Amy Eichelberg

If you are one of the many people just patiently waiting around to get your hands on the Beats audio infused HTC Rezound, mark your calendar for November 3rd. That’s the date on the event invitations HTC just sent out to the press today. From what we can tell it is looking promising that the company will announce the highly anticipated HTC Rezound, or otherwise known as the “HTC Vigor” for Verizon. We’re still expecting the smartphone to sport a 4.3-inch 720p HD display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel camera and, of course, Beats audio. Of course, HTC could still have some surprises […]

Almost a month after T-Mobile unwrapped the HTC Radar 4G in all its Windows Phone 7.5 sweetness, we are finally getting a confirmation on an exact release date along with pricing. As confirmed on the T-Mobile USA official Facebook page, the Radar 4G will be available on November 2nd, and is priced at $100. The $100 price tag is after a $50 rebate, and a two year contract. In case you forgot what this device is offering up, we’ll throw in some spec highlights as good measure. Holiday shoppers can look forward to a 3.8-inch touchscreen display with 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, 5MP rear camera and

Today Samsung announced a new Android powered smartphone for Sprint’s portfolio, named the Transform Ultra. Future device users can look forward to all the benefits of the Android 2.3 platform, and the power of a 1GHz processor. Additional spec highlights include a full QWERTY keyboard, a 3-megapixel camera, a secondary front-facing VGA camera for video chat, a 3.5-inch touchscreen display with an HVGA resolution, 512MB of RAM, 2GB of on-board storage, a 1,500 mAh battery and support for Sprint’s 3G network. No pricing or exact availbility, but we’re guessing the Transform Ultra will show up just in time for the holidays at a budget friendly

It looks like Android 4.0 just got a little sweeter. Thanks to confirmation from Google’s framework engineer Romain Guy’s Twitter account, we now know that Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) supports USB gamepads and HDMI. Basically, with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, gamers are able to hook up an external gamepad to a USB-to-microUSB adapter, connect it to theTV and presto- that beast of a smartphone transforms into a full on portable gaming console. We’re sure that as soon as the eager developer community catches wind of this, we’re bound to see some interesting things result from it. Who’s ready for some killer Android gaming? Check out the screenshot

Microsoft is hoping to get its Windows Phone devices into the right hands these days by pairing up with Klout, a social media analytics service, that determines a person’s level of influence over their social network and gives them an actual Klout score. Armed with 500 Windows Phone devices ready to give away, Microsoft is also offering up VIP passes to one of the five Windows Phone launch parties across the country. Winners will be selected by their Klout score and if they live in the same city as one of the five launch fiestas. It’s an interesting marketing strategy, and we know there is no

After much industry speculation, Verizon has finally confirmed that it will in fact carry the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The only clue Big Red gave towards an official launch date was “later this year”, and as far as pricing goes, we’re all left in the dark to guess at this point. No word yet on any additional US carriers to dish up their own serving of the Ice Cream Sandwich device. Full press release reads on below. VERIZON WIRELESS INTRODUCES THE GALAXY NEXUS BY SAMSUNG  Features the Latest Version of Android and America’s Fastest and Most Reliable 4G Network  BASKING RIDGE,

Samsung has been playing nice when it comes to offering up its kernel source codes for several of their devices. This time the company has decided to provide the goods on its Galaxy Note. Developers can now work their way to customization heaven as the kernel source code is now available on Samsung’s site. Samsung has yet to make any official plans to send the 5.3-inch tablet/phone hybrid stateside. So, that being said any enthusiastic developers who are familiar with the ways of GSM can get to hacking on the device when it is scheduled to launch abroad in November. In case you can’t remember what the fuss was about, the Galaxy

