Best of SPE, 3 May 2009

Each calendar week nosotros intermission downwards the all-time of the Smartphone Experts Network for your reading pleasance. It's possible you defenseless every single 1 of the 191 posts we published across our network this week, just we won't agree everybody to that. Device leaks, device announcements, and site contests all expect you here - so read on!

Android Central

While we're pleased to see that the HTC Magic is condign available in Europe, what actually got u.s.a. going is finally nosotros know what's coming from Samsung: the Android-powered Samsung I7500! Sincerely, this phone looks sweetness. We're also pretty excited to run across that Motorola actually seems to exist on the path to releasing Android handsets because of that Ironman device leak.

CrackBerry.com

CrackBerry.com broke out the cyberspace's first live photos of the BlackBerry Curve 8520, aka the Gemini! With whatever luck, we'll hear much much more about the BlackBerry Curve 8520 presently. They're as well gearing up for special coverage all week long of the WES 2009 conference -- the biggest BlackBerry show of the year. At that place were enough of one-million member giveaways -- just the main competition including two prize packs with a BlackBerry Bold included is still open, and so go enter!

Nokia Experts

The big news on the Nokia front this week: the upcoming Ovi Store volition non support carrier billing in the United states. This may actually be a good matter -- app shop models tend to work meliorate with direct credit carte du jour billing. Also, don't miss out on Matt'southward appearance on the MobileViews podcast!

PreCentral.net

Can you say Palm Eos? The leaked device is a teeny tiny webOS device rumored for both AT&T and perhaps even Sprint. Meanwhile, in all the Eos hoopla you may accept missed this first-class interview with MotionApps about the Archetype PalmOS Emulator. We've also selected the finalists for our "What Would You lot Do for a Palm Pre" competition, and so stay tuned for some crazy videos every bit we get closer to the Pre Launch!

The iPhone Blog

Apple delivered iPhone 3.0 Beta 4, and the big news was on-device support for multiple iTunes App Store accounts. The bigger news was Apple hiring more and more than graphics gurus, including from Microsoft's Xbox team. Just what is Steve Jobs building in his basement?! An iPad media tablet and iPhone Lite for Verizon? Who really benefits from these rumors anyhow?

Meanwhile iPhone Alive! teased this weeks big annunciation: TiPb's Birthday Bash starts Thursday, and we'll exist giving away tons of accessories, app promo codes, gift certificates, and... unlocking the treasure chest for a very special chiliad prize! The action takes place in the TiPb Forums, so get on over in that location, annals, and commencement posting Now!

TreoCentral

Checking in over at TreoCentral, Dieter spots a mystery device in the hands of CEO Ed Colligan on Palm's bio page for Colligan. The device looks almost but not quite similar a Treo Pro, and we get the feeling that it'south perhaps a prototype of the Treo Pro. In other news, version iii.0 (a major version upgrade) of the very popular SnapperMail is at present available. Plus, Dieter and Mike deliver some other groovy PalmCast for u.s.a. to mind in on, so exist certain to melody in to Episode 64 if you oasis't yet. Mike and Dieter hash out the latest Palm Pre rumors, the new Palm Pre features nosotros're discovered, and the Sprint Treo Pro ROM bug floating around the TreoCentral Forums. Also, we learned about the Palm Eos, peradventure headed to AT&T.

WMExperts

Last week was rumor calendar week, with an Xperia X2 mention, Verizon getting some HTC love, Microsoft Pinkish persisting, the Affect Pro 2 and Snap going to Telus and the TP2 showing up at the FCC with T-Mobile's 3G band.

And if you haven't already, be sure to enter our competition to win either an AT&T Fuze or HTC Touch Dual.