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BGR gets hands-on with the Motorola Droid from Verizon Wireless

512 MB processor?MHz?

Tags: BGR, Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

BGR gets hands-on with the Motorola Droid from Verizon Wireless

Andrew wrote an earlier post showing the new ad and campaign against the iPhone and for the Google Android platform that Verizon just kicked off. I saw the Droid Does commercial on TV this weekend and am interested in seeing what Verizon's device looks like. It turns out that I...

Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc., BGR, Smart Phones, Palm Pre, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Mobile Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-18

BGR early hands-on with the Palm Pre; QWERTY too compact?

BGR early hands-on with the Palm Pre; QWERTY too compact?Just HAVING a keyboard is plus...Like any of these small keyboards... you get used to its feel and it becomes easier to type on. Whereas on an on-screen keyboard..you never get used the feel, because well there isn't anything to feel.RE:...

Tags: Keyboards, BGR, early hands-on, hands-on, Palm Pre, QWERTY, Palm Inc., keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-05-28

16GB iPhone upgrade for existing customers a convoluted mess - for now

One of the Boy Geinus Report's most credible sources and they have quite a few has information that Apple and AT&T will not force purchasers of the new 16GB iPhone to sign a new contract. The policy is not so simple, though. Until...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Policy, AT&T Corp., Agreement, BGR, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2008-02-13

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Verizon Droid ad attacks iPhone on features

Verizon Wireless has released a television commercial for its new Droid handset â€" which runs Google's Android OS natch â€" and it's a shot directly across the bow of the S.S. iPhone. The ad (and corresponding Web site DroidDoes.com) are part of a new advertising campaign which...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Advertisement, Verizon Communications Inc., Attack, iDon't, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Apple shipping new jailbreak-proof iPhone 3GS

Barely three days have passed since Geohot released the fabled Blackra1n jailbreak for the iPhone 3GS (which is now available for the Mac, pictured) and Apple has already issued a smackdown to the iPhone Dev Team. Apple is attempting to stop the jailbreak in its...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-14

T-Mobile 'everything unlimited' plan to offer voice, SMS, MMS, data for $50?

A new rumor has emerged that T-Mobile is planning to offer an 'everything unlimited' plan that will include unlimited voice, SMS, MMS and data for $50. BoyGeniusReport details the plan, internally nicknamed "Project Dark." That report attests that it's a multi-pronged assault, rolling...

Tags: MMS, Voice, T-Mobile, SMS, BoyGeniusReport, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Telephony, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-10-12

Will the BlackBerry browser get full Flash, Silverlight support?

Research In Motion is planning on integrating full Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight support into their BlackBerry web browser, according to a report. BoyGeniusReport notes that the integration is "a while away," as in "next summer." Why? Mostly because the company's devices and the network they run...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Silverlight, RIM BlackBerry, Web Browser, Handhelds, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-20

Why AT&T won’t support MMS and tethering on the iPhone 3GS

One of the most incredible surprises at yesterday's WWDC keynote address wasn't the iPhone 3GS' more CPU, more RAM, 3MP camera or its battery -- it was that AT&T won't be offering MMS and tethering to its U.S. iPhone customers, at least initially. My colleague David Morgenstern...

Tags: Apple iPhone, MMS, AT&T Corp., Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-09

$99 iPhone in the wings?

Engadget and Boy Genius Report are both quoting sources with knowledge of a $99 iPhone. BGR claims to have nabbed a copy of fido's 2009 handset roadmap which contains an interesting slide that lists features of the $99/4GB iPhone: Quadband GSM HSDPA...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Wireless LANs, Cellular Phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-01

BGR early hands-on with the Palm Pre; QWERTY too compact?

After attending CTIA a few months ago and getting a chance to touch the Palm Pre QWERTY keyboard I mentioned I thought the keyboard was too compact and may be a problem for people looking for a heavy texting and messaging device. The Boy Genius was able to somehow score...

