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- After A Failure To Launch, LG enV Pro Gets Reborn As The LG Genesis For US Cellular
- T-Mobile 21Mbps HSPA+ Goes Live In Scranton, PA (And 2 Other Cities)
- Now It’s Official: Guinness Certifies Optimus 2X As First Dual-Core Smartphone
- The Finger-nose Stylus Is, As Far As We Can Tell, Not A Joke
- $61,000 Phone Makes Calls, Texts
- RIM Sold 150 Million Phones In 12 Years, 15 Million Last Quarter
| After A Failure To Launch, LG enV Pro Gets Reborn As The LG Genesis For US Cellular Posted: 03 May 2011 03:31 PM PDT
Remember the LG enV Pro? Intended to launch back in November 2010 on Verizon as the first clamshell Android device, it sort of just… disappeared. Nearly 6 months after its first lap around the rumor mill, we’ve yet to see a thing. While VZW may have scrapped the enV Pro (or just delayed it indefinitely) for reasons unknown, it looks like LG hasn’t given up on it just yet; this morning, the enV Pro is making its triumphant return to the rumor mill — but this time, it’s for US Cellular and branded the “LG Genesis”. Our buds over at AndroidCentral managed to dig up all the details, from the shot up above to a full spec sheet. Here’s what’s inside:
As you’d expect from anything that once carried the enV name, this one’s neither ultra high-end nor too deep on the low-end; it comes in somewhere around the lower end of the mid-range, and will likely be targeted at folks who want a messaging phone with a bit of extra kick. Looking at what US Cellular offers currently, I’d expect this one to launch at around $150 after contract and rebates are accounted for.
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| T-Mobile 21Mbps HSPA+ Goes Live In Scranton, PA (And 2 Other Cities) Posted: 03 May 2011 02:36 PM PDT
Poor, poor Michael Scott. Just days after he finally gathered up the gusto to leave Dunder-Mifflin, ol’ Scranton, PA is at long last getting support for T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network. Sure, Holly is cute and all — but come on, it’s 21 megabit per second wireless data! Surely that’d have been enough to make him stay? Maybe? Hopefully? Dang it, Steve Carell, just come back. Also getting support for the network (but not so easily squeezed into pop culture references): Wilkes Barre, PA, Ft. Meyers, FL, and Pueblo, CO. All in all, T-Mobile’s “4G-ish” network is now flowing in right around 170 regions.
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| Now It’s Official: Guinness Certifies Optimus 2X As First Dual-Core Smartphone Posted: 03 May 2011 11:34 AM PDT
You and I knew that already, of course — we already reviewed the thing, and confirmed it’s the most powerful phone out there right now. Not dripping with personality, exactly, but for the few applications of a dual-core processor of that caliber (HD video, games), it works like a charm. But how long before a new one comes along and knocks the 2X from the top of the heap? Not long, I’ll wager. [via Android Central and Phone Arena]
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| The Finger-nose Stylus Is, As Far As We Can Tell, Not A Joke Posted: 03 May 2011 09:48 AM PDT
We’ve all been there: you’re relaxing in the bath (or, as real men call it, the “ultra masculine germ-drowning station”), tappin’ away on your iPhone. Your left hand holds your $500+ handset inches above its certain electronic execution; your right hand is playing Angry Birds. In between shots, you unwittingly drop your right hand into the water — oh no! Now that hand is useless! You can’t use your wet hand on a touchscreen! You try to use your hair as a towel, forgetting that you already dunked your head and/or you’re bald. You’re stuck, and you were so friggin’ close to finally getting 3 stars on this level! Growing tired of having to bring his iPhone sessions to an end just because of silly things like water, Dominic Wilcox invented the Finger-nose Stylus. It is, as you may have gathered from the name (or, you know, the photo up there) a stylus.. for your nose. As far as we can tell, it’s not for sale; it’s just the latest creation in a one-per-day speed creating project he’s undertaking. Sorry folks, but if you want to look like a crazy cyborg Pinocchio, you’re going to have to bust out the ol’ craft box.
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| $61,000 Phone Makes Calls, Texts Posted: 03 May 2011 08:09 AM PDT
Say, for the sake of argument, you’re a minor league baseball player forced to spend $30 million in 30 days in order to get an inheritance of $300 million, but you can’t keep anything you buy. How would you do it? Well, you could start by buying a few hundred of these $61,000 cellphones and give them to homeless people with some SIM cards! That’s right: the Æsir is a gold or “metal” phone that makes calls and sends texts. No Android, not smartphone stuff, just calls. Some of the most beautiful calls you’ll ever make.
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| RIM Sold 150 Million Phones In 12 Years, 15 Million Last Quarter Posted: 03 May 2011 06:14 AM PDT
There are plenty of reasons RIM will last out this decade and there are plenty of reasons – namely the rise of Android devices – that it won’t. However, I worry that the 15 million number will dwindle as business consumers get more choice and more options. End-to-end security isn’t important when you have, for example, secure webmail or a secure connection to a web app. That said, the new Bold is quite handsome. I hope it’s enough to keep crackberry enthusiasts, well, enthused.
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These days there are records for being the first person to the office, or finding the biggest pebble on your driveway, so let’s not freak out here, but Guinness World Records has indeed confirmed that LG’s Optimus 2x is 
I don’t often like to post “numbers” news since we’re hardware guys, but this particular stat sticks out: Mike Lazaridis just reported that BlackBerry sold 150 million phones in the past 12 years and sold 15 million last quarter. To put this into perspective, Nokia | You are subscribed to email updates from MobileCrunch To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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