HTC Legend Captured On Film

Topic: Rumors

HTC has gotten a lot better at designing smartphones over the last couple of years. The T-Mobile G1 was a functional device, but it lacked any real elegance or design appeal. No one bought a G1 as a fashion statement. While gadgets should, first and foremost, be functional, only a fool would claim that looking good isn't important.

The HTC Legend, snapped by some Engadget fan, might be the best-looking device HTC has ever put out. The screen is big and (looks to be) AMOLED. The front is a pretty standard HTC bar design, but the body is an aluminium shell with a chromed company logo sitting right under the camera.

Posted on Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:27:38 CST | by Robert Evans

HTC Incredible Photos Leak Out

Topic: Rumors

Remember back in December, when all of those HTC smartphone names leaked out? One of the devices listed was a high-end smartphone called the Incredible. Thanks to Pocketnow.com we have photos of the device in the flesh, as well as detailed information about its specifications. As always, this information is subject to change before the actual launch of the phone.

Posted on Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:47:58 CST | by Robert Evans

Core i7 MacBook Pro Benchmarks Surface

Topic: Rumors

Apparently somebody was testing an unreleased Core i7 Apple MacBook Pro with GeekBench. MacRumors reports that the report shows a MacBook Pro with a new 6,1 model number and an unreleased Mac OS X 10.6.2 (Build 10C3067).
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Posted on Sat, 6 Feb 2010 14:02:38 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

HTC HD2: Coming To T-Mo 3/24/2010

Topic: Rumors

Yet another big T-Mobile road-map appears to have been leaked, this time courtesy of the PPC Geeks.com forum. (via TmoNews) The most exciting announcement from the road-map is the info that the HD2 will be launching on March 24th. This information also echoes earlier rumors of the March 10th launch date for the Moto Cliq XT.

Posted on Sat, 6 Feb 2010 10:57:46 CST | by Robert Evans

TELUS To Launch Motorola Milestone, February 18?

Topic: Rumors

You Canadians just might be in luck. MobileSyrup reports (via BGR) that the carrier TELUS just sent a memo to its employees informing them that the Milestone will launch on February 18. Pre-orders could start at Best Buy as early as the 5th.

Posted on Thu, 4 Feb 2010 10:39:00 CST | by Robert Evans

Motorola Android Prototype Sighted in Brazil

Topic: Rumors

We don't have very much information on this one. Akihabara News reports that Gizmodo Brazil managed to nab an snapshot of this unknown Motorola Android phone. From the photo, we can tell that this smartphone has a white bezel. It has no keyboard. The device was marked as an "Engineering Model, Not for Sale".

Posted on Thu, 4 Feb 2010 10:30:16 CST | by Robert Evans

Two New BlackBerries This Spring?

Topic: Rumors

Saying that RIM has fallen behind her competitors in terms of cool gadgets is a bit of an understatement. The last "cool" BlackBerry to launch was the Storm 2...and nothing about it was that exciting. It's been a while since any RIM product has had very much hype behind it. Especially not compared to the attention that new Android phones and the iPhone 4G have been getting.

If this rumor from The Street is correct, that might be about to change. RIM apparently has two new BlackBerries due for launch this Spring. One of them will be a touchscreen device with a web/touch-friendly OS. Staffers at RIM were reportedly very pleased with the new phone's UI. We don't have a name for this touchscreen Berry, but it is expected to resemble the BlackBerry Bold in terms of layout.

Posted on Wed, 3 Feb 2010 10:51:41 CST | by Robert Evans

The iPad Was Meant To Have A Camera

Topic: Rumors

This is becoming an unhealthy pattern for Apple. First, the whole world expects their new fancy device to pack a camera. Insider leaks, 3rd party cases, and a variety of other information leads to this camera being "all but confirmed'. Then, on launch day, Apple whips out a product with no camera. All the bloggers freak out and everyone wonders how we all could have possibly been so wrong.

Then news like this comes out. Mission: Repair has just received their first shipment of iPad parts today. They took a look at the metal internal frame and found a spot for a camera. They even took the webcam out of a unibody Mac and fit it inside the frame, just to check.

Posted on Tue, 2 Feb 2010 10:42:03 CST | by Robert Evans

Six-Core Xeon Mac Pro In March?

Topic: Rumors

Damned spoiled kids. Back in MY day we only had one core, and we were happy to have it! Now there are rumors (from fan site MacBidouille) that a six-core Mac Pro is about to launch, possibly as early as March of this year. The six-core Xeon processors (using the Gulftown architecture) won't be out until March, but Apple has a history of getting new Xeons a little bit before their wider release.

That means we could very well see these new Mac Pros hit in mid-to-late February. Electronista notes that the new Pros may also sport a new video card. The Radeon HD 5800 series could be a reasonable pick, as could the GeForce 300 and 400 series. We'll have to wait until March to know for sure.

Posted on Tue, 2 Feb 2010 10:10:34 CST | by Robert Evans

A Second iPad On The Way?

Topic: Rumors

Did you think the first iPad was a little...lacking? Small? Anemic? If so, you might be in luck. TechCrunch has information from a "good" but second-hand source that Apple has another tablet close to launch. This device will have a larger screen than the iPad, and be closer to an iMac than an iPhone. In fact, it might even run on Apple's OS X.

This new iPad could go up to 15.4" in size. If that turns out to be the case, it will likely come bundled with its own keyboard/dock. It seems like Apple is looking to introduce a "home" tablet that has a broader array of capabilities but lacks the portability of the current iPad. We could see this new wonder-tablet as early as this June, during the WWDC conference. Or Apple may wait until the Fall so that it can get this baby out in stores in time for the holiday shopping season.

Posted on Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:34:26 CST | by Robert Evans

Microsoft Phone Confirmed...Kind Of

Topic: Rumors

This is an exciting time to cover the smartphone market. New players keep jumping onto the field and throwing their hats into the ring. For months we've been hearing whispered rumors that Microsoft would soon be one of them. If this events listing from the mobile world congress is being interpreted correctly (via Electronista) a Windows phone could finally be on the way.

The listing states that one of the announcements will be a "Windows Phone 7", which is either a misprint identifying the launch of a Windows Mobile 7 running smartphone, or confirmation that Microsoft has a device coming out. Rumors fly that the Windows phone will have a Zune-like UI and pack a high-end (1 GHz+) processor.

Posted on Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:12:52 CST | by Robert Evans