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Vodafone axe Samsung H2 development; Vodafone 360 to be platform agnostic

, Jul 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

Vodafone UK has axed its standalone range of Samsung-made Vodafone 360 devices, according to Mobile Industry Review, though the carrier's various 360 services will continue to be available.  The news means that the recently leaked Samsung H2 (aka the Samsung I8330) will no longer be making its debut; according to Vodafone, they're now looking to put 360 services on as many devices as possible, rather than holding them back for a smaller selection of so-called "bespoke" handsets. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile G1 Blaze aka HTC Vision spotted again

, Jul 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

Having seen the HTC Vision in the wild, flaunting its QWERTY keyboard and broad 3.7-inch WVGA touchscreen, it's now time for some carrier love.  A new shot of the Android smartphone has leaked, this time showing T-Mobile branding; according to Engadget's source, the handset might be launching as the T-Mobile G1 Blaze. Read The Full Story

HTC make Super LCD for Desire and Nexus One official

, Jul 26th 2010 Discuss [4]

HTC has announced that it will be using Super LCD (SLCD) displays in its smartphones later in the summer, in response to the shortage of AMOLED panels that has been limiting supply of some of the company's most popular devices.  As we heard last month, that's led HTC to look to alternative screen technologies, and now they've officially confirmed that handsets like the Nexus One and Desire will switch to the Sony-made SLCD panels. Read The Full Story

Nokia N8 “coming soon” claims T-Mobile UK

, Jul 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

It's close to two months since Vodafone UK told us that the Nokia N8 was "coming soon", but there's still no sign of an official launch date for the 12-megapixel smartphone.  Now T-Mobile UK are getting into the act, with the N8 showing up on their own teaser page. Read The Full Story

iPhone 4 antenna drops signal 90% on contact versus 25% of rivals claim German testers

, Jul 24th 2010 Discuss [3]

Once you start talking about scientific testing, you can't really be too surprised when other scientists step in and try to replicate your results.  Apple has been steadily working through their smartphone rivals, showing how grip-issues plague all antennas rather than solely that of the iPhone 4 (most recently the Motorola DROID X and Nokia N97 mini, and now independent German consumer organization Stiftung Warentest has stepped in to take a look themselves.  Roughly the German equivalent of Consumer Reports, Stiftung Warentest claim that in their testing the iPhone 4 signal dropped by up to 90-percent when touched in the lower left-hand corner, whereas rivals saw significantly less of a change when their antenna was touched. Read The Full Story

HP focus on webOS, eschew Windows Phone 7

, Jul 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

Microsoft's list of confirmed Windows Phone 7 partners saw HP conspicuously absent, and now we know the reason why.  In an interview with CNBC, HP Personal Systems Group VP Todd Bradley confirmed that the company intends to push ahead solely with webOS rather than develop handsets using Microsoft's latest mobile platform.  "Our intent" Bradley explained, "is to focus those resources and really make webOS the best OS it can be." Read The Full Story

Apple target DROID X in new antenna test

, Jul 24th 2010 Discuss [5]

It looks like Apple intend to continue using their elaborate signal testing equipment to test more and more rival smartphones and highlight their respective antenna performance, with the latest device to be highlighted being the Motorola DROID X. According to Apple, with a strong grip around its antenna - behind the lower rear panel near the base of the handset - Verizon's new Android smartphone dropped from three bars to zero. Read The Full Story

Free iPhone 4 cases not due until September 1st

, Jul 23rd 2010 Discuss [2]

You don't look a gift horse in the mouth, the old saying goes, but if you were hoping Apple's offer of a free case would fix your iPhone 4 antenna problems sooner rather than later, you might have to think again.  SlashGear reader Freddy has sent in his order confirmation - he picked an Incase Snap - and it shows that the free case isn't expected to be delivered until September 1st 2010. Read The Full Story

iPhone 4 Case Program launches: Bumper, Belkin, Griffin, Incase & Speck cases up for grabs

, Jul 23rd 2010 Discuss [3]

The white iPhone 4 may not be available until later in 2010, but what Apple can give you now is a free case for your black handset.  As promised last week, the Cupertino company has kicked off its iPhone 4 Case Program: a new app for the smartphone allows owners to pick either an Apple Bumper or a third-party case at no charge. Read The Full Story

White iPhone 4 now not due until “later this year”

, Jul 23rd 2010 Discuss [2]

Having promised last week that the white iPhone 4 would launch at the end of this month, Apple are having to take the embarrassing step of admitting it now won't be shipping the handset until "later this year".  In a brief statement issued today, Apple said that the white iPhone 4 is "more challenging to manufacturer than we originally expected," though failed to explain exactly what the problems are. Full statement after the cut Read The Full Story

Windows Phone 7 devices from Dell, ASUS, LG, HTC & Samsung confirmed; HTC Salsa, Swing & Tango all spotted in ROMs

, Jul 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Now that KIN is kaput, all eyes are on Windows Phone 7 and the partners Microsoft has lined up for their heavily updated smartphone OS.  The company has confirmed which manufacturers will be initially releasing devices in Q4 2010, telling Pocket-lint that Dell, ASUS, LG, HTC and Samsung would all be pushing out at least one device apiece; more interesting, however, is news from arch ROM-fondler conflipper as to various HTC devices he's pulled from leaked firmware, three of which are believed to run Windows Phone 7. Those three are the HTC Salsa, HTC Swing and the HTC Tango - all codenames, of course, and likely to launch under different titles if indeed they do reach the market - with both GSM and CDMA versions of the Swing and Salsa indicated. Read The Full Story

KIN cost Microsoft over $240m and ate up Xbox profits

, Jul 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Decent financial performance aside, there was one thorn in Microsoft's paw during the company's results call and that was the KIN write-off.  With the handsets themselves ousted from Verizon stores and sales frozen, all that was left was to figure out how much of the company's cash had been wasted overall.  Without development costs, Microsoft admitted, they'd spent $240m on the project. Read The Full Story
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