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Purported images of next-gen iPhone prototype emerge
Okay, this one’s a bit of a stretch, but please bear with us. According to Apple.pro, what we’re looking at here is said to be a prototype of the next-generation iPhone. Although it looks like the current model, the poster of the images swears its a genuine test model. Credible sources in the past have [...]
Rogers customers can now reserve the HTC EVO 3D and LG Optimus 3D

Worried that you won’t be able to get your hands on the HTC EVO 3D or LG Optimus 3D the first day they’re available from Rogers? Well fear not, as from now until July 23rd, existing Rogers customers are able to reserve either of the two 3D smartphones through the Rogers Reservation System. Simply hit up Rogers’ [...]
More details emerge about Verizon’s mysterious 4G Android slider

According to Android Central, what you’re looking at is the Samsung SGH-i405, a Verizon-bound 4G LTE Android smartphone. In its current state, the yet-to-be-named phone is running Android 2.3.4 and sports a WVGA Super AMOLED Plus display, sliding QWERTY keypad, 5 megapixel camera and 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, 1GHz processor, and 512MB of RAM. Naturally all of [...]
iPhone 4 available Canada-wide from Koodo

Previously available only to customers living in Toronto and Vancouver, Koodo Mobile is now offering all of its customers the ability to purchase the iPhone 4. Koodo, which typically eschews contracts, is taking a different approach with the iPhone 4. Customers who take up the device will be charged $160 and have a $500 tab. The [...]
HTC Status now available from AT&T

It’s not going to rocket its way to the top of the best seller list, but the HTC Status is now on sale from AT&T. An entry-level Android smartphone that has been heavily customized for full Facebook integration, the Status features a 2.6″ HVGA touchscreen display, QWERTY keypad, 5 megapixel camera, and a unibody design. The cost? [...]
The Cellular Guru Weekly Roundup 7/11-7/17


HTC announces Android bootloader unlocks starting in September Review: HTC Sensation 4G from Bell Apple petitions ITC to block imports of HTC devices iOS 5 beta 3 released to developers HTC Status available from AT&T on July 17th, pre-orders now live Rubinstein out, DeWitt in as head of webOS T-Mobile’s myTouch 4G Slide on sale [...]
BlackBerry Bold 9900 stars in extensive video walkthrough

BlackBerry fanatics haven’t had the easiest time of late, but a new and extensive video walk-through of the unreleased Bold 9900 with OS 7 is sure to pick up their spirits. It would be difficult for us to explain everything that happens in the 18-minute plus video, so hit the jump to check out the [...]
Sprint’s Nexus S 4G gets a price cut

Anyone who has been sitting on the fence about getting the Google Nexus S 4G is officially out of excuses, as Sprint on Friday slashed the 2-year contract price of the “pure Google experience” smartphone to $99.99. And though it’s been on the market for nearly three months (which is almost forever in Android-land), it [...]
TELUS LG Optimus Black Skype Edition available from TELUS

If you’re always talking on your phone and looking for a way to save considerable amounts of money, you might want to check out the LG Optimus Black Skype Edition, now on sale from TELUS for as little as $49.99. Skype credits will be available for purchase through the device, and all credits will be applied directly to [...]
ITC rules HTC violated two Apple patents

According to a report published Friday, the International Trade Commission has stated that HTC has violated two patents held by Apple. Although the ruling is final, things are not looking very good for HTC, which has a lot to lose, as Apple has requested that the ITC block the U.S. importation of any HTC devices that are found [...]