Posts by Andrew

Release Chaos

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While some of you are more excited about the Cliq than others, there seems to be a all sorts of numbers, dates and speculation regarding its release.  While we have information that supports a pre-order date of October 19th, Boy Genius has information to the contrary.  Their source tells them that the Cliq will be available in the early weeks of October (which lines up with the September 22nd [read full article]

No Charge For Paper Billing Now?

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Well, today is just full of flip flopping companies.  First, with Nokia deciding that Carriers can customize Maemo on the N900 (and future handsets) and now T-Mobile has a surprise for all of us.  A while back we told you that T-Mobile was going to start charging for paper billing, all in an effort to conserve paper and save the planet (a gallant effort nonetheless).  Then Kyle (a moderator over … [read full article]

N900 To Be Carrier Customizable After All

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Not too long ago there was some speculation that the N900 (whether you love it or hate it) would not be open for customization by individual carriers.  Well, Nokia is going out there and denying this fallacy (for better or for worse).  Nokia is saying reports that “erroneously suggested that Nokia will not support operator customization for Maemo devices…” are “simply … [read full article]

Cliq Gets Detailed

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With all the launching chaos that happened yesterday, some very lucky people have finally had some intimate time with the MotoCliq.  The best part, there are some nice videos for you to drool over.  The video above highlights the OS and it looks polished, in my opinion.  Jump past the break for another hands on and cliq (see what I did there) the links for … [read full article]

3G Upgrade Coming Soon

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With T-Mobile launching all sorts of new data hogging smartphones, you may be wondering if T-Mobile can handle it all.  You may remember that T-Mobile CTO, Cole Brodman, said that: “Our users are sending 600 messages per user per month on average. And, a lot of the users on our higher-end smartphones update their status on social networks a couple times a week.” If you ask me, … [read full article]

T659 Slides in Silently

While the rest of you are patiently awaiting the latest Android news, Samsung and T-Mobile teamed up to bring another phone to the lineup unnoticed.  They are calling it a functional compact slider for the cost conscious customer that combines easy-to-use platform with high quality features, including support for multiple messaging and multimedia features at 3G speeds.  Here is a short list of specs: … [read full article]

Pandora Plays on Android

While some of you are excited about the social aspect of the new Facebook app, what I have here makes me even more excited.  I am very proud to announce that there is officially a Pandora app for Android.  Now, being a loyal listener of Pandora for the better part of its existence this is huge for me.  From what it looks like, they have even made a widget so you can … [read full article]

Tattoo On Video (Again)

Not too long after the official debut of the HTC Tattoo (formerly Click) someone went and found it to show the faceplate action.  While we have seen the Tattoo on video before, this video will give you a chance to see this phone without covers (yes, naked) but it doesn’t show the phone in action.  As said before, this phone will feature customizable face plates (front and … [read full article]