Archive for March, 2011
Analyst: HTC Thunderbolt is Verizon’s New Hotness, Not iPhone
An analyst at BTIG Research is suggesting that Verizon's top selling handset is the new HTC Thunderbolt, not the iPhone 4. Walter Piecyk and his team called roughly 150 different Verizon stores over 22 cities to inquire as to how the two devices were selling. Their findings were that the Android-powered Thunderbolt was doing as good as the iPhone [...]
U.S. Cellular’s Announces $29.99 Samsung Gem for April 1
U.S. Cellular's Android roster grows by one tomorrow as they roll out the Samsung Gem. Starting April 1st, customers can pick up the Android 2.2-powered handset for only $29.99 after an $80 mail-in rebate. Hardware includes a 3.2-inch touch screen with advanced anti-scratch, a 3.2-megapixel camera, 4GM microSD card, and 1500mAh battery. While [...]
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Research Firm: Thunderbolt Outselling iPhone at 28% of Polled Verizon Wireless Stores
This is interesting. Research firm BTIG polled 150 different Verizon Wireless stores in 22 cities and came up with the following statistic: the HTC Thunderbolt is outselling Apple’s iPhone 4 at 28% of the locations polled. (And we’re sure they own a lot more stores than 150.)We can’t put too much stock into their findings, [...]
Playstation 1 Games Now in Android Market, Restricted to Sony Ericsson Xperia Play; Emulator Removed From Market
Sony Ericsson is getting ready to unleash their Playstation-certified Android handset – the Xperia Play – and is getting the games catalog up and ready to go for when the device finally does launch. A number of PSX (Playstation 1) titles are now in the Android market but you won’t be able to do anything but look on in jealousy as [...]
Sprint’s Galaxy Tab to Be Reduced to $200 on Contract April 3rd
We’re not surprised, but Sprint is said to be discounting their Samsung Galaxy Tab come April 3rd. It’ll get a $100 reduction to bring it down to $200 after signing a new two-year data agreement. It seems the device’s off-contract price will be getting a few dollars shaved off of itself, too, as the suggested retail price is said [...]
ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Gets 30 Minute Preview
ASUS wasn’t terribly confident in showing their tablet off before they were able to get Honeycomb loaded onto it, but now that it’s nearing release they’ve undone the wraps on it. One Swedish outlet was able to get their hands on it and decided to play with the Transformer on camera – for nearly 30 minutes. I honestly [...]
Opera Mini Back in GetJar’s App Store
Not that we care because it’s already in the Android market where we prefer to get most of our wares, but GetJar has allowed Opera to republish their “Mini” application in their app store. If you don’t remember, the application was pulled immediately after Opera announced they’d be introducing an app store of their [...]
Google joins the NFC Forum as Principal Member
Today Google has joined the NFC Forum as one of the principal members. This member list includes some top companies in the mobile world such as Motorola, AT&T, LG and others. Intel recently just raised their level to the same Principal Level that Google and the others are at. This comes right after Google partners with Mastercard and Citigroup [...]
American Airlines giving away 30 NOOKcolors to Android app users
In case you didn’t know, earlier this year American Airlines released an application for Android that makes your airport life much, much easier. You can check your flight status, flight schedules, and even book your flight. Download the American Airlines App today for your chance to win 1 Million AAdvantage Miles, they are also giving away a [...]
