We already knew the BlackBerry Torch 9850 was headed to Sprint sometime in the next few months, but exact pricing and availability details were a mystery. Today, however, we’re fairly certain that the BlackBerry Torch 9850 will launch on August 21st according to a leaked Playbook advertisement. In addition, the cost of the BlackBerry Torch 9850 will be $149 on a two year contract. In terms of specs, the RIM BlackBerry smartphone on Sprint will feature BlackBerry 7 OS, 5MP rear facing camera, 1.2GHz single-core processor, global phone capability, 3G Mobile Hotspot, and a 3.7 inch touch screen display. Via… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Earlier this month the word came for Kyocera Echo users—Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread was on its way. And in a little bit of disappointing news, that update did not continue to roll-out as originally expected. Of course, with the reason behind the stoppage being bricked units, one can probably understand having to wait a little while longer. Anyway, the good news as of today, Sprint has announced the the roll-out has once again begun. “Sprint will restart the Gingerbread update to Kyocera Echo users beginning today (August 10). In an effort to provide the best possible customer experience, Kyocera and Sprint… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
It looks like the folks at Commodore are attempting to attract a few more sales with the promise of free shipping. Of course, as many will remember, the remade-for-the-modern-day Commodore 64 computers have just recently come available. In fact, the first reports of shipping units came in late-June. But that aside, according to the details that Commodore USA have posted on Twitter—all orders over $499 will be shipped for free. And the good news here, that is both US and International. And just to give the warning, the free shipping offer will expire on August 21st. Anyway, those interested will… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
While there obviously needs to be a bit more confirmation on this one, it is looking like those who picked up (and still have) a Dell Streak 7 tablet will be getting an update soon. First though, the update is expected to roll-out for the Wi-Fi only version of the Streak and not the 3G/4G version that you were able to get from T-Mobile. The T-Mobile version has since been discontinued and it looks like that one will remain on Android 2.2. But we digress, the Wi-Fi only Streak 7, it looks like Honeycomb is in the works and according… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Cellular South offered up the news that they were planning to launch the HTC Merge back towards the end of March. And well, at the time it was expected to come available sometime “next month” which lead us to believe that they would have it ready sometime in April. Needless to say April (along with May, June and July) came and went without any release. So flashing forward till today and it looks like Cellular South has taken to Facebook to share the good news—the HTC Merge is officially available for sale. The Merge arrives priced at $99.99 on a… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
We have good news today for anyone who regularly uses Foursquare and Redbox. The two companies have agreed to a partnership which will allow Foursquare users to check in to Redbox locations across America. Now everyone will know when you're staring at that big red kiosk before renting a movie or videogame. To jumpstart the joining of Foursquare and Redbox, Redbox is having a promotion. It's called Redbox 10 Days of Deals. From August 15 to August 24, anyone who checks in to a Redbox through Foursquare will get a discount on Redbox rentals. The daily discounts will range from… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Dell has just launched two new laptops which not only sport aluminum lids and palm rests but also boasts of being only an inch thick. Both laptops features Sandy Bridge Core i3 and Core i5 processors, USB 3.0, screen resolutions of up to 1366 x 768, built-in media card readers, Wi-Fi and Windows 7 OS. There are also some optional features which you can choose to have should you decide to get any of these two new Dell laptops. These include up to 8GB of RAM, a choice between 320GB or 500GB HDD or 128GB SSD for the Inspiron 13z… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
