Droid Teardown Analysis by iSuppli Indicated BOM Cost of $188

Previously we mentioned about BOM (Bill of Materials) cost analysis of recently released Nexus One by iSuppli, now the company has further disclosed similar information for another famous smartphone, Motorola’s Droid, which dubbed to be one of the iPhone killers. Apparently, the Android OS smartphone is the most expensive among all, costing around $187.75 BOM (including $8.64 manufacturing cost) when compared to both Nexus One […]

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Google and T-Mobile Investigate on Nexus One Poor 3G Network Issue

Not long after the release of Google’s famous Nexus One Android 2.1 based smartphone, some consumers have started to initiate complaints with related to its poor reception of 3G network coverage under T-Mobile subscription, If you recall, when iPhone 3G was launched initially under AT&T, similar complaints were received but instead of finger pointing to service provider, it is believed that current situation is different […]

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Palm Pre Plus And Palm Pixi Plus webOS Phones To Hit Verizon Stores On January 25

Verizon Wireless and Palm have announced the upcoming launch of the new Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus smartphones, which bring the groundbreaking Palm webOS experience to Verizon Wireless customers, offering an unique, all-new 3G Mobile Hotspot feature that lets users share with up to 5 Wi-Fi-enabled devices like notebooks, netbooks, cameras, gaming devices or portable media players.

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Nexus One BOM Cost Estimation at $174 by iSuppli Teardown Analysis Report

The recently announced Nexus One smartphone from Google has gained much traction among consumer market and if you wonder how much would it cost for HTC to build the powerful Android 2.1 based mobile device, the BOM (Bill of Material) cost analysis report from iSuppli has an answer for you. According to iSuppli preliminary BOM cost report, it is estimated that the smartphone’ raw parts […]

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HTC Smart With HTC Sense Running On Qualcomm Brew MP (Mobile Platform)

HTC Corporation has introduced a new category of easy-to-use, affordable smartphones for the masses, named as HTC Smart, which features HTC Sense user interface (Make It Mine, Stay Close and Discover the Unexpected) to enable personal customization of each person’s own phone experience, running on Qualcomm Brew MP platform.

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Motorola BackFlip With MotoBlur Featuring Unique BackTrack Touch Panel

The well-known mobile phones maker, Motorola has announced the availability of its new Motorola BACKFLIP with MOTOBLUR, which can sync contacts, posts, messages, photos and more from sources like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Gmail, work as well as personal e-mail, and automatically deliver them to your home screen, combining the social saviness and personalization of MOTOBLUR with the multitasking performance of smartphone.

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Google Nexus One (Android 2.1) Wallpapers and Ringtones Free Download

Google Nexus One, which runs on Google Android 2.1 operating system, has been officially announced by Google and available for sales at the price of $529 for unlocked version of Nexus One without subscribing for any mobile service. Nexus One is powered by 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon, and packed with Google related apps.

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Google Nexus One Superphone With 3.7″ AMOLED Touchscreen And Android 2.1 OS

The well-known Internet giant, Google has officially announced the launch of its first own-brand smartphone, named as Google Nexus One (built by HTC), which combines large 3.7″ WVGA AMOLED touch screen, 5MP autofocus camera, 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset and voice-to-text feature in a single powerful device, based on latest Android 2.1 OS.

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Vision-Based Input Interface Technology for Next Generation Smartphones

A new year has just started and you may wonder what will be the next input technology that can be used to control mobile devices’ interface as a replacement for existing resistive/capacitive touches. While we have been hearing ClearPad 3000 multi-touch technology that can support up to ten fingers simultaneously for tablet PC, just recently a group of researchers in Tokyo University has demonstrated an […]

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Simple and Quick Way To Open iPhone 3G Casing Using Suction Cup

Generally, Apple’s 3G iPhone is so reliable that you won’t find much problem with it especially from hardware point of view. But if you are so unlucky in one day when realizing that your iPhone is out of normal operation and best is if you can still send it for warranty claim but if it is not, you may want to figure out the way […]

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Garmin Oregon 450 and 450t That Compatible With Garmin Connect And Custom Maps

Nowadays GPS devices have been widely used especially for turn-by-turn directions as it’s becoming more advances as compared to previously. The global leader satellite navigation, Garmin has announced its two new Oregon GPS devices which named as Oregon 450t and Oregon 450. These two outdoor devices have been designed to compatible with the online community at Garmin Connect and Garmin free Custom Maps utility for […]

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Kyocera Laylo And Domino Phones

Kyocera has announced its two new handsets which called as Kyocera Laylo and Domino at MetroPCS Communication Inc. Laylo is an eye-catching red “slider” with a soft-touch finish and a reflective twist that sliding it open reveals a hidden vanity mirror. Domino is a bar-style phone that comes in red and sport features beyond the norm at its entry-level price point.

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