The new BlackBerry Bold 9700 will replace Research in Motion's flagship BlackBerry Bold 9000. The new Bold 9700 sports a more modern, compact form factor than the Bold it replaces. Unlike the predecessor, which was only available on AT&T's 3G network, the Bold 9700 will be available on AT&T and T-Mobile's budding 3G data networks. The 9700 sports a design that is reminiscent of a leaner, less wide BlackBerry Tour, currently offered on Verizon Wireless and Sprint; the device will be available on T-Mobile and AT&T later this month for $200 on contract and with rebates for AT&T. The new Bold 9700's compact form factor doesn't come without a cost. Full story...
Android owners of the Motorola Droid will be happy to know that Motorola has announced via Facebook that it will be releasing an OS upgrade from Android 2.
iPhone owners had to look at other smartphone platforms--like Windows Mobile, Android, Palm OS, BlackBerry, and a few feature phone systems--with envy as Apple didn't grace its smartphone with a removable storage card slot.
Samsung is rumored to be bringing a super AMOLED display to a phone that is said to be announced at Mobile World Congress.
It looks like Qualcomm's powerful Snapdragon chipset is not an exclusive to smartphones anymore--like the Google Nexus One, HTC HD2, LG eXpo--and the CPU will be gracing the LG LU 9400 Arena Max, a "dumb" phone, otherwise known as a feature phone.
A new HTC app has emerged over on XDA-developers. It turns the HD2 into a flashlight by using the cameras dual LED flash.
Even though newer Operating Systems have the ability to automatically switch the ringer to vibrate or off when set to automatic, there is no real native option to schedule profile switches.
Google's not holding back on multi-touch. The Nexus One recently got a lot of multi-touch action and it seems that the Droid, which hasn't reached Android OS 2.
It looks like Mobile-Review has posted a quick first look of the Windows Mobile 6.5.3 Sony Ericsson Aspen, an environmentally friendly touchscreen Windows Mobile Professional device with front-facing keyboard.
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The latest bit of rumor seems to out a graphic detailing some new handsets launching on T-Mobile USA, of which the Windows Mobile HTC HD2 is said to be coming on March 24 and the Motorola MOTO CLIQ XT--an Android tablet that eschews the sliding keyboard unlike the original CLIQ--will be coming on March 10.