Devices
Bestbuy adjusts Milestone pricing
Mar 1st
It seems like Bestbuy, which was going to have the Milestone for sale contractless for $549.99, has updated their pricing to match that of Telus’ hardware price of $599.99. The Milestone is going to be available on a 3 year contract through Telus for $199.99 and a minimum of $50 a month plan.
I snapped that picture on the left for you guys at my local Bestbuy. It’s BestBuy’s milestone display for those that haven’t been to BestBuy recently.
Rogers to get Acer Liquid this Spring; Android 2.1 equipped
Feb 22nd
Acer hasn’t set it sights on the North American smartphone market, until now with its partnership with Rogers to bring the Acer Liquid e to Canada. Rogers will be the first carrier in North America to offer the Liquid e. Some released specs of the Liquid e include a 5 megapixel camera, underclocked 768mhz snapdragon processor, 3.5 inch touchscreen, and 3G HSPA and wifi connectivity, and of course the goodness of android 2.1. No price or specific release date has been released yet, but more android phones are defiantly welcome to the north!
HTC Legend to debut next month
Feb 14th
The previously leaked HTC Legend is coming to dutch carrier KPN next month. It will feature a 5mp camera, 600mhz processor, 256mb of ram, and of course a micro sd card for added expandable storage. The device will also feature a beautiful 3.2 inch HVGA AMOLED screen. This device has HTC’s well known “chin” design, which is either loved or hated depending on who you talk to. There is also the newer style “trackpad” design instead of the regular android trackball that we’ve all known. All other features such as GPS, wifi, and bluetooth are pretty standard on smartphones. There is currently no additional info on pricing. More pictures below… More >
HTC Scorpion Leaked?
Feb 13th
A code string linked anonymously on Tuesday to AndroidSPIN suggests that HTC may be in the process of developing a new Android smartphone rumored to be released under the name of “Scorpion,” also known as to HTC employees as the “Olympian.” The Scorpion would use the 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, which would give it the ability to play 1080p video. It would also use the FRE65C build of Android 2.2, an update which Google has codenamed “Froyo.” WiMAX is referenced in a line of the leaked code, More >
Rogers releases waiver for people who refuse to update Dream/Magic
Feb 11th
If you are already running a modded version of android for your dream or magic on rogers, but still do not have you 3g data, rogers has released a waiver you can fill out and get your data back regardless of your software version. It will re-enable your data after submitting it without forcing you to use any of their new software updates, letting you retain root with your older radios.
Rogers brings back free Dream to Magic upgrade; Sense UI and 911 fix installed
Feb 10th
Twitter Rogers rep @RogersMary made a post on HowardForums today stating that the free dream to magic upgrade has started back up again… see what she has to say below…
“Hi Everyone. I can confirm that the Dream to Magic upgrade promotion is up and running again:
- Current Rogers customers who activated a new Rogers HTC Dream through Dec. 31, 2009 – either through upgrade or a new activation – may upgrade that device to an HTC Magic for a limited time.
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T-Mobile HTC Magic gets increased specs
Feb 10th
The T-Mobile HTC Magic (Known as the myTouch 3G as per T-Mobile’s branding) has recently received a spec “bump”, with added 3.5mm headphone jack, 288mb of ram, 8gb sdcard, and a few extra installed apps like the Barcode scanner and Visual Voicemail. It also includes the new Swype input system for on screen typing, replacing the original Android keyboard. T-Mobile currently sells it at $150 for a 2 year contract, everything else on the device is the same as the original myTouch 3G, including aesthetics.
Milestone release date moved back?
Feb 10th
The February 18th release date for the Motorola Milestone on Telus appears to have been removed from Best Buy’s mobile page. Could this mean a longer wait?
Customers who planned to preorder from Best Buy can still do so, however, although we no longer have confirmation of the release date from anyone…
Nexus One Ninja Unboxing
Feb 8th
Alright, alright, I know this video is a few weeks old already, but it is pretty awesome so I figure ill post it here.
HTC Legend pics leak: Sense UI; Aluminum casing welcomed
Feb 8th
This is the second device this week to leak from HTC, with the HTC Incredible being the first. Seems like someone over at HTC can’t keep things on the low-down… not that that’s a bad thing 
