Posted at 9:44 am EDT, April 30th, 2009 by David, Managing Editor. Tags: Sidekick LX
While the expected launch date for the Sidekick LX was May 13th, it looks as if a few lucky individuals are receiving their shipments almost a full 2 weeks early. Anyone complaining about that? Didn’t think so! Courtesy of a fine gentlemen over at Hiptop3 we get a whole bunch of in the wild unboxing pics which do significantly more justice for the device than that other unboxing video! Hit the link below for a WHOLE lot of in the wild unboxing shots! There is enough here to keep those of you still waiting for your pre-order fantasizing all the way to the 13th of May.
Hiptop3
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Posted at 9:08 am EDT, April 30th, 2009 by David, Managing Editor. Tags: Android, cupcake
Reports are coming in from everywhere that the heavily anticipated “cupcake” 1.5 software update for the G1 is already being pushed out to users. Having been teased and teased and teased a little more about the actual release date for this update, we had almost given up hope. That is until we saw that our brethren from the other side of the pond had posted a teaser for a May release for the update. While May is still less than 24 hours away, we’ll start taking our updates now! Users from the forums are already starting to comment on the update and the only thing you can do is sit and wait for an OTA push, however praying to T-mobile probably wouldn’t hurt your chances of getting it sooner. Just kidding! No word on how long this update rollout will take or if this is truly an official rollout, stay tuned as we hopefully will get more details as the day, week rolls on!
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Posted at 10:18 am EDT, April 27th, 2009 by David, Managing Editor. Tags: I7500
Now before any of you get to excited, this, the first in the promised line of Samsung Android devices won’t be on this side of the pond if current rumors are accurate. The Samsung I7500 pictured above is rumored to be their very first Android device to hit store shelves and its of course going to Europe first. Sporting a 11.9-mm slim quad-band GSM, tri-band 7.2Mbps HSDPA (900/1700/2100MHz) candybar packs a 3.2-inch, 320 x 480 pixel AMOLED touchscreen, WiFi, GPS, 5 megapixel camera with Power LED, 1,500mAh battery, 8GB of storage (plus MicroSD expansion for up to 32GB more), and a standard 3.5mm heasdset jack. While the US launches are of course still promised in another few months, eager buyers can always scoop one up for that gorgeous 1700mhz band if they are willing to pay what will almost certainly be a heavy price unlocked.
Engadget
Samsung Press Release
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Posted at 8:29 am EDT, April 27th, 2009 by David, Managing Editor. Tags: Flipyourcurve
Well here is a creative way to hopefully move just a few of you who might be on the fence about trading up or coming to Blackberry altogether. Turns out that old phone you want to get rid of just might be worth a little something when picking out a new Blackberry. Visit RecycleRebates and log in with the password: “flipyourcurve” (you can also hit the FlipYourCurve website link with instructions). Of course, smart thinking is you can get serious cash from either a Craiglist/Ebay sale of your old device but if you are either to lazy or unfamiliar with the above then this is your best bet for cash towards a new phone purchase. Early reports indicate that any old phone will get at least $50, with Blackberry trade-ins running as high as $100. However the price will vary based on the device itself as well as its current condition. Offer expires April 30th so get to hitting the links below now!
Also read the forum thread for more info!
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Posted at 8:34 pm EDT, April 26th, 2009 by David, Managing Editor. Tags: T349
We first got wind of this device a few weeks back with the
leaked release calendar and while the details on that calendar definitely refute the information available here, we’re much happier with the current info! Turns out, opposite from what the release calendar inferred, this device isn’t going prepaid and will be available with a 20-key “messaging” keyboard, nothing to fancy about it but its sure to appeal to some younger fans who wants the thrill of a larger keyboard without the bells and whistles. Available on May 20th are a TBD price!
