While the Google-backed Android mobile operating system currently runs on less than 2% of all smartphones, Gartner Inc. predicts it will surge to 14% of the global smartphone market in 2012 -- ahead of the iPhone, as well as Windows Mobile and BlackBerry smartphones.

In that year, Gartner forecasts Android will actually rank second globally, behind the Symbian OS, which is used in Nokia devices that are highly popular in Europe and many countries outside the U.S. Symbian now runs on about half of all smartphones, but will fall to 39% in 2012, Gartner says.

read more at ComputerWorld

Anyone feeling a white blackberry bold?  I think it looks hot especially if it's own by a girl.

RIM very quietly just showed off the new BlackBerry Bold in white, with a white leather back that somehow manages to outdo the previous version in tackiness. It's due out on AT&T for $200, as usual, on October 18th.

We knew it was coming, so this is just some concrete confirmation. The RIM rep told me it'll be out on the 18th only online.  We will be watching this one.

via: gizmodo.com

Styling myTouch 3G is what this is, although i am not really feeling the look and feel, I bet there are tons of fans out there that will pay a lot of money for this.   The phone itself was, alas, not on display at CTIA in San Diego, a phone convention increasingly known for its lack of actual new phones.

via: gizmodo.com

Waiting for the Donut code branch from Android probably won't have to wait too much longer, as the software development kit for version 1.6 of Google Android mobile operating system has just been released.

The update will add QuickSearch à la webOS for scavenging through contacts, apps, and the internet in one text field, as we saw back at Google I/O, a text-to-speech API with translation capabilities, and that revamped market we spied earlier this month.

Here's what's inside of the update

• Support for different screen resolutions, types, and sizes
• Support for CDMA
• Quick Search box from home screen provides predictive results from web and device
• Text-to-speech language translations
• Market update with screenshots and filters for new, top paid, and top free downloads within categories
• Improved camera capture speed and UI
• VPN options
• New accessibility tools
• Ability for developers to create recognized gestures

via: intomobile

As Apple Inc. will launch its newest tablet PCs next February, a couple of Taiwanese suppliers of PC parts and components have managed to join the supply chain and will start delivery to Apple in December, according to industry sources.

The tablet PC features a 9.6-inch screen, finger-touch function and built-in HSPDA (high speed download packet access) module, and adopts a P.A. SEMI processor chip and long lasting battery pack, selling for between US$799 and US$999.

Outbidding its Taiwanese counterpart Simplo Technology Co., Ltd., DynaPack International Technology Corp. has been exclusively contracted to supply up to 300,000 units of long lasting battery packs a month for Apple`s newest tablet PCs. Bearing higher gross profits than conventional models, the long lasting battery packs are expected to serve as a profit booster for the firm in the future.

via: BGR

US Release Date:

> COMING SOON! September 27th

Display:

> Type: TFT Resistive touchscreen, 16M colors, Color Depth 32-bit
> Size: 3.5" Widescreen

Size and weight:

> Volume: Approx 113cc
> Dimensions: 110.9 × 59.8 × 18 (19.55 at thickest part) mm
> Weight: Approx 181g

Keys and input Methods:

> Full QWERTY Virtual Keyboard (onscreen keyboard)
> Full QWERTY tactile keyboard

Operating Networks frequency:

> Quad-band GSM EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
> WCDMA 900/1700/2100 MHz
> GPRS: Class 32
> HSCSD: 2Mbps
> EDGE: Class 32
> 3G: HSDPA @ 10Mbps, HSUPA @ 2Mbps

OS:

> Maemo 5 software on Linux

OS Pre-installed Application:

> Maemo Browser
> Phone
> Conversations
> Contacts
> Camera
> Photos
> Media player
> Email
> Calendar
> Ovi Maps
> Clock
> Notes
> Calculator
> PDF reader
> File manager
> RSS reader
> Sketch
> Games (Bounce, Chess & Mahjong)
> Widgets
> Application manager for downloadsConnections Types:

> WiFi: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, DLNA, UPnP Technology
> Bluetooth: v2.1 with A2DP & EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
> USB: v2.0 microUSB

GPS and Navigation:

> Integrated A-GPS, Assisted-GPS, and Cell-based receivers
> Pre-loaded Ovi Maps application
> Automatic geotagging

Phone Performance:

Processor
> System: TI OMAP 3430
> Type: RM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core)
> Speed: 600 MHz
Graphics
> 3D Graphics Accelerator Ship
> 3D Accelerator Type: PowerVR SGX
> Graphical OpenGL ES 2.0 Supported

Phone Memory:

> Application Memory: 1GB (Divided to RAM + ROM)
> RAM 256 MB
> ROM 768 MB

Mass memory

> Size: 32 GB internal storage
> Capacity: Store up to 7000 MP3 songs or 40 hours of high-quality video
> External Memory: MicroSD Card up to 16 GB

Camera:

> Type: 5 Megapixel camera (2584 × 1938 pixels)
> Image formats: JPEG
> Features: CMOS sensor, Carl Zeiss optics, Tessar lens
> ZOOM: 3 × digital zoom
> Autofocus with assist light and two-stage capture key
> Flash type: Dual-LED
> Full-screen viewfinder After Capturing
> A Photo Editor (Pre-installed on the device)
> TV out (PAL/NTSC) with Nokia Video Connectivity Cable (CA-75U, included in box) OR WLAN/UPnP
Landscape (horizontal) orientation.
> Capture Modes: Automatic, portrait, video, macro, landscape, action
> Widescreen Gives you a More Sharpness Photos and Wider View.

