Motorola Defy coming to Australia (Telstra) on November 30
Already launched in the US and in Europe, the Motorola Defy will be available in Australia, too. Starting November 30, Telstra will offer the Defy for $600 outright, or for free on a $49 cap (2-yr contract required). The carrier will have exclusivity on the Android 2.1 handset for six months, until May 30 next [...]
O2 UK now offers the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 for free with a £10 per month contract
It may not run the latest version of Android, it may not even run Android 2.1, but the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 still is a decent smartphone – if you don’t care about software being up-to-date and all that. And, to be fair, it is going to receive an update to Android 2.1 by the [...]
New picture of the Samsung Google Nexus S uncovered
Probably the most hotly anticipated smartphone of the holiday season is the Samsung-made Google Nexus S. We know some of its specs, it was confirmed by Best Buy, and Eric Schmidt, Google’s CEO, himself teased us all a bit by publicly showing it off. There were even some hands-on pictures leaked a few days ago, [...]
Verizon announces the Motorola Droid 2 Global on Facebook, although it’s already available
The Motorola Droid 2 Global may not be a 100% new device, but the fact that Verizon still hasn’t put up a press release for this phone is odd. They have, however, decided to announce its existence on Facebook of all places. The Motorola Droid 2 Global has already been available online from Verizon for [...]
Unboxing of the Droid 2 Global for Verizon
The Moto Droid 2 has been available at Verizon since August and the Droid 2 R2D2 version came out shortly after, but now the largest network in the US has offered even another Droid 2 choice: the Droid 2 Global. Just in the name we can tell one major difference between the Global and its [...]
LG Optimus M available from MetroPCS on November 24
MetroPCS has announced that it’s preparing to add the first Android smartphone to its phone lineup, just in time for the busy holiday shopping season. On Wednesday, November 24, the LG Optimus M will become available online and in MetroPCS stores. This is MetroPCS’ own version of the LG Optimus One that keeps getting one [...]
T-Mobile LG Optimus T review
It’s common for us to drool over the latest phones and gadgets that come out, but typically most of the salivation will come from playing with the highest-end, state-of-the-art devices that will oftentimes have out-of-this-world specs and beautiful design. This happens often enough that reviewing lower-end devices can feel like a huge letdown. Enter the [...]
Did Apple want to sell iPhones with carrier-independent SIM cards?
It looks like Apple may have had plans to sell iPhones with pre-installed, programmable SIM cards in Europe – this would allow users to choose any mobile carrier they wanted. However, major European carriers (Vodafone and Telefonica / O2 included) strongly opposed to the idea, so the Cupertino company had to give up on its [...]
Some Nokia N8 handsets have power issues
Niklas Savander, Executive Vice President of Nokia’s Markets units, recently acknowledged that some N8 smartphones have power problems which result in the handsets switching themselves off. Nokia didn’t disclose the exact number of faulty N8s, but it’s said that only “a limited number” of users have reported the problem. According to a Nokia spokesperson quoted [...]
Cheap Nokia X2-01 and Nokia C2-01 announced
The Nokia X2-01 seen earlier this month has just been officially announced, alongside the Nokia C2-01, a new basic candybar. The X2-01 is a QWERTY handset, not the prettiest around, but definitely among the cheapest – it will cost around €80 ($110) when it launches later this quarter in five color versions (Red, Deep Grey, [...]
RIM PlayBook will cost $500, become available in North America in Q1 and worldwide in Q2
When RIM decided to officially announce the PlayBook, their entry into the newly-reinvented-by-Apple tablet space, they left out two important details about the device: how much it will cost and when it will become available. On the latter, the only thing RIM had to say was “early 2011″. Today DigiTimes got a little bit more [...]
Palm Mansion may have a 5-inch or larger touchscreen, launch in Q1 2011
While we’ve already seen the first smartphone to run HP’s new WebOS 2.0 – the Palm Pre 2 – more devices are reportedly still in the works. One will clearly be the PalmPad, HP’s WebOS-powered tablet. However, we’ve heard rumors before of another device, codenamed (or possibly named) Palm Mansion. The only details we’ve had [...]
Acer Liquid E Froyo update now available in Canada for Rogers and Fido customers
The software update to Android 2.2 Froyo for the Acer Liquid E smartphone is now available in Canada for customers of Rogers and Fido. The phone launched with Android 2.1 on board and after the update will run the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system that is available at this time. The update is [...]
UK: LG Optimus One now on Orange, white BlackBerry Bold 9780 on Vodafone
Orange UK now sells the LG Optimus One. The unique twist here is that Orange’s Optimus One has support for UMA technology, that improves indoor coverage. Aside from that, the Optimus One that Orange has is the same device that has been launched internationally with many carriers. A quick reminder of the specs: Android 2.2, [...]
Verizon’s LG Vortex is free at Wirefly, Moto Droid Pro is $50. HTC Merge appears in 360-degree view
Available at Verizon as of yesterday, the LG Vortex (a CDMA version of LG Optimus One) costs $79.99 on contract. However, if you buy it from Wirefly with a new 2-yr agreement, you’ll get it for free. Another Verizon Android smartpohne that’s discounted at Wirefly is the Motorola Droid Pro. The QWERTY Droid costs $179.99 [...]
Samsung S3350 (Chat 335) QWERTY phone unveiled
One month after announcing the Ch@t 322, Samsung is now getting ready to introduce another QWERTY candybar – the Samsung S3350, aka Samsung Ch@t 335. Unlike the 322, the Ch@t 335 isn’t a dual SIM handset, so it will probably compete with the likes of Nokia C3. The new phone looks slightly better than the [...]
White BlackBerry Torch available at Rogers. Telus’ LG Optimus One to cost $200 off contract
Launched by AT&T in the US on November 8, the white BlackBerry Torch 9800 is now also available in Canada. Rogers is the Canadian carrier that’s offering the white Torch, and it does it for quite a steep price: $229.99 with the signing of a 3-yr contract agreement. For comparison, AT&T sells the Torch for [...]
Kyocera Rio now available from Cricket for $130 sans contract
Cricket has just announced that it’s adding a new affordable featurephone to its lineup. This is the Kyocera Rio, not to be confused with the Kyocera Zio (which is an Android-powered smartphone). What the Rio lacks in OS power, it probably makes up in price – $130, that is. And, as usual with Cricket, no [...]
Palm Pre 2 now available in the US, unlocked for $450
The Palm Pre 2 has become available in the US. Not through any carrier (although Verizon is expected to add it to its smartphone lineup at some point in the near future), but direct from HP. This is the unlocked GSM version of the Pre, and as such won’t work on CDMA networks such as [...]
LG Optimus One with Froyo launched in India
Earlier this month, we told you that the LG Otimus One would be launched in India, and today LG has announced its launch. The Optimus One should be available really soon in stores across the world’s second largest mobile market for 13,500 INR (almost $300). The smartphone runs Android 2.2 Froyo (I think it’s the [...]