When it comes to rolling out Android updates, HTC certainly has a better track record than most other manufacturers out there. Over the past year, we’ve seen HTC push out Android 2.1 to the majority of their first generation Android handsets and the majority of their second generation of Android phones have been updated to Android 2.2. While it’s nice to have a good track record, we’re pretty sure most you are are wondering if HTC phone you currently own will be getting a taste of Gingerbread (Android 2.3). HTC has not released any specifics quite yet, but did state: “We are excited about the OS update coming for Android, and while HTC will definitely have some phones running this OS, we do not have a specific timeframe for new phones or updates at this time. Please stay tuned for more details.”
















Our best guess if that HTC will be rolling out Android 2.3 to their newest phones first. We’re nearly 100% confident that the HTC Desire HD and Desire Z will be the first to receive the update, followed by the T-Mobile G2, myTouch 4G, EVO 4G, DROID Incredible, and the original Desire. While Google has no specific hardware requirements for Android 2.3, we would certainly not be surprised if HTC decides not up update any phone that does not have 1GHz or second generation processor.

For now, all we have are our educated guesses. Let’s hope HTC decides to give us a few more details on what the Android 2.3 upgrade strategy will be in the next few weeks.

Timmy.

Source: TechRadar

iPad 2 may start shipping by end of February 2011

Warm up your credit cards: Digitimes reports that the next-generation iPad may start shipping as early as late February of 2011. Digitimes' Taiwanese sources claim that Foxconn, Apple's leading product manufacturer, will ship the next-gen iPad within the next 100 days, with an initial shipment run of 400,000-600,000 units.

The current iPad, announced in late January, was not available for sale in the US until early April (Wi-Fi only) and late April (3G). While a late February ship date for an unannounced iPad 2 may sound far too optimistic to be true, Digitimes has been a decent source of component-related rumors in the past. Over a month before the release of the iPhone 4, Digitimes described the then-forthcoming handset's internals to a tee, correctly describing the specs of the Retina Display and the CPU and RAM upgrades.

Timmy

[via Mac Rumors]

AT&T The wost carrier..... Again?

For the second year in a row, Consumer Reports has rated AT&T lowest in customer satisfaction. Based on a survey of almost 60,000 customers - half of them Phone users, AT&T got the lowest possible rating in every single category of the survey except for texting. AT&T was also the only carrier to see a significant drop in overall customer satisfaction, according to a blog post announcing the findings.

58,000 Consumer Reports readers were surveyed about the US big four - AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile - as well as U.S. Cellular, which covers the Pacific Northwest, the Midwest, parts of the East Coast and most of New England. U.S. Cellular actually got the highest ranking of any of the providers, with a score of 82. Verizon was second with 74, followed by Sprint with 73, T-Mobile with 69, and AT&T bringing up the rear with a lowly 60.

AT&T scored the lowest possible ranking in eight of the nine categories, including overall value, voice service, data service, support via phone, support via website, support via e-mail, staff knowledge, and issues resolved. In the only other category - texting - the carrier managed to get the next-to-lowest possible score.

Consumer Reports says that half of the AT&T customers surveyed were iPhone users, and were overall much less satisfied with AT&T than other customers. AT&T iPhone users especially rated their data service lower than owners of smart phones on other carriers. Paul Reynolds, the electronics editor at Consumer Reports, noted that "an iPhone from Verizon Wireless, which is rumored, could indeed be good news for iPhone fans."

Last year's survey also had AT&T coming in last, though with a considerably better showing. The overall score was 66, and that was before AT&T made major investments in infrastructure this year to improve its service.

Timmy

Source: TUAW

Verizon Rumored to Pay Up to Keep T-Mobile and Sprint with out iPhone?

Prominent Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu revealed Monday that his sources say Verizon is every bit as eager to keep the iPhone away from competitors as it is to add the Apple smartphone to its own network next year. According to Shaw, Verizon may "pay" Apple substantially to ensure such an arrangement. The move, however, would not be tantamount to Verizon paying off Apple to keep competition at bay. Instead, the arrangement would manifest as Verizon giving in to more of Apple's demands in the ongoing effort to expand iPhone's reach into Verizon territory in the United States.

"We are hearing that (Verizon) does not want iPhone, the hottest selling smartphone, available on T-Mobile USA and/or Sprint and may be willing to pay for exclusivity to itself and AT&T," Wu commented in a note to investors. "For these reasons, (Verizon) could be more willing to give in to Apple's terms." Of course, we don't know the specifics of those terms. But Business Insider reported Monday morning that Verizon is "willing to pay Apple a premium price per device to keep it off Sprint and T-Mobile." The iPhone subsidy from AT&T is widely believed to be roughly $400 per handset, the article notes.

In recent months, Apple has vastly broadened its network of retail and mobile associates. From expanding the retail outlets that carry iDevices to partnering with Verizon in the US to bring the iPad to Verizon customers, it will no longer come as an unfathomable shocker if, in fact, AT&T loses its iPhone exclusivity in the US at some point next year. While it now appears that carrier expansion is inevitable for the iPhone, the bigger question is just how far-reaching the carrier expansion will be.

Timmy

Business Insider

It's better late than never I guess....

Yupp, they confirmed it. While it was suppose to be released nearly 6 months ago. The White model of the iPhone 4 is to be released in the spring of 2011. Apple said this..

The company has had a difficult time making the white model of the iPhone 4. It released the black version of the smartphone in June.

 

Apple said last summer that the white model would be available later this year.

 

“We’re sorry to disappoint customers waiting for the white iPhone again,” Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said. When asked why the white phone would again be delayed, Muller declined to comment.

Dang it. Apple has had such a good reputation with their products. To only have one mess up. I'm surely looking forward to the beauty of the White iPhone.

Timmy

Day 2!

Hey! You made it! Welcome back, I know I am starting this blog off very boring, but if you stick around, believe me, its going to get really juicy. Wanna hear about the white iPhone that might be coming to Verizon? Or the new PlayStation Phone with Android 2.3? Stick around. Those articles are next in line and will be sooner than later. Also, if you have any ideas/ suggestions for me. Please Leave it in the comment below or email me at tstone433@gmail.com!

Feedback is needed and is critical! Please help!!

Thanks, Timmy

My First Post

Hello Everyone!
Im new to this so we will start it off simple, My name is Tim and I spend a lot of time on my computer reading about everything from Macs To Droids so im here to assist and inform. Thats it for this post, thanks,

Timmy