You might remember those rumors about T-Mobile’s “Project Black” or “Project Dark”, from early this month. Now those rumors are, the next big news from T-Mo, according to many followers of the magenta cellphone carrier. Project Dark plans have been confirmed. These new contract and non-contract packages, which are curiously named; T-Mobile Even More and Even [...]
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Official Announcement in Russia, Samsung Galaxy Spica to Arrive on November
The little brother of the Samsung Galaxy I7500 – the Galaxy Spica – has been announced in Russia. It keeps the bright red accent on the navigation button and on the front speaker, as well as the glossy black on the chassis. Although Shane wonders why so many smartphones are just black or white nowadays. According [...]
Android 1.6 going OTA to G1 and myTouch 3G
Android 1.6 is currently being pushed out to T-Mobile USA subscribers, the carrier has confirmed, with myTouch 3G and G1 users told to expect a message on their handset alerting them to the new OS version. Delivered as an OTA (over the air) update, OS 1.6 brings with it a refresh of the Android Market [...]
HTC Hero ROM 2.73.405.5 rolling out [Update 2]
The much anticipated HTC firmware update for the Hero seems to be on its way, with ROM version 2.73.405.5 showing up on the company’s Nordic support site. Tipped to address issues of slow screen transitions, sluggishness of apps – including HTC Sense, the company’s UI makeover – and generally speed up the system as a whole, [...]
Motorola DEXT hits Orange UK from early October
Motorola UK have confirmed that their new Motorola DEXT – the name for the Motorola CLIQ outside of the US – will go on sale through carrier Orange from early October. Pre-orders for the handset will begin on September 22nd, though pricing is yet to be announced. At the launch event yesterday, Motorola themselves only said [...]
Motorola Android smartphones promised today
Lest you’ve forgotten, today is the day that Motorola have promised to unveil their first Android smartphones, and Android Community’s Vincent Nguyen is on-site waiting to grab all the news as it’s announced. There’s a couple of hours to go until that’s due to happen, but you can keep up with all of Vincent’s photos [...]
HTC Hero Bluetooth profiles detailed
HTC have told Android Community exactly which Bluetooth profiles the HTC Hero supports, useful details if you’re considering coding a wireless app for the platform or just wondering whether it will work with your car kit. According to the official spec sheet, the Hero – which we reviewed earlier this week – has support for [...]
Android and Google Chrome OS “may merge closer” in future
According to Google CEO Eric Schmidt, the company’s Android mobile platform and their newly-announced Google Chrome OS have “a great deal of commonality.” In fact, according to the executive, the two OSes “may merge even closer” in the future. Speaking at a press conference this week, ostensibly to discuss the new netbook platform but which covered various [...]
T-Mobile UK rename Hero (again) to G2 Touch; launching later in July [Updated]
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T-Mobile UK have reconfirmed that they will be offering the HTC Hero, although in their line-up it will be known as the T-Mobile G2 Touch and not the G1Touch as originally suggested. Set to hit the market later in July, according to the carrier’s Twitter account, details of the handset’s price and tariffs are yet [...]
T-Mobile myTouch 3G pre-orders taken now: $199.99
Remember the T-Mobile myTouch 3G? The phone we were excited about before spotting the HTC Hero? Well, T-Mobile have launched their pre-order site for the upcoming smartphone, reminding us that there’s a little over 27 days until it’ll arrive in stores. Existing T-Mobile customers can also choose to pre-order the myTouch 3G, priced at $199.99 with [...]
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