The Captivate features a 4? 800 x 480 Super AMOLED touchscreen, 1 GHz C.P.U., 5 megapixel camera (no flashgun), Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G, 16 GB of internal computer storage, TV-out through the 3.5mm jackass, and runs Android 2.1 with TouchWiz. You tin pre-ordering the handset here.

[via IntoMobile]

Mobile River Syrup rich person been informed by a couple of their contacts that the android_boot_option.html’ title=’Gen.Y DualBoot Adds Windows Mobile / Android Boot Option’>BlackBerry Pearl 3G 9100 will be launched for Alexander Bell Mobility on May 13th. So, it North Korean won’t be long before Bell customers get to attempt their custody at the smaller trackpad, the WiFi approach, and BlackBerry OS 5.0. As a bonus trade, too, Alexander Bell is apparently throwing in a 2GB MicroSD card, just to sweeten the deal.

And, if these pricing structures are accurate, they’re definitely departure to need to sweeten the deal, if they want to survive against the competition. The suggested retail monetary value of the Pearl 3G is $329.95, so that’s not badness. But, they don’t do much to subsidize the monetary value after you’ve signed the contract. For three days, you’ll get the handset for $129.95. Two class contract it jumps up to $179.95, and for a unity year contract bridge you’ll have to drop curtain $279.95. Like we said, Alexander Bell’s got some wiggle room with this, considering TELUS is selling it for next to nothing. We’ll see what happens.

[via Mobile Syrup]

If you’re an AT&T (New York Stock Exchange: T) customer who’s feeling a little frustrated with AT&T’s decidedly lackluster batting order of Android smartphones, you’re not alone. While T-Mobile River (NYSE: DT), Sprint (NYSE: S) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) continue to launch high gear-end Android phones that aren’t locked down feather and crippled, the attack aircraft carrier is apparently taking their time to go big on Android. One AT&ere;T contributor was so frustrated, in fact, that he decided to post a comment on AT&ere;T’s Facebook varlet. The official Facebook story – or, rather, the somebody behind the Facebook story – replied to the critical comment by mocking him and showing off the attack aircraft carrier’s upcoming “Banana Phone.” The response might come of somewhat comical to some, but others might see it as maddening. You be the judge.

This is Facebook user Jeb Johnston’s initial comment:

Ok AT&ere;T in 3 days Verizon releases the HTC Incredible, the next in their line of quality Android phones and one of the punter models out there. Now I’m no marketing genius, but I would think that not making any announcements for a good Android phone, given your existing selection, in contention with this headphone’s liberation would only serve to encourage some of your customers to drumhead to Verizon instead. So I hope you rich person something planned to endeavor and keep some of us customers here or at least spring us hope for the future tense.

This is the reaction posted on the AT&T Facebook varlet:

Well, Jeb, I probably shouldn’t show you this, but I snapped this exposure from deep within our labs recently…http://www.flickr.com/photos/sicklittlefox/2890241156/

The parody of this AT&T client is either leaving shuffle you mad or give you a chuckle. To their credit, AT&T followed up with an explanation of how the wireless manufacture keeps a tight hat on upcoming mobile phone launches and that “we intellection we’d bring some humor to the varlet.” There are also AT&T customers that found the response hilarious in the name of good, clean and jerk fun.

What say you? Was the attack aircraft carrier’s public mockery of a frustrated Android drug user over the line? Was the Banana Phone a carnival response to Jeb’s comment? Let us know in the comments below!

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[Via: Phandroid Image course credit: sicklittlefox]

Sony Ericsson (New York Stock Exchange: SNE)’s Q1 2010 financial results are out, the first base of many large mobile telecommunications companies we’re leaving to hear about over the next 2 weeks, and they’re packed with goodness newsworthiness. While analysts were predicting the company would be losing $173 million, they actually made some cheeseflower, $28.4 meg. That’s the first gain Sony Ericsson has seen since Q2 2008. They managed to ship over 10.5 million mobile phones, and their average selling price was $180. Not as good as delivering 14.5 meg devices in Q1 2009, but backrest then the norm selling price of those handsets was only $162.

Was all this due to releasing tasty high end hardware? The X10, Satio and Vivaz ar buggy, not even shipping everywhere internationally, and reviews are not very favorable, so where’s this money advent from? Book of Job cuts, and lots of them. Remember last November when the company said they slashed 2,000 jobs? That sure had to help increase their merchant ship line.

