All PlayBooks go to heaven: Telus leak points to end-of-life status
This is the end, dear PlayBook -admiring friends. That is to say, it’s the end-of-life for RIM’s first unsuccessful stab at tablet computing
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All PlayBooks go to heaven: Telus leak points to end-of-life status
Peek killing off US email and Twitter devices after ‘lifelong service’
There’s an old saying that eternal love lasts for two years. Apparently, that also applies to Peek’s bare bones email and Twitter devices, which launched in 2008 and 2009 respectively. We’ve received emails from users anxious that their handsets — all running on T-Mo’s network — stopped working on January 30th, despite them having paid up to $299 for ” lifelong service .” Although at least some users received emails about this, we’ve just had confirmation from Peek’s CEO, Amol Sarva, that the products really are being abandoned
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Peek killing off US email and Twitter devices after ‘lifelong service’
Peek killing off US email and Twitter devices after ‘lifelong service’ (update: handsets available for hackers)
There’s an old saying that eternal love lasts for two years. Apparently, that also applies to Peek’s bare bones email and Twitter devices, which launched in 2008 and 2009 respectively. We’ve received emails from users anxious that their handsets — all running on T-Mo’s network — stopped working on January 30th, despite them having paid up to $299 for ” lifelong service .” Although at least some users received emails about this, we’ve just had confirmation from Peek’s CEO, Amol Sarva, that the products really are being abandoned.
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HTC Legend hits end of life on Bell
What the what? The HTC Legend came to Bell Mobility on June 16, and now, just over two months later, the device has reached its end of life. Even relative to its unveiling date at Mobile World Congress on Feb. 16, that was quick. We’re used to fast product refresh cycles on smartphones in general and Android phones in particular. New iterations of smartphone hardware and the Android OS are still coming almost too fast for manufacturers to keep up, but this still pushes the limit.
HTC has cited "supply constraints" as the reason for the premature EOL rather than "quality of the product or poor sales performance." These supply constraints may be another instance of AMOLED shortages, which have been an issue in the production of other HTC phones like the Desire and, of course, the Incredible.
This isn’t the end of the Legend in North America; it’s still available on Virgin Mobile Canada. Let’s hope that Bell still feels an obligation to support this far-from-obsolete device for a long time to come.
Posted originally at Android Central
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Motorola Devour, original Droid reportedly nearing end-of-life
Perhaps you remember this picture of the Motorola Devour. (Take your time. You’ll find it.) This was just six months ago, when the mid-range Android phone was released on Verizon and even garnered its own Super Bowl ad. Today, it appears that the Devour and the original Droid — which isn’t even a year old — are headed for the big smartphone meetup in the sky, with Verizon listing them as being "End of life."
Now, that doesn’t mean your Droid sucks, or that it won’t be supported. In fact, in the document leaked on DroidForums, it clearly lists the two phones under "Current devices with limited or no remaining shipments from the vendor." In the case of the Droid, that’s hardly surprising, as we’re expecting its sequel anytime now.
And while the Devour hardly was a head-turner (read our full review if you want to know how we really feel about it), it’s a stark reminder of how short a lifespan phones can have. Hell, think about how many phones we’ve seen announced and/or released in the last month. Anyhoo, if you still want a Droid or Devour, better get ‘em while you still can. Or, you know, you can wait a tad and get something newer and better. [DroidForums via DroidLife]
(Oh, and just because we can, check out the Devour ad after the break.)
Posted originally at Android Central
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HTC Magic no longer available on Vodafone UK
In an interesting move, Vodafone UK has discontinued sales of the HTC Magic. According to a Vodafone rep:
Unfortunately the HTC Magic is now end of life, and we don’t have stock of that phone.
Vodafone UK’s decision to stop selling the HTC Magic contrasts with T-Mobile and Rogers’ stance with the HTC Magic. T-Mobile still heavily advertises the myTouch 3G and has recently introduced a myTouch 3G 1.2. Likewise, Rogers has offered free Magics to Dream users and will even add Android 2.1 to the Magic. Funny how one carrier sees the phone as end of life while others keep on pushing, right?
In any case, Vodafone probably needed to clear way for the Desire anyway. Discontinuing the Magic is a step in that direction. Though it does leave Vodafone UK’s Android offerings pretty bare right now..