Toshiba Tablet with Android 3.1 Honeycomb launching in Canada in August
Toshiba has officially announced that its very first Android 3.1 Honyecomb tablet would be available in Canada starting August. Now, this tablet is the Thrive that we’ve seen several times before, but Toshiba Canada doesn’t call it like that. It simply refers to it as the Toshiba Tablet. Maybe it plans to re-brand it for [...]
Upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 may run Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, not Honeycomb
Samsung has a new naming scheme for tablets this year. Understandably, the Samsung Galaxy Tab (the original Android tablet which came out last year) was called that because the Korean manufacturer did not have any other tablets in its portfolio. But now, with the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Galaxy Tab 8.9 announced, it was [...]
Samsung i9001 Galaxy S Plus (Galaxy S 2011 Edition) will be launched in the UK too
It’s been about three months since we first heard of the Samsung i9001, dubbed Galaxy S Plus or Galaxy S 2011 Edition, and since then it has been officially launched in Russia, and it’s also on its way to the Netherlands in the very near future. This, if you remember, is an updated version of [...]
Apple iPhone 4 now available from Koodo Mobile in Canada
Just as we told you it would, the Apple iPhone 4 is now available from yet another Canadian carrier – Koodo Mobile. Apple’s latest and greatest smartphone may be around a year old, but with no new model in sight just yet, it’s clearly a best selling item everywhere it’s sold. So Koodo probably hopes [...]
Google’s next phone may be called Nexus 4G, should run Android Ice Cream Sandwich
Wondering when or if Google is going to launch a new Nexus Android smartphone? Well, we don’t have a definitive answer just yet, but if we’re to believe BGR and its anonymous source, the next-generation Nexus may be released around Thanksgiving (thus in late November, early December) this year. Reportedly, the new Nexus will have [...]
HTC Kingdom stops by the FCC on its way to Sprint
The smartphone known as the HTC Kingdom has passed through the FCC. The HTC Kingdom is a device we’ve heard of once before, about a month ago, when some details about it (including a purported picture) first leaked. That leak got most things right – chief among them the fact that this handset will be [...]
HTC changes its mind again, now says the Desire will get Android Gingerbread
This would be funny, if it wasn’t sad. HTC has issued another statement on Facebook (yes, that’s where companies now announce stuff like this apparently – maybe they just forgot the password to HTC.com or HTC.co.uk) regarding the HTC Desire and its update to Android Gingerbread. You may remember (but really, how can you forget?) [...]
Sony brings Music Unlimited to Android
With the announcement of their new Android application, Sony has launched the expansion of their Music Unlimited service to third-party devices for the first time. Compatible with all Android devices running version 2.1 or later, the subscription-based app provides access to more than 7 million songs on Sony’s Qriocity network from all four of the [...]
Motorola Milestone 3 (Droid 3) may not be launched in the UK
While we know that the Motorola Droid 3 might become available in the US as soon as next month (July), we haven’t heard much about its arrival in the UK (or Europe in general) – where the smartphone should be released as Motorola Milestone 3. Now, according to Clove, it looks like the Milestone 3 [...]
Three Features Apple Stole from Other Platforms for iOS5, then Improved
As you have probably heard by now, Apple’s famous WWDC event took place last week and Jobs himself made an appearance on the Apple stage. That is, in and of itself exciting news, according to many. However, what came next was significantly more exciting. Apple announced three new products, OS Lion for Mac, iCloud, which [...]
BlackBerry PlayBook is now on UK sale, a Selfridges first
If you’re looking for the BlackBerry PlayBook, RIM’s first attempt to take a piece of the tablet market pie, then hop along to posh old Selfridges down in London’s Oxford Street. The tablet is now available at the department store ahead of a nationwide launch tomorrow, at £399 for a 16GB model, £479 for a [...]
Facebook To Create Photo-Sharing App For iPhone
Not to be out done by popular instant photo-sharing apps such as Instagram or Color, social-networking site Facebook has plans of its own to create a stand-alone app for its users to more efficiently upload and share their personal photos with their online friends on their mobile phone. In the new app, users will be [...]
Nokia’s woes continue as it prepares to close UK online store
Embattled smartphone giant Nokia is to close its online store in the UK, another sign that its failure over Symbian and delay in bringing forth a Windows Phone 7 is costing the company. In a brief statement, Nokia said “We are planning to close our channel structure and focus our resources on key trade customers.” [...]
T-Mobile launches HTC Sensation 4G and Samsung Dart Android phones, both go out of stock online
As expected, today T-Mobile USA has started selling two new Android smartphones, the HTC Sensation 4G and the Samsung Dart (also known as Galaxy Mini S5570 in other parts of the world). Unfortunately, both handsets are listed as temporarily out of stock at the carrier’s official website: see here (HTC Sensation 4G) and here (Samsung [...]
Nokia E6 can be pre-ordered now in India
Released a few days ago in the UK, the Nokia E6 will be available in India pretty soon, too. Nokia lets Indian customers pre-order the E6 for 17,999 INR (about $400, thus much less than in the UK, where the smartphone costs more than $500). You can go here to pre-order the new E6 right [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 8.9 priced in Europe
At least one of Samsung’s two ultra-thin Android Honeycomb tablets (Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 8.9) won’t be delayed after all. The Swedish branch of Samsung has just announced (see this press release) that the Tab 10.1 would be available in Sweden starting June 29, running Android 3.1 and being offered by Telia, the [...]
T-Mobile to launch social buying aggregator
T-Mobile USA is set to release a “daily deals” application on Android today, the New York Times reports. The app, called More for Me, will aggregate coupons and deals from various sources, including burgeoning social buying site LivingSocial. Users can save deals to share with friends on Facebook, or send them SMS and e-mail messages. [...]
BBC developing iOS app for field reporters
The BBC is developing an app for their reporters in the field to directly file video, stills and audio from their iPhones and iPads. The app is also designed to broadcast live using a Wi-Fi or 3G signal. The broadcaster hopes to have the app live within a month, but still needs to secure licenses [...]
Future HP TouchPad names revealed?
HP doesn’t seem to be wasting time trying to get its new webOS onto the mobile market. HP already has the HP Veer available on AT&T and the TouchPad is slated for a July 1st release, but we have just found some new info on a possible future TouchPad. HP has just applied for trademark [...]
Starbucks adds Android, Safeway to mobile payment solution
Starbucks has announced that they will be extending their popular mobile payment system to the Android platform tomorrow, June 15. The system debuted on the BlackBerry and iOS platforms in January, and nine weeks after its release Starbucks claimed to have processed more than 3 million mobile payments. Mobile payments are grounded in the “Starbucks [...]