Motorola Xoom Android 3.1 update starts rolling out across Europe
So has the Android 3.1 update been delayed until August? Apparently not. After the Asus Eee Pad Transformer’s Android 3.1 update has been rolled out starting a few weeks ago, it’s now time for the Motorola Xoom to get it too. But wait, you ask, wasn’t the Xoom the first device to get it? Well, [...]
UK: HTC Sensation now available SIM-free and unlocked for £498
The HTC Sensation is finally available in the UK in SIM-free, unbranded and unlocked form. This comes after the highly sought-after handset has been sold exclusively by Vodafone for a few weeks, since the Sensation launched actually. Those of you in the UK who are not or don’t want to become Vodafone customers can now [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray, Xperia Active and TXT announced (video)
Sony Ericsson has just unveiled three new phones, two of which are part of the Xperia family. The first new product is the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray, a fashionable, 9.4mm thin smartphone that runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and comes with a 3.3 inch scratch-resistant FWVGA Reality Display. The Ray also features “Facebook inside Xperia”, HSDPA, [...]
AT&T to offer $50 unlimited prepaid plan starting June 26th
Boost and Verizon both already have their own unlimited prepaid plans, it only made sense that more carriers would begin to offer their own as well. AT&T is the latest to join the group. They will begin to offer their own unlimited talk,text, and web GoPhone plan on June 26th for $50($10 less than their [...]
Vizio Android Tablet details revealed
Vizio’s Android Tablet was first seen back in January at CES. We havn’t really heard much since then, but we have stumbled upon some new details today on Vizio’s first attempt at a tablet. The tablet will run on Gingerbread along with Vizio’s custom interface which will be similar to Vizio’s Internet App Plus ecosystem, [...]
LG Optimus 2X P999 to be launched by Wind Canada really soon
Not long after it was introduced by Videotron, the LG Optimus 2X seems to be making its way to another Canadian mobile carrier, namely Wind. Mobile Syrup received a photo of a Wind-ready Optimus 2X (model number P999 – the same T-Mobile’s G2X), and it looks like the carrier could launch the handset within the [...]
High-end Huawei Glory with Android Gingerbread headed to Cricket
Cricket Wireless is certainly not known for offering high-end smartphones, so I was surprised to find out that the regional US carrier is getting ready to launch the Huawei Glory (aka Huawei M886). Now, Huawei usually makes low-to mid-end phones (like the Ascend, released by Cricket at the end of last year), but the Glory [...]
Red Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo exclusively launching at Vodafone UK soon
Vodafone UK is getting ready to launch the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo in red – which, according to the carrier, won’t be available anywhere else in the UK. Obviously, apart from the different color, the red Neo is not different from the blue and silver versions, so it will come with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a [...]
Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be available starting June 24
Already available in the US (at locations including Best Buy and Amazon), the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be released by Sprint, too, later this week. The third largest US carrier has has announced that it would offer a 16GB, Wi-Fi-only version of the tablet starting June 24 (this Friday). Just like elsewhere, the 16GB [...]
10 Features I Would Love to See in the New Facebook iPad App
As you have probably heard, Facebook is stepping up its mobile game with a new photo sharing app, an HTML5-based app platform, and the much-anticipated Facebook iPad app. We already addressed the first two, but the iPad app has been making headlines for days and no one really knows when it will show its face. [...]
India: Maxx Vista MS502 is a dual-SIM QWERTY portrait slider aimed at women
To be honest, I’ve never known whether mobile devices aimed primarily at women sell well. I have seen many of these beasts over the years, and you probably have too. You know the type: with some pink, orange or red thrown in alongside some bling items like fake crystals or something like that. All design [...]
Nokia intros C2-02, C2-03 and C2-06 dual SIM Touch and Type phones
The same day it announced the MeeGo-based N9 flagship smartphone, Nokia has also introduced three new Touch and Type handsets: the Nokia C2-02, Nokia C2-03, and Nokia C2-06. All three phones are affordable and look the same: they’re S40-based sliders with common features, including: 2.6 inch QVGA resistive touchscreen display, GSM / GPRS / EDGE [...]
Samsung SHW-A300 is a simple flip phone for South Korea
Did the flip phone die with the Motorola Razr? Apparently not, since manufacturers everywhere keep banking on the form factor, even as full-touchscreen slate-type devices are getting more and more common. One such clamshell phone is the Samsung SHW-A300, unveiled in Samsung’s home market of South Korea. The A300 is an unassuming device aimed at [...]
Canada: Rogers will launch the Nokia X7 sometime this summer
The interestingly-shaped Nokia X7 may not be headed to AT&T anymore, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be available in North America at all. In fact, it’s already on sale SIM-free and unlocked in the US, and courtesy of MobileSyrup we’re hearing that it’s even going to be picked up by a carrier. Not a [...]
HTC Evo 3D now available to Sprint Premier customers
Sprint’s most anxiously awaited smartphone since the Evo 4G is clearly the upcoming Evo 3D. It will become available in just three days, on June 24, but there’s a way to get it as early as today. If you’re a Sprint Premier customer, then the HTC Evo 3D is already available for you. You’ll pay [...]
Verizon LG Revolution 4G LTE Android smartphone now only $99.99 at Wirefly
The LG Revolution is one of the first batch of Verizon Android smartphones that can connect to Big Red’s 4G LTE data network, alongside other well known devices such as the Samsung Droid Charge or the HTC Thunderbolt. Where the Revolution has the upper hand, at least today, is in price, as Wirefly has decided [...]
HP TouchPad pre-orders now live in the UK, prices start at £399.99, shipping on July 15
After having reached pre-order status in the US and Canada, HP’s first webOS tablet, the TouchPad, is now finally available to pre-order in the UK as well. And just like on the other side of the pond, there are two versions up for grabs, one with 16 GB of internal storage, and another with 32 [...]
On the way to irrelevance, N9 shows what Nokia could have been
Almost two years after N900 was announced, Nokia was finally able to launch it’s successor – N9. The new Nokia flagship is a pretty good device. It’s got some good specs – 1 GHz ARM Cortex A8 CPU, 1GB of RAM, 3.9” WVGA AMOLED display, 8 Megapixel camera, etc; and an interesting, pretty smooth interface. [...]
Nokia N9 with MeeGo officially announced (videos)
As expected, earlier today Nokia has officially unveiled its first MeeGo smartphone, simply called Nokia N9. The N9 is presented as “the world’s first pure touch screen phone without any front-facing buttons at all” – because, well, it really doesn’t have front-facing buttons (there’s just an unlock key, and the volume rocker on one side). [...]
Adobe AIR 2.7 Update brings improved iOS speeds, allows Android users to install on SD card
Adobe AIR may not have worked out for Linux users, but iOS and Android users will rejoice when they hear the features of the new Adobe AIR 2.7. iOS users will be more happy than Android users since this update brings a faster runtime with render speeds up to four times faster in CPU mode. [...]