Amy Eichelberg

HTC’s rumored ‘women only’ Bliss handset made a debut at the FCC this Friday and appears to be headed straight for a spot on Verizon’s lineup. As Verizon seems to be carrying numerous global-capable phones, the HTC Bliss houses CDMA 850MHz / 1900MHz bands, WiFi and Bluetooth, and a GSM 900MHz radio. All though additional device specifics remain unclear at this point, we can expect the Android 2.3 device to be marketed heavily to female consumers. With an estimated September 29th launch date we shouldn’t have to wait much longer until we hear more about this undoubtedly stylish handset. Update: XDA Developers obtained a leaked Verizon mailer […]

HTC Corporation has unveiled a new strategic partnership and investment with Beats Electronics LLC (Beats), known for its Beats by Dr. Dre audio experience. HTC hopes to provide consumers the opprotunity to enjoy an unique audio experience while on their mobile phones. The experience would include listening to music from the web, directly from a playlist, or watching entertainment on the go. Beats head director, Jimmy Iovine and HTC CEO Peter Chou believe that the two companies will be deeply committed in a “special” and “exclusive” relationship, which Iovine referred to as a “marriage.” Started in early 2011, the HTC and Beats partnership

If you’re holding steadfast and loyal to your Pandora enabled jams, then this should be music to your ears. Say goodbye to your old school cassette stereo adaptors and hello to a more tech savvy way to still enjoy your Pandora play lists on the go from your smartphone. Pandora has announced the music streaming service is now rolling out to in-dash receivers. Starting with four of Sony’s latest car stereos, the DSX-S210X, DSX-S310BTX, and the SiriusXM-compatible CDX-GT660UP and CDX-GT565UP, Pandora has decided to begin there. The DSX stereos connect to the Pandora smartphone app through an integrated Tune Tray, while the CDX

Antitrust investigators with the FTC have settled their focus on key areas of Google’s business sectors including the Android operating system and web search services. The FTC’s concern is that Google might be preventing various smartphone manufacturers that use mobile operating system from using competitors’ services. In addition, the FTC is reportedly investigating whether or not Google grants preferential treatment to its own services over services provided by the competition. News of the investigation resulted in a seemingly confused Google corportation. The search giant stated that while they will fully cooperate with the investigation, they were not clear why the FTC was concerned. Google continued to

Apparently T-Mobile has been inundated with its data demands and may be just a few days away from making a substantial change on its 200MB Internet plans. Currently, if users go over their 200MB they experience painfully slow Internet browsing and download times due to the throttling of broadband speeds. According to TMoNews, throttling will be soon be replaced with usage fees. For each MB used over the 200MB plan 10 cents will be added on to the user’s bill. Thankfully, T-Mobile has capped the overage fee at $30. It also looks like anyone currently on the 200MB plan will be grandfathered

Who could forget the infamous iPhone 4 prototype that was allegedly lost in a bar in Redwood City, California last year. The man who started it all, Brian Hogan, claimed an Apple engineer was using the iPhone 4 prototype and then accidentally left it at the bar. Hogan took the phone home and proceed to cohort with his friend Sage Wallower, who reportedly suggested the two should shop the rights to the photos and eventually sell the device itself to numerous tech sites. Hogan and Wallower shopped the device to various tech sites but Gizmodo revealed they were the site to

For all of the loyal AT&T users patiently awaiting the carrier’s first LTE smartphone, it appears as if the wait will continue into the end of 2011. As AT&T is just beginning to get its LTE coverage off the ground the company confirmed they will not be offering any LTE smartphones until late 2011. AT&T did say they plan to offer LTE data cards sometime before that. On the bright side, that means we should see at least one LTE smartphone before the New Year rings in. AT&T’s senior vice president for mobility and consumer markets, Peter Ritcher was positive about the company’s HSPA+

