The Nokia N8 was announced all the way back in April with the first hints of the new smartphone being found as early as March as well as even more details reaching back in to February.

All along we have been told to expect the end of August as the release date and in this instance, it seems Nokia [NOK] were exact in what they said as we hear now that the launch date in the UK will be August 26.

The information comes from a mobile phone retailer in the UK who called MobileFun who has the N8 listed on it’s site with an August 26 release date and a price tag of £419.95 inc VAT off contract we assume. [Read more…]

HTC has already said it will have a Windows Phone 7 smartphone available on or shortly after the release of Windows Phone 7. We don’t know the official date yet that Microsoft [MSFT] has set, but we suspect it’s coming up soon.

247windowsphone managed to get hold of the HTC Schubert which looks to be the first Windows Phone 7 based smartphone from HTC.

The device has a Nexus One look from what BGR point out, and looks to run Windows Phone 7 very well although the version on there won’t be the final version. We suspect it won’t look as minimalistic as seen in the video although reports do say it is quite a minimal approach in terms of graphics used. [Read more…]

RIM has announced the BlackBerry Curve 3G (9300). The smartphone will come supplied with BlackBerry OS 5, but in the coming months an upgrade to OS 6 will be made available to download and update the device.

The smartphone is compatible with HSDPA networks, has a QWERTY keyboard, has built in Wi-Fi and GPS and can be used with microSD cards up to 32GB in capacity. [Read more…]

We have heard previously that FaceTime call requests could soon be made via email. We now see that iOS 4.1 Beta 3 has the email FaceTime call functions available. This indicates that the next generation iPod touch 4 could get a front facing camera.

The option is found in iOS 4.1 Beta 3 in the Contacts application where two options to connect the FaceTime call are given. The first is via the regular phone number and the second, as pictured above, is by email.

The reason an iPod touch 4 would require email to active the FaceTime call is that no physical number can be attached to the device leaving the option of email the next best thing. [Read more…]

More details of the HTC Desire HD have surface this morning including a quick video showing off the hardware (embedded below). The new details confirm that the Desire HD will run Android 2.2 and that it will have a 4.3 inch WVGA touchscreen. Other details confirmed include the 8 megapixel camera capable of capturing video in 720p HD.

The 1GHz CPU is confirmed by 247Android as being from Qualcomm.

There isn’t much else at the moment although all we really need now is the official name, release date and pricing. [Read more…]

According to TechCrunch, we could be seeing the iPhone land on the Verizon [VZ] network in January. The reasons for this are related to tracking what components are in demand. In the case of the iPad, large 9.7 inch screens were being built which helped give some of the details away.

What we hear now is that Apple [AAPL] has placed an order for a large amount of CDMA chips. As the iPhone 4 and other models do not currently use CDMA, it is believed that they are being purchased for the Verizon iPhone 4. TechCrunch also go on to say that the iPhone 4 will arrive on Verizon in January 2011. [Read more…]

The price of the Motorola Droid 2 has been revealed unoficially. We say unoficiallt as the pricing details were captured from a display unit as pictured above.

When launched later this week, the Motorola Droid 2 will cost $199 which will require a 24 month contract to be signed. If you prefer it off contract then the price is $599.

The release date of the Motorola Droid 2 is rumoured to be August 12 which comes from some other leaked documents found last week. [Read more…]

The smartphone pictured here is supposed to be the HTC Desire HD. The device is said to run Android 2.2 from Google [GOOG] and have a large 4.3 inch touchscreen along with an 8 megapixel camera. The camera is capable of capturing video at 720p HD.

Powering the Desire HD is a 1GHz processor and 4GB of memory can also be found inside.

It isn’t clear if this device is the HTC Desire HD. Firstly, it’s a leaked shot with no “official” details known and secondly, PMPToday points out that it looks more similar to the HTC EVO 4G. [Read more…]

Not much information is known about the picture above, but from what PocketNow say, it looks to be an ASUS smartphone running the Windows Phone 7 operating system.

The picture was captured in Pakistan and shows the three physical button setup below the screen as well as what looks to be a forward facing camera on the top right of the bezel. It appears that the device is either a prototype, or perhaps a developers model due to the serial number printed on the top of the phone just above the screen. [Read more…]

Droid-Life is reporting that Adobe Flash will be available to Motorola Droid users as of August 18 in the Android Market.

For those wanting to grab Adobe Flash 10.1 for the Droid on August 18th, you just need to make sure you are running the latest Android 2.2 Froyo update. [Read more…]

Saudi Arabia has carried through with it’s promise and has forced the three network providers to block access to BlackBerry Messaging. Yahoo! News is reporting today that a number of users over that way have confirmed that they are now unable to access the service that their smartphones were primarily designed to use.

The reasons the BlackBerry messaging service has been shut down was related to “security concerns”. Any of the three carriers now blocking the service would have been given a $1.3M fine. [Read more…]

The Samsung Epic 4G is rumoured to be arriving at Sprint as early as August 11. The information is found in what BGR refer to as the “Sprint playbook” where other information also indicates that stores will be opening up at 8am that day.

The launch of the Samsung Epic 4G jumps in just before the BlackBerry Torch 9800 and the DROID 2.

The phone it’s self is a dual-mode 3G/4G device that can work on either 3G or 4G networks depending on what coverage the user has. [Read more…]