Tuesday, March 15, 2011

PhoneDog.com's Daily Digest

PhoneDog.com's Daily Digest

T-Mobile makes sending calls and texts to Japan free

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Following up on our story yesterday on U.S. carriers offering free communication to Japan, T-Mobile has announced that it will also be offering its subscribers free texting and calling to recipients in Japan. The offer will allow T-Mo customers to make calls, both of the WiFi and cellular variety, and send texts to Japan free of charge until March 31st. They're also making the offer retroactive back to March 11th, so if you've sent any calls or texts since then, the fees will be...


Verizon makes up 12 percent of total U.S. iPhone market

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We're still waiting on Verizon or Apple to give us an idea of how many CDMA iPhones are out about here in the U.S., but the folks at the ad firm Chitika have stepped in to try and give us a VeriPhone head count. When the Verizon iPhone launched, Chitika set up a live tracker to follow the breakdown of how many AT&T iPhones there are accessing its network compared to Big Red's model. One day after it launched, the VeriPhone account for 3 percent of the total number of U.S. iPhones, and today...


Are NFC mobile payments the way of the future?

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Near Field Communication is a technology that Google hopes will revolutionize the way people pay for things. NFC is supposed to be a technology that Android 2.3 supports right out of the gate, and it’s meant to be Google’s way to compete with the likes of eBay's PayPal for easy payment methods. In theory, using your phone to make a payment instead of having to dig in your pocket to find your wallet, extract your debit or credit card, and then reverse the process to put...


What if smartphones become more like PCs?

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Our smartphones today are just as unique and essential to our lives as our computers. Indeed, our phones are keepers of our agendas, our many contacts, and a seemingly endless amount of messages between friends and relatives. They keep us connected, much like PCs did (and still do, of course) not too long ago. And while our smartphones are considered computers in our pockets, there are some major differences between our handheld devices and the laptops and desktops of the world. After a...


Nokia awarded tablet-related design patent

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There's been a couple of rumblings of a Nokia-branded tablet in the past, but today the Finnish firm got a U.S. patent for a tablet design that looks positively N8 -ish. The patent was applied for on May 28th of last year, which makes Engadget believe that the device was intended to run MeeGo. There's not much more info on the tablet to be found, but considering the plethora of ports on the side/bottom, it's likely that it's sporting a 9 or 10-inch display. It's not clear if we'll...


Nokia C7 spotted deep inside T-Mobile's inventory system

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Nokia may be making the move to Windows Phone 7, but folks with a Symbian itch to scratch will be glad to know that T-Mobile is gearing up to release the new Symbian^3-powered C7 sometime in the future. The device, known internally as "Tiger," was just spotted in T-Mo's inventory system with a "frosty metal" color scheme. In case you're curious, the C7 sports a 3.5-inch 640x360 AMOLED display, 8 megapixel camera with dual LED flash and 720p video capture, 8GB of internal storage, and, of...


HTC Pyramid, Prime, and Ignite renders break cover?

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HTC Pyramid front Earlier this morning we saw three new Motorola handsets leak out , and now we're continuing the fun with some new HTC products. First up is the beefy HTC Pyramid , which Chinese site XDA.cn says is a 4.3-inch Android device with a 1.2GHz processor and 960x540 qHD display. The site also claims that the Pyramid is sporting 768MB RAM, an 8 megapixel camera, a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, and, strangely, Android 3.0 Honeycomb. Next is the HTC Prime, which,...


Motorola DROID 3, DROID X2, and Targa photos leak [UPDATED]

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Ready for some juicy Verizon DROID leaks? Of course you are. Thanks to HowardForums member wnrussell, we've now got some purported photos of the DROID 3, DROID X2, and the previously unknown Targa. There's not much new info available on the first two handsets, but there are a few tidbits about the Targa you should know about: it's ready for use on Verizon's 4G network, it appears to have a front-facing camera, and it has a huge hump on its back, which looks like it could house a 13 megapixel...


HTC ThunderBolt officially launching March 17th for $249.99 [UPDATED]

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It may have taken a bit longer than anyone would've liked, but the HTC ThunderBolt finally has an official launch date. Verizon announced this morning that their first LTE-capable smartphone will be arriving on Thursday, March 17th, for $249.99 with a two-year contract. Customers that pick up the TBolt will need to sign up for a $39.99 voice plan as well as a $29.99 unlimited 4G data plan. Additionally, Verizon will be giving ThunderBolt owners free access to the Mobile Hotspot feature until...


Samsung Sidekick 4G - Coming soon

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The Samsung Sidekick 4G offers a 3.5" touchscreen display along with a  "pop tilt" hinge that opens to a 5 row QWERTY keyboard.  Other key features of this Android 2.2 (Froyo) loaded device include a 1 GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor, 3MP camera and front facing VGA camera that can be used with T-Mobile Video Chat that is pre-loaded and powered by Qik.       Technology: GSM Release Date: Later this Spring  Announced U.S. Carrier: T-Mobile  


T-Mobile Sidekick 4G official, launching later this spring with Android 2.2

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We first learned about T-Mobile's intent to launch a new 4G-capable Sidekick nearly two months ago, but today both they and Samsung came together to make the handset official. The new T-Mobile Sidekick 4G features a 3.5-inch display with a "pop tilt" hinge, 1GHz Hummingbird core, VGA front-facing camera, five row physical QWERTY keyboard, and Android 2.2. There's also a special "jump key" that allows users to switch between running apps or assign keyboard shortcuts to functions or apps. The new...


Winner of an Apple iPod Shuffle 3-14-11

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Congratulations to D. Oh of TX on winning a new Apple iPod Shuffle on Monday March 14, 2011. Stay tuned for a quote and picture of our latest instant game winner.


Apple iPad 2 Review by Taylor

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The Apple iPad 2 , successor to the original Apple tablet, is one of the thinnest and most impressive devices we have ever got our paws on here at PhoneDog. The iPad 2 comes in either black or white and pricing begins at $499 and ranges all the way up to $829. It's available in both a Wi-Fi only and 3G and Wi-Fi version and in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB capacities. For months now, there has been a lot of speculation about what specifications this device would finally hit the market with....


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