The first renders of the HTC Rezound, formerly known as the HTC Vigor, have made their way online for all to see. Similar to the Sensation XE the Rezound has a flashier exterior than most other HTC handsets, highlighted by its red glowing soft keys. Spec wise the Rezound is expected to come equipped with a 4.3-inch screen, a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, 1GB RAM, Beats Audioand an 8MP rear camera. Interested consumers can look for the Rezound’s official launch date on November 10th. The Rezound is expected to hit Verizon’s 4G LTE network for approximately $300 on contract. Source

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus has just popped up for pre-order at online retail giant Amazon.com. The Android 3.2 powered slab does not have an exact ship date listed, but it is still expected to make it in retail stores this November. Consumers can expect to shell out $399 for the 16GB model, and $499 for the 32GB version if they want to purchase the device through Amazon. So what can interested consumers look forward to in the smallest sibling of the Samsung tablet family? Device highlights include a 7 inch 1024×600 resolution touchscreen display, a dual-core 1.2GHz processor,1GB of RAM, and dual cameras. The version now

Perhaps Samsung is hoping to use their home turf advantage as they are “looking into filing a motion in a Korean court to ban the sale of the iPhone 4S in Korea.” According to Samsung communications chief Shin Jong-kyun the company sees no geographical limits when it comes to defending their products. He was quoted saying the following,  “We haven’t limited our legal actions to certain countries. We intend to take legal action in as many countries as possible with all the patents we can use.” Samsung is currently attempting to ban the iPhone 4S in additional countries including Australia, Japan, France and Italy. Legal

It was a sad day filled with nostalgia as Apple remembered and honored Steve Jobs in a corporate memorial event hosted today at its Cupertino headquarters. As expected throngs of people came out to say their last farewell to Jobs. Nearby buildings were draped with banners displaying images of Jobs during memorable milestones in his now infamous career. Reportedly, Tim Cook, Bill Campbell and Al Gore all spoke at the ceremony, while music was performed by Norah Jones and Coldplay. The memorial was closed by the classic Randy Newman song “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” which is the theme song from the Pixar movie Toy Story. Jobs used to

As the US signup page for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is now active, it has given the public an interesting glimpse at which carriers will proudly house the Android 4.0 phone stateside. The carrier preference drop-down not only highlights a Verizon LTE model but also AT&T, C Spire (Cellular South​), MetroPCS, Sprint, T-Mobile, and US Cellular. Basically, the only carriers we see missing from the V.I.P list are TracFone and Virgin Mobile​. While the signup page doesn’t guarantee us that every carrier listed will be getting the new Nexus, it does look very promising. We just hope Samsung isn’t teasing us just to peak interest. As the US launch is

These days with the constant barrage of newly released on-demand movies and addictive television shows filling up the DVR, some days it’s simply hard to leave the comfort of your living room. If you’re like most people who suffer from a fear of missing out, Verizon’s new My FiOS app has you covered. The app designed for Android users, promises to keep you constantly connected to all of your home entertainment systems and beyond. My FiOS empowers its users to remotely access movies, Flex View TV shows, home automation and monitoring systems directly from their handsets. Additionally, the app enables users the ability to manage

Today at the DevCon keynote, Research In Motion unveiled their latest mobile operating system coined ‘BBX’. The platform designed for both smartphones and tablets is a “single, unified platform for the whole world” incorporating Enterprise, NOC and cloud services. Good news for developers as BBX will offer approximately 100 open source libraries and is certified for POSIX. Acting as a link between old BlackBerry versions and BBX the platform will also support HTML 5. RIM was especially proud to point out that BBX plans to offer up an advanced graphics framework called Cascade UI, enabling Super Apps perfect for smooth

We’re sure to see more unfold on the Ice Cream Sandwich front before the day is over, but as usual some last minute leaks have surfaced. It appears as though Android Police got their hands on the first look at Google’s refreshed widgets for the new OS. Those include both Gmail, Calendar, and one for your non-Gmail email, all of which sport a unique look that’s been streamlined from their Honeycomb predecessors. Hit the source link below for additional coverage on the leaked widgets in all their ICS glory. Source