Samsung Galaxy S getting a 1.4GHz '2011 edition' next month (update: confirmed)

You didn't think Samsung was going to leave the classic Galaxy S handset in the past, did you? Dmitriy Ryabinin of hi-tech.mail.ru has tracked down the above comparison sheet showing off a new variant of the 4-inch Android phone, this time packing a 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255T chip and a 14.4Mbps HSPA+ radio. Other than those upgrades and a 1650mAh battery, it's a faithful reproduction of last year's original and should be arriving in Russia around...

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Mesmerizing Touch Wood SH-08C ad showcases Japan's beauty, mankind's ingenuity

Sharp isn't apt to sell but 15,000 of its Touch Wood SH-08C handsets, but after watching the ad below, you can bet there will be demand for more. It's a bit baffling to think of the trouble Drill, Inc. went through in order to assemble the pieces necessary for a wooden ball to trickle down a homegrown marimba, particularly in the midst of Kyushu, Japan's woodlands. Kenjiro Matsuo was responsible for the creation of the instrument, while Morihiro...

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HTC Arrive review

Though it was teased late last year -- on the same day that HTC announced its very first Windows Phone 7 devices, in fact -- the company's QWERTY-packing 7 Pro has taken its sweet time to make it to American airwaves; in the process, it's gone through a name change and picked up the first big platform update from Microsoft. The phone we now know as the Arrive is finally available from Sprint, becoming the first Windows Phone 7 device available...

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BlackBerry Touch / Monaco gets manhandled, said to get official in May

.at15t_email{background-position:0px -4120px} Our interest in the BlackBerry Touch (codename Monaco) was piqued when we first caught wind of the device, and we had a feeling it'd be making its way into the wild ever since one showed up in Verizon red around mid-Feburary. Now, BGR has managed to procure an unreleased prototype, and we've gotta say that we like what we're seeing. According to the pub, it...

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc review

Like all good things Sony Ericsson, the Xperia Arc didn't wait for an official announcement to make itself known. First appearing on a set of teasing posters at CES in January, it confounded us with a ridiculously thin (8.7mm / 0.3in) profile and an unorthodox concave rear, whose sighting was followed up with the revelation of a potent mix of internal components as well. The same 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 processor and Adreno 205 graphics that...

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Microsoft job posting teases Windows Phone Mobile Studio, requires thinking cap to grok

A conclusion for Captain Obvious to draw, this is not. As with most mega-corp job postings, the wording in Microsoft's latest is just obfuscated enough to keep us guessing, but a few key phrases have us (as well as ZDNet's Mary-Jo Foley) on edge waiting for the next big thing in cloud storage. Judging by the rousing reception seen by Amazon's Cloud Drive, we're guessing that the folks in Redmond haven't forgotten completely about Kin's one positive...

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Softbank to offer free phones to earthquake orphans, free replacement for lost iPhones

Following the catastrophic earthquakes and tsunami in Japan, surviving victims from the affected region are going to face a tough time over the coming months, if not years. Many of those who are more fortunate have been actively contributing in one way or another, regardless of distance, to help put Japan on its road to recovery. Back in the country, one such generous person is non other than Softbank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son, who's recently visited Tamura, one of the cities most affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster. During that trip, Son announced that Softbank will cover a year's worth of living costs (commute and food) and...

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Nokia T7-00 leaks, to come in HSDPA and TD-SCDMA flavors

It appears that Nokia is about to add a new Symbian^3 smartphone to its range of devices. The Nokia T7-00 is obviously the first representative of a whole new series that should join the existing C, E, N and X handsets. Unfortunately, the leaked Ovi publisher slide tells us little about the specs of the Nokia T7-00. It will be fully compatible with Symbian^3 apps written for the usual nHD resolution and, more excitingly it will also support...

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HTC HD7 smartphone up for grabs in Australia via Telstra

Manufacturers like Motorola, Samsung, Nokia, LG and more have been carving out unique gizmos to ward off redundant competition. Keeping up with the fierce competition, HTC has partnered with Telstra to allure users across Australia with its HD7 smartphone. Users can watch their most liked videos, images and movies on the 4.3-inch display screen which is capable of delivering 480 x 800 pixel resolution. Powered by the Windows Phone 7 operating...

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JBL intros OnBeat iPad / iPhone / iPod speaker dock, prices it at $150

This planet we call home needs another iDock about as bad as we need another Charlie Sheen running around aimlessly, but no matter -- we're getting one, and it's being delivered from JBL. The company has just outed its first-ever iPad speaker dock, the OnBeat. Truth be told, it's capable of handling iPod touches, iPhones and iPads (no word on the iPad 2), but it's clearly engineered to hold the largest of the bunch best. Aside from providing...

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Cowon D3 Plenue Android PMP review

One thing's for sure: Cowon's D3 Plenue is vastly different (and superior) to the firm's AMOLED-equipped S9 from 2008, and it's also catering to a vastly different sect of consumers compared to its ultra-capacious X7. This beaut is one of the few pocketable Android-based PMPs available today, offering up a gorgeous 3.7-inch AMOLED capacitive touchpanel (800 x 480), dedicated media controls along the edges, Android 2.1, WiFi, 1080p video output,...

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Play review

The PlayStation Phone. We've had quite the intimate history with this gamepad-equipped slider, learning of its secretive existence way back in August and then handling a prototype unit in January, so you'll forgive us for feeling sentimental and still entertaining our pet name for it. The Sony Ericsson marketing gurus renamed it the Xperia Play when it finally went official at MWC this year, but the PlayStation connection remains as strong as...

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HTC Flyer Headed To T-Mobile

Last week we saw a new version of the HTC Flyer for the US, the HTC EVO View, which is a WiMAX enabled version of the Flyer that will be available with mobile operator Sprint in the US. Now it looks like the HTC Flyer will also be headed to another mobile network in the US, T-Mobile and it is expected to hit T-Mobile some time this summer.The HTC Flyer features a 7 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, there is also...

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HTC Thunderbolt Android 2.3 Gingerbread Update Coming In Spring

The HTC Thunderbolt went on sale a couple of weeks ago in the US, and now it looks like the Thunderbolt could be getting updated to Android 2.3 Gingerbread sooner than later. According to Droid Life, who received a copy of an email that was sent to one of their readers, HTC have been telling customers that the Thunderbolt will be getting Android 2.3 Gingerbread some time in quarter 2. We are excited to announce that the Thunderbolt will...

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Nokia T7-00 with Symbian^3 Leaked

Finnish handset maker Nokia has accidentally spilled the evidence of working on yet another Symbian^3 based phone - Nokia T7-00. Not really a tablet but yet another smartphone aimed a different segment and might come with different branding. MobileGuruji Blogger spotted the listing of Nokia T7-00 mobile phone via the OVI Publishing Tools. At this moment, all we can say is that the new T7-00 appears to be slotted somewhere between N8, E7 and...

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