After a very leaky past couple of months, the Droid X has officially surfaced. The Droid X gives Motorola’s Droid lineup a pretty sweet looking multitouch interface and keyboard. Whereas the Droid 2 coming up soon will offer a physical keyboard, which keeps it in line with the original Droid.
Droid X Key Specs and Features
4.3″ Display
854 x 480 Screen Resolution
Capacitive Touchscreen
8MP Camera w/ Dual LED Flash, Autofocus & Mechanical Shutter
720p HD Video Capture w/ 3 Mic Multi-Directional Audio and LED Spotlight
Slow Motion and Fast Motion Video Capture Modes
HDMI Output
3G Mobile Hotspot
Flash 10.1
1GHz OMAP Processor
8GB Internal Storage
Expandable via Memory Card (up to 32GB add’l)
16GB Memory Card Included
8 Hours Talk Time
220 Hours Standby Time
The Droid X should be available from Verizon for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a 2-year contract starting on July 15.
Today, at WWDC 2010, Apple announced the iPhone 4. Sadly, there’s no news of the iPhone moving to other carriers, but the iPhone 4 is still going to make quite a bit of noise in the smartphone market. The iPhone 4 runs $199 for 16GB or $299 for 32GB, and is available in white or black starting June 24. The iPhone 3Gs will drop to $99.
For the full rundown of the new iPhone 4, read on.
It’s not the iPhone slayer. It might not even be the best Android phone available to date. But it is a solid phone with amazing hardware running the consumer-friendly HTC Sense Android release.
This guy emailed AT&T’s CEO, Randall Stephenson, directly with some feedback about AT&T’s crappy new data plans, which are in and of themselves reason numbers 7,242 through 7,245 why AT&T sucks.
So, after he emails AT&T, he gets a call from AT&T’s Executive Response Team telling him that further emails will mean AT&T will send him a cease and desist letter. And, the guy is such a rocket surgeon to leave a voice mail of the threat. Sure, that’s not going to find its way onto the Internet.
My question is: What are the legal grounds for the cease and desist letter? A customer complains via email and you’re going to threaten legal action against them? For what?
Rethink Possible? How about “Rethink Logical” as a new slogan?
Oh, and if you want to email AT&T’s CEO, here’s his email address:
Wired has put the Sprint HTC EVO through its paces and thinks its hot stuff.
The hardware is smart and well-appointed, the interface is pleasant and straightforward, and it just plain worked. In short, it felt like a call from the future; one not dropped by AT&T.
The INTERPHONE project has published its findings in the largest study every conducted on the link between cell phone use and brain tumors.
The results?
Overall, no increase in risk of glioma or meningioma was observed with use of mobile phones. There were suggestions of an increased risk of glioma at the highest exposure levels, but biases and error prevent a causal interpretation. The possible effects of long-term heavy use of mobile phones require further investigation.
The Nokia N8 may be the coolest smartphone since the iPhone. Forget about web surfing and email. The N8 does much more. I am talking about a built-in camera with a 12MP sensor and Carl Zeiss optics, the ability to produce HD quality video and edit it, and Ovi Maps walk and drive navigation. Yes, it’ll do Facebook and Twitter too. [click to continue…]