Key Features:
- 20-key keypad
- 1.3 megapixel camera w/ video capture
- SMS, MMS, Email and IM
- Bluetooth
- Speakerphone
- Photo caller ID, alarm clock, calculator,
- Mobile backup
- GPRS connectivity
Boygenius
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Posted at 3:12 pm EDT, April 24th, 2009 by David, Managing Editor. Tags: cupcake
Now lately I have made it a point to stay away from the usual Cupcake rumors that come from someone’s sisters brothers dog walker ex girlfriend who knows a guy who works for google. However, this time it comes from a credible source, our T-mobile brethren in Germany which lists via the website a list of updates coming in a May release. Now of course, none of this can be found on the US website, but if our friends in Germany are getting it in May, hopefully US users won’t be that far behind!
- On-screen keyboard
- Video recording and playback
- Pictures and video with one-click Picasa and YouTube uploads
- Automatic adjustment of the touchscreen when the G1 is held horizontal or vertical
- Support for A2dp
BoyGenius via T-mobile Germany
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Posted at 11:20 am EDT, April 24th, 2009 by David, Managing Editor. Tags: Open comment
Oh yes, its that time, Friday, the end of the week where you, loyal readers get the opportunity to discuss whatever it is you might like in the comment section. This week saw several big news announcements and none were larger than the “launch” of the Sidekick LX, handily the most feature rich Sidekick and if early reviews are to be taken literally, quite the exceptional device. Speaking of devices that message, how about the two knuckleheads from Pennsylvania that wanted to try and ring up the world record for text messaging and only ended up figuring out that unlimited isn’t really “unlimited.” T-mobile could probably use more people like those two guys though with Q1 numbers almost being half of last year. Speaking of numbers, 1 million G1’s sold, not bad bad! So that’s the big news of the week, not the comment section is open and ready to hear what you have to say!
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Posted at 10:02 am EDT, April 23rd, 2009 by David, Managing Editor. Tags: SMS
So a pair of friends from Pennsylvania decided it would be funny to try and set the world record for text messaging. As it turns out, one of these fine young individuals has T-mobile and the “unlimited” text messaging package. Well, as it turns out unlimited actually has a limit, 100,000 text messages a month to be exact. Problem being, nobody has crossed that mark yet so there really hasn’t been a method in place to handle those who might achieve that number. So as it turns out, sending 217,000 text messages equates to $26,000 in overage charges. Of course, these two gentlemen were trying to best the previous record of 182,000 messages and while they managed to achieve it, they also managed to create quite the buzz. Good job guys, you managed to set a totally useless world record. The individual with T-mobile has been promised a credit.
Whats your highest text message count in a month? I think mine hovers in the 14,000 range from my more youthful days. I’m sure a good number of you will shock me in the comments!
Consumerist
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Posted in Miscellaneous
Posted at 12:37 am EDT, April 23rd, 2009 by David, Managing Editor. Tags: G1
Well, there was some pretty bleak news in today’s Q1 subscriber report but there was a bright spot for the G1. While obviously the million number sold is comparably small to iPhone sales, for T-mobile, its an impressive number regardless. According to the guys over at Telephony, the really interesting number is that T-mobile has roughly 1.5 million devices currently operating on its 3G network, which gives the G1 a 67% market share. While T-mobile had high hopes for its 3G network with the G1 and its attraction to high dollar data users, T-mobile has still yet to see the massive influx of high power users it was hoping for. Clearly they need other devices to help boost and showcase the power of their still coming out of infancy 3G network.
Telephony
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Posted at 2:27 pm EDT, April 22nd, 2009 by David, Managing Editor. Tags: Rhodium, Touchpro2
From your emails and your blog comments we know how hotly anticipated this device is and this is the first glimpse we’ve gotten at a branded for T-mobile USA device. While we’ve had already had a few hints at the “Rhodium” coming to T-mobile USA, these pictures continue to show “concrete” evidence of an existing prototype. Of course, we can’t verify any authenticity so we’re as always, still a bit skeptical.
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