1.5GHz Snapdragons Arriving End of 2011, 1.2GHz Early Next Year [Processors]
Unfortunately we won't be seeing any 1.5GHz Snapdragon-powered smartphones before the end of 2011, after Qualcomm's CEO mistakenly told assembled gatherers at an event today that they'd be arriving in Q1. What he meant to say was that the 1.2GHz Snapdragon chips would be arriving in Q1. Whoops. More
Nokia N8 On Sale This Month at Their Online Store [Nokia]
There's been much contention over the release date of Nokia's coming flagship phone , however the company has just stated the N8 will be available (in the UK, at least) for £429 SIM-free in the last week of this month, at their online store. From the 1st of October, Carphone Warehouse, O2, Orange, Phones4u, T-Mobile, Tesco Phone Shops, Three Mobile, Virgin Mobile and Vodafone will be selling it too. More
Imprisoned War Reporter Tweets Status From Captor’s Cellphone [Sos]
Japanese reporter Kosuke Tsuneoka disappeared on April 1st of this year in Afghanistan, leaving no clues as to his whereabouts. Then, five months later, he tweeted that he was imprisoned but alive—by filching his captor's cellphone. More
Verizon Folks Can Enter Galaxy S Tomorrow With Samsung Fascinate [Smartphones]
Samsung's Galaxy S line of phones—all essentially the same, marched out across a gamut of carriers —is set to hit Verizon. The 1Ghz, Android 2.1-powered Samsung Fascinate will cost $200 on-contract after (after a dreaded $100 mail-in rebate), and you can pick one up tomorrow online, or in stores on September 9th. Like all the other Galaxy S phones, it's been promised a Froyo update soon . More
Sennheiser’s 500 Series of Headphones Have Pun-Tastic "Eargonomic Acoustic Refinement" Tech [Headphones]
Three new models have been added to Sennheiser's 500 series range of headphones, with the HD 518, 558 and 598 models using the company's Eargonomic Acoustic Refinement (E.A.R.) technology; shaped baffles which guide the soundwaves further into ears. More
Tegra 2 To Be Used in LG’s Optimus Range of Phones [Phones]
Last spotted in tablets such as Toshiba's Folio , Nvidia's Tegra 2 has been signed up for work in upcoming LG smartphones. We can expect the dual-core CPU phones by the end of the year, starting with the Optimus range. More
An Outdoorsy Phone Running Android: Motorola Defy [Android]
Billing this as a rough-'n-tumble phone, Motorola's Defy doesn't particularly wow on the specs-front, but could be a good Android alternative to those rugged phones Samsung keeps churning out. More
Q: Is ViewSonic’s 7-Inch ViewPad a Phone or Android Tablet? A: Both! [Tablets]
If you thought the Dell Streak was too large to be used as a phone at 5-inches, get a load of ViewSonic's ViewPad 7 , a 7-inch Android tablet that also doubles up as a phone. More