Video:

> Size: Wide Aspect Ratio 16:9 (WVGA)
> Video recording formats: .mp4; codec: MPEG-4
> Video Resolution: up to 848 × 480 pixels (WVGA @ 25fps) with High-Clear Frames Technology

Media Player:

> Maemo media player
> Stereo FM Radio
> Built-in FM transmitter
> Digital stereo microphone
> DLNA Support (By Maemo OS)
> Audio playback formats: (wav, mp3, AAC, eAAC, wma, m4a)
> Video playback formats: (mp4, avi, wmv, 3gp, H.264, H.263, MPEG-4, Xvid, WMV)

Email & Messaging:

> Supported protocols: Mail for Exchange, IMAP, POP3, SMTP
> Support for email attachments
> Support for rich HTML
> SMS and Instant Messages as conversations
> Support for Nokia Messaging service
> Instant messaging and presence enhanced contacts
> Multiple number, email and Instant Messaging details per contact, contacts with images
Support for assigning images to contacts

Maemo5 Web Browser:

> Maemo5 browser powered by Mozilla Technology
> Adobe Flash^TM 9.4 Supported
> Full screen browsing with Wide-site Views

Phone Personalisation:

> Background pictures
> Widgets on your desktops
> Intelligent contact shortcuts
> Shortcuts ( favorite websites, favorite applications & favorite Contacts )
> Shortcuts to applications
> Themes

Phone Calling:

> Integrated hands-free stereo speakers
> InCalling Features: Call waiting, call hold, call divert & Call timer
> Logging of dialed, received and missed calls
> Speed dialing via contact widget
> Vibrating alert (internal)
> Side volume keys
> Mute/unMute
> Contacts with images (Appear When Calling)
> Conference calling with up to 3 People at a time.
> Internet calling (Skype Supported)

Available Colors:

> Metallic Black

Battery:

> Type: Nokia BL-5J
> Power: 1320mAh
> Stand by time: 400 h (2G) / 380 h (3G)
> Talk Time: 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)

Nokia N900 Price:

CHECK PREDICTED PRICES HERE

Nokia N900 BOX Included:

>Nokia N900
>Nokia Battery (BL-5J)
>Nokia High Efficiency Charger (AC-10)
>Nokia Stereo Headset (WH-205)
>Video out cable (CA-75U)
>Nokia charger adaptor (CA-146C)
>Cleaning cloth

HTC has a new firmware update out now for the device, and it considerably speeds up the interface if the multitude of reports to be found on the internet can be believed.

Seeing as this was the number one gripe with the overall excellent UI, the update doesn't really include much else in the way of features, but since it's addressing the main pain point of the phone, we sure don't mind -- and neither will Sprint users, who we suppose will be getting this newly improved interface right out of the gate.

I know we all very much like to see the following:

- Zooming in the web browser and general fluidity

- time it takes to launch common tasks (SMS, E-mail, Calendar...) and navigate between them.

- The camera - 5 MP is good enough, but there's always room for improvement

- just playing around with the apps and try to make it stall. Just to see where the line goes.

Here's the link to download the update

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4525584&highlight=HTC+Hero#post4525584

Boy Genius Report was able to obtain some screenshots of upcoming Verizon Wireless Phone Rebate Forums.  And we can see there are obviously some new phones that's coming our way.

First of all, it's the HTC Touch Pro2, the launch of Verizon's HTC Touch Pro2 as September 11th with an extremely competitive price tag of $199.99.

Beyond an appearance by the Touch Pro2 at the very end of the handset list, we also see the Nokia 7705 Twist, which is reportedly launching online on September 13th for $149.99, and then through additional channels the following week.

via: boygeniusreport.com

The original Touch HD - launched late last year - runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. But the phone firm told us that the updated version - to be called, unsurprisingly, the Touch HD 2 - will use Google's Android OS instead.

RegHardware talked it over with HTC and found a few details.

* Touch HD 2 will sport the Android OS, instead of the Windows Mobile Professional 6.1

* The sequel will add 100 more MHz to the processor. Instead of the original 528 MHz Qualcomm, we can expect a 628 MHz.

* No other major changes announced yet; it will likely feature the same 3.8″ touchscreen.

via: unwiredview