Android 2.1 update for Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 line will begin on Sunday
A rather incredible thing is about to happen. Sony Ericsson announced that the Android 2.1 updates for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro will start to be rolled out this Sunday, October 31. This exciting news comes as Google is getting ready to officially release Android 2.3 Gingerbread in the [...]
Acer Liquid Metal finally gets officially announced in the UK, comes with Android 2.2
The Acer Liquid Metal has been leaked a few times before, and now it’s finally official. Acer unveiled it today, and it’s certainly a worthy member of Acer’s Liquid series of Android-powered smartphones. It will be available in the UK starting mid-November (in brown) and early December (grey) for a recommended retail price of £299. [...]
Verizon iPhone all but confirmed, will come early next year
That mythical but as of yet invisible creature that is the Verizon iPhone has been mentioned again. This time, however, it’s a little bit more than the usual “industry sources” rumors of the past. While doing a profile of Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg, Fortune has confirmed that a Verizon iPhone will be available early next [...]
Wi-Fi-only Samsung Galaxy Tab and mystery Samsung GT-i9010 (Google Nexus Two/S?) hit the FCC
Two interesting devices have passed FCC testing today. First up is a Wi-Fi-only version of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab, clearly intended for the US market. This has the model number GT-P1010, and the only difference between it and the ‘original’ Galaxy Tab, the P1000, seems to be its lack of a 3G radio of any kind. [...]
Samsung Nexus Two to have a 4 inch AMOLED screen, front-facing camera
If you don’t believe in the existence of the Google Nexus Two, Gizmodo says you should, because the smartphone “is real” and, as rumored, “it’s made by Samsung.” If Gizmodo’s source is correct, the Nexus Two looks and feels a lot like the Samsung Galaxy S. It has a front-facing camera, and an AMOLED display [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid Pro version without a camera on its way?
Cameraless versions of phones (and even smartphones) were all the rage in corporate spaces a few years ago, and perhaps still are – to some extent. Anecdotal evidence suggests fewer corporations impose cameraless phones on their employees, but there still are businesses in very sensitive fields that absolutely need to have such devices available. It [...]
Google Maps 4.6 for Android available now
Google has announced that Google Maps for Android has been updated, reaching version 4.6. Google Maps 4.6 for Android comes with an enhanced design for Place page reviews, which allows you to see reviews from around the web, and reviews from Google users. Another new feature related to the Places page is the option to [...]
HTC Surround and Samsung Focus will both hit AT&T on November 8. White and red BlackBerry Torch coming a day earlier
When AT&T announced its three new Windows Phone 7 handsets, it specifically mentioned only the launch date of Samsung Focus: November 8. Now the carrier says the HTC Surround will be available starting the same day, too. Both smartphones are priced at $199.99 on contract. The QWERTY LG Quantum (which also costs $199.99) should be [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid 2 gets a software update
A software update has become available for the Motorola Droid 2 for Verizon. This isn’t a new major release of the operating system, but is an update that brings many useful enhancements and bug fixes. This will get your Droid 2 up to version 2.3.20. The phone should prompt you that there’s an update available, [...]
Mobiado Professional 105 Damascus: new steel-made luxury phone
Mobiado has announced yet another new luxury phone – the Professional 105 Damascus. The handset’s frame is “precision CNC machined from Damascus steel”, this giving every phone a “different and unique” look. Damascus steel, as Mobiado is happy to inform us, is “a technique of hot-forging steel, originally used in 1100 to 1700 AD to [...]
HTC Mecha leaks
When it announced the Desire HD and Desire Z, its two new flagship Android-powered smartphones, HTC also unveiled HTCSense.com, an online service that backs up and syncs your data and can remotely make your phone ring or wipe it entirely in case it gets stolen. At first, HTCSense.com will only be available for owners of [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab news: US Cellular will carry it, O2 UK announces pricing
The Samsung Galaxy Tab will be sold in the US by all the major carriers. However, it looks like smaller carriers will also get in on the action, as today, US Cellular announced that they will sell it. The device is the exact same we know, and sadly US Cellular did not make any information [...]
HTC HD7 on pre-order at HTC USA’s online shop, too
If you want to pre-order T-Mobile USA’s first Windows Phone 7 handset, the HTC HD7, you can do it not only at Amazon and Wirefly (as we reported two days ago), but also via HTC’s official US website. Like Wirefly, HTC sells the HD7 for $149.99 with a new 2-yr agreement (a data plan of [...]
HTC Wildfire coming to the US this quarter via unknown carriers
Launched in Europe and Asia in the first half of this year, the HTC Wildfire will also be available in the US. According to Mobile Burn, HTC has announced that the Android smartphone would “land on American regional carriers” before the end of 2010. There’s no mention on exactly what carriers will offer the Wildfire, [...]
Nokia mocks Apple’s inability to launch white iPhone 4, brags about N8′s “brilliant colors”
We all know that Apple will not launch the white version of iPhone 4 this year (and maybe it won’t launch it at all, ever). Nokia knows it, too. And since the Finnish company and Apple aren’t exactly best friends, this is a good occasion for Nokia to indirectly mock Apple. Nokia India says, via [...]
Google Nexus Two to be made by Samsung, announced on November 8?
A few days ago, Samsung announced that it would unveil a new, mysterious Android device on November 8. There are no official details on the name and features of the device, but, if the latest rumors are to be believed, this could be the Google Nexus Two. According to Android and Me, “multiple, trusted sources [...]
Apple may have actually cancelled the white iPhone 4
The white iPhone story just won’t die. Only earlier today we learned that Apple officially stated that it would be (yet again) delayed, this time until “early next year”. The reason for this delay isn’t something that has been communicated, and nor was a reason mentioned for any of the previous delay announcements. However, new [...]
Verizon will have new 3G data plans starting tomorrow
Verizon’s 3G data pricing is set to receive some modifications starting tomorrow. Tiered plans are going to be in effect, which was to be expected as it’s becoming somewhat of a trend among carriers. So here are Verizon’s new data plans for smartphones. If you opt for Pay as you go data pricing, that will [...]
Confirmed: Palm Pre 2 will be on Rogers
The Palm Pre 2 is coming. And while the original announcement mentioned it will be coming to SFR in France, Verizon in the US and Canada. The lack of details as to which carrier will sell it in Canada has been interesting, but a rumor from a few days ago suggested it may be Rogers. [...]
Sprint ID: A Full Review
With Android becoming a major player on every major network in the US, each individual carrier is now looking for ways to stand out of the crowd and think outside the box in order to persuade more and more Android shoppers to activate new service with them. Verizon is a perfect example right now, having [...]