Motorola Defy coming to India on January 24?
The rugged, water-resistant Motorola Defy – already launched in the US (via T-Mobile), Europe, and Australia – could be released in India next week. A tipster informed AndroidOS.in that Motorola dealers across India would start selling the Defy next Monday, on January 24. The handset’s exact price is not known yet, but it’s said to [...]
Telus’ HTC Desire HD priced, could be launched next month
As reported back in November, Telus is getting ready to bring the HTC Desire HD to Canada. The carrier hasn’t officially announced any details about this, but Mobile Syrup has it that the high-end Android 2.2 smartphone could be available at Telus as soon as February 10. The leaked document seen below suggests that the [...]
T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant Android 2.2 Froyo update starts tomorrow
The day when T-Mobile’s Samsung Vibrant will get Android 2.2 Froyo is almost here. T-Mobile has announced that the update will begin rolling out tomorrow, January 21. As usual with these things, the roll out will happen in stages, and so it will take a few weeks for the update to reach all those who [...]
Sprint HTC EVO Shift 4G Drops to $89.99 on Amazon
Not to be outdone by the original HTC EVO 4G on Sprint dropping in price by $100, the younger brother EVO Shift 4G has also become cheaper on Amazon so that it is once again the most budget-friendly of the EVO family. The going price for a EVO Shift 4G is now $89.99, which is [...]
T-Mobile confirms Samsung Galaxy S (Vibrant) 4G, also has an Android-based Sidekick 4G coming
Less than ten days ago was when we first got word that T-Mobile’s Samsung Vibrant might get a 4G-capable successor. And today its existence has been officially confirmed by Philipp Humm, T-Mobile USA’s CEO. What the phone will be called appears to be less clear, since Mr. Humm refers to it as the Samsung Galaxy [...]
Motorola confirms locked bootloaders for Atrix 4G and others
Remember the whole debacle caused by the realization that the Verizon Motorola Droid 2 and Droid X shipped with locked bootloaders? If you don’t, then the short story is this: locked bootloaders don’t allow for running custom ROMs, so, for some, half (or more) of the value of Android is simply lost. For those of [...]
Nokia N9 might be powered by a 1.2GHz Atom CPU
Rumors about the existence of a MeeGo-based Nokia N9 have started to appear in the summer of 2010 – when we first found out that the smartphone would be a high-end, QWERTY one. While Nokia has not confirmed the N9, the handset almost certainly exists, and it likely looks like in the photo below (this [...]
Guide to Mobile World Congress 2011: Parties, Launches & Events #MWC, #MWC11
The biggest mobile industry show of the year – Mobile World Congress 2011 – is fast approaching, and we are busy preparing for it. This year full Unwired View team will be onsite in Barcelona, and, for MWC11, we promise you the best show coverage we ever did In the meantime, we are busy sifting through various [...]
Verizon’s HTC Thunderbolt and Samsung 4G LTE launching at the end of February?
HTC Thunderbolt and Samsung 4G LTE, two of Verizon’s first 4G Android smartphones, might become available as soon as the last week of February. Droid-life has it that some regional Verizon reps have confirmed the upcoming February launch for both handsets. There’s no word on pricing yet, but I assume Verizon will offer the two [...]
HTC Flyer Android 2.3 tablet coming in March, Honeycomb upgrade to be offered later
HTC’s first Android tablet may not be called HTC Scribe, as previously rumored, but HTC Flyer. According to DigiTimes, the HTC Flyer tablet will start shipping in the US in March, coming with Android 2.3 Gingerbread on board – the OS will be updated to Android 3.0 Honeycomb, as soon as this becomes available. It’s [...]
Sony Ericsson plans X times more, dual core, Androids.Not just another tablet- something very unique and exiting
Sony Ericsson has just announced their Q4 and FY 2010 results. And they are… ok, I guess. What is evident from all the figures, it’s that in 2010 Sony Ericsson finally managed to stop the huge bleeding they’ve been experiencing in 2009, that raised very serious doubts that they will be able to continue as independent [...]
More Samsung Galaxy S2 “Seine” specs show up
As of yesterday, we know for sure that Samsung will announce a new high-end Galaxy S Android smartphone at MWC 2011, on February 13. Korean website Nocutnews has more info on the new handset, including a list of its specs (some of which being already known). Reportedly, the Galaxy S2’s codename is Seine – but [...]
LG Optimus Black to come with changeable back covers
Can you imagine a phone called “Optimus Black” that looks white, or even pink? Regardless of the answer, LG’s recently-announced Android 2.2 smartphone will have optional, changeable back plates that let users customize its appearance – so, yes, we may actually see Optimus Black units in pink. According to Pocket-lint, an LG official said that [...]
Best Buy may not get Verizon iPhone 4 at launch
February 10 isn’t far away, and that’s the magic date when the iPhone 4 will finally become available on Verizon, after years of rumors and speculation, and then some more rumors. Best Buy has, historically, been a partner to both Apple and AT&T in selling the iPhone range through its stores, so this information may [...]
HP / Palm tablets detailed, one of them may be called HP Touchpad
Just yesterday, we’ve heard that HP plans to unveil two new Palm tablets next month, which will be called Opal and Topaz. Now we have more info on the upcoming tablets, courtesy of Engadget. Reportedly, the HP Palm Opal has a 1024 x 768 pixels TFT LCD display and measures 180 x 144 x 13 [...]
Apple sold 16 million iPhones, 7 million iPads last quarter. Steve Jobs: the Verizon iPhone is “exciting”
Well, what do you now, Apple broke new records sales-wise. The Cupertino company has announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011 (ended December 25, 2010), and they’re better than ever. Apple has cashed in $26.74 billion in revenue during the quarter, with a net profit of $6 billion (both representing [...]
Sprint raises unlimited smartphone data plan cost by $10
Sprint has decided that smartphone users should pay more for their data plans. So, starting on January 30, new activations of smartphones will incur an add-on charge of $10 per month for Premium Data. Don’t let the name fool you though, for you won’t be getting anything different than before. It’s just that Sprint has [...]
T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant 4G apparently hits the FCC, might come with Android 2.3 Gingerbread
The FCC has recently approved a Samsung smartphone called SGH-T959V. T-Mobile USA’s Vibrant has the model number SGH-T959, so we can only conclude that this SGH-T959V (which supports the carrier’s AWS network) is a new version of it. Engadget believes this is the upcoming Vibrant 4G – and, well, it probably is, especially since we’ve [...]
LG Optimus 2X now on pre-order in Denmark, EUR 483 contract-free, ships on February 25
The first smartphone to be powered by a dual-core processor, the LG Optimus 2X, is getting ready to make its way to Europe. It’s already been on pre-order in the UK for a few days, and now Denmark follows suit. The LG Optimus 2X is available to pre-order from online retailer Ellos. They expect to [...]
LG T-Mobile G-Slate to come with 3D display and 3D recording capability?!
It’s a bit hard for me to believe it, but here it is. That LG’s T-mobile G-Late tablet that we haven’t seen much of during the announcement at CES? Looks like the new LG tablet may be even more impressive device then Motorola Xoom. According to GPS&Co, they contacted LG France for more info, and this [...]