Microsoft job posting hints at another Zune, or perhaps an internally-developed phone

We’d heard rumors that a new Zune was on the way, but here’s a spot of evidence that something’s actually up: Microsoft’s adding a senior mechanical engineer to help build “the next generation of portable entertainment and communication devices.” While the job listing in question is technically for Microsoft’s Mobile Communications Business, which oversees Windows Phone, [...]

Opera Mini 5.1 released for Windows Mobile devices

After releasing an improved version for the Android devices (the one Stefan likes so much), Opera Software is going for the, let’s face it slowly dying, Windows Mobile community. The new version of the popular mobile web browser for Microsoft’s mobile platform packs several important enhancements, including: The ability to set Opera Mini as the default browser [...]

Dual SIM Motorola EX115 and EX128 to hit Europe in October

European retailer Germanos will launch two new dual SIM Motorola phones in October: Motorola EX115 and Motorola EX128. Both handsets are unannounced, and they’re the first dual SIM Motorola devices to be available in Europe. Germanos Romania says that the EX128 and EX115 will be launched on October 18. Customers can already pre-order the two [...]

Another DROID X Android 2.2 build leaks out

Still aching for that Android 2.2 update to roll out to your beloved DROID X?  Well, we still don’t have any word on when the official upgrade will hit (other than ”late summer”), but there is a new leaked Froyo ROM for you to load onto your rooted DROID X!  In order to install the new [...]

FaceTime headed for Mac OS X and Windows next?

It seems more than a little odd to us that Apple hasn’t bothered to make FaceTime compatible with its own longstanding desktop video chat service, iChat, but we’ve at least supposed that it’s an inevitability with whatever upcoming Mac OS X update or software bundle that Apple deems appropriate. Now Mac4Ever, who was spot on with a [...]

Garmin: ‘we’ll have to make decisions within the next couple of quarters’ on future of phone business

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist — er, make that a smartphone industry analyst — to figure out that Garmin’s been underperforming in the handset game since it tied up with ASUS early last year; notable missteps have included lackluster hardware, a hopelessly delayed first model, banking fortunes on WinMo in its twilight years, and a [...]

Samsung Continuum Gets a Verizon Inventory Listing

Our tipster has been hard at work scouring the annals of Verizon Wireless inventory. First we saw the Motorola MZ600 tablet pop up with dummy and demo units in two, then we got a look at listings for the Motorola Citrus and Motorola XT610, and now we have the Samsung Continuum making an appearance. The Continuum is [...]

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 spotted running Android 2.1 on video

Sony Ericsson released the XPERIA X10 all the way back in March, although we just saw the handset launch on AT&T here in the U.S. less than a month ago.  Unfortunately, the X10 is still running Android 1.6 even though version 2.2 of the Android OS is available.  Sony Ericsson has said that the X10 line of [...]

HTC Desire HD rendered, looks pretty legit to us — oh, except for that WinMo UI

The stars are really aligning for this shindig HTC has scheduled in London for next week, aren’t they? All signs point to the launch of the Android-powered Desire Z and Desire HD — international versions of theG2 and EVO, respectively — and this render pulled off of German site BestBoyZ matches up perfectly with in-the-wild shots we’ve seen of the [...]

Acer’s Liquid Metal – An All Aluminum Android?

Another day, another Android phone. Something new’s leaked out from the Acer camp today –  a 3.6-inch WVGA android handset that looks to be nothing but metal. Our first guess on type is aluminum – something that’s become quite the trend in the technology universe – but a bronze-colored variant suggests one of the models [...]