Are you ready for the next superphone? Just what makes a phone “super” in the first place, you ask? Well, HTC’s EVO 4G fits the bill perfectly – after all, it is the first 4G smartphone in North America, and the good folks over at RadioShack are more than willing to roll out one of these puppies to you, where it will remain a Sprint-exclusive device at the moment.

RadioShack customers who are interested will be able to place a pre-order of this exciting new device at any one of more than 4,000 RadioShack stores from May 14th onwards, so if you haven’t done so already, what’s keeping you? After all, it offers far superior hardware compared to the Google Nexus One which was dubbed a superphone by the Big G themselves, so why not check out the hardware specifications right after the jump before taking the plunge?
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Amazon has just announced their latest free application

known as Kindle for Android, where it will enable folks worldwide to enjoy their digital tomes right from the comfort of their respective Android-powered devices. This free app will be arriving this summer, where Kindle for Android enables customers to discover and read from more than 540,000 books that are currently available in the Kindle Store (with more to come, of course), making it the largest selection of the most popular books that people want to read at the moment, ranging from New York Times Bestsellers and New Releases that will retail from $9.99 onwards. Similar to all other Kindle apps, Kindle for Android will come with Amazon’s Whispersync technology
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The RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 features a sleeker design than its predecessor and adds a 3.5mm headphone jack, a responsive optical trackpad, and an extra-sharp display. The smartphone is fast and offers the full range of wireless options and robust messaging capabilities.

Though Web browsing is not its forte, the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 is one of the most powerful and best messaging smartphones in AT&T’s lineup.

Anyone coming from the original BlackBerry Bold will immediately notice the design changes on the RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700. Sleeker and sexier, RIM did a really nice job of making the smartphone smaller without sacrificing too much in usability. Plus, you get the new optical trackpad, some minor user interface enhancements, and an extra-sharp, 480×360-pixel resolution display. For more information about the smartphone’s design, please read our full review of the T-Mobile RIM BlackBerry Bold 9700 since the two models are nearly identical in this department.

Specs:

Display Type     TFT, 65K colors
Size 480 x 360 pixels, 2.44 inches

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Internal 256MB storage, 128 MB RAM
Card slot microSD, up to 16GB, 2GB included, buy memory
Primary 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh
CPU 624 MHz processor
OS BlackBerry OS; 5.0
Browser HTML
Radio No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 1700 / 2100 / 900

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Dell has announced on its blog that it will evaluate the Chrome OS and the Moblin for future use in its products. These OS are more cost effective and resource intensive as compared to Windows. Dell is most likely to integrate the Linux-based Moblin OS in its ultra portable computing devices.

The Moblin OS is more suitable as it very cost effective and suitable for devices with small screen size. Chrome OS is less resource intensive as compared to Windows as it uses more Internet based apps.

These OS will allow Dell products to boot quickly and include network connectivity manager features. Moblin may come to Dell products before Chrome OS as it is set to release in 2010 and Dell is already in talks with Intel to integrate Moblin in its products.

Today Google rolled out a new version of its iGoogle page for the Android and iPhone platforms. New features include the ability to access more of your tabs and improved gadget support for interacting with your content.

You might be fooled into thinking that Google only develops new and interesting mobile products for the iPhone and Android. While it’s true that they seem to get the lion’s share of attention, it’s for good reason. Their able browsers give Google a lot of room to tinker. The latest tinkering brings new functionality to iGoogle.

According to Google the new version is faster (sometimes I wonder if that phrase “appears” in every Google press release just for the heck of it). This isn’t necessarily a function of speedier delivery of Web pages. Rather, it has more to do with the way you navigate through iGoogle.

Next up is the new tabbed view. This lines up your content in a way that is easy to rifle through quickly to find exactly what you want.

iGoogle now supports more gadgets, though Google is sure to point out that those gadgets requiring Flash still won’t work.

Dan Zivkovic and Zhen Wang, Software Engineers, Google mobile team, write, “One of our favorite new features is the in-line display of articles for feed-based gadgets. That means you can read article summaries without leaving the page. You can also rearrange gadget order or keep your favorite gadgets open for your next visit. None of these changes will mess up the layout of gadgets on your desktop computer, so feel free to play around and tune your mobile experience. ”

I took the new version for a quick spin this morning. You have to actively select the “try the new mobile iGoogle” link to see it. I have to say, it definitely feels more organized and less chaotic. I can’t say I experienced any great improvements in page loads or anything, but the more compact and intuitive navigation lends itself to faster use.

via: informationweek