Microsoft to WinMo 6.5 devices: You want WinPho 7? You can’t handle WinPho 7!

Earlier this week we told you guys that Windows Mobile 6.5 was going to stick around after Windows Phone 7 hits the masses. It would even take on a new name — Windows Phone Classic. With everyone sticking around and playing nice at this party, you’d think that maybe current WinMo 6.5 handsets might get [...]

T-Mobile gives an HTC HD2 reminder, now with more fun!

Last week, T-Mobile teased us all with a little jab on Twitter about the HTC HD2 that it will be shipping soon. It was exciting and, to be frank, it made me a little antsy. As promised, T-Mobile announced new features for the HD2 at Mobile World Congress today and I’ve gotta say, it isn’t [...]

Some Good News, and Some Bad News, About Adobe Flash 10.1 [Flash]

The good news first: Adobe’s promising Flash 10.1 is going to hit smartphones—Android, WebOS, Windows Mobile—and desktops in the “first half” of this year, a slightly less squishy date. And it’ll come over the air. The bad part?
Well it’s bad for Android, anyway: You’re gonna need Android 2.1. At least. Because it provides some [...]

Nvidia launches second generation of portable gadget Tegra processors

Nvidia is today announcing its Tegra 2 processor, a second-generation chip for powerful portable web-connected devices.
The new chip, unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show, means that portable devices will not only be able to play high-definition video — which is possible with the original Tegra launched in the middle of last year — it will [...]

Is this the HTC Leo aka Firestone?

Here’s a rendering of the purported Snapdragon powered HTC Leo aka Firestone. According to WMPowerUser’s sources, the Firestone will be a media-centric device with hot-swappable microSD card and rather large speakers on the front and back. Aside from the 1GHz Qualcomm processor, the WinMo device will include a 5-megapixel AF camera with dual-LED flash, Wi-Fi, [...]

HTC Leo gets spec’d; mmmmm, Snapdragon

Earlier this week we reported some rumored details of the upcoming HTC Leo and today it looks like things are now getting flushed out a bit. Actually, it looks like the Leo may turn out the be the HTC Firestone we first saw back in January. While all this is still in the rumor [...]

App Roundup: four apps that try to make a good game better

When you can’t think of your own original game, steal someone else’s and make it better (or don’t). That’s the motto of this week’s app roundup, where we feature four games that attempt to improve on an existing classic.
App #1: The iPhone is just perfect for racing games, and so many have been made for [...]