Is the hottest phone at the moment the HTC Pyramid?

AT&T says the upcoming Motorola ATRIX 4G is the most powerful smartphone on this planet. That might be true for now, but HTC has been working on a Superphone that already  has been grabbing some of the buzz among cellphone fanatics. The HTC Pyramid is expected to have a Qualcom MSM8260 third generation (THIRD GENERATION!!!!!!!) dual-core 1.2GHz snapdragon processor, a 4.3 inch qHD display and more than 1GB of RAM.

Talk is that the Pyramid is heading to T-Mobile while the device has already been spotted in the computer inventory system belonging to European carrier Vodafone.

Superphones are a comin….the models that we personally think that cellphone junkies should bee keeping an eye on are:

Motorola ATRIX 4G (AT&T, Android)

Motorola DROID BIONIC (Verizon, Android)

LG Optimus 2 X (N/A, Android)

HTC Pyramid (T-Mobile, Android)

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Really, Sprint, Kyocera ECHO? Really?

KikiWe have come to a conclusion at Cellular Ticker that what will make us different than the other blogs with the same stories is that we will be truthful-a tough concept but one that protects our readers. For example, what was the reason for Sprint’s big deal press event today? A HOT New Superphone? Hardly. The iPhone is coming to Dan Hesse’s Kingdom? Nope-not a shot. So what was so frickin’ important that you could hear a pin drop?

The Kyocera ECHO, that’s what. And if you look at the phone, it simply looks like it sucks. Wow! That might be unprofessional to say but if I save one reader the $199.99 after $100 mail-in-rebate and a 2 year contract, then I’ve done my job.

The ECHO is different because it has TWO screens that lock together with a hinge that is being patented. Each screen is 3.5 inches with resolution of  480 X 800. Together, it comes out to a 4.7 inch 960 X 800 screen. The problem is that the device still looks like a Ninentdo DS when opened. And Sprint has seen fit to include a second battery and an external charger with the phone-the same gimmick they tried to get away with on the Samsung Instinct.

Seven apps are optimized for both screen so that you can browse using one screen while reading e-mail on the other. WOW! Now, perhaps we could be a little kinder if the specs were amazing. But they are not. Second gen 1GHz Snapdragon processor, Android 2.2 (even the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY! will launch with 2.3.

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MetroPCS adds LTE service in three cities

Pre-paid mobile carrier MetroPCS  has launched 4G LTE service in New York, Sacramento and Boston. The service is available only on the Samsung Craft, the globe’s first and only handset enabled to handle LTE service.

MetroPCS offers an unlimited monthly plan for LTE for as low as $55 per month. Carrier Chairmanm, CEO and President Roger Lindquist says, “As the only no annual contract, pay-in-advance wireless service provider offering 4G LTE services, we continue to build our network to allow more customers to experience our unparalleled value and flexible, affordable service.”

The Samsung Craft costs $299 after a $50 rebate and includes the new MetroNavigator with turn-by-turn directions and voice navigation.

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Samsung places large order for NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 processor

According to sometimes right, sometimes wrong DigiTimes, Samsung has placed a huge order for NVIDIA’s dual-core Tegra 2 processor. The Korean manufacturer is replacing its own Hummingbird 1GHz processor used now in its Galaxy S handsets with a third party product.

Samsung is expected to order $250-$350 million of Tegra 2 chips for 2011 for use on the next generation of Galaxy Tab tablets and possibly the Galaxy S phones.

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Walgreen’s new app makes you feel better

Walgreen’s new app for iOS, BlackBerry and Android handsets can do a number of things directly from your phone. You can order prescription refills, receive a text messgage when your medication is ready for pick up, and even order pictures from your phone.

Those out of town can find a Walgreen’s location near you and if you want protection from the flu, the app will help you find a store that is giving out flu shots. Those who clip coupons will be happy to know that the app will let you browse through your local stores weekly ads.

