September 7, 2010

Verizon Motorola Droid X debuts today

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Verizon launched the Motorola Droid X smartphone today for $199 after a $100 mail-in rebate and a new two-year customer agreement. Don’t worry if you are already a Verizon customer, you can upgrade to the Droid X without any penalty if your contract ends before December 31, 2010. Droid X has a 1 GHz processor, [...]

Will Apple Recall the iPhone 4 because of the reception issues?

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The launch of the iPhone 4 happened only about a month ago, sales broke previous records and raving reviews were published about the features of the new iPhone. But a couple of weeks after the launch, sites began to write about the iPhone 4′s reception issues, and problems with the antenna. If you don’t know [...]

Blackberry OS 6.0 Sneak Peak

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Research in Motion (RIM) the manufacturer of Blackberry smartphones has finally announced the release of the latest Blackberry operation system, the Blackberry OS 6.0. As Mike Lazaridis, the co-CEO of Research in Motion said, the Blackberry 6 OS will be released by Fall, in the 3rd quarter of the 2010 calendar year. This new OS [...]

Apple iPhone 4 launch

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Apple today presented the new iPhone 4 featuring FaceTime, which makes the dream of video calling a reality, and Apple’s stunning new Retina display, the highest resolution display ever built into a phone, resulting in super crisp text, images and video. In addition, iPhone 4 features a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash, HD video [...]

New study released on mobile phones and brain cancer

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The International Journal of Epidemiology today published a combined data analysis from a multi national population-based case-control study of glioma and meningioma, the most common types of brain tumour. This is the first in a series of combined data analyses of head and neck tumours published as part of the internationally coordinated INTERPHONE project. The [...]

HTC Evo 4G Debuts in the U.S.

RadioShack customers may pre-order the HTC Evo 4G smartphone at any of the RadioShack stores beginning May 14. HTC EVO 4G may be pre-ordered by purchasing a $50 RadioShack gift card, which will be applied toward the purchase price of the device, and scheduling an appointment to pick up and activate the device. HTC EVO [...]

Nokia Ovi launched in China

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Nokia announced the launch of Ovi Life Tools (Nokia Ovi Sheng Huo Tong) in China. Designed for the emerging markets, Ovi Life Tools offers a wide range of information services covering healthcare, agriculture, education and entertainment. The service addresses the needs of rural consumers with the vision to provide livelihood and life-impacting benefits to improve [...]

Innovative mobile phone service for AAA members

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AAA launched two innovative new services for mobile phone users this month making access to the nation’s largest motor club and its travel resources even easier. AAA FindMe allows any AAA member who is a Sprint subscriber with a newer phone to have their GPS location instantly transmitted to AAA roadside assistance; while the newly [...]

HTC Droid Incredible is available now at Verizon

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Verizon Wireless today announced DROID Incredible by HTC, the newest Android device on the nation’s most reliable wireless 3G network, will be available beginning April 29. Featuring a “topographic” design that demonstrates the powerful engineering just beneath the surface, DROID Incredible by HTC is designed with craftsmanship and precision while making it easier than ever [...]