We often focus on the smartphones here at Gadgetell, however Verizon seems to be on a roll with flip-styled features phones as of late. Just the other day they announced the “durable” Samsung Convoy 2 and today they have returned with an announcement for the LG Revere. From what we can see, the Revere looks like it will be a good match for the person who simply wants to make calls and maybe send or receive a few text messages. The features include a 2 inch (176 x 220) internal display, a 0.98 inch monochrome (96 x 64) external display,… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Verizon has recently announced a new data plan offering. Except this one comes with a catch in that it is only available in select areas. In short, the plan offers 300MB of data for $20 per month and is available for those living in Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia and North Carolina. Furthermore, this plan will only be available for a limited time running from August 18th through September 30th. Another point worth mentioning for this plan includes what happens when (if) you go over the 300MB limit—you will simply be charged another $20 and get another 300MB. With that, while… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
We sort of expect Verizon to make an official announcement for the Droid Bionic sooner rather than later, however given the handset was originally announced back in January during CES—it almost seems like they need to either release the phone or officially kill it off. Anyway, this latest little teaser comes in the form of an in-store appearance where real-world-style hands-on images were taken. That said, similar to the coming soon style teaser that Verizon launched a few days back—it still does not mean anyone can buy the phone. But hey, at least we have a new image to stare… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Haven’t caught all of the Gadgetell news this week? Here's your chance to catch up on this week’s top 10 articles! China starts cracking down on unauthorized Apple retailers” Following the revelation that some stores in China were posing as legitimate Apple stores, China has started doing something about it. According to China Daily, officials in Beijing have began telling businesses to stop…” MORE »Android 3.2 officially lands for the Motorola Xoom 3G on Verizon” Several days ago, Verizon Wireless published the changelog document for the HTJ85 update, which brings Android 3.2 functionality to the Xoom 3G on Verizon. While… Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Target is set to begin a new promotion involving the Acer Iconia A500 Android tablet starting August 14th that will likely last for the week. The Iconia A500 normally retails for $399 with Target, but the retail chain will also throw in a $100 Target gift card making the net cost of the tablet an affordable and enticing $299. The Acer Iconia A500 features a 10.1 inch touch screen display, Android Honeycomb, 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core processor, 16GB of onboard memory, 1GB of RAM, 5MP rear facing camera, 2MP front facing camera, and WiFi connectivity. Via [IntoMobile] Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Here’s a bike for everyone who thinks the standard metal frame bicycle is just a bit too rigid. This is the Bonobo bike, designed by Stanisław Płoski, and it’s frame is made of plywood. Why would you make a bike frame out of plywood? Well the first reason I can think of is to be cool and different. A real reason is to make a more flexible bike. By having a wood bike you can theoretically have a smoother ride because the frame itself will bend. Of course, with that you can also make the bike a bit heavier than… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Ready to take your Google+ experience to the next level? Google has just given us one option - gaming. That’s right folks, Google has just announced the the Google+ will soon be getting a new gaming feature, similar to how it is done with Facebook games. According to the Official Google Blog, the addition of Games to Google+ will bring about more fun and meaningful experience to the relationship of Google+ users, because after all online gaming is fun, isn’t it? Google+ game will appear alongside the different icons on top of your Google+ Stream. And just like your typical… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Its been some some since we last heard anything in terms of the Sprint capable PlayBook 4G. In fact, the last we had heard was back in June when the launch was said to have been pushed back to sometime in the fall. And well, flash forward back to the present day and it seems that Sprint will no longer be offering that particular tablet. As to the reason why, according to Paget Alves who is president of Sprint's business markets group; "It's an interesting concept, it just hasn't caught on with business customers as much as they would like,"… Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Rogers Canada has just announced the arrival of the new Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro. Featuring a slide-out keyboard, the Xperia mini pro will surely be a treat if you use your phone for texting and writing long email messages a lot. Despite having a physical keyboard, the Xperia mini pro manages to maintain a sleek compact design that will not make the device a burden to carry around. If you’re a Rogers Canada customer, and you want a mid-range Xperia phone powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, you might want to consider getting… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
 
