he Lumia 900 is Nokia's most important smartphone launch ever. Microsoft and AT&T have a lot riding on this device, too, as its success will shape the future of Windows Phone in the U.S. and beyond. With specs to spare, Nokia goes for the no-nonsense approach in with its flagship smartphone.
Nokia recently made an alpha version of Qt 5 available to the Symbian developer community. Qt 5 will eventually succeed Qt 4, which has been around for nearly seven years. The new developer tools have been updated to reflect the changing landscape in mobile hardware and allow applications to be written for both desktop and mobile environments. Qt 5 makes ...
Nokia has made Nokia Maps Suite 2.0 available to devices running Symbian. The suite includes a number of applications, including Maps, Drive, Public Transport, Weather, My Location Widget, and Places Widget. According to Nokia, the entire suite of applications has been updated with new application shortcuts to make it easier and faster to find information, ...
Sony Mobile today announced that effective May 16, Kunimasa Suzuki will become President and CEO of Sony Mobile Communications. Suzuki will replace current CEO Bert Nordberg, who will become chairman of Sony Mobile's board of directors. Suzuki will be responsible for Sony Mobile's consumer products and services, with the goal of creating an integrated ...
Sprint and HTC today announced the EVO 4G LTE Android 4.0 smartphone. The EVO 4G LTE is a variant of the One X, but substitutes an aluminum frame and casing for the polycarbonate found on the One X. In addition to the aluminum, the EVO 4G LTE also has a bi-directional kickstand so it can be propped up two different ways for watching video content. The EVO 4G LTE supports ...
HTC today revealed Sprint's variant of the HTC One smartphone, the EVO 4G LTE. Though this smartphone closely mirrors the One X headed to AT&T, it has plenty to make it unique.
Cricket Communications today announced that owners of the Huawei Mercury can now use the Muve Music service. Customers wishing to use Muve Music will need to update to the Muve Music plan, which offers music downloads, ringtones, and ringback tones, as well as unlimited messaging, unlimited 3G data, unlimited mobile video, and nationwide voice for $65 per month. ...
Appalachian Wireless, GCI, Matanuska Telephone Association, and Celcom have all announced plans to sell Apple's iPhone 4/4S. The four regional carriers join Alaska Communications and nTelos, which announced similar plans earlier this week. All the regional network operators will be offering the iPhones at a $50 discount compared to what the larger national ...
Sprint announced that it will start pushing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the Samsung Nexus S 4G starting today. The update will be delivered in waves over the course of the next month. It can be downloaded over-the-air and installed without plugging in to a computer. Android 4.0 will bring a significant number of new features and tools to the Nexus ...
Sony has acknowledged that a limited number of its Xperia S smartphone have issues with the display. Specifically, the display will take on a yellow hue when the phone reaches a certain temperature.
Way back in September of last year, Sprint released the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the LG Optimus S smartphone. Unfortunately, it was pulled shortly after launch because users were reporting a number of bugs with the update. This left Optimus S users confused and bewildered as to where their Android 2.3 Gingerbread update went. Well, here we are nearly ...
Samsung today announced that it has officially launched Samsung Display, a spin-off of its LCD panel-making business. The new company will operate separately from Samsung Electronics, which will still make AMOLED displays for smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. Donggun Park, executive vice president and head of the former Samsung Electronics' ...