Monday, April 25, 2011

PhoneDog.com's Daily Digest

PhoneDog.com's Daily Digest

Microsoft expected to rebrand Mango as Windows Phone 7.5

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At this point, almost every Windows Phone 7 device in the U.S. has been updated to NoDo (sorry, Surround owners), meaning we can turn our attention to the next major WP7 update. Codenamed Mango, the update will pack new features like enhanced multitasking, a mobile version of Internet Explorer 9, and several other goodies. In fact, Mango is such a big update for Microsoft's mobile platform that, as you can see above, a page on the company's site even referred to it as "Windows Phone 7.5," which...


Will we begin to see more tablets coming with hardware keyboards?

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Though they may be the hot ticket item of the year, tablets are still a new product that is far from being a proven technology. They aim to reduce the need to carry a laptop everywhere and many like myself find the portable quasi-computers a perfect supplement to our very capable smartphones. Those who rest on the other side of the fence find tablets to be an unnecessary waste of a half a grand or better. But what if a tablet could replace your PC? The thought of these "blown-up...


If a tablet launches with Honeycomb later this year, will it already be outdated?

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Honeycomb is still a new mobile OS, and so it hasn’t started appearing on every single tablet out there quite yet. That’s likely to change in the coming months, though, as more manufacturers jump on the OS that’s aimed specifically for tablets. One of those manufacturers, Lenovo, even made it clear at the end of 2010 that they wouldn’t be launching an Android-powered tablet of their own until they could get their hands on Honeycomb . They’ve stuck to their...


BlackBerry Touch slated to hit T-Mobile on June 29th?

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We've already gotten a few looks at the BlackBerry Touch , aka Monaco/Monza, thanks to leaked images and a video, but T-Mobile customers may get to check out the device for themselves this summer. Our friends at TmoNews have heard whispers that the Touch may be hitting T-Mo on Wednesday, June 29th, although they didn't have any information related to pricing to share. The BlackBerry Touch could be one of RIM's more high-end upcoming handsets, allegedly featuring a 1.2GHz core and...


LG Phoenix Review Part 2

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The LG Optimus One is now on AT&T and is known as the Phoenix . So far, all of the Optimus One phones have been the best in their category and have proven to be solid mid-range Android smartphones. AT&T has made their version of the Optimus One available as an on-contract phone, the Phoenix, as well as a prepaid phone, the Thrive. Does the Phoenix live up to the standard set by the other Optimus One phones? Find out in the full review. The Phoenix ships with Android 2.2 but...


LG Phoenix Review Part 1

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The LG Optimus One is now on AT&T and is known as the Phoenix . So far, all of the Optimus One phones have been the best in their category and have proven to be solid mid-range Android smartphones. AT&T has made their version of the Optimus One available as an on-contract phone, the Phoenix, as well as a prepaid phone, the Thrive. Does the Phoenix live up to the standard set by the other Optimus One phones? Find out in the full review. The Phoenix ships with Android 2.2 but it does...


Rumor: HTC 7 Pro will be making its way to Verizon

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Verizon will be launching the HTC Trophy sometime in the near future (hopefully), but for those of you that prefer a physical QWERTY, Big Red may have something up its sleeve for you, too. The folks at Pocketnow have put together a few random tidbits of info and, if their math is correct, they may have revealed that the HTC 7 Pro, aka HTC Arrive on Sprint, may be making its way to Verizon. First up, we have the device ID MWP6885, which was recently spotted in a list of Windows Phone 7 devices...


Mysterious Motorola Android phone poses for some close-ups

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Hot on the heels of two new rumored quad-core Motorola handsets , photos of another unannounced Moto-made device have leaked. Sent over to the folks at Droid-Life , the handset is described as being featuring a "multi-core" processor, qHD display, the same 12-megapixel camera found in the Bullet and Jet, and a rubberized back that, when removed, reveals a 1900mAh battery. Additionally, the source said that there are four other devices similar to this one that are currently in testing. ...


Next-gen iPhone with larger display reportedly spotted in the wild

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There have been plenty of rumors about the next iPhone over the past few months, as well as a handful of mockups of what it could very well look like, but earlier today a photo of what could be the actual device in the wild leaked. The folks over at M.I.C. Gadget just posted images of what they're calling the "iPhone 4S," which features a display of an unknown size as well as the new proximity sensor found on the official white iPhone 4 . The device in these photos doesn't appear to...


Should we worry about our phones tracking our location?

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Since the early days of cell phones, it’s been possible for people to find other people based just on the location of their device. Back then it was a hard process, and many would have imagined that it was just for law enforcement agencies to utilize. But in today’s world, finding out where someone is can be as easy as looking at Foursquare, or Facebook’s Places, or even Google Latitude. People are quick to pronounce where they are and what they’re doing, but they...


HTC Doubleshot to feature 1.2GHz processor and physical keyboard?

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Early last month, we caught wind of an HTC device named Doubleshot that would allegedly hit T-Mobile with Android 2.3 in tow. Other details on the device were practically non-existent at the time, but the folks at Pocketnow claim to have uncovered more information on it from a user agent profile and benchmark tool. According to all of the info gathered, the Doubleshot may be a device with a 1.2GHz core, 800x480 screen resolution, physical QWERTY keyboard, 6-megapixel (or higher) camera, and...


White iPhone 4 shipping to Apple stores ahead of April 27th launch? [UPDATED]

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Recent rumors claimed that we could see the mythical white iPhone 4 before the calendar rolls over to May, and the evidence that that is indeed true seems to be mounting. According to "people familiar with the matter" speaking with AppleInsider, some Apple stores are already receiving shipments of the white iPhone, and an announcement is expected to be made this Wednesday, the 27th. That date jibes with a leak posted by the folks at 9 to 5 Mac, which contains a screenshot from Best Buy's...


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