Shocking: Nvidia CEO says Android tablets will overtake iPads in 30 months
Stop Internet! Shocking news has come out of Reuters’ Global Technology Summit. Jen-Hsun Huang, the one who’s made some pretty earth-shattering allegations over there, is Nvidia’s founder and Chief Executive. What exactly did he dare say? That the tablet market for the next two and a half years will mirror what has happened in the [...]
Dell Streak 7 now finally available in Canada
After first having been pegged for an April 29 release, then being subsequently delayed to May 13 and missing that deadline as well, the Dell Streak 7 is finally available in Canada, direct from Dell. This is Dell’s first 7-inch tablet, and it’s running Android, as you would expect. However, maybe not as expected is [...]
HTC Puccini screenshots leaked, Android Honeycomb seemingly confirmed
We first saw the 10-inch HTC Puccini tablet last week, when an AT&T-branded version of the tablet appeared in a leaked image. Now a couple of screenshots have been spotted over at 911 Sniper. Reportedly showing the Puccini’s homescreen, the screenshots confirm that the tablet runs Android Honeycomb with Sense UI, and that the screen [...]
Acer Iconia Tab A100 delayed until the second half of the year
Acer has delayed the 7-inch Iconia Tab A100 Android Honeycomb tablet, in a move that makes absolutely no sense. Perhaps Acer’s management have decided that since Steve Jobs only likes 10-inch tablets, that’s the only size Acer should deliver. As I said, doesn’t make any sense. Still, it’s happened. Acer has told Engadget that the [...]
Amazon is working on two Android tablets, dual-core “Coyote” and quad-core “Hollywood”
As time passes, the number of rumors surrounding Amazon and the fact that apparently it’s working on one or more Android devices becomes larger and larger. We’ve heard that Amazon is working on an Android-powered tablet to be launched later this year a couple of weeks ago, and now we have more information. According to [...]
LG Optimus 2X software update fixes freezes and random reboots, now rolling out across Europe
The LG Optimus 2X may have been the world’s first smartphone to have a dual-core processor, but it wasn’t the only one in that space for long. These days it certainly seems like wherever you look, you see a dual-core Android handset. What’s even worse for the Optimus 2X though is that many people have [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play gets a price drop in the UK: £418
In case you’re in the UK and want to buy a SIM-free Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, now is a good time to do it, because the new Android smartphone is cheaper than ever. Clove has announced that it’s offering the Xperia Play for only £418 (or £349 without VAT). At the same time, other sellers [...]
UK: LG Optimus 2X now only £329.99, SIM-free and unlocked
In the mobile world, there are neat offers, nice price cuts, great deals… and then there are amazing, not-to-be-missed deals such as this one. A mere six weeks after it has become available in the UK, the LG Optimus 2X, the first ever smartphone to have a dual-core processor, has seen a drastic price cut [...]
BlackBerry Playbook pre-orders start in the UK, priced from £399, shipping June 16
Today, the BlackBerry Playbook has been officially unveiled in the UK. The 7-inch tablet, which represents RIM’s first foray into the tablet space, will become available on June 16 at Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy. Both retailers will sell an assortment of Playbook models. The cheapest will be a Wi-Fi-only variant with 16 GB of [...]
HTC Lead and Holiday first AT&T LTE devices?
With Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint already having their respective HTC super phones on the way, we’ve all been wondering what AT&T will release to compete with these HTC devices. It may already have the dual-core Atrix 4G and the super thin Samsung Infuse 4G to compete, but it looks as though AT&T will add more [...]
Samsung Gravity Touch 2 GT2 Smart is a midrange Android smartphone headed to T-Mobile
The original Samsung Gravity Touch was nothing more than a cheap, unassuming featurephone, aimed at those who wanted a touchscreen device, but didn’t care about all the perks that come with a smartphone – such as apps, data contracts, higher prices, and so on. However, its successor, which has leaked today, definitely is a smartphone. [...]
AT&T updating Android smartphones to enable sideloading of apps
AT&T has started pushing updates to some Android-powered smartphones it sells, updates that will enable the sideloading of applications on those devices. What does sideloading mean? It means installing apps from sources other than the Android Market. To be honest, it’s one feature that’s among the key differentiators between Android and other modern smartphone operating [...]
Samsung Exhibit 4G launching on June 8 at T-Mobile?
Remember the Samsung T759 Exhibit 4G, seen in some leaked photos last week? The new Android smartphone might be released by T-Mobile USA sooner than you’d expect, namely in less than a month from now. TmoNews is reporting that the (yet to be announced) Exhibit will hit the shelves on June 8 – the same [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid X2 User Guide now available
Although the Motorola Droid X2 hasn’t been officially announced by Verizon yet, we know quite a lot about it, including most of its features, and its launch date (May 26). Now we can even check out the Droid X2’s User Guide, which re-confirms the handset’s features, and also seems to confirm that the device won’t [...]
Microsoft confirms some Windows Phone Mango features
Today, Microsoft has confirmed some of the new features that will be included in its next iteration of Windows Phone, currently codenamed Windows Phone Mango. While an important part of the upcoming features will be unveiled “in the coming weeks and months,” Microsoft presented some of Windows Phone Mango’s capabilities during its annual TechEd conference, [...]
HTC Desire S and Wildfire S officially headed to Telstra Australia
Telstra, the largest Australian mobile carrier, is getting ready to release two of HTC’s latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphones: the HTC Desire S, and the HTC Wildfire S. According to PC Word Australia, Telstra will host an event on May 25, when it should announce the launch dates of the two new handsets. Sure enough, [...]
HTC Flyer pre-orders start at Three UK, £169 with £30.99 per month contract, ships May 27
In the UK, Three has started taking pre-orders for the HTC Flyer, the first HTC Android-powered tablet. We’ve known that this tablet was going to be sold by Three for quite a while now, and we’ve even heard some rumors regarding the pricing in the meantime. Unfortunately, those turned out to be only half-true. Three [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II confirmed for Verizon, AT&T and Sprint as Function, Attain and Within?
It’s no secret that the Samsung Galaxy S II will be released in North America at some point. Unsurprisingly, we’re hearing that three major US carriers – Verizon, AT&T and Sprint – will release the new Galaxy under different names (just like it happened with the first Galaxy S model). If the details unveiled in [...]
Vodafone intros Smart – a new, cheap Android 2.2 phone
Vodafone has announced a new own-branded Android handset, called Vodafone Smart – which is nothing more than a renamed Huawei U8160. The Vodafone Smart is a budget-friendly device that’s presented as “a fully-featured smartphone with popular appeal for the next wave of data users.” It runs Android 2.2 Froyo and features a 2.8 inch QVGA [...]
Official Android 2.3 Gingerbread upgrade for Galaxy Tab and Galaxy phones announced
Samsung has officially announced that it’s offering Android 2.3 Gingerbread upgrades for no less than six of its devices, namely: Samsung Galaxy Tab (the original, 7-inch version), Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 (pictured below), Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660, Samsung Galaxy Fit S5670, and Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570. The upgrades are made via the [...]