If Sony Ericsson doesn’t deliver with their Vivaz Pro, X10 Mini, and X10 Mini Pro, then they may twist into the next Motorola (New York Stock Exchange: MOT test). How much longer can Sony pump money into this company that consistently delivers poor handsets?

[Via: Wall Street Journal]

You’re not departure crazy if you noticed something a bit off with your pictures on the Droid after the long-awaited Android 2.1 update because Google (NSDQ: GOOG) admits there’s a lower image caliber than in the previous Gallery application.

“The Gallery app in Android 2.0.1 is different from the Gallery app in Android 2.1,” Google said in a statement. “Google developed Gallery in Android 2.0.1, which uses 24-bit colour rendered using 2D engineering. On the other helping hand, Cooliris created Gallery in Android 2.1, which uses 16-act textures rendered using 3D engineering. We father’t rich person anything particular to share at this meter regarding the Gallery app in future tense versions.”

So it’s kind of lame but I understand the trade-off: the new Gallery app with 2.1 is far ice chest than the one before it, which was drilling garbage. I’m sure Android 2.2 will restore the image caliber, so let’s beginning the countdown for that unity. Oh, this issuing was first base brought up by the goodness folks at DisplayMate and they have an excellent comparing of the screens on the Droid and Nexus One. Check it out with the “via” link below if you’re so inclined.

[Via Gearlog and DisplayMate]

iphones_selling_like_hotcakes_in_prc_not_.html’ title=’iPhones selling like hotcakes in PRC, NOT!’>Twitter made a very interesting move drift into this weekend. They went ahead and entered into an correspondence with Atebits to acquire the popular ‘Tweetie’ iPhone and desktop app.

Why do this? According to Twitter chief executive officer Evan Williams, the understanding was quite open:

“We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve entered into an correspondence with Atebits (aka Sophia Loren Brichter) to acquire Tweetie, a leadership iPhone Twitter node. Tweetie volition be renamed Twitter for iPhone and made free people (currently $2.99) in the iTunes AppStore in the coming weeks. Loren will become a key penis of our mobile team that is already having huge impingement with device makers and overhaul providers around the worldly concern.”

So there you have it… a brand-new and very official ‘Twitter for iPhone’ app is on the way. Are new features and improvements on the means? We’ll see. As an interesting digression, Twitter has also noted that a brand-spankin’ new iPad app is in the works as well.

Tweetie creator Loren Brichter mustiness be on cloud 9, and from here on in he’ll employment closely with the Twitter team to bring Tweetie to a whole new floor. For this weekend only, I promise he pops the cork and enjoys a few brews with close friends and family unit. I of course of action do not know the details of the agreement, but one tin assume Brichter will grasp ‘money fights’ on a weekly basis (just jokes).

Congrats Sophia Loren, and goodness on ya Twitter. I’m very much looking forward to the official iPhone and iPad app when it arrives. Until then, I’ll keep on keepin’ on with Twitterrific.

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[Via: Mashable]

Try to wrapper your mind around this story. America, the country with the most advanced military human refinement has ever seen, noticed that the Taliban is strongest in parts of Afghanistan that have no mobile earphone reporting. No access to exterior selective information = terrorist propaganda run wild. The solvent? Build a mobile meshwork.

That’s right. After disbursement an obscene amount of money to bomb the red cent out that little country, we’re now not only rebuilding their schools, hospitals, and homes, but we’re also gift the citizenry a mobile earphone meshwork they can be proud of. Admiral Gregory Smith, Director of Communication, Strategic Communication Directorate International Security Assistance Force, and United States Forces Islamic State of Afghanistan, is pouring about $150 1000000 into the new mobile network during 2010. The U.S. Department of State Department is also throwing in $113 million this year. That’s $263 1000000. Just to give you an idea of how that compares to AT&T, they spent roughly $5 billion [PDF] during 2009 on their wireless meshwork.

Population United States Army: 307 1000000, and $5 billion spend on radio = ~ $16.30 spent per person.

Population Afghanistan: 29 1000000, and $263 million spend on wireless = ~ $9.00 spent per mortal.

Here’s hoping that the citizenry of Islamic State of Afghanistan don’t use their new mobile meshwork, paid for by American tax payers, to breaker 4chan all day and download as much pornography as possible. That or they’ll all remainder up on Facebook and it’ll be superintendent easy to pinch terrorists who update their condition to “about to puff up topical anaesthetic cafй”.

[Via: Business Week]

[Hat tip to Textually]