Verizon iPhone 4 pre-orders available starting tomorrow
If you’re one of those allegedly millions of Verizon users who’ve waited for the CDMA iPhone, the largest US carrier has good news for you: iPhone 4 pre-orders will start at 3 a.m. EST, tomorrow (February 3). According to Verizon, orders “will be shipped to arrive on or before February 10” – so you should [...]
Google Android 3 Honeycomb announcement. Live chat
Finally. Today’s the day when we will learn everything there is to learn about Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb. When Android 3 was first previewed at CES, Google was pretty scarce on details of what Android Honeycomb will bring us when it is released. Yes, we learned that it will have a beautiful and snappy interface. It [...]
Samsung Wave II S8530 now available in the UK from O2 and Phones4U
The Samsung Wave II (S8530), the successor to the original Wave (which was the first smartphone to be powered by Samsung’s own Bada OS), has finally made it to the UK. The Wave II runs Bada 1.2, the latest version of the OS, and was previously seen landing in Germany, South Korea, and India, and [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab returns at sky-high 15%
The Samsung Galaxy Tab may be reaching milestone after milestone in terms of sales (whether those are to actual end-users or just to ‘channels’, a.k.a. retailers and carriers, is, of course, another story), but it looks like numbers aren’t as good when it comes to the return rates that the Android Froyo-powered tablet is seeing. [...]
Sony Ericsson rolls out pinch to zoom update for the Xperia X10 worldwide
Sony Ericsson has announced that an update is in the process of rolling out to Xperia X10 owners. For finally, after many months since its release, the Xperia X10 has received support for pinch to zoom. A feature that is usually found in other manufacturers’ Android devices, this has been strangely missing from the X10 [...]
AT&T HTC Inspire 4G will be available on February 13 for $99.99
The HTC Inspire 4G will be the first 4G smartphone that AT&T will sell. The HTC Inspire 4G is basically a version of the HTC Desire HD tailor-made for AT&T, complete with HSPA+ support (what AT&T and T-Mobile call ’4G’). The Inspire 4G was first unveiled during CES earlier this month, but back then there [...]
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LG preps NFC mobile payment service for Europe
With Nokia, Google, Samsung, RIM, and even Apple embracing NFC (Near Field Communications), it’s no wonder that LG also wants to be a part of the game. According to Reuters, LG intends to introduce an NFC-based mobile payment service in Europe starting 2012. Reuters quotes Jin-Yong Kim, vice president for business solutions at LG’s Home [...]
New Samsung Galaxy S2 teased in video
There are now less than two weeks until Samsung will officially unveil its next-generation Galaxy S Android smartphone, which could be called Samsung Galaxy S2. Until then, the South Korean company has unleashed a video teaser that doesn’t really say much about the new Galaxy S – although we can see that the handset is [...]
LG Optimus 3D announced, will be showcased at MWC 2011
LG has officially confirmed the existence of the Optimus 3D smartphone, as well as the fact that it would bring it to MWC 2011 later this month. The company has not unveiled any official photos of the Optimus 3D yet, but it did say that this would be its “most advanced smartphone to date”, and [...]