This week was packed with news at the mobile front, so it was easy to overlook a couple of stories here and there. Here’s a number of the other stuff that happened within the wide world of wireless for the week of November 7, 2011:
Motorola’s finding itself within the hot seat with the Advertising Standards Authority for its T.V. ads in regards to the Defy (shown above). The ASA banned the ads, stating that Moto’s claims of the Defy being an indestructable phone are misleading, as evidenced by several people who’ve cracked or severely damaged their Defy because of drops or kicks. [ The Register ]
The Huawei Blaze is now being sold at Phones4U for £79.95 on a PAYG plan. [ Unwired View ]
How nice wouldn’t it be to have a live tile for your Windows Phone that displays your current battery charge by exact percentage, rather than guessing what that small meter on the top of the screen means? When you have an unlocked WP7.5 device, head over to XDA to determine how you can get one on your Start Menu. [ WMPowerUser ]
Who wants some more white BlackBerry news? Bell’s likely on the brink of sell the Bold 9900 on November 24th for $170 with a 3-year commitment, and Rogers is getting the aforementioned device alongside the Bold 9790 and Curve 9360 — since these were based off of leaked internal device lists, no dates or pricing were specified. [ MobileSyrup 1 , 2 ]
More Canadian release tidbits: MobileSyrup reports that the Samsung Galaxy W could be hitting Bell shelves sometime this quarter, and Rogers should offer the Samsung Galaxy S Glide sometime soon for $150 with a 3-year contract. [ MobileSyrup 1 , 2 ]
Orange UK’s website shows the 0 HTC Sensation XE 0 as “coming soon.” [ 1 CoolSmartphone 1 ]
Samsung Zipel oven takes instructions out of your Android phone
White House gets behind online ‘bill of rights,’ companies to adopt ‘do not track’
