Monday, March 28, 2011

PhoneDog.com's Daily Digest

PhoneDog.com's Daily Digest

What does the future hold for mobile photography?

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Over the past several years, camera technology has taken some major leaps. Digital cameras and video recorders that have the ability of taking excellent shots are now relatively inexpensive and widely available. The camera I own and use for everything only cost me just over $100 this past summer and given the right lighting and patience, it can take some amazing pictures. Something equivalent or similar to this just a few years ago would have set me back several hundred dollars...or more. Not...


HTC ThunderBolt Video Review Pt. 1

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The storm has arrived at PhoneDog, and it's packing thunder!  Aaron reviews the HTC ThunderBolt , Verizon's first 4G LTE phone and a device that closely resembles the HTC Inspire.  It offers a 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 4.3-inch display, 8-megapixel camera, 1.3-megapixel front-facing picture snapper, Android 2.2 with HTC Sense 2.0, and a kickstand for good measure.  It retails for $249.99 with a two-year agreement, or a jaw-dropping $599.99 without a contract. It's a...


HTC HD7's NoDo update arriving tomorrow?

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If you're the proud owner of a Windows Phone 7 device here in the U.S., you probably know by now that, while NoDo has finally been released into the wild, it hasn't been rolled out to any handsets here in the U.S. just yet. That could all change tomorrow if a report from TmoNews is to be believed, though. The site claims that the HTC HD7's NoDo update will begin rolling out tomorrow, although there's no word yet on how long it'll take before every HD7 in the wild has gotten its piece of WP7's...


Sprint officially voices its opposition to the AT&T/T-Mobile deal

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Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has already said that his company plans to fight the merger between AT&T and T-Mobile, and today Sprint's official statement on the matter has been released. In it, the nation's No. 3 carrier spends no time beating around the bush, saying simply that a combined AT&T/T-Mobile would undo the decades of growth, modernization, and competition that we see in the wireless industry today. If the merger does take place, AT&T-Mobile and Verizon would control the overwhelming...


Rumor: New iPhone won't make its debut at WWDC

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After Apple announced the dates for WWDC, we heard one report claim that the event would be strictly software-focused, meaning there wouldn't be a new iPhone shown off like we've seen in the past few years. Now All Things D is corroborating that claim, saying that there won't be a new iPhone present at WWDC in June. There was no reason given for "delay," although John Paczkowski guesses that it may have something to do with including LTE support in the next iPhone. There's been a...


Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo spotted in the FCC with support for AT&T 3G

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Sony Ericsson's Xperia PLAY may be destined to hit Verizon's shelves sometime this spring , but Big Red may not be the only one getting a shiny new Xperia device. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo , which was made official last month at MWC, was recently spotted lounging around in the FCC and getting certified for use with UMTS II and UMTS V bands. What exactly does that mean? Those are the 850MHz and 1900MHz, which AT&T just so happens to use to broadcast its 3G signal. When Sony...


WWDC looks to be all about the software, not the hardware

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Rumors and reports regarding the next iPhone are starting to pick up the pace, and while none of them are the official word from Apple, there does seem to be a repeating element of all these stories: Apple’s going to miss their yearly refresh schedule for the next iPhone. What’s worse, Apple has just revealed the dates for the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), and the rumors about a missing iPhone 5 are still coming in strong. But, it may not all be bad. It’s...


Rumor: Revamped MobileMe to include music locker service and $20 price tag

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Apple has traditionally charged $99 for a year of its MobileMe service, but how does a revamped MobileMe that costs only $20/year sound to you? That's exactly what The Music Void says we can expect to see as soon as next month. The site says that Apple has sealed a deal with Warner Music Group that would allow MobileMe users to upload their iTunes music to the cloud and then stream or download them to other iDevices, similar to the "music locker" idea that's rumored to be appearing in iOS 5,...


Google's Nexus plan makes sense

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When the original Nexus One arrived on the scene, it was a device that was meant to not only show off the hardware, but the software just as much. It was, for all intents and purposes, a showcase device. The prize of the smartphone market, it even managed to throw in a new descriptor for our mobile devices: superphone. And while the definition of a superphone has evolved pretty drastically since the launch of the Nexus One, the Nexus name still stands for stand-out technology and a pure...


LG selected to craft Nexus tablet for Google?

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So far we've seen Google tap Motorola and Samsung for its Nexus-branded hardware, and a new rumor suggests that the next company in line may be LG. Over at Mobile Review, a report claims that LG has been chosen to craft a Nexus device for Google, but rather than another Nexus phone, the site believes that a Nexus tablet is in the works. Like other devices in the Nexus line, the slate will allegedly be used as a base for development of other Android tablets, will run Honeycomb, and may be ready...


Apple to unveil the future of iOS on June 6th [UPDATED]

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Eager to learn more about what Apple has in store for iOS (and whether or not iOS 5 will indeed arrive in the fall )? Well, boys and girls, you'd better mark June 6th-10th down on your calendar, because those are the dates when Apple will be holding its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Of course, if you'd rather be there in person for the show rather than follow along with the news on sites like this one, you can attend WWDC yourself for only $1599. Although...


Google partnering with credit card companies for big NFC push?

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Although companies like RIM and Google are taking steps to make near-field communication more prevalent in the mobile realm, the tech isn't exactly widespread just yet. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, though, Google may be aiming to change that in the near future. The always mysterious "people familiar with the matter" have told the WSJ that Google is teaming up with MasterCard and Citigroup to create a system for Android users to make payments with their phones with an...


Winner of an Apple iPod Shuffle 3-25-11

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Congratulations to J. Carnahan of FL on winning a brand new Apple iPod Shuffle on Friday March 25, 2011. "Thank you, PhoneDog! I can't believe I won and I am so excited to receive my prize! You are for real!!!"


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