Verizon HTC Bliss will be an Android smartphone aimed at women
Following Nokia’s pink N8 (obviously targeting women), it looks like HTC has a women-focused device up its sleeves as well. I’m not going to comment on how good or bad it is for phone manufacturers to do such differentiation. After all, they’ve been doing it for a long while, so the idea probably has created [...]
Sprint’s HTC Kingdom leaked: Android 2.3 Gingerbread, qHD display
While you’re waiting for the HTC Evo 3D to be released by Sprint, you should know that the carrier is readying the launch of another new HTC Android smartphone. Reportedly called HTC Kingdom, the new handset won’t have 3D capabilities, and neither a dual-core processor. However, its features are nothing to overlook, including a 4 [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play will finally be launched by O2 UK in June
Poor Sony Ericsson. They’ve delayed the Xperia Neo because of component shortages that were the result of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. And then there’s the whole affair involving the Xperia Play and O2 UK. O2 was supposed to launch the high-end gaming-focused Android-powered smartphone on April 1 – just like all the other UK [...]
iOS 4.3.3 now available with fixed location tracking
Last month, Apple was at the center of a location tracking issue, when it was discovered that iPhones and iPads kept an unencrypted database of where you’ve been – and copied it to your computer(s) as part of the iTunes sync. Naturally, people got upset, because no one had an idea why this was happening. [...]
Samsung Droid Charge shows up at Amazon, costs $250, should ship in 8 to 9 days
While Verizon is still mum on the launch date of the Samsung Droid Charge – its second 4G LTE smartphone – Amazon has just added the handset to its website. According to the retailer, the Droid Charge will be shipped in 8 to 9 days. Sure enough, Verizon might (and hopefully will) release the smartphone [...]
LG Revolution, Motorola Droid X2 and HTC Trophy may be launched on May 12
Verizon Wireless might launch at least four new smarthpones this month – besides the Samsung Droid Charge, which should be out this week. If Droid-life’s sources are correct, Verizon will introduce no less than three new handsets on May 12: two of them run Android (Motorola Droid X2 and LG Revolution), and the other one [...]
HTC Doubleshot (Sensation 4G?) PG58100 hits the FCC, T-Mobile 3G support confirmed
The unannounced HTC Doubleshot has been approved by the FCC a few hours ago. This kind of confirms the fact that the smartphone will be released by T-Mobile USA at some point, since the documents found at the FCC indicate the presence of AWS (1700 MHz) support among the features of the Doubleshot. The FCC [...]
HP Veer 4G announced by AT&T, will be available on May 15
Well, what do you know, the tiny HP Veer is coming to AT&T later this month: today, the carrier has officially announced that the smartphone would be exclusively available to its customers starting May 15, in two color versions (black and white). Since it’s one of the “20 4G devices” that AT&T will introduce “by [...]
Crowdsourcing app GigWalk pays iPhone users for their snapshots
Crowdsourcing app Gigwalk, Dave Watanabe’s newest creation, has launched today. Gigwalk is designed to act as a mobile workforce for companies looking to fill holes in their databases with photos and other information that would be too expensive to do otherwise. For example, TomTom, Gigwalk’s first beta customers, can have their “micro employees” correct street [...]
HTC Desire HD and Incredible S getting Android 2.3 Gingerbread now
Starting today, HTC is officially offering Android 2.3 Gingerbread upgrades for two of its smartphones: one launched in the fall of 2010 (HTC Desire HD), and one launched this year (HTC Incredible S). The update is made over-the-air, and HTC Europe’s support webpage mentions that the new build number for the Desire HD should be [...]
HTC Sensation will be launched by Vodafone UK on May 19
Officially announced almost a month ago, the HTC Sensation can be pre-ordered now at Vodafone UK – the first British mobile operator to have the smartphone. Vodafone will offer the Sensation for free on plans starting at £35 per month. The carrier says the handset will be available starting May 19. Running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, [...]
Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 and 5.0 now official
Although, we had seen both the Samsung Galaxy S 4.0 and 5.0 previously in Barcelona at MWC 2011, they weren’t official. Well, as of yesterday they are now officially official. The Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 rocks a 4-inch touch screen, while the 5.0 spots a 5-inch touch screen. Both devices are pretty much the [...]
Verizon HTC Thunderbolt software update now rolling out
Verizon has officially confirmed a few hours ago that a software update for the HTC Thunderbolt has begun rolling out. Before you run for the champagne, be advised that this isn’t an update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It’s an update meant to fix bugs and bring some improvements and enhancements here and there. Still, even [...]
BlackBerry Bold 9900 headed to Vodafone and Three in the UK
The first BlackBerry Bold to have a touchscreen, the Bold 9900, has been announced yesterday alongside its ‘global roaming’ sibling, the 9930. Since RIM’s official announcement of the 9900, we’ve already found out that it’s going to be sold by T-Mobile in the US, as well as Virgin Mobile, and possibly Bell, in Canada. Naturally, [...]
This Nokia Communicator 3D can be pretty cool. If it ever gets out of R&D labs
According to industry pundits, 3D is the next big thing in display technology. It’s already taking over latest TVs, and this year 3D moved to the small smartphone displays. But 3D, even on a big cinema screen, still looks a bit of a fad to me. And don’t get me started on the first 3D smartphone offerings like LG [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II gets 200,000 pre-orders in South Korea, more than any iPhone
The Samsung Galaxy S II is slowly becoming available throughout the world, with Samsung’s native South Korea getting the superphone in stores on April 25. Before it went on sale though, there was a pre-sale period of a few days in South Korea. During those few days, Samsung received more than 200,000 pre-orders for the [...]
Motorola Atrix available at Orange UK tomorrow
As promised last month, Orange is launching the Motorola Atrix in the UK tomorrow. The Atrix will be free on plans starting at £35 per month, coming with a 4 inch Gorilla Glass display (960 x 540 pixels), MotorBlur, in-built biometric fingerprint reader, HD video recording, 1GHz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, and 16GB [...]
Amazon Android tablet to be shipped in the second half of the year?
Amazon is seemingly getting ready to launch an Android tablet (who doesn’t, these days?). According to DigiTimes, the tablet will be manufactured by Taiwan-based Quanta Computer – not by Samsung, as gdgt reported last month. It’s said that Quanta could start shipping the tablet “as soon as the second half of 2011”, so this may [...]
Amazon waiving Verizon activation fee (until May 5)
Amazon has yet another deal for Verizon customers: the giant retailer is offering an activation-fee credit for up to $35 to anyone who buys a Verizon device and activates a line of service on a new 2-yr individual or family plan. The activation-fee credit isn’t offered instantly. Instead, it “will appear on your bill and [...]
HTC EVO 3D now available for Pre-Order at Best Buy
For those of you who are interested in the getting your hands on the highly anticipated HTC EVO 3D, you’ll be happy to hear that Best Buy has been notifiying its employees of an HTC EVO 3D pre-order launch that is supposed to happen on may 2nd. Don’t expect Best Buy to set up some [...]