Gadget and Techno Updates
Mobile
Review: BlackBerry Curve 3G
Sep 6th
More than ever, BlackBerry sales are skewing towards the Curve; the 8500 has been so popular that it’s seen shortages that are rare for a company built on ho-hum phones. The Curve 3G is an attempt to massage that formula to perfection with a refined design and a mix of 3G, GPS and Wi-Fi that GSM BlackBerry owners haven’t seen before. We’re gauging in our BlackBerry Curve 3G review if that’s all that’s needed, or if RIM should still be looking over its shoulder at Apple and Google.
Incoming search terms:Samsung hopes to crack 10% smartphone share, sell 25m units
Sep 4th
Samsung hopes to break through the 10 percent mark in smartphone share by the end of 2010, the company’ mobile group head JK Shin said at the IFA show today [sub. required]. He was optimistic about Samsung’s success in light of the Galaxy S and explained that Samsung now expects to ship 25 million smartphones this year, up from an earlier prediction of 18 million. It may ship as many as 50 million smartphones in 2011.
The Korean company has routinely held a top spot in cellphones and has over 20 percent of the market, but until now it has had More >
T-Mobile in talks for sub-$200 Huawei Android phone
Sep 4th
Huawei’s Ideos is already in line for T-Mobile USA based on reports of talks [sub. required]. The American carrier hopes to have the budget Android 2.2 phone by the end of the year and could have a deal finished within four to six weeks, according to the WSJ, leading to a launch shortly afterwards. Pricing would be a key point, as the phone would cost under $ 200 even off-contract and could be as little as $ 50 with two years of service.
The Ideos would be the first Huawei smartphone in the US and should provide most of the More >
Mophie Juice Pack for iPhone 4 coming next week?
Sep 3rd
Add-on battery maker Mophie will soon release another battery pack, this time for the iPhone 4. Engadget believes the accessory will arrive as soon as next week, priced at $ 79, or less than previous Mophie iPhone batteries. The newest product will reportedly double the iPhone 4′s battery life.
Called the Juice Pack Air like its predecessor, it will allow users to plug into a USB charger and continue to sync the device with iTunes. It will have the familiar integrated four-LED status indicator, and a standby switch should cutoff the power flowing into the iPhone 4′s battery. The 1,500mAh pack is More >
Samsung Galaxy Tab preview
Sep 2nd
After a week of painful teasing, Samsung has come clean about its Galaxy Tab 7-inch Android tablet. We got the nitty gritty specs, along with some quality time with the device, and we like what we’re seeing on both fronts. Follow along after the break as we break it all down, including some hot hot video of the thing in action!
Samsung Galaxy Tab first hands-on Hardware specs- Android 2.2 running TouchWiz 3.0
- 7-inch TFT LCD with 1024 x 600 resolution (WSVGA)
- 1GHz Cortex A9 processor
- 16GB or 32GB internal storage
- microSD expansion for up to 32GB additional storage
- Front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera and rear 3 megapixel More >
