Cheap LG A160 candybar announced
LG has announced a new entry-level phone – the LG A160, a candybar targeted at users who want not just basic functionality, but also an “attractive design.” The phone does look pretty good (for a device that costs less than $100) and features a 2 inch QCIF (176 × 144 pixels) display, dual-band GSM connectivity [...]
Motorola i1Q shows up, it’s like an iDEN Droid Pro
Remember the Motorola Droid Pro? Of course you do, it was launched by Verizon just a few months ago. Anyway, it looks like Motorola has another Android smartphone similar to it, meaning that it features a touchscreen display and full QWERTY keyboard below. Said smartphone is called Motorola i1Q and it has appeared in a [...]
O2 UK will have the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc in April
Sony Ericsson has announced the Xperia Arc during CES earlier this month, but what it didn’t say was when we are going to find this device in shops. In the mean time, an online retailer in the UK has started taking pre-orders for the Xperia Arc, listing availability in April. And today that’s more or [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo to join the Xperia Arc and Xperia Play this year
Just before 2010 ended, a previously unseen Sony Ericsson device leaked. This was then referred to by its codename – Hallon or Halon – and its apparent model number, MT15. It was going to be a successor to the Vivaz, but only in form, as it would be powered by Android. TechRadar has it from [...]
LG Optimus 3D live image leaks
As Mobile World Congress is even closer this week than it was last week, we are beginning to see new leaks pop up all over the place. Last week, we found out that LG was reportedly prepping a phone with a 3D display to be unveiled during their MWC event on February 14. This phone [...]
Google Nexus S is on its way to Vodafone Germany
Last week, we heard a rumor, perhaps more of a whisper, that the Samsung-made Google Nexus S will be launched in Germany at some point. There were no details though about when or on which carrier. It’s now clear that it is going to be Vodafone. It will have the Nexus S on offer soon. [...]
T-Mobile confirms Dell Streak 7 pricing, launch date: $199 on contract, February 2
T-Mobile USA has officially announced the launch date and price of the Dell Streak 7, which will be the carrier’s first 4G tablet. As rumored not long ago, the Streak 7 will be available starting February 2 (this Wednesday). The new Android tablet will not cost $299.99 on contract, as initially believed, but only $199.99 [...]
HTC Mozart to bring more Windows Phone 7 to T-Mobile USA?
T-Mobile USA currently offers only one Windows Phone 7 handset, namely the HTC HD7 (you can also buy the Dell Venue Pro with a T-Mo contract, although only directly from Dell). Until we hear more about Dell’s smartphone, you may want to know that T-Mobile seems to plan the launch of another WP7 device from [...]
Unboxing the T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ 2
I’m always eager to check out new phones and devices when they show up at my doorstep, and so it’s fun to videotape my first reactions and impressions about them before actually launching into the full review. The Motorola CLIQ 2 is the latest device to pay me a visit. Obviously Motorola felt like it [...]
Virgin Mobile’s LG Optimus V with Android 2.2 available at RadioShack
LG Optimus V (Virgin Mobile USA’s own version of the Optimus One) is now available at RadioShack. The retailer sells the new Android smartphone for $149.99 – no contract required. For that kind of money, Virgin’s customers will get Android 2.2 Froyo (upgradeable to Gingerbread), a 3.2 inch HVGA (320 x 480) multi-touch display, Wi-Fi, [...]
12 new Android phones coming to AT&T this year
Since AT&T will no longer be the exclusive US iPhone carrier (after Verizon launches its CDMA iPhone sometime next month), the second largest North American operator needs to make its smartphone portfolio more attractive than it currently is. How can it do that? Why, with high-end Android smartphones, of course. According to a leaked document [...]
Samsung Wave II S8530 launched in India
Samsung’s latest Bada-based flagship smartphone, the Wave II S8530, is now available in India – the world’s second largest mobile market. Reportedly, the official price of the Wave II is 20,900 INR ($455), but some Indian retailers offer the handset for less – around 17,000 INR ($370). The new Wave S8530 comes with a 3.7 [...]
Did Android just become the world’s no. 1 smartphone platform?
A few days ago, we’ve reported that Nokia sold 28.3 million smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2010. Now Reuters says that, according to Canalys, the number of Android smartphones sold in the same quarter was 32.9 million. This, of course, means that it has finally happened (now, not next year or in 2014): Symbian [...]
New Angry Birds Rio coming in March to iPhone, Android, Ovi Store (video trailer)
Angry Birds, one of the most successful mobile games of 2010, will have a new version in March. Rovio has recently announced (via Twitter) that the new game will be called Angry Birds Rio – it’s developed in collaboration with 20th Century Fox and will feature characters from the upcoming animated movie Rio (bound to [...]
BlackBerry Curve Sedona headed to Verizon
BlackBerry Sedona, the next-generation Curve smartphone that should be launched sometime in the second half of the year, has appeared in a batch of new photos, which kind or confirm that Verizon Wireless will launch it in the US. Of course, since the Sedona is a CDMA smartphone, we do expect it to hit either [...]
Nokia E7 to hit the UK in April?
Back in November, Expansys listed the Nokia E7 as being available in the UK starting January 10. Needless to say, the new Eseries flagship has not been launched anywhere in the world – because Nokia delayed its release – so there must be lots of customers wondering when they’ll be able to get it. Well, [...]
Dell Venue Pro will finally be available in the UK in a few days
The Dell Venue Pro is Dell’s first Windows Phone 7 device and the only smartphone powered by Microsoft’s latest mobile operating system to have a portrait-sliding full QWERTY keyboard. And, even not taking the OS into account, it’s one of the very few devices on the market to sport this form factor. Its availability in [...]
AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G may cost just $149.99, HTC Inspire 4G only $99.99
The two devices that will comprise AT&T’s high-end 4G Android portfolio, the Motorola Atrix 4G and the HTC Inspire 4G, may be priced lower than anyone expected, at least when bought from third-party sellers and not from AT&T directly. While AT&T may still price both of these at the standard $199.99 with a new 2-year [...]
Dell gives you $25 to pick up the Motorola Droid X for Verizon
We’re used to saying that, as far as deals are concerned, there’s no price better than free. Well, consider the following scenario: what if, apart from not having to pay for something, you’d also receive $25 for your effort? That’s exactly what Dell is proposing, should you opt to get yourself a Motorola Droid X [...]
Samsung Galaxy S 4G sign-up page goes live on T-Mobile’s website
The new Samsung Galaxy S 4G has just appeared over at T-Mobile USA’s official website. Unfortunately, you can’t buy it yet, and neither pre-order it, because it only appeared on a sign-up page that doesn’t even show the smartphone. However, the page confirms that the handset will be called Galaxy S 4G, not Vibrant 4G, [...]