New iPhone 2009 Leaks a bit in Hong Kong.

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The iPhone 2009 isn't very far away now, but we're still jumping at the bit to get as much info about the new smartphone as we can. This week, our burning need for Apple leaks has been sated by a Chinese blog called UMPC fever. They posted some behind-the-...

Countdown to Palm Pre: My Super-Quick Hands-On Review

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The buzz around the much-awaited Palm Pre has started. The make-or-break device that will define the destiny of the iconic handheld maker will hit the market later this week . For Sprint, the beleaguered mobile carrier, it is a highly anticipated device that will hopefully bring out big-spending smartphone buyers. I have been less than sanguine about Palm’s chances, mostly because it is a company running on fumes and is competing in an extremely crowded marketplace, where Apple’s iPhone, B

Best of SPE, 31 May 2009

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Each week we bring you the biggest stories from around the Smartphone Experts network. We’re changing up our format this week: shorter, bite-sized, yet still delicious. Android 1.5 Cupcake update finally rolls out Android 2.0 ‘Donut’ demoed on video Google Expects 18-20 Android phones to be released this year BlackBerry Storm 8530 OS 4.7.0.148 Finally Official BlackBerry Twitter Client Roundup, Part Deux Hands-On with the Fuel Case for the BlackB

First official WM 6.5 device launching in July

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Here’s a nice bit of good news.  It has been speculated recently that the earliest we will see Windows Mobile 6.5 devices would be in Q4 2009, even around November. It now seems that time table has accelerated, and we may see the first device to launch with Windows Mobile 6.5 in less than 2 months, in July 2009. The smartphone would be a Chinese device branded by Dopod, a subsidiary of HTC, and would be pretty well specified.  The Tachi, ( AKA Twin from our HTC Roadmap leak from January this y

Samsung’s OmniaHD gets high-def unboxing

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Filed under: Handsets , Samsung , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA If watching the N97 crawl out of its Espoo-designed packaging just isn't enough for one day, how's about this? An unlocked Samsung OmniaHD (or i8910, if we're being proper ) has found its way into the ever-loving hands of one mareskino, and he was kind enough to unbox the thing on video. Better still, the quality here is second to none, and we'd bet you'll be drooling by the end of it. If you're ready to prove us right / wron