Just a week after Apple’s release of iOS 5 beta 5, Redsn0w 0.9.8b5, a jailbreak for iOS 5 Beta iPhone 4, 3GS, iPad, and iPod touch has been set out into the wild. Currently this is a tethered jailbreak so you will need a computer everytime your device is restarted. To preform you will need the iOS 5 Beta IPSW and iTunes 10.5 Beta 5. Once the required IPSW is downloaded and iTunes 10.5 Beta 5 is installed download and extract Redsn0w 0.9.8b5 Launch Redsn0w 0.9.8b5 select browse and then select the iOS 5 Beta IPSW Redsn0w will proccess the firmware,

Samsung took the wraps of their new Galaxy Xcover in Germany today. The device is aimed at a demographic of consumers who are tough with their devices but still looking for the perks of the Galaxy lineup.  The Galaxy Xcover is the first Android device to have IP67 certification. IP67 certification means the device can be submerged in up to 1 meter of water and will withstand worry-free in a dirt and dust filled environment.  The Xcover will ship Android Gingerbread with Samsung’s custom TouchWiz interface. Additional specs include a 3.6-inch scratch-resistant display, a 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash, and 7.2Mbps HSDPA. The only confirmed country

Facebook has really set the focus on their chat feature as they unveiled a separate messenger app today. The app called Facebook Messenger will be available for both Android devices and iPhones. So what exactly does the app let you do? Users can now instantly send messages directly to individual friends or groups. Additionally, users will be able to share their location and attach photos to messages. Overall the app features appear to be rather simple and straight to the point, which is apparently how Facebook intended the experience to be. The Facebook Messenger app is said to be rolling out later today for the Android Market and

According to Korean tech site IT Tong they’ve obtained leaked details surrounding a 4G LTE enabled Samsung Galaxy S II handset. Codenamed the ‘Celox’, the device stands apart from current Galaxy S II devices by housing support for 800/1800/2600MHz 4G LTE networks. This leads us to believe the device is headed to European markets first and hopefully a U.S. version will makes it way here with different bands soon after. The ‘Celox’ is speculated to have a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display with 16GB of internal storage. Also speculated is an 8-megapixel camera and a 2-megapixel camera for forward-facing video chats. No

It seems as if everyone is trying to get a piece of the tablet action these days. Now even newspaper publishing companies are tired of sitting idly by as the tablet business continues to boom. One of the largest newspaper enterprises here in the U.S. appears to be working on a touchscreen tablet of their own, designed specifically for their newspaper subscribers. Just how big is the Tribune? In addition to owning 23 television stations, the Chicago based company owns various daily newspapers including the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Baltimore Sun. According to CNN, insiders close to the project report that the device is

Huawei offered up a sneak peak at its upcoming Vision smartphone for all the world to see. The company claims the handset to be the “most stylish smartphone yet”. Conveniently, the promo video was leaked at the same time the device showed up at the FCC so it shouldn’t be long until the device hits retailers. The Vision boasts a 3.7 inch touchscreen which houses a 1GHz processor. The sleek looking device has a slender unibody frame and comes Android Gingerbread ready. What Huawei is most excited for is the handset’s 3D interface which is shown off in the promo video

HTC’s developer site is officially live and shows promise to be a ‘one stop shop’ for developers as well as a resource center. The site offers a garden variety of SDKs and the manufacturer’s OpenSense SDK. Included in the OpenSense SDK is a S3D SDK for HTC’s 3D stereoscopic interface and pen SDK for its Scribe feature. The highly anticipated unlock bootloader tool shows as ‘coming soon’ but there are numerous kernel source codes, binaries, and materials for HTC Android devices to keep developers busy in the interim. Continue on to the HTCdev site to learn more or register to get started. Source

The HP TouchPad 4G with HSPA+ support is now available for pre-order from the wireless retailer Amazon. Amazon doesn’t reveal a specific launch date for the 4G tab but states that it will deliver it when it becomes available. The original 1.2GHz processor TouchPad  was first introduced in July as a Wi-Fi only device. However, AT&T’s version of the device will house a faster 1.5GHz processor, HP’s latest webOS 3.0.2 software, and of course the HSPA+ support. Amazon has the TouchPad 4G currently priced at $699.99 and can be pre-ordered here. Source