Ogo CC-10 throws time-tested formula to the wind, goes portrait QWERTY
We haven’t heard a solitary peep out of IXI Mobile in a hot minute, even though its Ogo line — once a member of Cingular’s lineup — had found some niche popularity among teens and the deaf community. We’d even thought they’d gone into R&D hibernation, actually, but apparently not — they’re i…
Poll: How’s your Palm Pre holding up?
It’s been nearly a month since the launch of Palm’s newest handset, the Pre. Since then, we here at Engadget have heard some vague and hard to substantiate claims of hardware failures — cracked screens, a little broken plastic here and there — but nothing on a large scale, so far as we can tell. …
Land Rover’s S1 handset withstands torture tests, almost comes out on top
Filed under: Handsets, Others, Orange, GSM, EDGE
Of course the first question we have when a handset maker launches a set with an unconditional guarantee is, could we break it if we worked hard enough? Seems the tests Land Rover put its Sonim manufactured S1 through, including baking in a 300 degree…
China Mobile’s Mobile Market site goes live, sort of
Filed under: Software, China Mobile
A site channeling 480 million subscribers into a single mobile app and content store would seem like one of the world’s most lucrative properties, so naturally, there are a lot of eyes focused on China Mobile right now as it gets ready to launch its Mobile Market …
iPhone 3GS prototype scooped up at airport, now on eBay
Filed under: Handsets, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, Apple, iPhone OS
Seriously folks, what’s up with these prototype iPhones falling out of nondescript white vans and ending up on eBay in the shadiest of manners? Just months after we saw an original iPhone prototype (ancient OS included) pop up on The ‘Bay, no…
Rogers Magic and Dream now yours for $99.99
Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Rogers Wireless, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS, Android
If you’re ready, willing, and able to sign up for a new three-year agreement on Rogers, HTC’s two inaugural Android sets just got a good deal cheaper for you. Originally priced at $199.99 on contract, both phones are now do…
Mysterious Samsung “Link” coming to Bell this month?
Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Bell Mobility, Windows Mobile, EV-DO, CDMA
Details are scarce, but it seems that this blurry, partial photo of an unknown QWERTY Samsung might be the “Link,” a smartphone destined for Bell — allegedly as soon as July 15. Seeing that it’s being described as a smartpho…