Sprint will cut prices for Google Nexus S, HTC Evo 4G, and Evo Shift 4G on June 24
June 24 is the big date when Sprint will finally release two of its most anticipated Android-powered devices ever, the HTC Evo 3D smartphone, and the HTC Evo View 4G tablet. The Evo 3D will be priced, as has become customary in the US, at $199.99 with a new two-year contract. Yet Sprint has some [...]
Panasonic Toughbook rugged Android tablet coming in Q4
Panasonic has officially announced what seems to be the world’s first rugged Android tablet: the Panasonic Toughbook tablet. The tablet was “designed with security, functionality and real-world reliability in mind”, and will be released sometime in the fourth quarter of the year. It features a 10.1 inch XGA (1024 x 768) “daylight viewable” multi-touch display, [...]
UK carriers thumb noses at Isis, form mobile payment joint venture
Everything Everywhere (Orange & T-Mobile UK), Telefónica UK (O2) and Vodafone UK are creating a yet-to-be-named joint mobile commerce venture. The joint venture is still “subject to competition clearance” by Ofcom, but the three telecoms are hopeful they can launch by the end of the year. The concept is to develop a singular cross-platform solution [...]
How Facebook Plans to Take over the Mobile World
There has been endless articles and complaints surrounding the fact that Facebook does not have its own native iPad app. The truth is, no one really knows why the social marketing giant does not recognize the iPad for what it is, an industry pioneer. However, the latest news about Zuckerberg’s plans might shed some light [...]
HTC Sensation 4G officially announced by Bell, will be launched soon
Bell Mobility has just confirmed that it would launch the HTC Sensation in Canada (as rumored a couple of days ago). Just like T-Mobile in the US, Bell calls its Sensation the Sensation 4G (because it’s capable of providing download speeds of up to 14.4 Mbps). Bell’s Sensation is the same smartphone we’ve seen in [...]
HTC Sensation now up for pre-order at Three UK, ships on June 29
The HTC Sensation has reached pre-order status at UK operator Three. The Sensation is, at the moment, a Vodafone exclusive in the UK, and has been ever since it was launched. However, we found out not long ago that this exclusivity is bound to end pretty soon, with the Sensation supposedly becoming available on contract [...]
Sony Ericsson W8 Walkman Android smartphone won’t be launched in the UK
If you are in the UK and were anxiously waiting for the Sony Ericsson W8 to launch so you could grab it, well, then, first of all – why? Second, you’ll be very disappointed to hear that the first Android Walkman phone will not be launched in the UK. Sony Ericsson responded to a request [...]
The first Sony Android tablet (S1 or S2) will be available in Europe before the end of September
Sony’s first Android-powered tablet may hit the stores in Europe at the end of September, if a private note sent from Sony’s marketing group and seen by Engadget is to be believed. The note did not mention a name for the tablet, and said pre-orders would start in August. Clearly, that unnamed tablet will be [...]
New dual-screen LG Android phone for T-Mobile pictured
An unannounced and yet unnamed LG Android handset has been spotted recently in the UK, during an event where it was showcased alongside some other US-bound phones. The handset is made for T-Mobile and, while it doesn’t seem to be a high-end one (firstly because its main display is not too big), it’s certainly very [...]
Sony Ericsson WT19i leaks, may be another Android Walkman
A yet-unheard of Sony Ericsson Android-powered smartphone has leaked via user agent profiles discovered by Xperia Blog. The model number is WT19, and it will have two versions, WT19i (that’s going to be the ‘international’ one as per Sony Ericsson’s traditional naming scheme), and the WT19a (which may have some American-specific bands). Not much information [...]
Sprint HTC Evo Shift 4G Android 2.3 Gingerbread update will be available on June 17
Good news if your smartphone of choice is an HTC Evo Shift 4G on Sprint. The update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread is now imminent. As you may know, the Evo Shift 4G was launched running Android 2.2 Froyo, and an update to Gingerbread was promised. Well, now it’s almost here. According to information leaked to [...]
HP Pre 3 pre-orders start in the UK, £349.99 and shipping on July 8
This February, HP announced its new lineup of webOS-powered hardware for 2011, while also getting rid of the Palm brand. Since then, we’ve played with the devices, and while we’ve heard a lot of things about the TouchPad and the Veer, the Pre 3 isn’t a device we get to write about every week. Which [...]
Apple’s dating app will transform your iPhone into an ultimate pick-up device
For us, shy types, getting out there and initiating conversations with interesting people can be a difficult experience. I mean, just coming up to this cool girl at the bar and starting talking? It’s the hardest thing to do. What should my opening line be? What will we talk about about? What if she just [...]
HTC Sensation, Salsa and ChaCha coming to O2 UK this month
O2 UK has added three new HTC Android smartphones to its website’s Coming Soon section: the HTC Sensation, HTC Salsa, and HTC ChaCha. We’ve previously heard that O2 would offer the Sensation starting July 8, however, the carrier now says that all three new handsets should be released this month (June). There’s no word yet [...]
Google Chromebooks now available for purchase
We first saw Google’s prototype chromebook, the CR-48, a few months back. Google revealed all of the details on its official chromebook at the Google I/O developer conference in May. Samsung and Acer were named the first two manufacturing partners to develop commercially available Chromebooks. Google tried to develop some more buzz by having a [...]
Motorola Pro will be available in the UK in July
The Motorola Pro was announced back in February during Mobile World Congress as Europe’s version of what’s being sold in the US by Verizon under the name Droid Pro. And since that announcement, we’ve heard next to nothing about this Android-powered smartphone with a rather interesting form factor. Especially in the UK, for a while [...]
Motorola Defy Android 2.2 Froyo update now available in the UK
Those of you who are in the UK and happen to own a Motorola Defy have to be happy today. Motorola has released the official update to Android 2.2 Froyo for the Defy in the UK, a few weeks after the T-Mobile USA version of the phone got it. And it’s done so managing to [...]
Bipartisan GPS act would end warrantless location surveillance
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore) and Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) have introduced the Gelocation Privacy and Surveillance (GPS) Act into Congress, in the wake of weeks of investigation and hearings on Capitol Hill. The bill aims to provide strict rules for how, when and if government agencies, law enforcement and corporations can access citizens’ location-based data. [...]
T-Mobile Samsung Exhibit 4G and Gravity Smart will be available on June 22
A couple of weeks ago, T-Mobile officially announced two upcoming Android-powered smartphones, the Samsung Exhibit 4G and the Samsung Gravity Smart. And while it did give us pricing information back then, it didn’t say anything about when these devices would be available to buy. Today, T-Mobile cleared that up via a tweet, saying that both [...]
AT&T HTC ChaCha passes through the FCC
We have been expecting the HTC ChaCha to launch on AT&T at some point in the near future, but we have yet to hear any official information from AT&T. The ChaCha has gotten one step closer to an AT&T launch after seeing it pass through the FCC today with AT&T 3G bands. If you are [...]