Samsung Galaxy S II will be available in the UK on April 27
Contrary to previous information, it looks like the Samsung Galaxy S II will become available in the UK on April 27. After much fuss about whether the superphone was or wasn’t delayed in order to fit a new, more powerful processor, Samsung has officially announced that the Galaxy S II would hit UK stores on [...]
UK: Orange exclusive black Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc gets pictured, is now available
About a month ago, we found out that Orange UK would get an exclusive (at least for the UK) black version of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, alongside other smartphones from the Swedish-Japanese joint-venture. They’re now all available, except the Xperia Neo, which was delayed worldwide. That means that some people have went along and [...]
LG Optimus Pad, Optimus 3D and Optimus One (Phoenix) coming to Rogers Canada
Canada’s largest mobile carrier (Rogers) will soon introduce three new Android devices made by LG: a tablet and two smartphones. The tablet, of course, is the LG Optimus Pad – which debuted today in the US under the name of T-Mobile G-Slate. MobileSyrup has it that the Honeycomb-based Optimus Pad will be released by Rogers [...]
Verizon Samsung Fascinate Android 2.2 Froyo update begins tomorrow, April 21
The Android 2.2 Froyo update is finally about to hit the Samsung Fascinate, Verizon’s Galaxy S. Rejoice! Sure, almost five entire months have passed since Google has released Android 2.3 Gingerbread, but Verizon customers who own Fascinate smartphones should be happy either way – at least they’re getting a new OS version. The update will [...]
iPhone 5 production may start in July or August
There’s still no official word on when the iPhone 5 will be announced or released, but here are some new rumors regarding Apple’s upcoming smartphone. According to “three people with direct knowledge of Apple’s supply chain” quoted by Reuters, the new iPhone will enter production in July / August – thus earlier than we’ve previously [...]
New BlackBerry Curve Touch coming to T-Mobile this summer?
While being busy shipping the just-released PlayBook tablet, RIM is also getting ready to announce new BlackBerry smartphones, including the BlackBerry Curve Touch. Like most BlackBerries, the Curve Touch will have a GSM version, as well as a CDMA one. According to BGR, the GSM Curve Touch was seen bearing T-Mobile USA branding (this isn’t [...]
Samsung Galaxy Pro B7510 officially launched in India
Samsung has officially released its Galaxy Pro B7510 Android smartphone in India. Announced back in March, the Galaxy Pro is a candybar with a full QWERTY keyboard, and a 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen display. The smartphone runs Android 2.2 and also features 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, access to social networking services, document editor, 3.5mm headset jack, [...]
Toshiba AT300 Android Honeycomb tablet launching in June (in Japan)
Toshiba has officially announced the launch date of its first Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet. The device will be available starting June – although, for the moment, it looks like this is going to happen only in Japan. The tablet, called Toshiba AT300, has been included in the Regza family of products, which may mean it [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II, LG Optimus 3D, Xperia Neo and HTC ChaCha show up at T-Mobile UK
Four new Android smartphones have appeared at T-Mobile UK’s website, as the carrier is getting ready to introduce them in the coming months. Also headed to other British mobile operators, the Samsung Galaxy S II will hit T-Mobile in June. The same month, customers will be able to buy the Facebook-centric HTC ChaCha, as well [...]
Samsung Galaxy S Gingerbread update pulled by Google
European Samsung Galaxy S users were recently issued an update over the weekend that updated their OS to Android 2.3(Gingerbread). Google stopped sending out the update, claiming that there was not a specific issue with the build, but something had gone wrong and was identified after the release. Vodafone stated that it was not their [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II, Motorola Xoom headed to Telstra Australia
Earlier in January, we’ve reported that Telstra would launch Honeycomb tablets in Australia. Now the time has come to find out exactly what tablet the carrier plans to release: it’s the Motorola Xoom, the world’s first Honeycomb device. According to Ausdroid, Telstra confirmed the Xoom earlier today, and it looks like it will be ready [...]
Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi now available at Telus in Canada
Just as expected, the Motorola Xoom has become available from Telus in Canada. This is the Wi-Fi-only version, since it seems that only Verizon is so far able to sell a 3G-enabled version of Moto’s tablet in North America. Telus isn’t the only place you can get your Wi-Fi-only Xoom in Canada either, since the [...]
RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook launched in the US and Canada, prices start at$499
RIM has kept its promise and today launched the BlackBerry Playbook – its first tablet. For the moment, the PlayBook is available only in the US and Canada, but it will be introduced in other markets starting later this quarter. As you may already know, the PlayBook – presented by RIM as “the world’s first [...]
Motorola Droid Bionic not canceled, Verizon should launch it in the summer with new features
There have been a lot of rumors regarding Verizon’s Motorola Droid Bionic lately, including one that said the smartphone may have been canceled. Well, now we’re almost certain the handset is not cancelled. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has it that the Droid Bionic is just delayed – hence it won’t be available next [...]
Verizon Droid Incredible 2 showcase app spotted in Android Market
In case you have any doubts that the HTC Droid Incredible 2 is coming soon to Verizon, well, you probably shouldn’t. Just like it happened before the launch of the HTC Thunderbolt, a showcase app for the Incredible 2 has appeared in Android Market. The app has been (temporarily?) removed for some reason, but it [...]
T-Mobile G-Slate official launch date announced: April 20
T-Mobile USA has finally announced the released date of the LG-made G-Slate Android tablet: April 20, meaning tomorrow. As previously reported, users will be able to buy the G-Slate for $529.99 with a new 2-yr contract agreement (after a $100 mail-in rebate). The G-Slate is T-Mobile’s first Android 3.0 Honeycom tablet, and is nothing more [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc may be released in the US this summer
Already available in lots of countries around the world, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc could be released in the US, too – thus joining the Xperia Play, another new Android 2.3 smartphone from SE, which should be launched by Verizon this spring. Unlike the Xperia Play, the Arc won’t be available this spring. Asked about [...]
16GB Wi-Fi-only HTC Flyer priced at £479.99 in the UK
Expected to hit the UK starting May 9, the HTC Flyer will be quite expensive: £599. However, in case you don’t want 3G connectivity, and don’t care if your Flyer has 16GB of on-board storage space (instead of 32GB), you should know that the Wi-Fi-only 16GB version of the tablet costs just £479.99 (about $781). [...]
AT&T LG Phoenix (Optimus One) now only $0.01 with contract
AT&T’s postpaid (as in, sold with contracts) version of LG’s Optimus One, the LG Phoenix, has only been announced one week ago, yet it’s being heavily discounted already. That’s very good news for the prospective Android smartphone owner, as the LG Phoenix is now sold by Amazon for just one cent ($0.01). To get the [...]
Official White iPhone 4 running on OS 5.0?
We have just received word that the infamous leaksters over at Tinhte have uploaded a new video of a white iPhone 4 that Apple supposedly gave them. An interesting note that Tinhte said was that the white iPhone 4 also is running on a “test version” of iOS that no one else has seen yet. For all [...]