According to a letter received by an HTC Droid Incredible owner in response to an inquiry regarding future OS upgrades, the HTC Droid Incredible will not receive an update to Android 2.3. In short, the reasoning given by the rep is that only certain phones who will benefit from an OS upgrade actually receive an upgrade, and the prevailing belief in HTC is that the original Droid Incredible will not benefit from an upgrade. It was previously speculated that the Droid Incredible would be upgraded to Android 2.3, but to find out know that there’s a chance it may not… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM GAMERTELL - Resistance 3 may not be officially part of the PlayStation 3D Display bundle anymore, but there’s still a way to get it for free with the $499.99 HDTV bundle. MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Boingo Wireless in cooperation with Westward Dough, a franchisee of Krispy Kreme are offering free Wi-Fi services at several outlets starting today. Specific Krispy Kreme stores offering the Boingo-provided Wi-Fi services include stores in Nevada, Colorado, Utah, Idaho and Wisconsin. You can enjoy those free Wi-Fi services using your smartphones, tablets and laptops while you indulge in Krispy Kreme’s dougnuts and coffee. Just be careful with your coffee or you’ll end messing up your device’s shiny screen display. Boingo has been pretty much active in providing free Wi-Fi services not only in coffee shops but in shopping malls, stadiums and… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Shortly after HTC announced their new partnership with Beats Electronics, Best Buy announced a special promotion taking place this weekend at all retail stores across America. Essentially, if you purchase any HTC smartphone—on any carrier—you will be eligible to receive 20% off a set of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones. The deal will expire August 14th, so it is recommended you consider purchasing a smartphone and looking through the Beats by Dr. Dre offerings sooner, rather than later. The full press release can be read below: Special Weekend Offer: Buy an HTC Phone and Save 20% on a Beats by… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
This is not the first time we have heard of (or seen pictures of) the still unannounced HTC Mazaa smartphone, however this may be the first time we have seen one go up for sale. Yup, one individual who claimed the still unavailable handset as a prize as part of the Microsoft WPAppitUp contest has listed the handset for sale on eBay. The HTC Mazaa is not being sold with any buy it now option and at present the bidding is sitting at $600. Though, with only 1 bid showing so far and almost 7 days of time remaining—we are… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Walmart is really pushing it’s Vudu movie streaming service. Recently Vudu was put on desktop browsers, and today the movies will be viewable on the iPad. Right now you can go to Vudu.com and start renting movies to watch directly on your iPad. The movies will only play in SD, but the quality is pretty good from the trailers I’ve seen. The prices are the same few dollars per movie that Vudu that’s on every other device. Unfortunately, however, some of the movies aren’t available on the iPad. Most movies seem to be available, while some movies many TV shows… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
If you’re in Canada and waiting to buy one of the new new BlackBerrys you won’t have to wait much longer. Rogers has announced the release dates for both the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Torch 9810 via Twitter, and they’ll be available over the next few days. Both the Bold 9900 and the Torch 9810 have begun making their way into Rogers stores, and for the Torch you’ll have to wait just a few more days. The Bold 9900 is actually available today, August 10. You should be able to just walk into a Rogers store and get one.… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
We knew that HTC was planning to announce something big this morning and well, it looks like the news has since hit the wire. Well, by way of the regular newswire as well as the Beats by Dr. Dre Tumblr site. That being said, while both of these sources are covering the same news, we are still uncertain if this is going to be everything that HTC announces today. After all, the news was originally expected to arrive at 8:30 PST by way of a conference call. With that, here is what we have so far. According to the details… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM GAMERTELL - Target’s also decided to start selling the 3DS for $169.99, days before the official price drop takes effect. This means you can get the handheld at a lower price and still become a 3DS Ambassador and get 20 free games. MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
HTC has something big in store for Thursday, August 11, 2011. The company’s CEO Peter Chou will be holding a conference call at 8:30am Pacific. There’s no hint on what HTC will announce, but a conference call so early in the morning has to yield something good. General speculation suggests HTC may have a solution to its ongoing patent dispute with Apple. HTC also may use the time to formally announcing the pricing and availability of the HTC Puccini, the company’s upcoming tablet. Whatever the case, HTC has gotten the attention of the media well ahead of time. They are… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM GAMERTELL - You’ll be able to find a $159.99 Madden NFL 12 & Need for Speed: Shift PSP Entertainment Pack bundle in stores at the end of the month. MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
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