It’s all about the little things. The little details that add up to make the big picture all that much grander. When it comes to a smartphone there are so many different little things, so many gears in the whole machine that have to come together to make the device great, worthwhile, and eye-catching for the target audience. When we talk about a smartphone, we talk about all sorts of different things, and that’s the way it should be. There’s never going to be just one… Read the rest of this entry »

Not really feeling the (alleged) new look of the iPhone 5? Absolutely need a new iOS handset this weekend? Then you may want to check out Radio Shack or Target tomorrow, as both retailers are reportedly planning price cuts for the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4 tomorrow. According to a leaked screenshot sent to Engadget , Radio Shack will be slashing the price of the 8GB iPhone 3GS to $19.99, while AT&T’s 16GB and 32GB iPhone 4 will be priced at $169.99 and $269.99, respectively. If… Read the rest of this entry »

To say that there’s been a bit of a drought of new Windows Phone 7 devices as of late would be a fairly accurate statement. Thankfully that may be changing soon, as it seems at least some T-Mobile stores have begun receiving sticker sheets like the the one you see above. Intended for use on displays, the stickers very clearly show a Windows Phone logo alongside T-Mobile’s 4G graphic. Below you can see a photo showing the difference those same stickers and non-4G Windows Phone and Android… Read the rest of this entry »

Aaron takes a first look at the Motorola PHOTON 4G , Sprint’s newest Android superphone.  Specs include a 1 GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 4.3-inch qHD display, 8-megapixel camera with 720p HD video capture, a front-facing camera, kickstand for easy viewing of pictures and video, and Android 2.3 with the Motorola Applications Platform.  It’s unique in that it’s the first Sprint 4G device to offer global roaming capabilities via a SIM card slot, so those that travel… Read the rest of this entry »

Aaron pits the T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide against the Samsung DROID Charge .  The myTouch 4G Slide offers a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor with a 3.7-inch Super LCD, 8-megapixel shooter that’s supposedly “the most advanced camera on a smartphone,” front-facing camera, and Android 2.3 with HTC Sense 3.0.  The Charge is powered by a single-core 1 GHz Hummingbird processor and offers a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, 8-megapixel camera, front-facing camera, and … Read the rest of this entry »

And the Gingerbread train keeps on a-rollin’. After the T-Mobile G2x’s Android 2.3 update began getting pushed out yesterday and the G2’s roll out kicked off today, a document has leaked showing that the Kyocera Echo on Sprint will soon be getting its own taste of piping hot Gingerbread. The software is build number 2.002SP and will be pushed out over a four-day period beginning August 1st, with 10 percent of handsets getting it on day one, 25 percent on day two, 50 percent on day three, and… Read the rest of this entry »

It’s a good time to be an Android QWERTY lover on AT&T. Yesterday we saw photos of an alleged AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II variant with a landscape sliding keyboard leak out, and today we’re getting our first glimpse at the Sharp FX Plus. The original Sharp FX was a messaging phone that hit AT&T just under a year ago, but the FX Plus makes the jump into the wild world of smartphones thanks to the inclusion of Android 2.2. Other details on the handset are light, but it is said to include a 3.2-inch… Read the rest of this entry »

Get excited, Motorola DROID X2 owners! Just a hair over a week after we learned that the DX2 was about to take part in a soak test that many thought was for the device’s Gingerbread update, Verizon has posted all of the details of the new software in handy PDF form on its website. The update is build number 1.3.232 and weighs in at 101MB. Some of the goodies found within the update include the newest version of MotoBlur Motorola’s Applications Platform like the one found one the DROID 3,… Read the rest of this entry »

When purchasing a new cell phone, it’s common practice to do some research and find the best deal available. If you can find the phone you are looking to purchase for $50 cheaper, why not? It’s not a bad idea to do some scrounging for the best deal and to save a few bucks before locking yourself into that two-year agreement. But these savings don’t just come from thin air. There is usually something behind the savings, a sacrifice you, the customer, will have to make to get your phone for… Read the rest of this entry »

Remember the HTC Bliss , an Android phone that’s reportedly designed to appeal to women? It’s back in the news again today, as the folks at Pocketnow have unearthed a render of the handset resting in its tabletop cradle. There’s not a lot to take away from the image since the Bliss is docked, but its color does look similar to the “calming” green hue that we’d heard would be used on the device. There’s no word yet on exactly when the Bliss may be bringing its relaxing color scheme and… Read the rest of this entry »