It looks like the United States won't have to wait for the Samsung Galaxy S II for much longer. Sure there have been hints and images about different versions of the Galaxy S II, but nothing has been official. It will all get very official on August 29. Samsung Mobile has began sending out invitations for an event that will feature a major product announcement. It will take place in New York on the evening of August 29. It's clear the announcement involves the Galaxy S II due to the II that is placed at the bottom of the invitation.… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Following up with the BlackBerry Torch 9850 on Sprint, the BlackBerry Bold 9930 destined for Sprint is likely to launch on the same day—August 21st. The BlackBerry Bold 9930 commands a $249 subsidized price on a two year contract, as revealed by a leaked Sprint Playbook page. The BlackBerry Bold 9930 features BlackBerry 7, NFC, portrait facing QWERTY keyboard, 5MP rear facing camera, global capability, and is touted as the “smallest BlackBerry smartphone yet.” If you prefer a BlackBerry smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard as opposed to an all touch screen device, then you may want to purchase the Bold… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM GAMERTELL - GameStop’s latest sale ad is out. Lots of games are $10 off, including 8 3DS games. Also, in honor of the 3DS price drop, GameStop’s discounted a 3DS accessory kit to get new owners started off right. MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Back in February Dell first talked about the Latitude XT3, the business-class convertible laptop. Today that laptop is finally up for sale, though you will have to wait until September 22 to actually get your hands on the device. The Dell Latitude XT3 is a 13.3-inch laptop that can convert into a tablet. Both forms run the same Windows 7 powered by Intel’s Sandy Bridge CPUs. That base price will also get your Intel integrated HD 3000 graphics and 8GB of RAM. The display is 1366x768, and comes in either “Reduced Glare” or “Daylight Viewable” options, presumably the options are… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
If you look at the picture above, you’ll notice the caption: “Goodbye, Streak 5. It’s been a great ride.” I’m not sure if I agree with the exact wording of the caption, as I would switch ‘great’ with ‘peculiar.’ Ever since the Streak 5 was announced, customers weren’t sure whether Dell was trying to sell them a tablet or a smartphone, and who knows whether Dell really wanted it to be a tablet with voice capabilities or a smartphone with just a really large screen. The launch of the device was delayed, it came with an outdated OS, and carried… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
According to a report from Gartner, Nokia sold more handsets in Q2 than anyone else in the mobile market. While their numbers were strong in the past quarter, Q3 might not be as successful considering the release of the new iPhone. The report shows that Nokia’s strong sales are not a direct reflection of their new products, but rather retailers in Europe and China cutting prices to clear out Nokia inventory. "The sales efforts of the channel, combined with Nokia's greater concentration in retail and distributors' sales, saw Nokia destock more than 9 million units overall and 5 million smartphones,… Full Story » | Written by Tarun Kunwar for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Recently, a new domain registration attributed to Motorola sparked some excitement to many who have read about the news. Said domain registration bears the mark, KORE, and as soon as this was discovered many speculated that it could probably be the code name for Motorola’s next tablet. But, well sorry to disappoint you guys, said domain registration was after all not meant for a new tablet but for a new Motorola device. KORE actually refers to a new fitness device which looks a lot like the Nike+ iPhone and iPod accessory. Some photos of the Motorola KORE that surface illustrates… Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for . | Comment on this Article »
Apparently, Sprint will be pulling the plug on its $125 and $50 service credits promotion early. The promotion was originally scheduled to end on October 1, but according to a Boy Genius Report source, Sprint will stop openly acknowledging the service credit offer on August 12. The $125 credit is being offered to customers who port their numbers from another carrier to Sprint while purchasing a smartphone on a two-year contract. A $50 credit is offered to transferring customers who decide to purchase a non-smartphone instead. Even though Sprint will still provide the service credit if asked, the carrier won't… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Just a few days ago there was a rumor circulating that T-Mobile would end its “unlimited” data plan for the 200MB package and start charging users for overages. Typically, T-Mobile allows customers to enjoy unlimited high speed data for 200MB, 2GB, 5GB, etc. but after that amount was reached, any further overages would result in throttled speed. Even though 2G speeds are quite disappointing when compared to 4G speeds, it beats having to incur overage charges. However, T-Mobile finds far too many customers are going over the 200MB limit and still requiring a lot of 2G data, thus prompting the… Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for . | Comment on this Article »
 
If you’re tired of treating your expensive headphones like they’re made of glass V-Moda has a pair of headphones for you. Today V-Moda released it’s new flagship headphones, the Crossfade M-80 built to military-level durability with some promising sound to back up the $230 price. The Crossfade M-80 headphones are the successors to the Crossfade LP, and are about half the size. That small body is made with a steel frame and a “STEELFLEX” headband that can take quite a beating, as you can see in the video below. You also get replaceable memory foam cushions and microfiber suede ago… Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for . | Comment on this Article »
 
AT&T will go to great lengths to make sure the FCC approves its acquisition of T-Mobile even if it involves selling $8 billion of its assets. According to The Wall Street Journal, AT&T has sought out Bank of America Merrill Lynch to assist it in selling off spectrum and customers. AT&T is believed to be selling off these assets to increase its chances of acquiring T-Mobile USA in 2012. Analysts believed that AT&T would have to make divestitures in order for the deal to go through. A spokesperson for AT&T also confirmed that the company is going to make divestitures,… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Sony and LG have decided to make amends on a patent dispute. Back in February, LG filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission claiming Sony's assortment of Blu-ray players violated eight of LG's patents. Sony responded by claiming LG violated its patents in some of its mobile phones. The whole thing got so bad, PS3 consoles were seized in Europe by Customs. The two companies can put all that behind them now. LG and Sony decided to work together by signing a deal that allows them to use each others patents without incident. Neither party would state explicitly what… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
 
Images of what are supposedly from an unfinished build of Android's Ice Cream Sandwich OS have appeared on two websites. Android Police and RootzWiki have two different images (four total) of the OS in action. One of the biggest changes is the blue outline Ice Cream Sandwich has in the notifications menu and the app drawer. This leads us to believe that Ice Cream Sandwich is taking on a color theme similar to Honeycomb. There is also new icon on the homescreen that looks like three apps with one right behind the other. This could be an easier way to… Full Story » | Written by Jeremy Hill for . | Comment on this Article »
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