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Top 5: The Top 5 Phones I've Actually Used

Top 5: The Top 5 Phones I've Actually Used

Two Top 5 lists today.  This first one is the Top 5 handsets I've actually gotten my paws on in some final or close to final form.  The second will be the Top 5 I haven't used, or have only groped...
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Top 5: The Top 5 phones I haven't yet used

Top 5: The Top 5 phones I haven't yet used

As promised, it's another Top 5 list.  This time around it's the five handsets I can't wait to get my hands on in final production form: 1. Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 (Carrier Unknown) Sony Ericsson...
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Knick: Hey, look! It's a QWERTY messaging phone for AT&T!

Knick: Hey, look! It's a QWERTY messaging phone for AT&T!

For whatever reason, I've been getting this question a lot lately: Is AT&T going to come out with a new QWERTY phone?  You know, something like an enV2 or Sidekick? Thank Goodness I can finally...
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Contract Free: Verizon Wireless launches monthly service plans

Contract Free: Verizon Wireless launches monthly service plans

Verizon Wireless went all crazy today and launched contract free service.  Okay, it's not all that crazy - it's basically the same month-by-month service that many of the other carriers have. But it'...
What's going on with Openmoko?

What's going on with Openmoko?

The Openmoko project was founded by the Taiwanese company, First International Computer, Inc. (FIC). Their stated goal is to create a completely open phone, meaning that the hardware is just as...
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XBMC Remote for iPhone: For the hacker in all of us

XBMC Remote for iPhone: For the hacker in all of us

Once upon a time I bought an Xbox for the sole purpose of modding it to run Xbox Media Center so I could use it as an audio/video server.  Never got around to modding it and eventually traded it for...
Video: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about Xperia X1

Video: Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about Xperia X1

My friend Albert has me on retainer to update him with every bit of news about the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 that comes my way.  He's got his LG V (not the enV2 or enV ... the original V!) all duct-...
Rumors: Verizon getting Touch Diamond in October, possibly in white

Rumors: Verizon getting Touch Diamond in October, possibly in white

So you never know with these things, but I got a tip about the Verizon version of the HTC Touch Diamond and figured I'd pass it along.  This is from a fairly new source who's been pretty accurate...
Samsung lays down the beat

Samsung lays down the beat

Samsung launched the Beatb and Beats, two new handsets centered around Motion Play, which lets users access and enjoy music with a couple of clicks.  Shake the phone to skip to the next track, tap it...
HTC Touch HD: HTC's big, bad touch phone gets handled on video

HTC Touch HD: HTC's big, bad touch phone gets handled on video

Did you hear about the HTC Touch HD?  Are you dreaming of its 3.8" WVGA display running the TouchFLO 3D UI, 5 MP camera, and integrated 3.5mm headphone jack?  Yeah, well, read on ... I've got two...
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Here come the smartphones: Launch info for AT&T Bold, Fuze, and Mirage

Here come the smartphones: Launch info for AT&T Bold, Fuze, and Mirage

Has the AT&T launch of the BlackBerry Bold been pushed back to November?  A data sheet BGR has gotten hold of says Yes.  BGR himself says No.  Hmm.  Here's the latest info ... or purported info,...
Storm: More BlackBerry Storm info includes possible 11/1 ship date

Storm: More BlackBerry Storm info includes possible 11/1 ship date

Oh, hey, by the way ... you probably knew this but I just realized the BlackBerry Storm has a model number: 9530.  Does that mean it's the top-of-the-line BlackBerry, since Bold is "only" 9000?  Hmm...
Free: Is Verizon Wireless readying contract-free services?

Free: Is Verizon Wireless readying contract-free services?

Looks like Big Red may be gearing up to offer services to all of you commitment-phobic types out there.  According to BGR, Verizon Wireless will start offering contract-free cellular services on...
Blog Thoughts: Podcast, Android, SE TM506, iPhone Woes, Flip

Blog Thoughts: Podcast, Android, SE TM506, iPhone Woes, Flip

Is it Monday?  I swear it's Monday.  Data's out again on my (unlocked) iPhone, the speakers I use with my computer at home are on the blink and I fear I accidentally blew something out inside of them...
Samsung and AT&T: The perfect rugby match

Samsung and AT&T: The perfect rugby match

AT&T released the Samsung A837, the bright colored new clamshell that can withstand shock vibrations, rain, humidity, solar radiation and dust and is duly dubbed, the Rugby ($129.99 after rebate...
HTC Dream gets release date

HTC Dream gets release date

According to my friend, Greg Kumparek on the Crunch* team, we can expect HTC's Dream out on T-Mobile as early as mid-October; in fact his post from this week says to expect in on October 20th if...
Mirage: Samsung Omnia coming to AT&T as i907 Mirage Oct 7th?

Mirage: Samsung Omnia coming to AT&T as i907 Mirage Oct 7th?

Hey, guess what?  Engadget Mobile's reporting that the Samsung Omnia might just show up in the States as the AT&T Samsung i907 Mirage before too long.  As in available for order on October 7.  '...
New BlackBerries: Bold on Sept 29, Flip in Red for Pre-Order

New BlackBerries: Bold on Sept 29, Flip in Red for Pre-Order

A couple of updates for you BlackBerry fiends out there: First, reports have surfaced that the BlackBerry Bold will, at long last, launch on AT&T in the U.S. as early as Sep 29th (just under two...
Rumor & Speculation: HTC Touch HD wants to play with the big boys

Rumor & Speculation: HTC Touch HD wants to play with the big boys

HTC has had enough of playing second fiddle to the iPhone & other full touchscreen cellphone makers.  It looks like the Touch Diamond & Pro will be getting sibling by the holiday season. ...
Apple media event: Apple launches iTunes 8, iPhone firmware 2.1

Apple media event: Apple launches iTunes 8, iPhone firmware 2.1

Apple held a media event in San Francisco today at which CEO Steve Jobs rolled out a refreshed iPod line along with two pieces of software notable to iPhone owners: iTunes 8 and iPhone/iPod Touch...

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