Marissa Reese

Apple Fixture Installation at Best Buy scheduled for October 21st could be iPhone 5 launch

September 4, 2011

The folks over at Thisismynext, received an internal memo for Best Buy shedding some details about a mysterious Apple fixture scheduled to be installed on Friday, October 21st. If you’ve managed to keep up with all of the iPhone 5 rumors, the date lines up with an anticipated mid-October release. We are 4 days into September and [...]

LG Thrill 4G glasses-free 3D smartphone now available at AT&T, Best Buy, and Costco

September 4, 2011

The LG Thrill 4G, AT&T’s very first 3D smartphone, is available for purchase directly from the carrier. The Thrill 4G features a 4.3-inch glasses-free 3D display, 1GHz dual-core processor, Android 2.2 Froyo with LG’s custom user interface on top, and dual 5-megapixel cameras for 2D/3D pictures and capturing video. If you’re interested in the LG Thrill 4G [...]

HTC Jetstream 4G LTE tablet now available for purchase at AT&T for $699 with a two-year commitment

September 4, 2011

The HTC Jetstream, AT&T’s 4G LTE tablet, is now available for purchase directly from the carrier. The HTC Jetstream is on sale for $699 with a two-year commitment. If you’d rather do it without being tied down you can purchase the HTC Jetstream without a contract for $850. The HTC Jetstream is jam packed with [...]

Costco knows a thing or two about competitive pricing AT&T LG Thrill 4G $29.99 on September 4th

August 31, 2011

The LG Thrill 4G is finally hitting store shelves September 4th. You can purchase the LG Thrill 4G directly from an AT&T store for $99.99. If you don’t like instant rebates and on top of that you want to save some cash you can purchase the LG Thrill 4G from Radioshack for $79.99. If you want [...]

Special edition HTC Sensation in the works with 1.5GHz dual-core processor and Beats By Dre

August 31, 2011

Move over HTC Vigor and HTC Runnymede because the HTC Sensation might have a trick or two up its sleeve. If a document that CNet got a hold of is true the HTC Sensation might be getting some upgrades internally. According to CNet a special edition HTC Sensation will contain a faster processor, more internal [...]

Sprint is changing ETFs starting September 9th from $200 to $350 on “advanced devices”

August 31, 2011

Let’s hope and pray that in this instance when Sprint follows something that AT&T and Verizon has already done that it’s a one time thing. Sprint has announced that they are raising the price of their early termination fees (ETF) 75% from $200 to $350 starting September 9th. What is an advanced device you might [...]

Gingerbread coming to HTC Incredible and HTC Thunderbolt in September

August 31, 2011

HTC announced on its Twitter account that the HTC Incredible and HTC Thunderbolt will be getting Android 2.3 sometime in September. There is no specific date and September is right around the corner so let’s cross our fingers and hope the updates come sooner rather than later. Via HTC

AT&T LG Thrill 4G launches at Radioshack this week

August 31, 2011

We already got confirmation from AT&T about their launch of the LG Thrill 4G, which is all fine and dandy, but here’s something better. Radioshack will sell the LG Thrill 4G for $79.99 on all new and upgrades with two-year commitments. If you want to buy the LG Thrill outright you’ll be dishing out $549.99 the [...]

HTC Runnymede rumored specs leak 4.7-inch display and Beats headphones included

August 31, 2011

Is bigger always better? According to the folks over at Pocketnow, HTC has a 4.7-inch WVGA phone coming in time for the holidays codenamed the HTC Runnymede. Besides the massive 4.7-inch 480×800 display, the Runnymede will be one of the first phones to contain Beats By Dre headphones in the box. HTC Runnymede will also [...]

LG Thrill 4G finally coming to AT&T Sunday 9/4 for $99.99

August 29, 2011

Good news for those of you who have been patiently waiting, and waiting, and waiting for AT&T’s LG Thrill 4G to launch. The LG Thrill 4G was originally supposed to launch August 7th and then was delayed to August 21st but now according to the Facebook page of AT&T you can get your hands on [...]

HTC Vigor

August 27, 2011

At first glance you probably thought you were looking at the HTC Incredible 3 just like I did. The image above, that Droid-Life managed to get a hold of shows a handset that closely resembles the HTC Droid Incredible 1 and 2. Upon observation, the front of the handset has a front-facing camera tucked in [...]

HTC Holiday Smiles For The Camera

August 27, 2011

Are you just as excited as I am about all of the leaked LTE devices here in the USA? Last month photos surfaced of a California, cracked screen HTC Holiday that a lucky techie snagged off of Craigslist. Luckily this time around there isn’t a cracked display and one of the pictures shows off a [...]

Group Photo Leaks Of Soon To Be Announced Samsung Galaxy S IIs

August 26, 2011

Well what do we have here? By the looks of things it looks like we have T-Mobile’s Samsung Hercules, Sprint’s Samsung Epic Touch 4G, and AT&T’s Samsung Attain posing together for a group photo just days before Samsung’s press event Monday. Most of us have already seen T-Mobile’s Samsung Hercules and Sprint’s Epic Touch 4G [...]

T-Mobile Adding Pay Per Use Feature To Smartphone Accounts

August 25, 2011

Are you a T-Mobile customer with a smartphone without a data plan? All 11.4 million smartphones customers on T-Mobile will have a pay-per-use mobile web feature added to their accounts if they do not have a data plan. Customers will be notified prior to September 15th that the feature has been added and additional information [...]

Samsung Cease And Desist Letter Confirms Nexus Prime

August 25, 2011

Samsung the manufacturer of the current Nexus S has pretty much confirmed the existence of the Nexus Prime by sending out a cease and desist letter. There were rumors that the next flagship Nexus phone could possibly be manufactured by LG or Motorola after Google acquired them for $12.5 billion, but now we know Samsung [...]

No Samsung Galaxy S II/Function For Verizon Confirmed

August 25, 2011

According to The Wall Street Journal and its sources, Verizon will not be getting a version of the Samsung Galaxy S II which is expected to be announced for AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile this coming Monday. Verizon participated in carrying Samsung’s flagship phone the Samsung Fascinate last year. Verizon customers don’t get too sad you [...]

HTC Puccini AT&T LTE Support Confirmed

August 24, 2011

An anonymous tipster over at Engadget was gracious enough to provide some detailed specs and pictures of AT&T’s first tablet with LTE support built in. There is no release date, as the tablet is still in the testing phase according to the tipster. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the tablet sooner rather than later [...]

Blackberry Curve 9350 Coming To Sprint On 9/9 For $79.99

August 23, 2011

Have you had enough RIM news these last couple of day? No not yet, me either! This morning RIM announced the new Blackberry Curve 9350/9360/9370 and Sprint has made it clear it plans to launch the Blackberry Curve 9350 on September 9th for $79.99 with a two-year commitment and $50 mail-in-rebate. If you want to [...]

RIM Announces New Blackberry Curve 9350, 9360, 9370

August 23, 2011

If you’re in the market for a new Blackberry smartphone, but you passed on the new trio of Blackberry smartphones because the 9900/9930, 9810, and 9850/9860 weren’t quite what you were looking for, there is still hope. The new Blackberry Curve 9350/9360/9370 might be the Blackberry smartphone for you. If you’re in Canada, expect to [...]

Swype’s Latest Beta Now Available For All Android Users

August 23, 2011

Last week Sprint’s Samsung Nexus S 4G owners were able to get their hands on a new version of the Swype Beta keyboard software. Version 3.25 has been made available for all Android smartphone users in the beta program as long as you are not running Android 1.6 or earlier. Version 3.25 adds features like [...]

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