LG E900 Optimus 7 picture leaked by Microsoft
Remember the LG E900? One of LG’s first Windows Phone 7 devices was seen on video a couple of days ago. This handset, unlike the LG C900 for AT&T, was reportedly headed to Europe. And that was all but confirmed today, when Microsoft Netherlands leaked a picture of the upcoming smartphone via Twitter. Apparently, the [...]
T-Mobile G2 Froyo build leaked, no Sense in sight
By now, it’s pretty clear that the T-Mobile G2, the official successor to the G1, is the smartphone codenamed HTC Vision. The same phone that may be sold outside the US as the HTC Desire Z. T-Mobile have acknowledged its existence, but there still is no word of an official unveiling. Regardless, over the past [...]
Motorola Charm is now available on T-Mobile for free or $75, depending on where you buy it
The Motorola Charm was announced for T-Mobile almost two months ago. Since then, a few things have happened. It was apparently delayed, then slated for an August 25th release (which, as it turns out, was true). There was also some info on pricing, but thankfully that $189.99 price tag turned out not to be true. [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid 2 gets root access
A method to gain root access on your shiny new Motorola Droid 2 has been made available by the ever resourceful folks over at XDA-Developers. However, it’s not simple. Also, unlike on the Droid X, there have been no successful attempts to boot a custom recovery image onto the Droid 2. That effectively means that [...]
Google launches calls to phone numbers from Gmail
Google has just announced that you can now call phone numbers from within Gmail’s chat system. Voice calls (and video chat) were possible before from Gmail, but only between two people connected to Gmail via a computer. What changes today is that instead of calling a Google account holder, you can call any phone number [...]
Motorola Quench XT5 specs and pictures leak
This is not the Motorola Cliq XT (also known as the Motorola Quench MB501 in some markets), or the Motorola Quench XT3. What we have here is a new model in what is now the Quench range of Android-powered smartphones from Motorola, the XT5. Little was previously known about this handset, but thankfully its specs [...]
HTC Desire AMOLED/SLCD displays compared
HTC has been having a lot of supply chain problems recently, the most famous of which involved them switching from Samsung-produced AMOLED displays to Sony-made SLCD panels for the Google Nexus One and HTC Desire. It’s been a while since that switch was announced, and now HTC Desire smartphones with the new display tech from [...]
BlackBerry Torch 9800 shows up at Bell’s website. Rogers launches the Samsung Corby Touch
We’ve just reviewed the BlackBerry Torch 9800, which has proven to be a great RIM smartphone. Currently available only at AT&T, the Torch is also coming to Canada, and Bell has become the first Canadian carrier to put it on its website (which means it could also be the first to launch it). Unfortunately, Bell [...]
AT&T Blackberry Torch 9800 Review
A lot of focus is now being placed on Research in Motion’s (RIM) role in the ever-growing world of smartphones and how its phones fit in. With new powerhouses Apple and Google leading the attack on the years-long stronghold RIM has enjoyed with its Blackberry phones, it appears that RIM is losing relevancy at an [...]
Symbian-based Sony Ericsson Vivaz announced by AT&T: $79.99 on contract starting September 5
We knew that the Sony Ericsson Vivaz would come to AT&T since back June, and now the smartphone has been finally announced by the second-largest US carrier – not long after the Xperia X10 was launched. Unlike the X10 (which, of course, runs Android) the SE Vivaz is based on Symbian^1 – and OS that’s [...]
The world’s first LTE phone (Samsung Craft for MetroPCS) to be launched in September
Samsung has reportedly confirmed it would launch the world’s first LTE phone next month (September). The phone is the Samsung Craft r900. It will be available in the US via regional carrier MetroPCS (which currently has more than 7.6 million subscribers). Featuring a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a touchscreen display and a 3.2MP camera, the Samsung [...]
AT&T’s LG C900 Windows Phone 7 handset to be dubbed “Pacific”?
Seen last week in a handful of live photos, the WP7-based LG C900 will definitely not be launched under this name by AT&T. Boy Genius Report has it that the QWERTY smartphone may be officially called “LG Pacific” (nothing to do with Samsung’s Wave series, of course). The name “LG Pacific” was mentioned by a [...]
Samsung Captivate only $0.01 at Amazon. Samsung Vibrant now $69
Samsung Captivate and Samsung Vibrant – the two Galaxy S Android smartphones that AT&T and T-Mobile, respectively, have recently launched in the US – now have special prices at Amazon. With a new 2-yr contract agreement, the AT&T Captivate is only $0.01, while the T-Mobile Vibrant can be yours for $69.99 (not long ago, the [...]
Nokia N8 is now on pre-order in China, comes with accessories
It seems like the Nokia N8 was announced ages ago. And finally, over the past few weeks, pre-orders are starting to show up in many countries. We’ve reported on those going live in Germany and France, the US and Italy. And now it’s China’s turn. Pre-orders have started, and you get to choose between two [...]
Huawei to launch its first Android 2.2 Froyo phone, the Ideos U8150, at IFA
Huawei is getting ready to officially introduce its firs Froyo handset at IFA in Berlin. The launch event for the handset – called Huawei Ideos U8150 – will actually take place on September 2, one day ahead of the international consumer electronics show’s debut. The Ideos U8150 (pictured below) is not a high-end device, but [...]
AT&T HTC T8788 Windows Phone 7 media oriented device shows up
Are you sick and tired of Windows Phone 7 devices leaking everywhere? Tough luck. For after the previously seen LG C900, E900 and GW910 and the Samsung i917 Cetus, it’s HTC’s turn. The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer has been mainly known for its Android devices in recent times, but that will all change with the release [...]
AT&T Dell Aero is now available for $99
Dell’s first Android-based smartphone for the US is finally available. I say first smartphone because the Streak seems lost somewhere in between a smartphone and a tablet. The Dell Aero was always supposed to cost $99.99 with a new 2-year AT&T contract, however we’re quite far from the initially announced release date of August 9th. [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab is official, will launch on September 2nd in Berlin
At this point, the Samsung Galaxy Tab has been rumored and leaked for almost as much as the product it’s trying to compete with, Apple’s iPad. Months and months have passed, and we slowly got a lot of details about it. The latest rumor regarding its official unveiling mentioned the beginning of September as the [...]
LG Loop GT540 with Android 1.6 launched by Rogers
If you’re in Canada and have a strange attraction to Android 1.x, Rogers could make you happy with its newest smartphone, the LG Loop (aka GT540 Optimus). The Loop runs Android 1.6 at the moment, and I don’t think LG has any plans of updating it to Android 2.x. That aside, the handset features a [...]
More photos of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, Android 2.2 confirmed
The Galaxy Tab Android tablet is certainly not among Samsung’s best kept secrets. Just yesterday we saw it in a video shot somewhere in Australia, and today the tablet has appeared once again, this time in China. The folks over at Ifanr have somehow managed to get their hands on a Samsung Galaxy Tab (or [...]