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It’s hard to stay ontop of all the developments, we understand you have a busy schedule and often it’s hard to keep up with the site. So starting today we will be doing a weekly wrap up post that will bring you up to speed on all the key content and breaking news from the past week.
Monday we started the week off by reviewing the Nokia N97. The latest N-series flagship device scored well in our testing and earned score a CF score of 8/10. Later that day we heard news that the HTC Bravo, formerly the Passion and Dragon, was going to be pushed back to a 2010 release date. It is expected the device will launch on T-mobile and Verizon here in the US. Nokia launched the 2710 Navigation Edition for developing countries and the device quickly became the lowest price GPS mobile solution to date. Mobile-Review leaked specs on the Samsung Galaxy 2 and confirmed the device would launch in the second quarter of 2010. WomWorld kicked off their E72 unboxing challenge in which teams across the globe were given clues to unlock the box containing their review phone. More rumors surrounding the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 US launched emerged and now it is expected that we will see launches on both At&t and T-mobile USA. Wrapping up Monday was the start of the Android 2.0.1 update rollout to the Motorola Droid from Verizon Wireless. The update addressed several bugs and most notably improved the speed of the camera.
Tuesday the Nokia E72 went on sale in the US and the 5800 Navigation Edition was announced. China Mobile and RIM entered a partnership that will bring TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE Blackberry devices to the carrier. We finished up the day by releasing a Nokia E72 unboxing photo gallery.
Wednesday Nokia announced they too would be bringing mobile services to China via a deal with New Alliance. Orange decided to enter the App Store battle by launching their own Application Shop. Boost Mobile announced the Motorola i410 to complete their 2009 device Roadmap. We unboxed the LG Chocolate Touch for Verizon Wireless, the Motorola Droid and the At&t Tilt2 (Touch Pro2).
Thursday we released a tutorial on how to manually update your Motorola Droid to Android 2.0.1. We also heard rumors and later confirmed the Droid Eris by HTC would start getting its own update this weekend. We unboxed the Sprint HTC Hero after installing the firmware update that fixed several bugs including the mysterious text messaging black hole.
Friday we released our official At&t Tilt2 Review and gave the device a CF rating of 7/10. Apple decided to countersue Nokia, claiming Nokia had infringed on 13 patents help by Apple. Matt Carter became president of Sprint Nextel’s 4G division and At&t was named Best Mobile Phone Coverage in the World for 2009 by Business Traveler Magazine. Our Motorola Droid received the Android 2.0.1 firmware update. We released a video to YouTube demonstrating the entire installation process and confirmed the camera has been improved. We wrapped up the day by releasing a video unboxing of the LG Chocolate Touch to compliment the photo gallery unboxing.
Saturday RIM announced the BlackBerry App World was now available in both Australia and New Zealand. The Acer Liquid was spotted on the FCC database with At&t 3G bands hinting at a possible released next year. The Google Phone was confirmed via CNET and through several Twitter accounts of Google Employees. The Motorola Milestone became the fastest selling UK device in the history of online retailer Expansys. We released two comparisons, the first for the Touch Pro vs Touch Pro2 and the second for the E71 vs E72. The week wrapped up with a high-resolution photo posted to Twitter of the Google Phone. The device is now confirmed to be manufactured by HTC, named the Nexus One and unlocked for GSM networks. It is also confirmed the device is running Android 2.1 and capable of using At&t’s 3G network.
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