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Blackberry PlayBook Becomes First Government Approved Tablet

Blackberry may have experienced lackluster consumer PlayBook sales but that hasn’t stopped the company from shifting their focus on a higher authority, the United States government that is. Blackberry was proud to announce that their PlayBook tablet has officially received FIPS 140-2 certification, and it is currently the only media tablet to […]

Unlocked HTC Evo 3D available for preorder in the UK at £500

The device is set for a release in early September on major UK carriers but those looking to avoid long lines and fear of stock running out could preorder the handset, now that the Evo 3D is up for preorder. As of now, Play.com is offering the 3D smartphone from

How To Downgrade a Gingerbread T-Mobile G2 So It Can Be Rooted

So the latest official Gingerbread update for the T-Mobile G2 seemed to have broken the ability to get root access. That is until a few developers from XDA got a hold of it and managed to be able to gain temp root access and then downgrade the device so you

Wirefly drops the price on Verizon Thunderbolt to $59.99

Wirefly is known to offer great deals and after the recent Nexus S and Sensation 4G price cuts, the online retailer has now reduced the price of HTC Thunderbolt from $100 recently to a more tempting $60.  The caveats of a two-year contract and signing up for a data plan

Gingerbread update now live for the HTC Incredible S on Bell Canada

While the unlocked version of the Incredible S saw itself updated a few months ago, carrier-locked versions are slowly getting into the game.  The Canadian Bell version is now privy to the update as well and customers should be getting the update over the air as we speak.  Sadly though,

How To Manage and Kill Running Tasks on a Samsung Android Device

Samsung has put their own little Task Manager on their new Android devices and it makes it quite easy to kill running programs that might be slowing down your phone or even draining your battery. As part of our Android Basic How To’s, we’ll show you how to use it. 1.

How To Edit Your App Drawer on a Samsung Android Device

One of the neat little features that Samsung has added to their newer Android devices, is the ability to edit the app drawer. The app drawer is where all of your installed applications show up. You can get to it by clicking on Applications at the bottom right of your

T-Mobile Announces New HTC Wildfire S, Available August 3rd For $79.99

Earlier today we reported on leaked device specs of the HTC Wildfire S and didn’t have to wait long for a confirmation as T-Mobile announced it will be adding the new HTC Wildfire S to its portfolio. The sleek HTC Sense and Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) enabled handset has a compact design and will be

Samsung Announces Nexus S Available On AT&T, Coming to Best Buy July 24

The ever popular Samsung Nexus S is now joining AT&T’s extensive device lineup. Can’t wait to get your hands on the Nexus S? Well, you won’t have to wait long as the device is coming to Best Buy, Best Buy Mobile speciality stores, and online July 24th. Pre-order starts July 21st. The AT&T branded Nexus

Virgin Mobile and Bell Canada now offering Samsung Galaxy S II

With its track record, we are sure that the Galaxy S II 4G will do more than well in Canada, notwithstanding the fact that this will be the most powerful Android smartphone yet to set foot on its soil.  Available now on two popular Canadian networks, interested customers have the

HTC Wildfire S with Gingerbread OS coming soon to T-Mobile

The 2011 avatar of the popular budget phone, HTC Wildfire, may be coming stateside after all.  Thanks to a leaked spec sheet received by Tmo News, we can now pretty much confirm that the Wildfire S is headed to T-Mobile and very soon. With Android 2.3 OS out of the

Windows Phone To Get Google+ Soon, Possibly This Week

Do you have a Windows Phone and are dying for a Google+ app?  This may just be your lucky week as Google plans to implement a series of changes this week that could possibly include bringing Google+ to Windows Phone. In a blog post published on July 14th, Google outlined

Verizon Slashes Price On Sony Ericsson Xperia Play To $99

It’s a good day for Gamers who have been holding out to get their hands on the Xperia Play. In an effort to offer the device at a price most can’t refuse, Verizon Wireless has reduced the cost of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play to just $99.99 with a new two-year contract. Introduced

HTC Surround Specifications

A phone you want us to add to this list? Notice an error on a spec page? Use this form to tell us. HTC Surround Specifications User Ratings: [ratings] Network – GSM/CDMA: GSM Carrier: ? 2G Technology (Frequencies): GSM (850/900/1800/1900mhz) 3G Technology (Frequencies): HSDPA (850/1900/2100mhz) 4G Technology (Frequencies): N/A Size