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HTC Imagio Windows Phone 6.5 for Verizon Wireless

By Vincent Nguyen on Wednesday, Sep 30th 2009 No Comments

Verizon will be one of the first carriers to launch Windows Phone 6.5 on the HTC Imagio. The HTC Imagio will be available online at www.verizonwireless.com beginning Oct. 6 and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores beginning Oct. 20 for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. The HTC Imagio feature a large 3.6” LCD touch-sensitive display with 480 x 800 WVGA resolution, 3.5-mm audio jack and five quick launch buttons, including one-touch access to multimedia capabilities.

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Motorola Tao (aka Sholes) caught in wild: “super slim” and all metal

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 30th 2009 No Comments

You probably can’t tell from this photo, but you’re supposedly looking at a pre-release Motorola Tao – aka the Motorola Sholes – that’s fallen into the hands of someone over at HowardForums. They’ve been posting various shots, though nothing that shows the full hardware at present, but certainly enough to keep us interested.

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Acer A1 smartphone up for preorder on Expansys

By Shane McGlaun on Monday, Sep 28th 2009 No Comments

We have already heard that the Acer A1 smartphone (pictured) will be hitting stores on October 6. The sibling to the F1, the A1 is now up for preorder on Expansys in Germany.

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Orange Motorola DEXT hands-on [Video]

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 16th 2009 No Comments

Archos’ new PMP isn’t the only Android gadget SlashGear has been playing with recently. Last night saw the launch of the European version of Motorola’s first Android smartphone, the Motorola DEXT. Debuted last week as the Motorola CLIQ in the US, the QWERTY slider smartphone is set to arrive exclusively on Orange in the UK and France; so far all the carrier has said is “early October”, but SlashGear was told that the official release date is somewhere between the 5th and the 9th of October.

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Hands-on gallery and video demo after the cut

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Archos Phone Tablet tipped: 1GHz Android 4.3-inch smartphone

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 16th 2009 No Comments

While Archos’ event this week was predominantly about their Archos 5 Android-based Internet Tablet, they couldn’t help but tease with another upcoming device building on Google’s open-source platform. The Archos Phone Tablet is, as the name suggests, a 3.5G-enabled version of the Archos 5, adding HSDPA/HSUPA connectivity to the PMP’s existing WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth.

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HTC Hero firmware upgrade goes live on UK site

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 15th 2009 38 Comments

It's taken them a while to catch up, but HTC have finally added the new Hero firmware to their UK download page. The English 2.73.405.5 ROM brings with it a new lease of speed and general perkiness to the Android smartphone, together with adding touch-to-focus to the Hero's 5-megapixel camera.

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Nokia N900 reaching US distributors September 27th?

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 15th 2009 1 Comment

We’d suggest you dip into your handy pinch-of-salt bag for this one, since we’ve seen what can happen with Nokia shipping predictions before, but according to The Nokia Blog shipments of N900 handsets are expected to reach US distribution centers on September 27th. The Maemo 5 smartphone – launched at Nokia World two weeks ago – went up for preorder on September 4th, and assuming the trucks turn up on time, the first units could be in buyers’ hands by early October.

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HTC Hero English ROMs now available

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 15th 2009 2 Comments

HTC’s UK support site is still wilfully refusing to update and offer a download link for the new HTC Hero ROM, but that doesn’t mean English language firmware updates aren’t available elsewhere. Over at XDA Developers they’re compiling a list of the various ROMs available, including a couple of “Worldwide English” versions, which promise to speed up the hesitant handset.

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iPhone OS 3.1 blocks tethering on all unlocked handsets

By Chris Davies on Monday, Sep 14th 2009 5 Comments

Apple's latest iPhone OS, version 3.1, may bring along with it Genius recommendations for applications and ringtone downloads, but it also takes away tethering functionality with non-Apple-partner carriers. While that may not come as a great surprise, given Apple's dislike of jailbroken and unofficially unlocked iPhones, the new firmware also blocks tethering for those using "official" unlocked handsets.

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Study: iPhone users least likely to click ads of all smartphone users

By Shane McGlaun on Monday, Sep 14th 2009 1 Comment

I have been online for a lot of years now and I have never purposefully clicked on an ad while surfing the net. I have done my share of product searches, but ads online aren’t how I usually find and purchase while surfing the Internet. I am especially not going to click ads while surfing on my iPhone.

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