US Cellular LG Apex Android 2.2 Froyo update now available
Sure, the world may be abuzz about Android Ice Cream Sandwich, the version that’s coming later this year. Sure, 5 months may have passed since the current version of the operating system, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, was released. Sure, sometimes we may be annoyed at how slow phone manufacturers are moving in getting their devices updated [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid X2 will finally become available on May 26, could come with Gingerbread
Last we heard anything about the Motorola Droid X2 for Verizon, it was supposed to finally hit the streets on May 12. Yes, today. And, obviously, that hasn’t happened. Another thing that hasn’t happened? That insane Droid X^2 branding getting much traction. Which is very good. Anyway, today a new internal document from Verizon has [...]
ViewSonic ViewPad 7x may be the world’s first 7-inch tablet to run Android Honeycomb
ViewSonic is a company perhaps better known for making monitors and other types of displays than for its Android-powered offerings, however it seems intent on changing that perception. Last year, it launched the ViewPad 7, which was the world’s first Android 2.2 Froyo tablet to have phone functionality built-in. Granted, it’s unclear how many people [...]
LG Optimus Black now available at T-Mobile UK, free on contract
The LG Optimus Black is now available at T-Mobile UK. We’ve known that this was bound to happen ever since March. At one point we heard that the launch on T-Mobile was delayed until May – which turned out to be true. And, also back in March, we even found out how much the device [...]
Canada: Samsung Gravity Touch makes its way to Videotron
After having made its way to both Bell and Mobilicity, the Samsung Gravity Touch is now also available from Videotron in Canada. What exactly is the Samsung Gravity Touch? It’s a rather interesting featurephone. Yes, that’s true, this isn’t a smartphone, but rather, as carriers usually love to call these devices, a ‘messaging phone’. And [...]
Nokia X7 will be available from Three UK in June
After having contributed one of the many leaks of the Nokia X7 that we saw before the handset was finally officially introduced by Nokia, Three UK is getting ready to stock the smartphone. We know as much since the operator has decided to update its ‘Coming soon’ page and add the X7 to it. Furthermore, [...]
UK: HTC Desire HD and Incredible S will get Android 2.3 Gingerbread starting on May 16
Here’s another mess regarding an Android update. HTC has officially announced the rolling out of Android 2.3 Gingerbread updates for the HTC Desire HD and the HTC Incredible S last week. However, those updates have not yet reached the UK. Keep in mind that we’re talking about updates to phones which have been bought unlocked [...]
HTC Panache with Android 2.3 Gingerbread could be launched in Canada this week
Canadian mobile users will be able to buy a new HTC Android smartphone soon. The handset is the HTC Panache, and is a renamed HTC Emerald / MyTouch 4G. Mobilicity is the carrier that will offer the Panache. According to Mobile Syrup, the handset could become available as soon as this week, or early next [...]
Verizon’s HTC Merge launching today at third party retailers?
Already available via US Cellular and Alltel, the HTC Merge may be finally released by Verizon, too, later today Droid-life has a document which reads that the Merge should be available via 3rd party retailers starting May 12 (yes, that’s today). For the moment, though, I can’t find Verizon’s Merge anywhere online – maybe it [...]
Three UK’s HTC Flyer priced
Back in March, we told you that the HTC Flyer would be launched by Three UK sometime this month. The tablet is not out yet, but we have news on its price. According to the catalog seen below, Three will sell the Flyer for £169 with a new 2-yr contract agreement (requires a data plan [...]
Nokia N9/N950 RM-680 developer device will launch next week ?
Finally. After more then a year of waiting and months of delays, Nokia is about to launch their first Meego device. And when I’m saying “about to launch”, I mean it will happen real soon. The new Nokia Meego handset with the internal number RM-680 and the trade name of either N950 or N9, will, most [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 getting Android 2.3.3 starting today?
When launched back in October 2010, the original Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 came with Android 2.2 Froyo on board. Most of the Galaxy Tab units out there still run Froyo, but that won’t be for long. According to this thread over at the Androidiani Forum (the largest Android community in Italy), Samsung has started rolling-out [...]
HTC Sensation gets priced in the UK: £499.99 SIM-free
The HTC Sensation, the Taiwanese manufacturer’s dual-core Android flagship for 2011, has just received a price in the UK. Well known online retailer Play.com now lets you pre-order the Sensation for £499.99. For that price you get a SIM-free smartphone that will be ready for use on any operator. Granted, the final price may end up [...]
MeeGo-based Nokia N9 RM-680 hits the FCC. Launching soon?
Although lately we haven’t heard a thing about the Nokia N9, the MeeGo smartphone still exists, apparently. Otherwise, the FCC wouldn’t have approved it earlier today. The handset isn’t listed as N9 at the FCC, but as Nokia RM-680. However, that’s exactly the N9’s model number. Moreover, the sketch provided by the FCC (pictured below) [...]
Dell Streak 7 delayed in Canada
Dell’s fist 7-inch Android tablet, the Streak 7, may be slowly becoming available worldwide, but unfortunately Canadians still have to wait to get their hands on this device. Last month we told you that Dell Canada had started taking orders for the tablet, and it was expecting to start shipping Streak 7s on April 29. [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo will be called Kyno in France
Already available in some markets, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo will have a different name in France when it launches there sometime in July. More exactly, the handset will be called Sony Ericsson Xperia Kyno. That’s the result of a contest launched by SE in France last month, which asked fans to choose a new [...]
Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot Android phone coming soon?
Since it recently announced a Walkman Android phone, Sony Ericsson may as well introduce a Cyber-shot Android handset, too, right? Well, it looks like an Android-based Cyber-shot phone already exists – that’s if the photo seen below is legit. Spotted at the Xperia Blog, the photo is quite blurry and shows a full-touch device with [...]
Verizon HTC Thunderbolt 4G discounted at Amazon (again)
If you’re still set back by the $249.99 price Verizon is asking for the HTC Thunderbolt 4G, Amazon has yet another deal for you: just like it did a few weeks ago, the retailer has cut the price of the Thunderbolt, and is now offering it for $129.99 on contract. This is “for a limited [...]
Google leaves major labels at negotiating table with Music beta launch
During day 2 of their 2011 I/O conference, Google announced the official introduction of their cloud-based music locker service, Google Music. Google’s service comes on the heels of March’s Amazon Cloud Player launch, and is still in beta and invite-only. Google had been shopping a licensed, subscription-based deal to the labels without much success. Amazon’s [...]
LG Optimus 2X plagued with freezing issues, random reboots
Launched in Europe and Asia earlier this spring, the LG Optimus 2X is the world’s first smartphone to feature a 1GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor. Of course, this is one of the reasons why many customers rushed to buy the new Android handset. Some of them are regretting this choice now, as their Optimus [...]