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The red-headed stepchild to Windows Phone 7, the Kin One and Kin Two finally received a release date and price. Both will come to Verizon Wireless’ website on May 6th and brick and mortar stores on the 13th. The Kin One will set you back $50 and the Kin Two $100, after requisite two year contract and $100 mail in rebate. The shocker comes at the requirement of a $29.99/month Smartphone data plan on top of a voice plan.
While T-Mobile is presumably years away from offering 4G to its customers, its European parent company, Deutsche Telecom, is looking into how to bring T-Mo’s LTE to the states. In a partnership with New York hedge fund, Harbinger Capital, T-Mo hopes to buy some air space and shoot out those lovely Mbps to the adoring fans. The group was also to have said that a 4G satellite network is being investigated, to provide 4G to a larger footprint. No deal has been penned, but T-Mo should have no issue waiting a little while longer, since it has been pushing 21 Mbps over its 3G and is expanding that in the mean time.
LG has announced the May 20th release of their first Android powered smartphone, the LG Ally. In order to inundate us with the features of this new phone, LG has called upon this summer’s blockbuster superhero, Iron Man. Not too surprising, if you remember LG had a similar tactic for a special edition LG Shine when the original Iron Man was released back in 2008. The Ally will run Android 2.1, the latest version of the Google backed operating system with an arsenal of mechanized tech to make you drool. Specs include a 3.5 inch AMOLED display, 5 megapixel camera that will record 720p HD video and a 1 Ghz Snapdragon processor. While we all want but can’t have Iron Man’s awesome HUD, the Ally does come preloaded with software for augmented reality, giving users a very unique experience. Expect to see the phone steal some lime-light from Tony Stark(yeah, right!) when the movie hits theaters on May 7th.
Folks, this one is an EXCLUSIVE, brought to you thanks to an anonymous friend. He was lucky enough to get his hands on the new GPS specific cellphone made by garmin, the GarminFone.
It also seems Garmin has done justice by including a series of apps to allow you a better commute. This includes “Flight Status,” a Document Viewer, and the typical phone features in the custom Garmin menu system.
According to our tipster, the device is a modified Android device, which has a customized menu system that allows you utilize the built in GPS (Which, unlike Google Maps, does not require a internet connection.) However, it does not neglect exclusive and important internet functions, such as traffic, that you’d normally have to pay for extra on a TomTom or exclusive GPS Device.
Most interesting is a app labeled “Garmin Voice Studio.” Looks like the next favorite voice on your GPS will be you!
Read on for the full story and more pics!
Watch out USCC Fans! U.S. Cellular has confirmed that coming this summer, they intend to release the Samsung Acclaim, an upcoming Android phone,
Not to mention among other Android Devices, it sure seems this carrier won’t get left behind
Keep checking back here at PPCGeeks to find out more information on the devices and other press releases!
Hello Users!
Courtesy of Verizon Wireless, we here at PPCGeeks.Com took a moment and got in depth with the Motorola Droid, a luxury Android smartphone.
Since Q4 of 2009, the DROID has taken the smartphone world by storm. Advertised as a sleek, cool, and perhaps “Nerd” oriented with its “DROID Does” ad campaign, this device holds true to the rumors of excellence.
As we were reviewing it, Android 2.1 was released as an update to the device. With new and anticipated features such as pinch to zoom on the webkit browser, it was quite an exciting experiencing to get a good look at it, and compare it up with the Touch Pro2.
So READ ON! And find out which device we preferred in our review, the equally priced Touch Pro2 or Motorola DROID!
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