Amy Eichelberg

Droid Bionic Gets FCC Teardown, Manual Confirms Global Calling Features And More

There’s no better source outside of the FCC when it comes to device specs and this time it’s the Motorola Droid Bionic getting the official FCC teardown treatment. During the teardown process, the FCC has now made a draft of the device’s manual public alongside additional device photos confirming many of […]

Samsung Hercules For T-Mobile Confirmed As Galaxy S II Variant

A leaked image obtained by TmoNews of confirms the pictured device will be making its way over to T-Mobile. So which unannounced handset is this exactly? According to TmoNews, what you are seeing in the picture is actually the back of the Samsung Hercules — which all but solidifies the speculation that the Hercules handset

AT&T Increases Voicemail Security For New Subscribers

As caller ID spoofing is unfortunately becoming more frequent, AT&T is now on a new crusade to increase their voicemail security. The carrier will now require new subscribers to set a voicemail password or affirmatively disable the security passcode.  As AT&T explained in their official public policy blog, AT&T will automatically

Apple Releases iOS 5 beta 5, Full Change Log Included

Apple released its iOS 5 beta 5 today alongside iTunes 10.5 beta and Apple TV beta 4. This particular iOS 5 beta shows off a near polished product by streamlining the developer experience and resolving numerous bugs. Of course, there are still reported issues so we are sure to see

Verizon Now Blocking Hotspot Tethering For Jailbroken Devices

Verizon has now joined AT&T in an under the radar effort to block hotspot tethering for users without a data plan. Rooted Android devices and jailbroken iPhone devices are now reportedly being redirected to a unique referral page when attempting to connect to a device to share its 3G or 4G connectivity. The

Samsung Hercules Smiles For The Camera, Possibly Headed To Telus

As the Samsung Hercules is still lurking in the land of unannounced devices, MobileSyrup was able to snap a quick photo of the massive device for the rest of the world to finally match a face with the name. The image shows off what appears to be a 4.5 inch

Pierre Cardin Designer Android Tablet Makes Official Debut

For those consumers looking for just the right mix of ‘luxury meets tech’, the Pierre Cardin tablet may be the perfect device to fit that profile. The designer tablet dubbed the PC-7006, houses some mild specs under its 7 inch touchscreen display leaving most of us wanting more on the hardware

Skype Two-Way Video Chat Makes It Way To More Android Phones

An updated version of the ever popular Skype popped up on the Android Market housing a huge improvement. Skype now enables Android users the ability to enjoy two-way video calling on a wider range of Android handsets, versus the original four devices it was first released to. Curious if your handset is now

HTC Preparing To Launch Up To 8 New Smartphones In Q3

As HTC continues to report record breaking earnings each quarter, news of a plethora of future handsets comes as no surprise. HTC chief executive Peter Chou announced that the company was in fact on track to release between six and eight new smartphone devices this quarter. HTC hopes to ship a whopping 13.5 million handsets this September

Blackberry Torch 9850 and 9860 Introduced Today

Busy day for Research In Motion as they introduced two new all-touch smartphones today for North America, the Blackberry Torch 9850 and 9860. Blackberry fans can look forward to being able to purchase the BlackBerry Torch 9860 smartphone from AT&T, Rogers, Telus and Bell, and the BlackBerry Torch 9850 smartphone from Sprint and