Tags: Palm Inc., Messaging, Keyboards, Instant Messaging, Groupware, Hardware, Peripherals, Internet, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-05-28

AT&T: iPhone 3.0 June, faster HSDPA; $99 3G netbook coming

Someone "pretty high up in AT&T’s food chain" reportedly told BoyGeniusReport that the next-generation iPhone ("iPhone 3.0" as I like to call it) will be faster, control your home DVR, have more capability, faster HSDPA and will come in mid-June. Oh, and did I mention the upcoming...

Tags: Apple iPhone, HSDPA, AT&T Corp., Netbook, 3G, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-23

iPhone 3G to be available without contract this month

Boy Genius Report got its mitts on slides from an alleged internal AT&T training presentation that has some details about a "no-commit" price for the iPhone 3G. According to the second slide: Starting March 26, 2009, AT&T is offering a No-Commit price for existing customers who wish to purchase...

Tags: 3G, Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, AT&T Corp., Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady, Marketing, Personal Technology, Pricing, Wireless And Mobility

Blog posts 2009-03-19

Say hello to the $99 iPhone

Boy Genius Report first reported in October that Apple would begin selling the iPhone at Walmart and notes that employees are already receiving activation training on the iPhone. Today, BGR claims that Apple may re-launch the discontinued 4GB iPhone at Walmart for $99...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Human Resources, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-12-04

More rumors: Apple to sell $99 iPhone at Walmart

Remember not too long ago the rumors that Apple was planning to sell its Jesusphone, er, iPhone, at Walmart and Sam's Club starting Dec. 28? And that, in line with these retailers' missions, it would be at a discount? Well now we might know...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Apple Inc., BoyGeniusReport, Smart Phones, Retail, Cellular Phones, Digital Music, Handhelds, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-04

iPhone 3G coming to Walmart, Sam's Club Dec. 28

Walmart will begin selling Apple's iPhone 3G on December 28th in select locations, eventually expanding to 2,500 stores, according to BoyGeniusReport. Sam's Club gets in on the action too, with 69 locations offering the handset on the 28th. Some stores will reportedly get live demo units to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone 3G, Sam, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-19

'A device that will blow the roof off all previous Blackberrys'

At least that's what BoyGeniusReport is saying today. Apparently, Blackberry addicts should reconsider waiting and salivating over the Pearl Flip 8220, Curve 8900, Bold or Storm because BGR has "confirmed from two independent sources that RIM is working on a device that will blow the roof off...

Tags: Device, RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-10

AT&T’s Samsung i907 named 'Epix'

BoyGeniusReport is hot on the scoop that the AT&T-branded Samsung i907 smartphone will be named "Epix." Not much information is available right now, but BGR mentions Windows Mobile Professional 6.1, UMTS/HSDPA and GPS, as well as an "awesome" optical joystick that doubles as a select button for...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., AT&T Corp., BoyGeniusReport, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, GPS, Bluetooth, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Wireless, Hardware, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-02

LEAKED: Touchscreen Nokia 5800 XpressMusic pics

Details are emerging for Nokia's rumored Oct. 2 announcement of the "Tube," or the 5800 XpressMusic, and intrepid site Mobile.cz stumbled on the first official image. Rumored specs for the device are as follows: A-GPS and Wi-Fi, a 640x360 touchscreen, Symbian S60 and an 8GB SD...

Tags: Touch Screen, Nokia Corp., Details, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-09-24

Yet another "iPhone killer:" Blackberry's Thunder (updated)

Did you hear that John Mayer is cheating on Apple again? That's right, Apple's poster boy blogged that he's using a Blackberry Bold. Not really surprising considering that RIM sponsored his 2007 tour. Note to Cupertino: send him a 3G iPhone, like, today.  Although RIM hasn't said...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Verizon Communications Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Electronista, 3G, Cellular Phones, Keyboards, Handhelds, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Peripherals, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-05-16