New BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930 shows up in video tutorials
The unannounced BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930 has appeared in some video tutorials, which – although they weren’t published by RIM – look quite official. As mentioned before, the smartphone will be RIM’s first Bold to come with a touchscreen display (2.8 inch, 640 x 480 pixels). In case you were wondering, the screen is multi-touch, [...]
HTC Incredible S now available in Canada from Bell and Virgin
Just as expected, the HTC Incredible S has become available in Canada from Bell. And just as previously leaked, the pricing starts at $99.95 with a three-year contract. Also launching the Incredible S in Canada today is Virgin Mobile, and its pricing starts at $99.99, again if you choose to sign a new three-year contract. [...]
Angry Birds Rio: 10 million downloads in 10 days (iOS, Android)
I had no doubts that the new Angry Birds Rio, launched 10 days ago, would be a huge success. And today Rovio Mobile, the game’s developer, confirmed (via Twitter) that the new title has been downloaded more than 10 million times since release – the number includes free and paid downloads on both iOS and [...]
Sprint Nexus S 4G may become available on April 6 at Best Buy
Sprint has announced the Nexus S 4G, its very own version of the Samsung-made Google Nexus S, a couple of weeks ago, and since then, Best Buy has started taking pre-orders for the Google device. However, we still don’t know when exactly this phone will start shipping to eager Sprint and/or Best Buy customers. Earlier [...]
Wi-Fi-only 7″ Acer Iconia Tab A100 now on pre-order in the UK for £299.99, will ship on April 20
We’ve known for a while that the Acer Iconia Tab A100, a 7-inch, Nvidia Tegra 2-powered, dual-core Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet, was headed to the UK. However, last we heard, the launch was going to happen in May, and the price was supposed to be around £329. But today Amazon UK has started taking pre-orders for [...]
T-Mobile G2X retail packaging spotted in the wild, launch date should be close
Announced in March as a North American version of LG’s Optimus 2X, the T-Mobile G2X should be available starting this month. There’s no official word on when exactly the smartphone will be launched, but it should happen pretty soon. TmoNews has managed to obtain a photo of the retail packaging for the new G2X, which [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play and Arc available in India
Officially launched in some European and Asian markets on April 1, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (the world’s first PlayStation certified smartphone) is now available in India, too. Indian customers can buy the Xperia Play for 31,000 – 32,000 INR (about $700) from some retail stores, as well as online – for example, Flipkart has [...]
Microsoft launches support tool for fixing Windows Phone 7 update problems
Now that the NoDo update has been finally released to Windows Phone 7 users, Microsoft wants to make sure updates are rolling-out smoothly. And it looks like they are, since I haven’t seen any complaints from users. However, just in case errors show up, Microsoft has released a so-called Windows Phone Support Tool, which “fixes [...]
Sony Android Honeycomb tablet coming to the US this summer?
Remember that rumored Sony S1 Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet? Reportedly, the tablet has been confirmed by Sony’s CEO Howard Stringer who, according to Bloomberg, told Nikkei that the device would be released before the summer’s end. It looks like Sony chose the US to as the first market where the Honeycomb tablet will be released. [...]
HTC Desire S launched in Australia
The HTC Desire S has been launched today in Australia, becoming the second Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone to be available there (after the Google Nexus S). For the moment, Australian customers can find the Desire S only at MobiCity, which sells it, unlocked, for 699 AUD (726 USD). In case you want tot get the [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo headed to Canada
Just like the Xperia Play and Xperia Arc, the cheaper (but still high-end) Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo is also headed to Canada. The Android 2.3 smartphone has appeared over at Sony Ericsson Canada’s website (here), although we don’t know when it will be released in the country. Theoretically, all three major Canadian carriers – Rogers, [...]
Samsung Galaxy Prevail will bring more Android to Boost Mobile
Boost Mobile is getting ready to launch its second Android smartphone (the first one being the rugged Motorola i1). Unlike the i1, the upcoming handset is not made by Motorola and is almost certainly not rugged. Called Samsung Galaxy Prevail, the new smartphone kind of looks like a smaller Vibrant / Fascinate. The Galaxy Prevail [...]
T-Mobile Sidekick 4G will be available at RadioShack on April 20
A couple of weeks ago, T-Mobile decided to finally officially unveil the oft-leaked Sidekick 4G, the Android-powered smartphone with a side-sliding full QWERTY keyboard that T-Mobile hopes will be as successful as the Sidekicks of yesteryear. Subsequently, we found out that it will be sold for $99.99 with a new two-year contract when it finally [...]
Rugged Android-powered Motorola Defy now available from Telus in Canada
In Canada, Telus has officially launched the Motorola Defy, a rugged Android-powered smartphone first released internationally a few months ago. The Defy can withstand water (as seen in the image below), dust, as well as scratches and pretty much stands in a niche of its own so far in the Android world. Because of its [...]
Bell drops Samsung Galaxy Tab prices to $399.95 off contract, $199.95 with three-year
Prices for the original, 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab just keep on dropping and dropping, at least in North America. It certainly looks like the carriers are doing all they can to clear out the remaining stock of the device. Of course, even if they are doing just that, they won’t admit it, so what’s actually [...]
Samsung Galaxy Neo Android smartphone announced
Samsung has officially unveiled a new Galaxy smartphone in Korea: the Galaxy Neo SHW-M220L. At first, I thought the Neo is the Korean version of the unannounced Galaxy S II Mini, but its specs contradict this, and it turns out it’s just an improved Galaxy Ace. The Neo (a rather curious name, if we think [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc and Xperia Play pre-orders go live at Rogers
Launched in select European and Asian markets earlier today, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play can be pre-ordered now in Canada, via Rogers (both the black and white versions are available). The largest Canadian carrier also lets you pre-order the Xperia Arc, Sony Ericsson’s other Android 2.3 flagship smartphone. Rogers asks the same price for the [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play launched in 11 countries, more than 60 games for it are available
Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Play, the first PlayStation-certified mobile phone in the world, is available for purchase starting today – not only in the UK, where SE plans to spend millions of pounds to market it, but also in other 10 countries around the globe. The 10 countries are: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Norway, [...]
Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 launched by Three UK
First announced by O2 in the UK (in February), the Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570 has been released by Three today. The British carrier offers the Galaxy Mini for free on plans starting at just £15. Customers can also buy the new smartphone on PAYG for £99 ($159). The Mini runs Android 2.2.1 and features a [...]
New BlackBerry Touch Monaco shows up in hands-on photos
Previously seen in a leaked RIM 2011 roadmap (alongside other unannounced BlackBerry smartphones), the BlackBerry Touch Monaco has now appeared in some live, hands-on photos. According to BGR, the BlackBerry Touch will run BlackBerry OS 6.1. This doesn’t look too different from 6.0, but it will require users to login with a BlackBerry ID. Reportedly, [...]