First “official” pictures of the T-Mobile G2
One of the most rumored and leaked smartphones of the past few months has to be T-Mobile’s G2, previously known by its codename HTC Vision. The Vision turned out to be the successor to the T-Mobile G1, the first Android smartphone. In the US, that is, as in Europe and elsewhere it may turn into [...]
LG’s Android tablet will be called Optimus Pad
At Dealer Days 2010 in Brussels, LG sort-of announced its upcoming tablet. As we already found out some time ago, this will be running Android. It now has a name too. It will be called the LG Optimus Pad. So at this point it seems pretty clear that LG chose the Optimus brand to represent [...]
T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant included in BOGO promotion starting September 8th
T-Mobile is well known for its Buy One Get One free (BOGO) promotions that it likes to run from time to time. And they are a good opportunity for, say, a family, to get two phones while only paying for the more expensive of them. However, up until now, you’d rarely see the highest-end smartphone [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid X with leaked Froyo won’t get an official Android 2.2 update
You have to get used to the fact that Motorola seems intent on doing whatever they can to stop people from tinkering with their Android-based devices. There’s that little thing about the locked bootloaders, and now there’s this. If you’ve installed the leaked Froyo build for the Droid X, well, Motorola won’t get you back [...]
Xperia-like Sony Ericsson A8i announced for China Mobile
Sony Ericsson has announced its first TD-SCDMA smartphone, the A8i, which runs China Mobile’s Open Mobile System 2.0 (based on Android). The A8i looks like an Xperia X10 (or an X8 – there’s no big difference anyway). The handset features a 3.5 inch display with 854 x 480 pixels, CNMB mobile TV, WLAN, A-GPS, eCompass, [...]
Samsung Epic 4G now available from Sprint
As expected, the Samsung Epic 4G is now available from Sprint. So if you’ve always wanted your very own Galaxy S on Sprint, the time has come. What’s more, as a Sprint customer, you even get something no other Galaxy S version offers: a physical QWERTY keyboard. So you can make fun of people buying [...]
New LG E900 pictures and video surface, bring along rumored specs
Remember LG’s claims that it will sell no less than 5 million smartphones by the end of the year? Well, to be able to match that target, they have to launch many new smartphones in the following months. And that’s just what they seem to be getting ready to do. And they will be betting [...]
ViewSonic ViewPad 7 announced as the “world’s first 7 inch Android 2.2 Froyo tablet with phone functionality”
ViewSonic, a company mainly associated with LCD and plasma displays, has officially unveiled the ViewPad 7, its first Android tablet. ViewSonic presents the ViewPad 7 as the first in the world to come with a 7 inch (800 x 480) display, Android 2.2 Froyo, and phone functionality. The tablet features 3G, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, document reader, [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab apparently confirmed for Verizon
Expected to be officially announced on September 2, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet has been spotted in Verizon’s internal systems, so its upcoming launch via the largest US mobile carrier seems to be confirmed. Since the Froyo tablet appears with the model number SCH-i800, it could be available at Verizon starting November, as this [...]
Samsung Fascinate to be available online at Verizon on September 8?
Everyone probably expects Verizon to launch the Samsung Fascinate Galaxy S on September 9, but the smartphone may be available a day earlier. Phandroid has some images showing the Samsung Fascinate Equipment guide. In it, it’s mentioned that “the device will launch on the Internet on September 8, followed by an All Channel launch on [...]
Dual SIM Nokia C1-00 and C2 launched in India
India is one of the first countries where customers will be able to buy Nokia’s first dual SIM phones – the C1-00 and C2 – as the handsets have just been launched there. Both phones should be available pretty soon in India at really low prices. The Nokia C1-00 costs 1,999 INR (about $42) and [...]
Motorola XT300 leaks, it’s a portrait slider and runs Android
Motorola’s intentions in the mobile space seem to be quite clear: bet everything on Android. And it’s been working very well for them until now, so why not continue pushing smartphones running Google’s mobile OS? Yet another upcoming Motorola handset powered by Android has leaked in the Far East. This is the XT300, it’s a [...]
Sprint stores open at 8 am tomorrow for Samsung Epic 4G launch. HTC Evo 4G is back, but stocks are low
It’s been a very long time coming, but the Samsung Epic 4G, Sprint’s version of the ubiquitous Galaxy S, will be available starting tomorrow. Sprint is busy preparing for the big launch of its second “4G” capable smartphone, and those of you who just can’t wait to get it have got some good news to chew [...]
LG E720 (Optimus Chic) found in the wild, Android 2.2 Froyo included
The LG E720 that has recently appeared over at a Polish website is not a previously unseen smartphone, as all the blogs currently reporting about it want you to believe. Just because the name is new, it doesn’t mean the device is, too. The E720 is the Optimus Chic that LG has officially presented last [...]
Video: Verizon Motorola Droid X gets custom ROM. Sort of
First, it was said that there will never be any custom ROMs for Verizon’s Droid X. Then, a custom recovery image was booted and there was still hope. And what we have here today is a video of a custom ROM booting on the Droid X. Well, that may depend on what your definition of [...]
Verizon Samsung Fascinate now available for pre-order at Best Buy
Just as expected, Verizon’s Samsung Fascinate can now be pre-ordered at Best Buy – although you can’t do it online (yet), but only in Best Buy Mobile stores. Best Buy still doesn’t say how much you have to pay for the Fascinate, however, the price is almost certainly $199.99 with a new 2-yr contract on [...]
Dell Streak (O2 UK version) to be updated to Android 2.1 on September 1
Launched by O2 in the UK back in June with Android 1.6 on-board, the Dell Streak will receive an OS update on September 1. Unlike in the US, where the Streak could be updated directly to Android 2.2 Froyo, the device available in the UK will apparently get Android 2.1 first (with Froyo to follow). [...]
BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300 for T-Mobile USA available September 8 for $79.99
T-Mobile USA has unveiled the launch date of the BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300: September 8. The new Curve (the first to feature 3G connectivity) will cost $79.99 with a new 2-yr contract agreement, coming in two color versions: silver and lavender. The smartphone will run BlackBerry OS 5 at launch, but RIM promised an update [...]
Motorola launches Android-powered Ming A1680, MT810 and XT806 in China
Motorola has launched not one, not two, but three new Android smartphones in China, all part of the Ming series and all coming with “Ming styling” (thus being touchscreen devices with transparent flip covers): A1680, MT810 and XT806. Motorola MT810 (aka Moto Beihai) is available via China Mobile and uses OPhone OS 2.0. It features [...]
1 million Samsung Galaxy S Android smartphones sold in the US
I had no doubts that the Samsung Galaxy S would be a hit in the US, and now Samsung (which has just introduced the Wave 723) officially confirms its success by saying it sold more than 1 million units until now. Available only via AT&T and T-Mobile at the moment (as Samsung Captivate and Samsung [...]