Sprint’s HTC Arrive (7 Pro) Windows Phone announced, will be out on March 20
Sprint’s first WP7 smartphone, the HTC 7 Pro, is now official, and, as reported yesterday, the carrier has renamed it to HTC Arrive. Not at all surprising, the HTC Arrive will cost $199.99 with a new 2-yr contract agreement. It will be available starting March 20, becoming North America’s first CDMA Windows Phone 7 handset. [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II to cost €548, ship in May (in Switzerland)
Until now, Samsung said nothing regarding the price of its brand new Galaxy S II. Anyway, since the smartphone is one of the best you’ll find this year, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Swiss retailer Digitec says the 16GB version costs 699 CHF – about €548 or $755. The same retailer suggests that [...]
Pink Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, LG Optimus Pad and NEC MEDIAS N-04C launching in Japan next month
When Sony Ericsson announced the new Xperia Arc, the company said the handset would be available in just two color versions: silver and “midnight blue.” Well, a pink version exists, too, as it has just been unveiled in Japan by NTT DoCoMo. The largest Japanese mobile carrier plans to launch the pink Xperia Arc next [...]
Gold Edition Motorola Xoom tablets given away on Twitter
If you want Verizon’s Motorola Xoom but you’re just not ready to pay $799 for it (or $599 on contract), you’ll probably be happy to find out that Motorola’s giving away two Xooms in a Twitter sweepstakes. They’re not regular Xoom tablets, but Limited Gold Edition ones (see the photo below) – the same kind [...]
Nokia C3-01 to be launched by Telus in Canada
Already available in Europe and expected to be released in India this quarter, the Nokia C3-01 Touch and Type will be introduced in Canada, too. MobileSyrup reports that Telus is going to bring the C3-01 to Canadian customers, although it’s not clear when exactly. The C3-01 is Nokia’s second S40 phone to feature a touchscreen [...]
AT&T and Rogers Dell Streak 5 finally get updated to Android 2.2 Froyo
The tale of the Android 2.2 Froyo update for the Dell Streak 5 has been epic, but sad for some. This update has started going out for unlocked devices way back in November of last year, however those who bought their Streaks from AT&T in the USA or Rogers in Canada have had to wait, [...]
Wi-Fi only HTC Flyer shows up in Germany, costs just 499 euro
The HTC Flyer is HTC’s first foray into the Android tablet space, first announced last week at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Since the official unveiling, we’ve seen the Flyer pop up in Germany once, and that was at Amazon with a pre-order price of 669 euro. That was for the 3G version of the [...]
Apple’s new iPad will be announced on March 2
Hey, look, Apple’s next-generation iPad is definitely not delayed, as some rumors wanted us to believe. In fact, it will be announced sooner than everyone expected: on March 2. Earlier today, Apple has sent out invites for an event that will take place on that date in San Francisco. Said invite shows an iPad hidden [...]
HTC Salsa and ChaCha Facebook phones will be available in the UK on June 17
Just like HTC said they would, the HTC Salsa and ChaCha are going to become available in Europe before the end of the second quarter of this year. Unveiled during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week, these pseudo-Facebook phones (pseudo because they lack Facebook’s official blessing) are set to take the UK by storm [...]
Sprint’s first Windows Phone 7 handset, the HTC 7 Pro, will be called HTC Arrive
It looks like Sprint will be the first US carrier to launch a CDMA Windows Phone 7 handset, namely the HTC 7 Pro. Expected to be released tomorrow (February 24), the 7 Pro has been rebranded by Sprint, and it will be called HTC Arrive – at least according to Engadget. Sprint did set up [...]
Google Nexus One finally gets updated to Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Nexus S loses Facebook contact sync
A few hours ago, Google gave Nexus One owners everywhere the news they’ve been waiting for for the past couple of months. The update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread is on its way to the Google Nexus One. This update will take the Nexus One to Android 2.3.3, and the same update is also being dispatched [...]
HTC Incredible S now on pre-order in the UK on Vodafone and O2
Just 8 days after it was officially announced by HTC during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the HTC Incredible S can already be pre-ordered in the UK. The phone comes courtesy of Mobiles.co.uk, a Carphone Warehouse-owned retailer that works with all the major UK mobile network operators. Currently they have the Incredible S with O2 [...]
Samsung Galaxy Fit S5670 with Android 2.2 launched in India
Indian mobile users can now buy a new Android smartphone from Samsung – the Galaxy Fit S5670. Running Android 2.2, the Galaxy Fit features a 3.3 inch QVGA touchscreen display, TouchWiz 3.0 UI, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G, DNSe sound enhancement, 3.5mm headset jack, 5MP autofocus camera, 600MHz processor, and a 2GB MicroSD card pre-installed. According to [...]
New 8.9 inch Samsung Android tablet (another Galaxy Tab?) to come soon
Samsung is reportedly getting ready to introduce yet another new Android tablet, most probably also part of the Galaxy Tab series. According to YonhapNews, unlike the original Tab and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 (pictured below), the upcoming tablet will have an 8.9 inch display. If that’s true, the device will compete directly with LG’s Optimus [...]
Announcing The Winners of the Griffin AirCurve Play and Speck Cases!
So far the weekly contests have been a huge hit, and we owe this completely to our faithful readers. You are the reason we keep this contest going each week, and will continue to do so as long as we receive interest in it. We have chosen a winner at random for both the Griffin [...]
Unannounced Samsung Corby II S3850 hits the FCC
The recently-seen Samsung S3850 Corby II has been approved by the FCC a few hours ago, which means Samsung has the green light for launching it in North America. Last year, the South Korean company released three Corby handsets in Canada, so that’s where the new S3850 may be headed, too (since the US isn’t [...]
Ads-free Angry Birds for Android to come next month
While readying the launch of the brand new Angry Birds Rio, Rovio Mobile has confirmed that an ads-free version of the current Angry Birds game is coming to Android soon. According to this tweet, Rovio plans to launch the ad-free version within a month, so it will likely be out in March – at about [...]
US Cellular has a buy one, get five free promotion for Android smartphones
Buy one, get one free offers, also known as BOGO, are rather common in the US. From time to time a carrier will have one of these, either for all its phones, or just for smartphones. If you buy a certain device, you’ll get another unit for free. Also quite popular are BOGA offers, where [...]
Microsoft’s first Windows Phone 7 update bricks some Samsung Omnia 7 handsets
As reported yesterday, Microsoft has started pushing its first software update to Windows Phone 7 devices – a minor update that’s being released only “to improve the software update process itself” in preparation of future (more important) updates. Usually, minor updates are hassle-free, but it looks like that’s not the case for some Samsung Omnia [...]
LG Optimus 3D and Sony Ericsson Xperia Play on pre-order in the UK
Two of the most highly anticipated devices in the Android space are certainly the LG Optimus 3D and the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. And they have both gone on pre-order in the UK, shedding some light on the pricing of these devices. First up, retailer Play.com has both phones on pre-order. The LG Optimus 3D [...]