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Silly Phone Names: Here Comes the W.E. Phone

By Vamien McKalin • Jul 21st, 2008 • Category: Hardware News, Recent News, Related News

A variant of the OpenMoko Neo FreeRunner with options to install Android. It has some nice specs for an “off brand” phone too.



The “Reason” Behind the SDK Lockdown

By Vamien McKalin • Jul 21st, 2008 • Category: Editorials And Opinion, Recent News

Even though we knew it was going to go to the top 50, it still seems to go against the idea of an “open” platform. Vamien has an opinion on the matter.



Is Google Android Open Enough for the End User?

By Vamien McKalin • Jul 21st, 2008 • Category: Editorials And Opinion

What kind of restrictions are going to be put into place with Android devices? Will carriers be able to lock things down according to their own plans?



Sprint vs AT&T: Price Comparison

By Vamien McKalin • Jul 21st, 2008 • Category: Carrier News, Hardware News, Open Handset Alliance News, Recent News

Comparison tool from Sprint helps to clear up the long term cost differences between the Instinct and 3G iPhone.



Symbian CEO Wants to Work With Google on Mobile OSes?

By Vamien McKalin • Jul 17th, 2008 • Category: Google News, Leaks, Rumors, and Hacks, Recent News

Hey you got Google in my Symbian! You got your Symbian in my Android!



Android to Fend Off iPhone Using Great Wall of China?

By Vamien McKalin • Jul 17th, 2008 • Category: Recent News

There’s a huge market waiting to be tapped and Google’s new OS might just what’s needed.



Sprint Samsung Instinct Sold Out In 1st Week, You Can Win 10 Grand Too

By Vamien McKalin • Jul 3rd, 2008 • Category: Carrier News, Hardware News, Recent News

Want a chance to sell out for a quick $20 from Sprint? Read on.



TomTom’s Tele Atlas On Android

By Vamien McKalin • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Google News, Hardware News, Recent News

Tele Atlas, a Dutch Digital Map maker has signed a 5 year deal with Google which will see its maps been included in cellphones based on Android including other Google services. We think this deal will do good things for the big G as they venture deeper into the mobile arena where they could, just maybe […]



Google Android Test Center in Taiwan?

By Vamien McKalin • Jun 26th, 2008 • Category: Google News, Hardware News, Open Handset Alliance News, Recent News

Establishing one could speed up the development of the phone cycle.



Sprint: Instinct $199 Price Is Not a Rebuttal To 3G iPhone

By Vamien McKalin • Jun 16th, 2008 • Category: Carrier News, Related News, Software News

After reading our previous post Sprint Answers Apple With $199 Samsung Instinct
our readers may be led to believe that the sudden $199 price announcement for the Sprint Samsung Instinct is in direct reprisal to Apple’s announcement that the iPhone 3G will sell for the rock bottom price of $199 next month. According to Sprint, […]