More evidence that Verizon’s Samsung Droid Charge won’t be out before May 3
A couple of days ago, we told you that the Samsung Droid Charge could be out next Tuesday, on May 3 – because that’s what Let’s Talk was saying. Now another retailer – namely Costco – also suggests that the new LTE Android smartphone won’t be released prior to May 3. According to Android Central [...]
HTC Wildfire S to be launched by Bell Canada in June
Already released in the UK, the HTC Wildfire S will be available in Canada, too – and Bell is the carrier that will offer it. According to Mobile Syrup, the Wildfire S should be released by Bell on June 17. The handset’s price is not known, but it will certainly not be a high one [...]
White HP Veer 4G coming to AT&T soon?
Officially introduced way back in February alongside the HP Pre 3 and the HP TouchPad, the Palm HP Veer seems to be making its way to AT&T. Some press photos of a Veer running on AT&T’s network have appeared over at Pocket Now. Surprisingly, this is a white version of the Veer (unannounced until now). [...]
HTC sold almost 10 million handsets in Q1 2011, mostly Android-based
HTC has announced its Q1 2011 results, unveiling record revenues, and record net profits. The Taiwanese company sold 9.7 million handsets in the quarter – 192% more than in Q1 2010, and 6% more than in the previous quarter (Q4 2010). This brought total revenues of 104.16 billion Taiwan dollars (about 3.6 billion USD), and [...]
LG Optimus Black headed to Orange UK
Expected to be released by T-Mobile in the UK next month (May), the LG Optimus Black is also coming to Orange – and maybe that shouldn’t be a surprise, since Orange and T-Mobile have joined forces to form Everything Everywhere. Orange doesn’t say when exactly it wants to start selling the Optimus Black, but it [...]
Is Microsoft too embarrassed to tell us about stalled WP7 sales?
Things with Windows Phone are not going so well for Microsoft. Redmond software giant reported their quarterly results yesterday, and it seems they were so bad for WP7, that Microsoft is too embarrassed to tell us. If you look back to last year – late in December Microsoft announced that 1.5 million WP7 devices were shipped by it’s OEM [...]
New Motorola Droid 3 to come with 4 inch display, front-facing camera
There’s still no word on when the Motorola Droid 3 will be officially announced, but, even so, new details on the smartphone’s features have been uncovered. Global Direct Parts has posted a set of photos which compare the Droid 3’s display with the screens of the original Droid and the Droid 2. While the first [...]
Sprint EVO 4G White on sale at Amazon for $89.99
The white EVO 4G must be feeling the heat of the competition now that the white iPhone 4 has shown its pearly face, because Amazon has put it on its best sale to date. It is, in fact, seeing a $30 decrease from the original black version. This means that you can partake of the [...]
Samsung is a fastest growing smartphone maker in the world, 500% YoY, 16% QoQ growth
As April draws to a close, the results from the major smartphone vendors continue to roll in. And Samsung has just turned in some of the most impressive figures. In absolute smartphone numbers, with 12.6 million units shipped – they are now firmly #3, behind only Nokia and Apple. In growth numbers - Samsung is now the fastest [...]
Android 2.3.4 update heading to Nexus S via OTA, will bring Video/Voice chat to Gtalk
The latest Gingerbread update brings a few bug fixes, optimizations and one major feature that many people have been waiting for: Gtalk video chatting. Google will be distributing the update within the next few weeks to the Nexus S. Other Gingerbread devices will be getting the update “soon.” Anyone with the update and with a Gtalk account [...]
Motorola Xoom LTE upgrade delayed too. Bionic and Xoom LTE will launch at the same time, as LTE issues are fixed
Getting a brand new technology into the new devices is never an easy task. Especially when we are talking about next generation communication tech like LTE. Motorola is learning this the hard way with the launch of it’s next generation LTE devices. Yesterday we’ve heard that Motorola’s first LTE smartphone Droid Bionic launch has been pushed to [...]
Verizon’s Samsung Droid Charge will ship on May 3 (according to Let’s Talk)
Verizon didn’t launch the Samsung Droid Charge today, as it supposed to, and that’s because its LTE network had problems. Oddly enough, the carrier didn’t issue any update on when the new Droid would be released. Fortunately, we’ve just discovered that Let’s Talk, which currently takes pre-orders for the Charge, provides an estimated shipping date [...]
Unannounced Motorola EX130 has two displays
Motorola is getting ready to introduce another touchscreen phone – the Motorola EX130, which is based on Qualcomm’s Brew MP. Unlike the previous Brew handsets (like the EX128 or the EX300), the Motorola EX130 comes with two displays: a 2.8 inch QVGA one, and a one-line OLED monochrome one (96 x 16 pixels) below it. [...]
Samsung intros new dual SIM phones: C3322, E2232 and E1182
Samsung has announced no less than three new dual SIM phones, all candybars, and all affordable. The first handset is the Samsung C3322, of which there are no photos yet. The C3322 features a metal body, a 2.2 inch display, Bluetooth, 3.5mm headset jack, 2MP camera, and MicroSD card support. It will cost about $145. [...]
Verizon’s Motorola Droid Bionic will have an “improved form factor”
About 24 hours ago, we reported that the LTE-capable Droid Bionic disappeared from Motorola’s official website. I assumed Moto removed the handset not only to add features to it, but also because it wants to change its design – and it turns out I was right. Motorola has just updated the initial Droid Bionic fact [...]
Samsung Droid Charge delayed by Verizon
As expected, today Verizon launched the HTC Droid Incredible 2, and the Casio G’zOne Commando – both smartphones are now available for purchase via the carrier’s official website. Today should also be the day when the Samsung Droid Charge hits the shelves. However, it looks like that won’t happen. At this very moment, the Charge [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II launching in 120 countries in early May; 10 million units expected to be sold
Just like it did when it launched the original Galaxy S, Samsung wants to introduce the new Galaxy S II i9100 in lots of countries at about the same time. And it will do it: starting early May, the S II will be launched in no less than 120 countries, via 140 mobile carriers. As [...]
Android Market eclipses Apple App Store as #1 source for free apps
Google’s Android Market has surpassed Apple’s App Store as the largest collection of free applications, according to Dutch firm Distimo’s April 2011 report. The App Store’s troubles do not end there, however, as Distimo expects the Android Market to eclipse Apple’s in total size within five months. They predict that “If all application stores maintain [...]
Apple responds to iPhone “tracking” concerns
In response to last week’s discovery of a database file in iPhone and iPad backups that stores location data, Apple has released a ten-item Q&A in an attempt to alleviate privacy concerns. Apple claims they have never tracked the location of individual iPhones and have no plans to do so. While stressing the complexity of [...]
Fring out of beta, brings 4 way video chat to Android and iOS
Fring was an app we first saw last year in July and saw some potential in. Well, Fring is now out of its beta and it has certainly lived up to all of the hype. Earlier this month Fring released a beta version of its application. Everything went well, so Fring released the official version [...]