Verizon Motorola Droid X2 to have Tegra 2 processor and qHD screen, benchmark confirms
The Motorola Droid X2 for Verizon has so far leaked many times, and presumably it’s going to be the successor to the first Droid X. And while Verizon still hasn’t said anything official about this Android-powered smartphone, the Droid X2 has been previously rumored to sport a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, as well as [...]
Facebook-centric INQ Cloud Touch available in the UK
Today, just as expected, the INQ Cloud Touch – one of the world’s first Android Facebook phones – has been launched in the UK. The Cloud Touch, which runs Android 2.2 Froyo and features a 3.5 inch HVGA touchscreen display, costs £299.95 SIM-free, and can be bought from The Carphone House. You can also get [...]
Cheap Samsung C414 clamshell featurephone now available at Videotron in Canada
After having been launched by Mobilicity last month, the affordable Samsung C414 has made it to Videotron as well. This is dubbed the C414V, whereas Mobilicity’s SKU is C414Y – that last letter seems to indicate the carrier. The device appears to be the same if you disregard the branding though. This is no smartphone, [...]
Wi-Fi-only Samsung Galaxy Tab gets official in the US, available on April 10 for $349.99
We were first made aware of the existence of the Wi-Fi-only Samsung Galaxy Tab at the end of October 2010, but it’s taken from then until today for Samsung to officially announce it. The 7-inch Android 2.2 tablet will become available in the US on April 10 (that’s this Sunday). Despite previous rumors that had [...]
Verizon HTC Merge press shots leak
Here we go again. Since last October, we’ve seen the HTC Merge leaked numerous times, and over and over again it looked like it was headed to Verizon. Yet here we are in April, and the carrier still hasn’t officially unveiled it. Not Verizon, anyway, since the Merge has been acknowledged by both Alltel and [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II delayed until June to get a new 1.2 GHz dual-core processor
If you’re wondering what happened to the Samsung Galaxy S II, and why the superphone announced during Mobile World Congress in February hasn’t become available anywhere in the world yet, this day brings you some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that it’s delayed. And it isn’t an “unnamed source” saying [...]
Nokia C5-04 to be launched by Wind Canada tomorrow
The Nokia C5-04 doesn’t officially exist yet, but it will starting tomorrow – when Wind is going to launch it in Canada (not long after releasing the high-end Nokia C7). The C5-04 seems to be nothing more than an AWS version of the Nokia C5-03, thus it’s an affordable touchscreen smartphone that features Symbian, a [...]
LG Optimus Pad coming to India in June
Announced at MWC 2011 as LG’s first tablet, the Optimus Pad is currently available only in Japan, where NTT DoCoMo launched it last week. The new tablet will, of course, be released in more countries soon, including the US (where T-Mobile re-branded the tablet to G-Slate), and India. In India, the Optimus Pad will be [...]
New HP WebOS smartphone (Stingray?) and Verizon Pre 3 leaked
Since HP took over Palm, the company announced only two new smartphones: the HP Pre 3, and the HP Veer. A third one may come soon, and, unlike the Pre 3 and the Veer, it seems that it won’t have a QWERTY keyboard. PreCentral received an image which allegedly shows the upcoming HP smartphone. Possibly [...]
Sprint HTC Evo View 4G launching with Android 3.0 Honeycomb?
Although it was running Android 2.3 Gingerbread at CTIA 2011 (when Sprint officially announced it), the HTC Evo View 4G might be launched with Android 3.0 Honeycomb after all. There’s a Sprint webpage that shows the Evo View 4G next to the HTC Evo 3D smartphone and – surprise! – the tablet appears as running [...]
HTC Pyramid to be called HTC Sensation in the UK?
Expected to be officially unveiled next week, on April 12 (at the same time with the GSM Evo 3D), the HTC Pyramid may not be called like that when launched. In fact, Pocket-lint says it has “confirmed” that the new smartphone’s name will be changed to HTC Sensation – at least in the UK. The [...]
Motorola Xoom and Atrix sales are disappointing (or so it seems)
Although they’re two of the hottest Android devices on the market, the Motorola Xoom and Motorola Atrix don’t seem to be as popular as expected. According to Forbes and Pacific Crest analyst James Faucette, “sell-through trends” for the two dual-core devices “have been disappointing.” Moto Atrix 4G sales, for example, are said to be “well [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo will be available in the UK on April 19 for £358.80
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo will become available and ready to ship in the UK on April 19, according to third-party independent online retailer Clove’s blog. The Xperia Neo is Sony Ericsson’s upper-midrange (or perhaps lowest high-end, if you can take that language) offering for the beginning of 2011, being in some regards equivalent to [...]
Three UK: HTC Desire S now available, Samsung Galaxy S Gingerbread update coming in two weeks
The HTC Desire S has now become available from UK mobile network operator Three. You can get the phone for free if you opt for a new two-year contract that has a monthly value of at least £30. A £30 per month agreement gives you 500 voice minutes, 5000 texts, and 1 GB of data. £33 or £35 [...]
Nokia N8 could get a sixth color soon (maybe red)
Back in October 2010, Nokia made a big deal of the fact that the N8 had (and still has) five color versions: dark grey, silver white, green, blue, and orange. Now it seems the Finnish giant plans to launch a sixth color version of the smartphone, and it wants to see what fans are thinking [...]
Nokia E7 now available in the US for $679
The Nokia E7 has finally become available in the USA, direct from Nokia’s online store. Pre-orders have been running for about a month, and the smartphone is now finally in stock and waiting to be shipped to eager American customers. The price is exactly that which Nokia asked during the pre-order phase: $679. Of course, [...]
Boost Mobile Samsung Galaxy Prevail gets official
After having a blurry render and most of its specs leaked during this past weekend, the Samsung Galaxy Prevail is bound to be officially unveiled by Boost Mobile later today. However, it looks like the carrier has gone all trigger-happy and gave the go-ahead for the Prevail’s website earlier today. The dedicated site for the [...]
Nokia invites us to see what’s new with Symbian smartphones on April 12. Nokia E6?
Nokia will host a somewhat mysterious event next week (April 12) in London, where the company plans to unveil “what’s new with Symbian smartphones.” Assuming the event is about a new device, it’s quite possible that we’ll see the Nokia E6-00 – you know, that leaked touchscreen QWERTY handset that has high chances to be [...]
LG Optimus 2X and Optimus Black officially coming to India
Already launched in the UK and Australia, among other countries, the LG Optimus 2X (pictured below) will be introduced in India, too, soon. LG has officially announced the new smartphone there, saying it will be available “at all retail outlets” for 30,000 INR (about $676). LG is also launching the Optimus Black in India, which [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II to hit the UK and Germany in May
Back in February, we told you that the Samsung Galaxy S II i9100 would be available in the UK starting March. However, that didn’t happen, and it looks like the handset won’t be out this month, either. Online retailer Clove (which had previously announced the March availability), now says the Galaxy S II will only [...]