International Data Corporation (IDC) keeps meticulous records of who ships what in the mobile phone space and today they’re reporting that shipments for the first half of 2010 totaled 620.6 million units, up 18.5% from the 523.5 million units shipped during the first two quarters of 2009. If that isn’t a sign that the economy is recovering, then I don’t know what is. . . . → Read More: IDC: Mobile phone shipments up 18.5% compared to the first half of 2009
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Happy Friday all. Thought I’d share a little BlackBerry theme love with you folks this fine morning . . . → Read More: BlackBerry Theme of the Day: Retnio by HedoneDesign If you’ve been thinking about getting yourself a new Verizon phone is either considered a “3G Smartphone” or a “3G Multimedia” device, which pretty much covers any phone you are likely to want from Big Red, you’ll be happy to hear that you can get a $30 credit for each 3G handset you buy. Our Verizon source is telling us that, starting tomorrow, July 30th, the No. 1 wireless carrier in the US (by subscriber count) will entice customers to “rule the air” with this little cash-back incentive program. . . . → Read More: Verizon offering customers $30 credit for each 3G phone purchase It was almost two months ago when T-Mobile USA introduced a trio of LG phones — dLite, GS-170 and Sentio — and now we’ve found out they are offering them on a discount. It seems people were not interested in those particular models, hence the operator decided to spice up the offering. . . . → Read More: T-Mobile discounts a trio of LG phones: dLite, GS-170 and Sentio Samsung is out with the next list of top Bada apps . . . . → Read More: Samsung is out with the new top Bada apps list UK’s Crime Prevention Minister James Brokenshire announced a new deal with recycling companies under which they [companies] will use stolen handset database when accepting phones for recycling. The idea is to close a loophole that enabled thieves to sell about 100,000 mobile phones a year. At the moment, about 90% of handsets stolen in the UK are blocked across all networks within 48 hours of reporting. . . . → Read More: Phone recyclers in the UK to use stolen handset database Even though the Motorola Droid X is still seemingly sold out , that’s certainly not stopping Verizon from trying to push you to buy one. . . . → Read More: Verizon pushing Motorola Droid X ads into your inbox Cricket it set to launch the Kyocera ZIO as the pre-paid carrier’s (and manufacturer’s) first Android handset. . . . → Read More: Kyocera Zio coming to Cricket next month? Do you want a Palm Pre Plus for AT&T ? Thinking that $149.99 just might be a little too steep for a piece of hardware that might soon take a back seat to some new HP toys and a new version of webOS ? . . . → Read More: Palm Pre Plus for AT&T Now Just $99.99 with Contract The Dell Streak is one huge device, and it apparently comes with an equally large sticker price on AT&T. While we’re used to seeing smartphones for just $199, even the bigger Android devices like the HTC EVO 4G and Motorola Droid X, both with 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreens, the Streak may be the exception. . . . → Read More: Dell Streak Will Set You Back $299 on Contract with AT&T |
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