When iOS 4.2 gets released, it will increase the performance of the iPhone 3G. Ever since the launch of iOS 4.0 a few months back, iPhone 3G users have been left with a device that struggles to run as it did with 3.1.X. When iOS 4.1 was released, it some what fixed those problems although there are still a few speed issues here and there.

After a bit of testing of the 4.2 GM release, it appears that Apple [AAPL] has managed to iron out the bugs and bring the iPhone 3G running iOS 4 on par with when it ran iOS 3. [Read more…]

Verizon [VZ] has announced that the Motorola DROID Pro, designed for business use, will be made available tomorrow for pre-sale.

As of tomorrow, you’ll be able to place an order for the device ready for launch on November 18th. [Read more…]

Samsung is planning to ship 40 million smartphones in 2011. This year alone Samsung has a goal of 20 million which means they effectively want to double sales next year.

A lot of the effort in reaching the 40 million target would be based around the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone with perhaps a second generation model launching next year. [Read more…]

One of the functions lacking in Windows Phone 7 is the ability to copy and paste text between apps. This could be changing soon though as Arpan Shah of Microsoft [MSFT] said in a blog post…

Critics have commented on the lack of specific features like copy & paste and lack of 100s of thousands of applications. And while both are true, copy & paste will be available as an update in a matter of weeks (early 2011) and as for applications, it’s just a matter of time.

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We’ve seen Windows Phone 7 before on the HD2 although only a few screen shots have been revealed.

Today, a video of the HD2 running Windows Phone 7 has been uploaded. Unfortunately the video is only available in some regions, so some of you might not be able to watch it. [Read more…]

An interesting tweet went out recently by Alvaro Fuentes that indicates the Google Nexus One will be getting an OTA update this week (developers handsets only) bringing Android from 2.2 to version 2.3 aka Gingerbread.

Translated, this particular tweet says…

Prepare your Nexus One (Developer version) for Android OTA update 2.3 (Gingerbread) for the next few days 😀

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Dell is handing out up to 25,000 Dell Venue Pro Windows Phone 7 smartphones to employees who hand in their Blackberry for the new device. As well as offering phones to staff, Dell is also offering a service that will help clients make the switch from Blackberry to WP7.

Although the cost of 25,000 Dell Venue Pro smartphones isn’t cheap, the company will actually save around 25% of phone costs due to paying contracts for Blackberry devices as well as handset costs. [Read more…]

Some early hints as to what to expect in the next version of Google Android have been spotted in the latest Google Maps 4.60 update that landed last week.

Buried in the code is a specific section is a bit that specifys the menus to use. For Android 2.2 the level is set at 8. The new Google Maps contains a level 9 which hasn’t been used before. One particular user called canadiancow managed to switch the menus to level 9 and the image below (right hand side of the screenshot) shows what the new menus look like with level 9. [Read more…]

iOS 4.1 currently has a bug that lets you pass the lock screen and access the address book and make calls from the device.

The problem was spotted last week. With the iOS 4.2 release date getting closer, we learn that the bug is actually fixed in the new version and that when it rolls out, those updating will be secure again. [Read more…]

The T-Mobile myTouch 4G is being made available as of today. The phone its self was announced earlier last month.

The myTouch 4G runs the latest Android 2.2 operating system. It has 4G connectivity, compatible with T-Mobile HSPA+ network. The smartphone has a 3.8 inch display and a processor that runs at 1GHz. The CPU is a Snapdragon from Qualcomm. On the back is a five megapixel camera while on the front there is also a camera. [Read more…]

Google [GOOG] has made a slight change to how app update in the market place are displayed.

It appears that Google is making the updates more consistent with what information is made available in that a box for changelogs is now included. Some developers were already adding changelogs in manually, but Google now has made a specific area for these changelogs to appear in. [Read more…]

The 8pen is a replacement for your regular virtual keyboard on an Android smartphone. The 8pen is a keyboard that detects gestures and allows you to slide your finger around the layout pictured above to write your message.

The creators of 8pen say that it is actually quicker to enter text with this keyboard than it is a traditional virtual QWERTY keyboard although it does require that you learn the system, which is also said to be quite easy. [Read more…]