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Nokia N8 US preorders start: $549 for end of September

, Aug 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

Nokia has begun accepting preorders for the US version of the upcoming Nokia N8, with the Symbian^3 smartphone set to arrive at the end of September 2010.  Priced at $549, the N8 has a 12-megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, a five-band WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 modem suitable for both AT&T and T-Mobile USA, together with 16GB of onboard storage. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry Torch half-price at Amazon

, Aug 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

Read our BlackBerry Torch 9800 review, loving the touchscreen/QWERTY combo but unwilling or unable to stump up the $200 AT&T are asking in-store?  Amazon have the answer, with a $550 instant discount on the Torch's list price, bringing it down to $99.99 or just half of what AT&T want. Read The Full Story

Can screen smudges give away your password?

, Aug 16th 2010 Discuss [1]

In movies and on TV sneaky spy types have been able to gain access to password protected files and areas by using the smudges on a keypad to figure out a password. That is all fiction from film though right? A group of researchers claim that those smudges on your smartphone screen could in fact give away your password. Read The Full Story

H’andy sana mobile phone offers heart patients ECG capability

, Aug 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

An interesting smartphone is coming to the UK this year that is called the H'andy sana 210. The phone is aimed at people who have heart problems that require close monitoring by medical professionals. The phone looks a lot like the iPhone to me but has a feature that allows the user to take an Electrocardiogram or ECG and send it to their doctor or care provider right from the phone. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 32 2010

, Aug 15th 2010 Discuss [0]

Welcome to the latest edition of the SlashGear Week in Review! There was a lot going on this week and much of it was in the smartphone world. We learned that the slick Blackberry tablet called the BlackTab is set to land in September. That launch date is a rumor and it comes with a price rumor pegging the BlackTab at $499. Read The Full Story

AT&T Dell Streak on sale now (including HDMI & car docks)

, Aug 13th 2010 Discuss [1]

Friday the 13th is traditionally an ominous day, but if you've been holding out for Dell's US-version of the Streak Android MID then it's the day you can slap a few hundred dollars on your credit card.  Freshly up for sale, the 5-inch smartphone/tablet hybrid is priced at $549.99 SIM-free or $299.99 with a new, two-year AT&T agreement.  Meanwhile the Streak accessories are also available, including the $39.99 Car Dock and $69.99 Home AV Dock (complete with HDMI output). Read The Full Story

Samsung Windows Phone 7 prototype spotted in wild

, Aug 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

Up until now, Samsung's public Windows Phone 7 outings have been limited to the Omnia-based developers' prototype we reviewed back in July.  Now what looks to be a commercially-headed device has broken cover, courtesy of Andrej Tozon; his friend Matjaz Sircelj is Technical Community Manager at Microsoft, and gave him some hands-on access. Andrej can't say much about the Samsung handset, bar the fact that it's a prototype from the company and that it's "larger than your ordinary phone".  Aesthetically it doesn't particularly stand out either, being a basic large-screen candybar with the regular Windows Phone 7 UI. Read The Full Story

HTC ROMs tip Lexikon and Bee Android phones incoming

, Aug 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

Two new HTC smartphones have apparently been detailed, according to 911HTC's work digging through the company's ROMs.  The HTC Lexikon and HTC Bee both run Android 2.2 Froyo, with the former having a 3.8-inch WVGA display and QWERTY keyboard, and the latter getting a smaller 3.2-inch QVGA display.  According to 911HTC, the Bee is headed to Verizon among other smaller CDMA carriers. Read The Full Story

HTC September 15th smartphone launch could be Android or WP7

, Aug 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

HTC has scheduled a press event for mid-September, presumably to launch their latest smartphone.  The invite - which features a wisp of smoke covering what looks to be the faint outline of a handset - makes no reference to whether the launch is from HTC's Windows Phone 7 or Android divisions, leaving us in the dark as to the exact identity of the device. Read The Full Story

Droid 2 gets killed for science

, Aug 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

The Droid 2 is officially official and many of you already have your hands on the smartphone. We have already fondled our own Droid 2 during our hands-on and had a disgustingly good time doing it. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Review

, Aug 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

We’ve been waiting for the BlackBerry Torch 9800 for months now. RIM’s double-whammy of new touch-and-QWERTY hardware and the latest iteration of their software, the much-anticipated BlackBerry 6, the Torch promises usability, functionality and all-round appeal on a par with high-end smartphones from rivals like Apple and HTC. Not just for the jacket pocket, this one; RIM has set its sights on the mainstream, a far more fickle – and demanding – audience. Will the Torch light RIM’s way into the lucrative consumer market? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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HTC Mozart (aka Euro HTC Schubert) Windows Phone 7 handset leaks

, Aug 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

HTC's upcoming Windows Phone 7 device has had another in-the-wild sighting, this time courtesy of ROM hacker Xmoo, though there's some confusion over what the prototype is actually called.  The Windows Phone 7 device looks just like the HTC Schubert spotted earlier in the week, but is labelled as the HTC Mozart. Read The Full Story
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