Cell Phone News
LG Optimus Sol Preview
LG has announced one of their next smartphones – the LG Optimus Sol. Hardware-wise the Optimus Sol is far from unimpressive. A single-core 1GHz CPU won’t turn too many heads, but it’s still a fast and solid processor for a smartphone. 512MB of RAM should be enough to handle most multitasking and a 5MP camera is pretty standard for today’s smartphone market.
iPhone 5 Date Gets More Solid
The folks over at BGR are claiming that an AT&T Vice President has told several employees that the iPhone 5 is set to see a States-side release sometime in early October. The same VP reportedly also told a group of managers to “Expect things to get really, really busy in the next 35-50 days, so prepare teams accordingly.”
HP Shutting Down WebOS Operations
One short year after spending $1.2 billion on webOS, HP has announced that it is giving the popular, yet unsuccessful operating system (OS) the boot. The news comes as a blow to webOS fans everywhere who have been expecting a webOS 2.2 update for their Palm Pre2s for a while now and were eagerly awaiting the seemingly indefinitely postponed Palm Pre3.
Dual-Screen Samsung Handsets?
Samsung could be following in the footsteps of Kyocera and Sony in the field of dual-screen devices. We took an in-depth look in to the pros and cons of a dual screen device in a Kyocera Echo post a while back, and we’ve been fans of the Sony S2 tablet on paper since we first heard about it.
Apple iPhone 5 on LTE?
The LTE capable iPhone 5 rumor has had some new life breathed back in to it lately with news that some Apple stores are installing LTE equipment, according to an Engadget tipster. As could be expected, the article has sparked excited posts and heated debate across the internet in regards to the legitimacy of this claim.
Google Acquiring Motorola Mobility
The internet has gone crazy over Google’s recent announcement of its plans to acquire Motorola Mobility – the wing of Motorola responsible for the design and manufacturing of mobile devices. Despite being huge news, this move certainly raises the question: “why?”
Samsung Galaxy S II US Launch Date
It’s taken a while, but the Samsung Galaxy S II finally has a likely US announcement date. That’s right, American customers will finally be able to purchase the already iconic and internationally successful Galaxy S II ‘superphone’. The believed launch will happen on August 29th during a major Samsung product announcement in New York.
Facebook Displaying Cell Numbers
If you haven't seen it for yourself, Facebook has been abuzz today with this viral status update: The cause of the concern being that many users have suddenly realized that their Facebook contacts now have ‘handy’ cell phone numbers attached to them, seemingly by magic. The way Facebook has achieved this is through the iPhone, Android and BlackBerry Facebook apps, which now use cell phone number information by default whenever you sync your phone with Facebook.
Samsung Galaxy 10.1 Blocked in EU
As part of the ongoing (and ridiculous) saga of what is fast becoming known as the Patent Wars, Apple has successfully blocked the sale of Samsung’s Galaxy 10.1 tablet in the European Union, with the Netherlands being the sole exception. Any violation of this ban carries a maximum penalty of over $350k and possible jail time for Samsung executives if they are found to be allowing the continuance of sales.
America Not Getting the Nokia N9
Nokia’s first and final handset to run on the Meego operating system – the Nokia N9 – sparked worldwide interest when it was discovered that, despite low expectations, it was actually a responsive and intuitive device with a range of innovative functionality. Sadly, it will apparently not be coming to America.
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