We know– this has taken a little longer than we anticipated to get out, but hey– when your checking out a major product like this you need every base to be covered right? And boy do we got it all covered. So is this new iPhone 4 still the best phone on the market? If you’re on a different carrier like Verizon, T-Mobile or Sprint, is it worth switching over for? For all those answers and more, click on for our full review.

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past couple of weeks, you’ve probably heard that Apple has released a new iPhone and that this new iPhone has been having some problems with keeping a signal when you hold it in your left hand. Of course, any new iPhone– and particularly any new iPhone problems– brings out the rumors of Apple finally adding another carrier to their cell phone world, with most of the rumors focusing on a particular carrier that’s red and rhymes with Shmerizon.

Yes, the Verizon iPhone rumors are alive and hotter than ever; with many top, well-respected publications (like the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg) chiming in by saying that a Verizon iPhone is on the way– and really soon.

So what are these rumors and what do we think of them? Read on for the full scoop.

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A few months back Microsoft announced their next generation of Sidekick– the KIN ONE and KIN TWO, two new phones focused on the teenager and what we use our phones for. Did they do a good job? Honestly, yes and no. After using the KIN TWO as my main phone for the last few weeks, there are a lot of things going in the KIN’s favor– a great keyboard and great social networking in particular– but also a lot of bad, like a somewhat slow interface and that  required $30 a month data plan.

So if your on Verizon is this the next phone for you? Read on for the full teen take on the KIN TWO.

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It’s here! After a seemingly endless wait, we finally have gotten our hands on the new iPhone 4! To sum it up in one word– incredible (though I’m still not sold on it being worth waiting in line for hours for…). After using it for the past few hours, here are some of my initial thoughts, which I’ll follow up on early next week with a full review. So what you waiting for, read on!

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Wow. Seriously wow. This is the line my local Apple store at around 9 am. Now don’t think I’m that crazy that I’ve been up since 4 AM camping out, I’ve actually only been here since about 8:30, but here’s a shot of people out since before 6:30 AM:

Yeah this is nuts. We’ll be updating this periodically, and of course we’ll have our thoughts later today once we’ve gotten some time with it.

For the full live blog check us out here: http://teenstalktech.com/2010/06/24/the-craziness-of-an-iphone-launch/

We had a feeling this was on the way, and now Motorola, Google, and Verizon have confirmed the rumors of this beast of a phone with their official announcement of the Motorola Droid X. And when I say beast of a phone, I MEAN beast of a phone.

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If your on Verizon and looking for a new Android phone you may wanna hold off getting that Droid Incredible or  Motorola Droid just yet, as  Motorola and Verizon have some big news, and when I say big news I mean REALLY BIG news.

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So much for AT&T not having a high-end Android. AT&T announced has finally announced that they are officially entering the  high-end Android game (meaning that they are finally launching an Android phone on par with Sprint’s EVO and Verizon’s Droid Incredible) by getting the Samsung Captivate on their side. And wow is the Captivate high end.

Running Android 2.1 with a custom Samsung interface (though one that is by far not as drastic as HTC Sense on the recently announced HTC Aria), the Captivate will also be the first AT&T Android phone to have a 1 GHZ processor (which Samsung calls “Hummingbird” and may be Samsung’s version of Apple’s A4 processor), which is a great particularly when you are running multiple apps. Among these AT&T firsts, the Captivate has a numerous amount of handy specs, such as:

• A 4-inch Super AMOLED multi-touch touchscreen– Remember those great AMOLED screens on phones like the Samsung Impression and Moment? You know, ones with insane clarity? Not only is this screen much bigger than those (it’s pretty much on par with the EVO’s minus .03 of an inch), this does all of that but in a much thinner design– which when you look at this phone you can tell it’s paid off, as well as fix one of the biggest problems facing AMOLED phones, the horrible quality they produce when in outdoor or bright light areas.
• 3G, WiFi and GPS– With the WiFi supporting the latest wireless N. Oh, and the Captivate also is loaded with Bluetooth 3.0, something we have yet to see a lot of (or pretty much at all) in phones (Bluetooth 3.0 should make for things like wireless transfer between say a computer and phone much quicker among other things, but we also have yet to see many devices take advantage of the new Bluetooth, so take that as you wish). 
• 3D graphics with gyroscope for better gaming
• Support for Google Maps, YouTube, Android Market and other standard Android apps– Though we couldn’t tell if AT&T is allowing Google Maps Navigation to be put on the phone. Let’s hope they do.
• 5 Megapixel camera with autofocus and 720p HD video recording– On par with the iPhone 4
• 3.5mm headphone jack for listening to your favorite songs
• 16GB of built-in storage, with the ability to add another 16GB via a microSD

Wow is right. I personally am really excited for this over the upcoming HTC Aria because the captivate is AT&T’s first really good Android phone (just look at those specs!), and I plan to get it. Of course, we will have to wait until this phone comes out to see how the Hummingbird processor and Super AMOLED handles in real life and if this is more this just talk, but until then, my plans for the Aria have been shelved and I am waiting anxiously for this phone.

The Samsung Captivate will be coming out “in a couple of months, for an undisclosed price” according to AT&T. In the meantime, check out AT&T’s “Coming Soon” page for the Captivate here. So, anyone else planning on holding off on getting their AT&T Android fix Sunday with the Aria for this?

