http://nexgenphone.info Hot news and headlines from the mobile phone industry, provides daily reviews and previews of the latest phones, your gate to the next gen mobile phone Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:04:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Filed under: Software We know how it goes — once you get your Windows Mobile setup situated how you enjoy it, making tweaks is a rare, rare occurrence. To that end, you probably passed on the highly hazardous first beta of the WebKit-based Iris browser. At long last, the entirely ... http://nexgenphone.info/2008/11/19/webkit-based-iris-browser-for-windows-mobile-hits-beta-v2/ Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, ATT, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, UMTS If there’s some pressing matter that’s preventing you from making it out to an AT&T store, there’s a plan B you might want to investigate now that the carrier’s website has started offering the Samsung Eternity for sale. It’ll run you ... http://nexgenphone.info/2008/11/17/att-starts-to-hawk-samsung-eternity-online/ Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Android Google may still only be the number two search engine in China, but it looks like it’s starting to make some serious inroads into the sketchy cellphone market in the country, with the Android-based G1 reportedly now “pouring into China” though some dubious channels, and ... http://nexgenphone.info/2008/11/14/g1s-said-to-be-pouring-into-china-selling-for-big-bucks/ Filed under: EV-DO, MVNOs, CDMA, Misc So, you like talkin’, do you? What’s that? Not a fan of contracts? Looks like MetroPCS may just have something right down your alley with the new Unlimited Nationwide plan. Stated plan enables subscribers to chat in an unlimited fashion in over 300 cities in ... http://nexgenphone.info/2008/11/11/metropcs-expands-coverage-with-unlimited-nationwide-plan/ Filed under: Sprint, Misc Sprint’s year just keeps getting worse. After losing over 900,000 customers last quarter while posting a $344 million loss, the company insistent on advertising with faux soap operas and in black and white (and yellow) is hanging its head once more. During Q3, the carrier saw ... http://nexgenphone.info/2008/11/11/sprint-posts-q3-net-loss-of-326-million-sees-13-million-subs-leave/ Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA Not that you don’t already have an awesome idea of what HTC’s luscious Touch HD looks like from all the hands-on love it’s been receiving overseas, but how’s about an official unboxing in Italy to really put the cherry on top? ... http://nexgenphone.info/2008/11/10/italian-htc-touch-hd-gets-unboxed-looks-highly-desirable/ Filed under: Handsets, Software, Android Current firmware updates may have aimed to close down such shenanigans, but it looks they were a little too slow to stop Jay Freeman (a.k.a. Saurik) from going to town with his newly jailbroken G1 and installing Debian on the handset. What’s more, he apparently ... http://nexgenphone.info/2008/11/10/debian-gets-ported-to-the-g1-makes-nice-with-android/ Filed under: Multimedia, Nokia, Misc Details are pretty scant at the moment, but Eastman Kodak Company has entered into a mysterious patent license agreement with Nokia. All we’re told is that the deal will enable each outfit “access to the other’s intellectual property portfolio,” and it’ll also provide “significant benefits ... http://nexgenphone.info/2008/11/10/kodak-signs-into-patent-cross-license-agreement-with-nokia/ The AT&T Fuze looks similar to the HTC Touch Pro because it’s exactly the same phone. We know the carrier is coming but we have absolutely no idea about when that’s going to happen. People are talking, and what… Via [Mobilewhack] Share This Share This http://nexgenphone.info/2008/11/07/rumored-att-fuze-to-arrive-this-week/ If the 8220 Pearl Flip is the smartphone you’d purchase this week in Canada, then go look the Pearl Flip up. The BlackBerry 8220 is going to be shipped to Rogers stores this Wednesday, October 29th. You will get… Via [Mobilewhack] Share This Share This http://nexgenphone.info/2008/11/07/blackberry-8220-pearl-flip-coming-from-rogers-october-29th/