Google Shutting Down Translator APIs, iPhones To Suffer?

Here's an interesting "that's my toy" bit: Google has announced that it will shut down the Google Translate API as of December 1, 2011 after deprecating it as of May 26, 2011. The move is likely to affect iPhoneusers relying on translator applications that use the Google Translate API. The...

Android Ice Cream Sandwich To Be Optimized For Texas Instruments?

Google's Android platform was well known for not setting out any hardware requirements throughout the years and versions and not taking sides. This was part of their policy for openness as well as to combat fragmentation. According to the recent rumors, this might change once Google Android...

Apple iPhone 4S Coming Q3 2011 Without a SIM Slot? File under: News

Continuing the next Apple iPhone rumor series, here's one for today according to which the iPhone 4S might be shipping in the third quarter of 2011 -- as early as July-August according to some reports and September according to others.  Besides all the rumored specs we'll not go through once again,...

AT&T Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Gets Android 2.1 Update

If you're on AT&T and have a Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 smartphone you should be able to upgrade the system to Android 2.1 (Eclair) and get one step closer to Froyo and Gingerbread.  THe platform refresh give you the ability to download more apps and gain better functionality...

Indian Samsung Galaxy S Gets Android Gingerbread [Update]

The Google Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the popular Samsung Galaxy S has been leaked at the end of March and it even managed to hit a couple of smartphones in April before Google halted the roll-out. According to reports, Indian Samsung Galaxy S smartphones...

Nokia Starts Shipping the E6, X7, First Symbian Anna Phones

On April 12 Nokia launched the E6 business oriented smartphone and the X7 as the first Nokia phones to ship with Symbian Anna aka PR2. One and a half month later the Finnish manufacturer announces that the E6 and Nokia X7 are now shipping: E6 in Europe, Eurasia, Asia/Pacific,...

Motorola Droid 3 Shows Up In Verizon's System, Launch Close?

A rumor based on a leaked Verizon screenshot just recently disappointed telling the world that the upcoming Motorola Droid 3 will not ship with Google's latest and greatest Android 2.3 Gingerbread mobile platform.  Following the principle according to which "there's more where this came from",...

Microsoft Making $5 Off Every HTC Android, HTC Doesn't Disclose

Last year we head some reports that Microsoft is cashing in $20-$40 off each Android smartphone soldand more recently a new amount is being speculated, in another context. Last April, Microsoft announced a patent agreement with HTC under the terms of which Microsoft will receive royalties for every...

Dual-Core Face Off: Optimus 2x vs. Galaxy S 2 (Video)

Here's the comparison you've been waiting for, filmed by guest Editor Craig Gillispie: a comparison between the hottest dual-core phones on the market right now, the LG Optimus 2x and the Samsung Galaxy S 2. We run benchmarks, compare web browsing performance, determine...

Samsung Releases Updated Official Galaxy S Gingerbread Source

Not so long ago we told you about Samsung releasing the official Gingerbread source for the Galaxy Ssmartphone and it appears that the manufacturer has released yet another, updated source of Android 2.3 named GT-I9000_OpenSource_GB_Update.zip. Given the name for the last official...

Next Windows Phone Version After Mango To Be Called Apollo?

Windows Phone (version 7.1 or 7.5) Mango is far from being on people's smartphones and we are already hearing talks about the alleged update to arrive after Windows Phone Mango. It will purportedly be called Windows 8 Apollo.  There are no fruit names here, just continuing the line of names...

Sprint HTC EVO 3D Coming Fourth Week Of June?

The HTC EVO 3D for Sprint is already on silent pre-order with Best Buy, RadioShack and even Sprint itselfbut we've got nothing official in terms of availability aside from rumors like the June 4 "rough launch" date.  According to the image above, scored by AndroidCentral...

Is This The 12MP Windows Phone, Made By HTC?

We told you earlier about Eldar Murtazin talking about an alleged twelve-megapixel-enabled Windows Phone and we wondered whether it was made by HTC, Samsung, LG, Acer, Fujitsu, ZTE or Nokia? According to his latest tweet on the matter, it's an HTC (and even more, a Trophy at that). The...

Asus Officially Announces Padfone Smartphone-Tablet Duo [Update]

Padfone, the name which popped up a couple of days ago was then quickly teased by Asus as a phone/tablet hybrid and later unveiled through a series of press renders. Asus has officially introduced the Padfone today at Computex 2011 and, as you expected, it's a convertible tablet...

Microsoft Reveals WP7 Mango Video Sharing, Battery Saver Options

It appears like one more entry on our missing Windows Phone 7 Mango blacklist will be checked once the platform refresh is final and out as Microsoft revealed its plans for implementing video sharing options via Facebook, MMS or email. The information comes from a German VIP Windows Phone...

BlackBerry Bold 9900, BBOS 7 Offline Simulator Available

RIM has announced the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 at this year's BlackBerry World event and it will be arriving to T-Mobile with 4G. If you want to take a look at the BlackBerry OS 7 which will ship with the Bold 9900, you can now do that on your own PC. There's a RIM BlackBerry Bold 9900...

T-Mobile Teases Sensation 4G In Competitive Comparison

Ever since its launch back in the middle of April, many are looking forward to the HTC-made T-Mobile Sensation 4G which should be available, according to rumors, on June 8. Magenta is trying to maintain the momentum and puts the Sensation 4G in a comparison with other smartphones, T-Mobile...