless. But while this does sound promising, worldwide growth is a million times better, with Europe leading the way as seen with the map above. In short the numbers compiled by the WiMAX Forum reveal what’s going on here:

  • Asia Pacific: 237 million people covered by 100 network deployments
  • Europe: 115 million people covered by 153 network deployments
  • Central/Latin America: 113 million people covered 109 network deployments
  • Africa/Middle East: 108 million people covered by 142 network deployments
  • North America: 47 million people covered by 51 network deployments

Still, I’d say you’d have to wait until 2011 (more waiting, huh?) to see who wins this 4G battle. Anyway, why should you care now, there aren’t really any 4G handsets yet! I’m looking at you for now, HTC Supersonic.

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Android · AT&T · Breaking · Motorola

Motorola Backflip: AT&T’s first Android phone, for $100 on March 7th

  • February 18, 2010

If you’re brave enough to go on AT&T, then you’ll be one of the lucky people who will have access to the reverse flipping Motorola Backflip. Complete with Motorola MOTOBLUR, 3.1-inch hi-res screen, 5MP camera (with flash), an extra-large keyboard, trackpad behind the keyboard, a future update to Android 2.1, and the ability to be on AT&T’s speedy 7.2 HSPA 3G network. I’d say the Backflip isn’t a bad deal at all. It’s headed to AT&T on March 7th for — 100 Benjamins on a 2-year contract. Press release and promo vid after the break.
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