Day: August 16, 2010

” If you’re the proud owner of a brand new AT&T BlackBerry Torch, hopefully you are tickled-pink with your device thus far. New formfoctor, new OS, and new look. It’s a pretty good combination… and while I don’t have one in-hand at the moment, my overall impressions of the device after having spent some quality time with it are pretty darn good. Getting back to the heart of the matter here, if you’re into BlackBerry OS updates, ensuring your device has the latest and greatest, there’s already an official OS leak for Torch owners. AT&T has posted OS 6.0.0.141 for the BlackBerry Torch 9800, and you can grab it right here. This isn’t a leak, it’s the real official deal… get it now! As with any OS update, be sure to backup your device and take all necessary precautions before you proceed. After the update, feel free to drop us a note here to let us know of any cool changes or features built into this one. Happy OS 6 updating, 9800 users!” via intomobile.com

“At 4.90 x 2.54 x 0.56 inches the Epic 4G can’t really be called discrete. It’s a hefty chunk of matte and gloss finish black and silver plastic, wider than the DROID X, and with Samsung eschewing metal but still opting for premium materials that feel suitably high-end. We’d generally prefer metal construction, but the weight impact on the Epic 4G would likely have been significant (already it’s 5.46oz). Up top there’s a 3.5mm headphone socket together with a microUSB port covered with a sliding door; on the left edge is the volume rocker and on the right the power/lock key and a camera shortcut. Under the Teflon-coated bowed back panel is a microSD slot, with Samsung including a 16GB card in the box and the Epic 4G supporting up to 32GB cards. There’s also the sizeable 1,500mAh battery.” Read more here:

“It’s well known that Samsung are planning on releasing an Android tablet, but the South Korean firm looks to be wanting to encroach upon Apple’s territory a little further by releasing an Android powered rival to the iPod Touch. The device has been making an appearance in some pictures released onto the web and will apparently be known as the YP-MB2. If the name is all that catchy it should at least do better in the looks department, resembling a Samsung Galaxy S as it does. To be blunt the device is pretty much a Samsung Galaxy S through and through, minus the phone features of course. Oh and the camera is bumped dwon to a 3 MP effort, but still fine for general picture taking. The rest of the specifications should remain the same e.g. 1 GHz Snapdragon, 4 inch SAMOLED screen, etc.” via mobile-review.com