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December 07, 2007
Dellphone rumours resurface
A rumour from earlier this year that Dell was planning to enter the smartphone market has reappeared thanks to a report from Forbes that discusses the potential project with reference to Dell's plan to emerge from a recent ...
November 05, 2007
E28 denies business relationship with Google
Rumours that Chinese smartphone manufacturer E28 was to build the forthcoming Google phone have been strongly denied by the company.A spokesperson for E28, who specialise in creating smartphones using the Linux operating system, said, "We have no business ...
September 19, 2007
Rumour: HTC to build Windows Mobile smartphone for Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson may be a fully paid-up member of the Symbian supporters club, but the latest rumour to emerge from Taiwan suggests that they might be planning a move to the dark side, AKA Windows Mobile.Shares in HTC ...
August 31, 2007
Rumour: Microsoft to buy RIM
Shares in BlackBerry creator Research in Motion soared yesterday on the back of rumours that the Canadian company was the target of a takeover bid from Microsoft.RIM's stock closed up 91 cents to C$84.59 on the Toronto Stock ...
August 29, 2007
Rumour: More Google phone titbits
The Google phone (gPhone?) may remain as yet unconfirmed by the big G itself, but the rumour mill is cranking up.Most of the information is reportedly coming from 'company insiders' at Google and HTC with these being the ...
August 24, 2007
Rumour: Google Phone is nigh
Today's rumour is one that has been presented with cast-iron certainty by the originating source, but as far as we can tell, has no more evidence to back it up than when we first reported on it.Yes, it's ...
August 22, 2007
Rumour: HTC Juno to be carried by AT&T
Crunchgear brings us rumours of a previously unannounced smartphone from HTC, the Juno, which will be carried on the AT&T network in the USA.With a form factor reminiscent of the HTC Fusion, the Juno is a GSM phone ...
July 31, 2007
Rumour: Samsung readies first candybar smartphone
There are some pretty convincing rumours circulating online that Samsung is to launch its first candybar-shaped smartphone - the i550.Coming in an all steel package reminiscent of the Sony Ericsson W880 (the narrow love-em or hate-em keys are ...
July 16, 2007
O2 looks set to win UK iPhone contract
Forbes is reporting that O2, owned by Telefonica, has won the battle to be the iPhone's exclusive carrier in the UK.The deal reportedly signed with Apple is worth £178 million.The newspaper said that sales would begin 'shortly, but ...
July 06, 2007
HTC superphone details leaked
HTC are pulling out all the stops as they struggle to keep up with Apple and the iPhone. Their latest moves were leaked onto the net recently in the form of a roadmap and the stand-out device was ...
July 05, 2007
iPhone heading for different carrier deals in Europe
All the pointers are that Apple is lining up a range of different carriers across Europe when the iPhone is launched later this year.A few weeks ago the rumour mill was suggesting a continent-wide exclusive deal for Vodafone, ...
July 05, 2007
Rumour: Sony Ericsson W960 to launch earlier than expected
We always knew that Sony's new Walkman phone, the W960 would launch in the fourth quarter, but most analysts expected it to happen closer to Christmas than summer.However, a poster on the SE-NSE forums reckons that they have ...
July 04, 2007
Rumour: LG readies Windows Mobile 6 smartphone
A lot of a tech blogs - and I guess that now includes us - have picked up a rumour that LG is readying a Windows Mobile 6 smartphone with built in WiFi for a pan-European launch in ...
June 24, 2007
Rumour: LG set to announce 'Google phone' - but is it the real thing?
A leaked (for which read, possibly inaccurate) press release suggests that LG is to announce what is described as a 'Google phone' in the European market this week.The handset, which bears a striking resemblance to the LG Chocolate ...