Dell Streak price drops to $399.99 at Dell, but you’ll only get it on January 10
Dell has decided to suddenly shave no less than $180 off its pricing for the unlocked Dell Streak part-smartphone, part-tablet device. As such, you can now order a contract-free Streak from Dell for just $399.99 (as opposed to the $579.99 they have been asking up until today). There’s a catch, though. Well, actually two. First [...]
LG Optimus 2X comes to Europe in January with Ennio Morricone music
The world’s first dual-core Android smartphone seems to be closer to launch than one might have expected. Sure, we knew ever since its official announcement that the LG Optimus 2X would hit the streets in LG’s home country of South Korea sometime in January, but availability elsewhere was unclear. And now it has been confirmed [...]
Sprint Samsung Epic 4G Android 2.2 Froyo update starts on December 26
While the international version of the Samsung Galaxy S, the i9000, has already received an official update to Android 2.2 Froyo, the many US-specific versions of the phone that Samsung has tailored for each carrier are still sadly left on 2.1. All of them. But, inevitably, Samsung has to update them too at some point. [...]
Microsoft Windows for ARM (tablets) to be announced at CES 2011
We’ll see lots of new products being unveiled at CES 2011, and one of them seems to be a version of Microsoft’s Windows especially made for ARM chips. According to Bloomberg and “people familiar with Microsoft’s plans”, the new Windows is “tailored for battery-powered devices, such as tablet computers and other handhelds.” So it looks [...]
Sprint’s HTC EVO Shift 4G appears in hands-on photos
The unannounced HTC EVO Shift 4G (aka HTC Knight or HTC Speedy) has appeared for the first time in some hands-on photos, without any protective case covering it. These new photos seem to confirm the fact that the Evo Shift 4G doesn’t have a front-facing camera for video calling (although, of course, the unit seen [...]
Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone to launch at MWC, ship in April
Since it obviously hasn’t launched on December 9, like some rumors said it would, people have started wondering when the mythical Sony Ericsson PlayStation/PSP Phone will actually hit the streets. Could it be in March of 2011, like another rumor predicted? Well, today’s news comes from Pocket-lint as sources have told them that the PlayStation [...]
LG A155 (with dual SIM) and LG A120 unveiled
LG has a new dual SIM phone that should be available pretty soon – in some markets, at least. LG A155 is the phone’s name – it’s a somewhat stylish candybar that doesn’t have too many features, but the dual SIM capability alone makes it interesting (although both SIM cards will only work on GSM/GPRS/EDGE [...]
HP to launch PalmPad during CES in January?
CES is only a couple of weeks away, so speculation has started on what we’ll see during said trade show. Today, Fox News (of all places) is reporting that we may actually see some PalmPad-branded devices from HP. Not one, not two, but three. Three PalmPads, differentiated by minor tech specs. And apparently they will [...]
Google Nexus One Gingerbread update coming OTA in a few weeks
With the Google Nexus S now being available to buy, and with the launch of Android 2.3 Gingerbread, one question has been left unanswered by Google up until today: when will the Google Nexus One, the original member of the Nexus series, receive an update to the latest version of the operating system? To clear [...]
Verizon Samsung Continuum Review
Have you ever looked at a Android touchscreen handset (any kind, it doesn’t matter which one) and thought “you know what this needs? A second screen”? You probably haven’t, but Samsung engineers and designers did, and innovation was born in the form of the Samsung Continuum. Sporting a very unique way of presenting information on [...]
Microsoft OEM partners ship 1.5 million WP7 devices in 6 weeks. It’s a very good start
It finally happened. After weeks of anticipation Microsoft has released the first Windows Phone 7 sales figures. In the first six weeks 1.5 million WP7 devices were sold by manufacturers to operators and retailers. (Btw, unit sales to wholesale partners – is a standard way of reporting in Consumer Electronics industry. Microsoft reported device sales [...]
Pantech Vega X – the first Android phone DDR2 memory?
Pantech has officially unveiled a new Android smartpohne – the Vega X (we first heard of it last week, when the Dell Venue was announced). Slated to be available in South Korea later this week via KT and LG Telecom, the Pantech Vega X runs Android 2.2 Froyo and features a 4 inch WVGA touchscreen [...]
Verizon launches Mobile Email 4.0 for feature phones (LG Octane, LG Cosmos Touch and others)
Verizon Wireless has announced the availability of Mobile Email 4.0 for some of its feature phones, including LG Octane, LG Cosmos Touch and Samsung Zeal. The new, enhanced email solution will bring users a true push email experience, Microsoft Exchange (for integrating personal and corporate email), Outlook Calendar Sync, and a fully redesigned interface for [...]
Samsung has sold 2 million Galaxy S smartphones in Korea, more than Apple’s iPhone
In just over a year since it first became available in South Korea in November 2009, the Apple iPhone series has sold in a total of around 1.8 million handsets. Meanwhile, Samsung has announced that it has sold more than 2 million Galaxy S Android-powered smartphones in its home country in the six months that [...]
Sam’s Club offers iPhone 4 for only $147, iPhone 3GS for $47
When you think of special, price-cutting offers, you don’t normally think of any of Apple’s products. But, with the famed holiday shopping season almost over, Sam’s Club wants to prove you wrong. For from today until Friday, they’re offering great deals on Apple’s iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS. The 16 GB iPhone 4 can be [...]
UK: Google Nexus S delayed until Wednesday, December 22
Today was supposed to be the day when the Samsung-made Google Nexus S would become available in the UK, through Carphone Warehouse. However, while people were eagerly expecting the new Google-sanctioned superphone to arrive in stock, Carphone Warehouse put out a press release that did two things. First, it confirmed the fact that the price [...]
Verizon will introduce LTE Android devices on January 6 at CES
Well, well, well. This upcoming CES sure will be interesting from a mobile industry standpoint. Verizon has tweeted today that it will be showcasing LTE Android devices on January 6, during CES. Now we have known for a while that Verizon plans to have some phones to sell for that nice new LTE network of [...]
Motorola Android tablet definitely coming at CES 2011 to take on iPad, Galaxy Tab
Motorola has just confirmed that its first Android tablet would be officially unveiled at CES 2011. The company has posted a teaser video called “Tabled Evolution presented by Motorola” on one of its official YouTube channels. Surprisingly (or not?), Moto bashes Apple’s iPad by saying it’s “like a giant iPhone” (and, well, it is), and [...]
Samsung Bada 2.0 details unveiled; 10 million Wave phones to be sold in H1 2011
More than a year ago, when Samsung announced Bada – its own mobile OS – some thought it would be a flop. But it turns out that it’s not. The OS has reached version 1.2 and there are six smartphones based on it on the market. As we reported earlier this month, Samsung will sell [...]
Nokia Windows Phone 7 deal. Taking a deep breath, counting to ten and rethinking it
When Eldar’s bombshell about Microsoft Nokia Windows Phone talks came online, at about 4AM here, I was about to go to sleep.Well, after reading his op-ed all the sleep was gone. Still shaking my head and almost refusing to believe this was happening, I went on and shared it here on UV. In a rather [...]