Enough about video games, lets talk phones. AT&T announced  yesterday the first not horrible Android phone for its’ customers. The HTC Aria is a 3.2 inch Android phone coming to stores June 20th. This phone will have a 3.2 inch multitouch screen and Android 2.1, unlike AT&T’s first Android phone the Motorola Backflip (which is still running 1.5). Like pretty much all new HTC phones such as the Droid Incredible and the EVO 4G, the Aria will come with HTC Sense which will allow you to keep in touch with your social life while on the go, with HTC’s FriendStream app making Twitter and Facebook just a swipe of the finger away– all while also offering a much nicer and cooler Android homescreen.

Personally, I am excited about this phone because it will stand out as a viable iPhone opponent. Sure it’s not crazy high spec’d and powerful like Verizon Droid Incredible or Sprint EVO 4G (phones designed as true iPhone competitors), but for those on AT&T not looking for an Apple phone, the Aria will be AT&T’s first good Android phone. The thin, sleek design and beautiful touchscreen will rival the iPhone, and when combined with HTC Sense and Android 2.1, offer a nice change and in my opinion a big step up from the Motorola Backflip. It really looks to me that the HTC Aria will blow the Backflip out of the water.

Other specs for the Aria include 3G, GPS (with Google Maps Navigation), and WiFi, a microSD card slot, and a 5 megapixel camera.  The Aria will be available starting this Sunday (June 20th), for $129 after a $100 mail in rebate and new 2 year contract.

If you’ve been anywhere on the internet the past couple of days you’ve probably by now heard the big news– Apple’s new iPhone 4 is officially upon us, and in a huge way.

When they say that it’s the biggest iPhone change since the original, they really aren’t kidding. What Apple has shown off in the new iPhone 4 is absolutely incredible– and I’ll be the first to tell you, last year’s major additions of speed, a slightly better camera, and a compass were really underwhelming (if it wasn’t for the fact my 3G broke and Apple Care offered to replace it with a 3GS– something they’ll do after multiple iPhone breaks– the $200+ and another 2 year contract was not worth the upgrade). But this…. this is amazing.

Here are some of my thoughts on the new iPhone.

The display looks remarkable, and if the demos and firsthand accounts of how it looks are anywhere near accurate (which I’m sure they are), then this will truly be a joy to look at and view EVERYTHING on. I like the current iPhone’s screen, and this one promises to be 4x better. “Wow,” is all I can say.

And the design! I liked it even in the leaked pix a couple months back… but it still looks incredible. Thinner, sleeker glass and even using the steel casing to boost reception (something good for those with AT&T problems)?!?!! Again, just wow. This is truly a major step up over all prior iPhone models and is really showing the greatness of Apple’s design teams.

The new A4 processor (as seen on the iPad) also looks to offer some real speed bumps over the current, not that the 3GS is slow (I mean, even playing 3D games and switching between apps, I’ve never found the 3GS to be slow), but this should definitely help once multitasking and all the other new iOS 4 features drop in a couple of weeks.

And on the topic of games, that new gyroscope motion control, combined with the better screen and processor, should take iPhone gaming to another level– something that is always appreciated.

And then, of course, there are the cameras, or should I really say the front-facing camera (I like the update to 5 megapixel with a flash, but that alone wouldn’t make me want to spring for the new device; but the front…. this is big). It’s not that I think FaceTime will initially be a run away hit– it’s currently WiFi only and works solely between iPhone 4s (not with a Mac, PC or even an EVO 4G), which means you better hope all your friends shell out for iPhones too.

But what I do really like is the fact that Apple is making it “open,” allowing other devices to have the same type of standard so they can share in it too (and you can bet that we will now see a WHOLE LOT of new phones with front-facing cameras soon on Verizon and T-Mobile to keep up with what Sprint and AT&T now have, as what happened when Apple began the multitouch screen craze).

This also allows for programs like ooVoo, AIM and Skype to throw in the feature to their apps, allowing you to literally see your friends no matter what device and service they are using or where they are. This, in my opinion, is a big game changer here in the US (though to be fair, pretty much every other country in the world with a 3G network has had video calling– over 3G– for years now), and should really bring the competition between carriers and between phone makers to a new level (something that’s good for all us users, and should hopefully mean better prices and quick improvements on features).

So when I see the new iPhone 4, even a day later, I’m pretty impressed with everything that Apple’s done. It is no doubt a huge update (though come on, why couldn’t they bump it up to 64 GB and make the screen bigger like those on the Droid and EVO 4G?), and one that looks to make the iPhone even better, easier and more fun to use.

Will I be getting it? Seeing as I my family and I are comfortable with AT&T (I live in the NY area with solid 3G reception and I mostly text and use data anyway), I do plan to get one on June 24th when it comes out, which, of course, means for you readers a full review and comparison to the 3GS.

Those are my thoughts. Yours? If you’re not stuck to AT&T, are you going to go with this over the Sprint HTC EVO 4G, Verizon Droid Incredible, or T-Mobile myTouch Slide? Verizon users, you guys plan to switch or maybe keep the hope strong that the Wall Street Journal is right and you’ll get an iPhone in the fall? And fellow AT&T users, anyone else have plans to go get one of these? Let us know in the comments.