AllThingsD has learned that Apple will hold its next press event on October 4th. Not only will this be the event where Apple finally announces the next generation iPhone (or iPhones) but it will also likely be Tim Cook’s first product launch as the company’s CEO. According to “sources close to the situation,” the Apple iPhone 5 will be available […]
Events
Big Microsoft presence at next month’s Nokia World
It is widely expected that Nokia will unveil its first Windows Phone smartphone (the Nokia 703?) at next month’s Nokia World conference. Supporting this rumour is the just published agenda and the significant Microsoft presence at the event. Among the Microsoft executives expected to speak or attend events are: Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President, Windows Phone Program Albert Shum, Director […]
RIM to show off QNX BlackBerry smartphone at BlackBerry DevCon
A lot of eyes will be on the upcoming BlackBerry DevCon running from October 18th to October 20th in San Francisco. Not only will RIM preview its upcoming PlayBook 2.0 software but it will also show off prototypes of smartphones running QNX (perhaps the BlackBerry Colt?). According to RIM Co-CEO Mike Lazaridis, “The development platform for QNX phones will be […]
HTC to hold NYC press event on September 20th
HTC has begun to send out press invitations for an event in New York City on September 20th. It gave no details as to what it plans to announce at the event. One possibility is that HTC will announce North American plans for its new Windows Phone smartphones, the Titan and Radar. It could also unveil the HTC Bliss, a […]
Sprint to announce ‘Strategy Update’ on September 7th
Sprint will hold a special event on September 7th at which it will announce a “Strategy Update.” Few details are known about the event. It will consist of a number of presentations by senior management followed by a Q&A but the topics of these presentations were not revealed. Sprint could announce a new 4G strategy. While it was the first […]
Samsung to announce GALAXY Tab 7.7, Wave 3 and GALAXY Note at IFA event?
To go along with its upcoming Unpacked II event on September 1st, Samsung launched an Android teaser app called SAMSUNGmobile UNPACKED. The only trouble is that an enterprising soul dug through the APK and found three logos embedded in the app that suggest that Samsung will announce three new devices: The GALAXY Note, the Wave 3, and the GALAXY Tab […]
Samsung promises “something big” for September 1st IFA event
Samsung has launched two new teasers promising “something big” will be announced at the Berlin IFA trade show running September 2th to 7th. Samsung’s Unpacked II event will take place on September 1st. The videos reveal little unfortunately. If the video of people holding shiny objects to their ears is a hint, we can look forward to a new smartphone […]
Apple iPhone 5 September 7th event rumour dispelled?
The Loop’s Jim Dalrymple is reporting that his sources have told him that Apple will not hold a media event on September 7th as rumours earlier today suggested. He wrote: It’s hard to say how that specific date was chosen by the sites that started the rumor, other than it fits into the timeline of previous Apple events. Typically Apple […]