AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G only $129.99 at Walmart until Thursday
The Motorola Atrix 4G has finally gone on sale today, yet its price can differ a lot depending on where you choose to buy it from. AT&T will sell it to you for $199.99, just like any other high-end smartphone. Then there’s Amazon, which shaved a cool $50 off AT&T’s price and is offering you [...]
Apple iPhone 5 could be delayed to September. iPad 2 “not delayed”
Whether it will be called iPhone 5 or not, a new iPhone is going to be introduced by Apple later this year. Looking at the launch dates of the previous four iPhone models, we could say the new Apple smartphone will be released in June or July. But maybe that won’t be the case this [...]
Verizon confirms Motorola Xoom launch date, pricing: 24 February, $599.99 on contract
Verizon has just confirmed the launch date and price of its Motorola Xoom, the world’s first Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet. As expected, the Xoom will be available starting February 24 (this Thursday). Verizon will sell the Xoom both without a contract, for $799.99, and with contract, for $599.99 (requires a new 2-yr agreement and a [...]
Cheap Samsung E2330 slider coming soon to Europe
Samsung has a new entry-level phone: the E2330, a 3G-less slider that should be released in Europe soon. Spotted at Samsung Germany’s and Samsung Romania’s official websites, the E2330 features a 2 inch TFT screen with 128 x 160 pixels, Facebook and Twitter integration, Music player, 3.5mm headset jack, VGA photo camera, and MicroSD card [...]
LG Optimus 3D and Optimus Black will be launched in Australia
Not long ago, we’ve informed you that LG may introduce the Optimus 2X in Australia sometime in March or April. Now a company official has confirmed that all three new LG Android smartphones showcased at MWC 2011 would be available to Australian customers in Q2, or early Q3. So, besides the Optimus 2X, LG Australia [...]
Nokia C7 now only €299 at Amazon Germany, £299 at Amazon UK
Nokia C7 isn’t the most expensive Symbian smartphone around (the E7 is), but I still haven’t seen it being offered for less than €300. Well, not until today. Amazon Germany sells the C7 unlocked for only €299,89 – a substantial discount, considering the initial price (€429). The Nokia C7 shares many of its features with [...]
Motorola ATRIX 4G is Now on Sale at Amazon for $149.99
Ever since we laid eyes on the Motorola ATRIX 4G at CES and MWC, our interests have been picqued. The dual-core, fingerprint-scanning, laptop-docking Android device is one of a kind, and as of this morning it’s finally on sale. While AT&T sells the ATRIX for $199.99, you can actually get it for $50 less on [...]
HP TouchPad Could Come as Early as April
Where I live, April is definitely not part of the Summer, though I really wish it is. If new rumors from DigiTimes are to be believed, HP is planning to launch the TouchPad — its WebOS tablet debut — in April, with shipments sent out late March. Originally HP announced the TouchPad would be available [...]
This Week: Win a GorillaMobile Ori for iPad Case from JOBY
JOBY is our sponsor for this week’s contest, and we’re really excited to give this one away. I saw the Ori for iPad last month at CES and was intrigued by its gorgeous craftsmanship and features, and if you’re looking for an iPad case you definitely want to get your name in the running for [...]
Motorola WX345 now available for free from Consumer Cellular
Consumer Cellular has added a new phone to its lineup, and just like all the other handsets it offers, this is a low-end featurephone. However, the Motorola WX345 makes up for it not being a smartphone or having many features with its pricing, as it’s free (with a $35 activation fee). And thanks to Consumer [...]
Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 now available at Three UK
Not even one month has passed since Samsung first unveiled the Galaxy Ace, a midrange Android smartphone that’s made to look as similar as possible to the Galaxy S. And yet the handset is already available, and in stock at Three UK. The Samsung Galaxy Ace is meant to pack most of the features of [...]
Verizon Motorola Xoom will be released without Adobe Flash support
A few hours ago, we found out that the highly anticipated Motorola Xoom Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet for Verizon will be officially released on February 24 (that’s this Thursday!). Since then, Verizon has put up a teaser page for the Xoom, which had an unexpected surprise in store for the eagle-eyed. Here’s a screengrab of [...]
HTC Thunderbolt’s price to be $249 or $299 (on contract)
Verizon has still not announced the official price of the HTC Thunderbolt, although the new Android smartphone’s launch date is getting closer and closer. Thankfully, BestBuy has included the Thunderbolt in its latest buyer’s guide (check out page 8). According to the guide, the handset will cost $299 with a new 2-yr contract agreement – [...]
T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4G will actually cost $199
T-Mobile USA has issued an update on the price of its Galaxy S 4G, which should be released this Wednesday (February 23). Initially, the carrier said the new Galaxy would cost $149.99 on contract. However, this press release states that the actual price on contract will be $199.99 (after a $50 mail-in rebate). Of course, [...]
DoCoMo’s NEC MEDIAS N-04C with Android seems to be the thinnest smartphone ever
Since Apple launched the iPhone 4 in June last year as the world’s thinnest smartphone, we’ve seen two other smartphones which stole that title: the LG Optimus Black (9.2 mm), and the Samsung Galaxy S II (8.5 mm). Now NEC is getting ready to launch an even thinner handset: the MEDIAS N-04C, made for NTT [...]
White Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and HTC Desire S headed to O2 UK
O2 has announced that it would exclusively offer the white version of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play in the UK. The carrier plans to sell the new PlayStation-certified smartphone starting April, at about the same time when it will also launch the Xperia Arc. Another new Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone that’s coming soon to O2 [...]
Motorola Xoom Can Now Be Ordered at Best Buy; Release Date is Feb 24
We’ve ooh’d and ahh’d over the Motorola Xoom at CES and MWC so far this year, and now it’s finally becoming a real for-sale product. Over the weekend Best Buy began accepting pre-orders for the Xoom at the standard $799 price tag, and will come complete with Verizon’s 3G broadband service (with LTE on the [...]
Minor Update May Come to Windows Phone 7 This Week
We’ve all been waiting patiently for the “copy and paste” NoDo update to come out on WP7 almost since the OS was originally launched. And there’s a good chance that you may see a new update on your WP7 device this week. Just don’t expect it to be NoDo, which is still slated for release [...]
More Apple Rumors: 6-inch iPad This Fall?
Another week, another rumor about Apple devices with different screen sizes. Over the course of the last two weeks we have heard endless rumors about Apple considering a new iPhone “nano” that would appeal to the low-end part of the market, and the iPhone 5 would likely have a larger screen. We even heard rumors [...]
BlackBerry Bold Touch in live photos
Previously seen only in renders, RIM’s unannounced BlackBerry Bold Touch has appeared in some live photos a few days ago. Codenamed Montana (the CDMA version) or Dakota (the GSM version), the new smartphone will be the first Bold to feature a touchscreen display – 2.8 inch, 640 x 480 pixels. The handset looks like a [...]