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All Best Buy locations to offer Nexus S on Thursday at 8am

Want the Google Nexus S with Android 2.3 on board right out of the box? Live near one of the 210 Best Buy locations? This Thursday at 8am, the Nexus S will be for sale, even at Best Buy Mobile stores.

The handset will be activated to T-Mobile’s pipelines which means that at stores that normally sell the carrier’s phones, thew Nexus S will cost $199 with a 2 year contract. At stores where T-Mobile’s line-up is not sold, you can still buy the phone but it will cost you $529 off contract.

Set your alarm, or set up a wake up call for Thursday. Even the biggest Best Buy locations are only getting about 75 handsets each. Each customer can purchase no more than two Google S phones.

The phone is manufactured by Samsung and is a follow-up to the Google Nexus One despite Google CEO Eric Schimdt’s comments saying that his company would not produce a Nexus Two.

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What a zippy browser

The LG Star, which will launch first in Korea before making its way to multiple carriers in the States, is an amazingly fast device. And why shouldn’t it be? With a dual-core processor, this handset rocks. And to make sure that no one in the States forgets what is under the hood, LG plans on changing the name to the LG Optimus 2X when it arrives in the U.S. Talk is that the first carrier in the colonies to get the phone will be T-Mobile.

While the Korean based manufacturer says that browsing speeds up by 2X and games are 5X faster, take a gander at the video of the browser test below and see how on the LG Optimus 2X, the page comes up instantly.

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What worth screwing up once might be worth messing up a second time. How could Palm have screwed up a sure thing like the first-gen Palm Pre? In january 2009, people were bowing down before this phone after it was introduced. Apple was going to shake in its boots.

But the smallish 3.1 inch screen, lack of tasty apps in the Palm Apps Catalog, the Fisher-Price assembly quality,  the rather piss poor QWERTY and stupid ads that didn’t focus on the phone left enough time for Androidmania to result from the launch of the Motorola DROID.

Now comes the Palm Pre 2. Ok, it has a 1GHz processor. It has webOS2 which is pretty cool, we admit.  It’s fun to turn off an app by flipping it up and off the screen! But it still has that puny 3.1 inch screen, the crappy QWERTY keyboard and an improved but still cheaply made feel to the phone. Verizon customers should concentrate on the Android space because Big Red is going to have some might-t-fine handsets running Google’s open source OS.

In the interest of pleasing HP and Palm, check out their propaganda on the Palm Pre 2

 

 

 

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Jha: Motorola “ready for business”, introduces Motorola DROID Pro

So the form factor is not what you had in mind. Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha says that his company is ready for business and that the Motorola DROID Pro is the handset that proves it. From the BlackBerry style form factor with the portrait oriented QWERTY keyboard under the 3.1 inch display to the spell checker for e-mail, the DROID Pro is designed for both work and play.

Dual CDMA/GSM connectivity allows the DROID Pro to offer phone service in 220 countries and data service in 200. The phone is designed for the businessman on the go who also likes his down time. Most of all, it is designed to grab the current BlackBerry user who wants to swap to Android. According to Jha, 34% of ‘Berry users are secretly dying to swap to Android.

At the same time, Jha basically confirmed to Android and Me that the Motorola DROID T (not the phone’s real name) exists. This model is the dual core Tegra 2 powered device that will be the most incredible Android phone on earth, according to the rumored specs. Jha says that Motorola might try to sneak in one more device before Christmas which would push bacxk the DROID T from a Q4 2010 release to a Q1 2011 launch.

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T-Mobile matches Radio Shack, launches its first HSPA+ enabled phone, the G2

With Radio Shack offering the T-Mobile G2 3 days early, the carrier decided to match the battery and wire shlock house and is offering the first HSPA+ enabled device Sunday. With a $50 mail in rebate, the price is the same $199.99 with a 2 year contract that every high end firm has been selling for with the exception of the Epic 4G.

Who is planning on skipping brunch to run over to T-Mobile?

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