HTC Flyer launches in India, Rs. 39,890 for the 32 GB 3G version
HTC has officially launched its first ever Android-powered tablet, the Flyer, in India. The HTC Flyer, is, of course, one of the more interesting Android tablets, with its 7-inch screen and capacitive stylus. It’s also one of only a few tablets running Android Gingerbread, and basically the only offering to come out this year from [...]
Motorola Wilder now available in the UK for £98.49 SIM-free, on contract from £10.66 per month
The Motorola Wilder was officially announced in the UK a few weeks ago, and we’d seen it once even before that when it first leaked going just by its model number EX130. The Wilder, if you remember, is a rugged (well, dust and splash resistant) entry-level touchscreen phone running Qualcomm’s Brew platform. Back when it [...]
White LG Optimus Black available for pre-order in the UK
Back in May, when LG informed us that the Optimus Black would be launched in North America sometime later this year, the company also announced two new color versions for the handset: white and pink. The white edition of the Optimus Black can be now pre-ordered in the UK, where customers can get it for [...]
GSM HTC Evo 3D officially arriving in Europe next month
HTC has officially confirmed that its Evo 3D Android smartphone would be released in Europe. According to HTC UK’s Facebook page, the Evo 3D will be available in the UK starting next month (July). Most likely, other European countries will get the handset at about the same time. Currently available only in the US and [...]
Skype for iPad promo videos leaked on Youtube, confirmed by Skype Exec.
Although the iPad 2 has been out since March, we have yet to see a Skype app specifically optimized for Apple’s tablet. Current users have been able to use the Skype app for the iPhone 4, but it is not made for that specific screen size. A promo video of Skype for the iPad 2 [...]
7-inch HP Opal tablet may launch in August
Back in January we first heard some leaked tidbits about HP’s plans in the tablet space. And what we heard back then was that HP was working on two webOS-powered tablets. In the meantime, of course, one of those turned out to be the TouchPad, previously known by its codename Topaz. Yet alongside the Topaz [...]
LG Optimus 2X and Huawei U6150 now available from Wind in Canada
In Canada, Wind Mobile has launched two new phones today. We’ve known that both the LG Optimus 2X as well as the Huawei U6150 were headed to Wind, and now they’re finally available to buy. The LG Optimus 2X can be yours for $445 outright, or $295 on the WindTab. The LG Optimus 2X has [...]
UK: T-Mobile Pulse Mini now available for £19.99 in black as well
For those of you in the UK, back in April we brought news of one of the best smartphone deals we’ve ever seen. T-Mobile’s Pulse Mini, admittedly a very low-end Android smartphone, but still a smartphone no less, was being sold by the operator for just £19.99 on Pay as you go. The only caveat was [...]
Orange UK HTC Desire HD Android 2.3 Gingerbread update may be already rolling out
The update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread for the HTC Desire HD sure is taking a while, but its spread throughout the world seems like it’s finally picking up some speed. Just yesterday we found out that the update is headed to Desire HD handsets sold by Telus in Canada. The update has started in the [...]
UK: T-Mobile Motorola Defy Android 2.2 Froyo update comes at the beginning of July
While we all like to dream about Android Ice Cream Sandwich, there are those who have in their possession Android phones which still run version 2.1 of the operating system unfortunately. Such is the case with the Motorola Defy, or used to be the case. Customers of T-Mobile USA have started receiving an update to [...]
Rogers Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc Android 2.3.3 update now available with Facebook inside
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, the company’s current non-gaming focused Android-powered flagship smartphone, has been available in Canada from Rogers for a couple of months already. While the Xperia Arc did launch running Android Gingerbread out of the gate, it was version 2.3.2. The latest right now is 2.3.4, which incorporates Google Talk video chat, [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid 3 may be launching on July 14
The Motorola Droid 3 has been leaked, and leaked, and then leaked some more. It’s certainly been one of the most leaked handsets in recent history. How all that pre-launch attention will translate (or not) into sales remains to be seen, of course, but for now, let’s talk about another leak regarding the successor to [...]
Virgin Mobile Motorola Triumph pre-orders start at Best Buy for $299.99
The Motorola Triumph was announced as a high-end Android offering for Virgin Mobile a couple of weeks ago, and since then we’ve heard that it may be released on July 19. While Virgin Mobile is staying mum on the matter for now, Best Buy isn’t content on just sitting there and waiting. So the retailer [...]
Telus LG Optimus Black and Bell HTC Sensation 4G pre-orders have started, $50 deposit required
Two very interesting high-end Android smartphones have gone up for pre-order in Canada today courtesy of Future Shop. The LG Optimus Black is headed to Telus with some rather innovative Skype integration, although said integration happens more on your Telus bill than on the phone itself. Still, it’s an interesting idea, and probably a first [...]
Nokia X6 gets a software update to version 32
The Nokia X6 has received a software update, taking it to v32. For those of you unfamiliar with Nokia’s conventions, that doesn’t mean that this phone has already received 30 updates (although it has received some). 32 is equivalent to 3.2, in a way. Anyway, one thing you really can’t say about Nokia is that [...]
Sprint Q3 roadmap leaked: Samsung Epic 2, BlackBerry Bold Touch, ‘full touch’ 4G Samsung on the way
From time to time, we find out about carriers’ plans for the future (plans regarding new device launches) via leaks of their roadmaps. Today is the day when yet another roadmap has leaked, this time from Sprint. This is my next heard about Sprint’s plans for the third quarter of this year (that’s July to [...]
8 App Trends We Will See in the Coming Years
The mobile industry is a very exciting space to be a part of nowadays. Despite its young age, the app arena is exploding and breaking new records every day. Another exciting characteristic of the mobile app ecosystem is watching new trends form every day. Some of the trends we have witnessed over the past year [...]
Facebook-loving HTC ChaCha on its way to Canada (via Telus)
If you’re in Canada and have always* dreamed of having a Facebook button on your phone, Telus seems to be getting ready to make your dream come true Mobile Syrup has just received an image of an HTC ChaCha running on Telus’ network, so the carrier will likely launch the handset sometime soon. The HTC [...]
Compal to make Windows Phones for Nokia, shipments are scheduled for Q4
At this very moment, Nokia has factories that produce mobile devices in 9 countries around the world: Finland, Brazil, China, the UK, Hungary, India, Mexico, Romania, and South Korea. Even so, it looks like the Finnish giant has contracted a Taiwanese ODM to manufacture Windows Phone handsets for it. According to DigiTimes and unnamed “industry [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 hits the UK on 4 August
Samsung will release the 10-inch version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab in the UK at the beginning of August. A successor to the reasonably popular original 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab, it will launch with the latest version of Android in Honeycomb 3.1, specially optimised for tablets. Samsung also announced that the Galaxy Tab 8.9 will [...]