Motorola Fire (XT316) with Android 2.3 Gingerbread announced
Motorola has officially introduced a new QWERTY Android smartphone – it’s not a slider, like the Droid 3 is, but a candybar, just like the Droid Pro. The new handset is called Motorola XT316, and is an affordable device with a 2.8 inch QVGA touchscreen display, Moto Switch UI, HSDPA, Wi-Fi b/g/n, GPS, 3.5mm headset [...]
Gingerbread update already rolling out to Verizon’s Droid Incredible 2 users
If Droid Incredible 2 users had previously wished to use the latest OS on their phone, Android 2.3(Gingerbread), they were forced to root their device and upload a custom rom or an unofficial version through the computer. From now on though, HTC Droid Incredible users will be able to download an official version of Gingerbread [...]
INQ Cloud Touch will be available at Telus and Koodo Mobile in Canada on July 13
The INQ Cloud Touch is officially coming to Canada in a couple of days, after having been available in the UK for a few months. The Facebook-centric offering will be sold by both Telus and Koodo Mobile starting on July 13. The Cloud Touch may not have a dedicated Facebook button like HTC’s Salsa and [...]
BlackBerry Torch 9850 and Curve 9350 to be launched by US Cellular
The CDMA versions of the unannounced BlackBerry Torch 9860 and BlackBerry Curve 9360 – namely the Torch 9850 and Curve 9350 – seem to be making their way to US Cellular. Both new smartphones have appeared on the carrier’s mail-in rebate form for July 15 – November 20, which should mean they’ll be released in [...]
BlackBerry Storm 2, Samsung Convoy, LG Ally, Vortex, Cosmos and Fathom get discontinued by Verizon
Some phones sell well, others don’t, but they all eventually have the same fate – reaching end of life status. Or, better said, being discontinued. According to an anonymous tipster, Verizon is getting ready to do just that – remove a few phones from its lineup, alongside two Wi-Fi hotspots. The full list includes Android-powered [...]
Samsung Omnia 7 now only €199.95 in Germany sans contract
The Samsung Omnia 7 was among the first batch of Windows Phone 7 devices to make it to the market, and was launched last October. It may be getting a successor this year, but right now it’s still selling, and it represents our second WP7 great deal of the day after the HTC 7 Pro. [...]
LG MS910 Bryce leaks on its way to MetroPCS
MetroPCS will soon add another 4G LTE device to its roster. The LG MS910 Bryce will become available at the carrier sometime in the future, and details about it have leaked on Howard Forums. Alongside the deets, there are also pictures from many angles (though some are blurry), so you can get a hold of [...]
Asus Eee Pad Slider will launch in August in Poland
The Asus Eee Pad Slider tablet was announced back in January alongside the Eee Pad Transformer, and the Eee Pad MeMo. And while the Transformer has been available for a while, the other two Asus-branded Android-powered tablets still haven’t hit the streets. For a while, it seemed like the Slider would be released in the [...]
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide pre-orders begin on July 19 for $199.99, in stores on July 27
After many leaks over the past few months, T-Mobile finally decided to announce the myTouch 4G Slide toward the end of last month. Back then the carrier did detail the new superphone’s pricing, but left out any clue of a release date. Today things have become clear. The myTouch 4G Slide will cost $199.99 with [...]
AT&T’s HTC Status Facebook phone will arrive on July 17 for $49 (video)
Just as expected, the HTC Status Facebook phone (known as HTC ChaCha in other parts of the world) will be officially released by AT&T later this month. The second largest US mobile carrier has announced not only the handset’s launch date (July 17), but also its price: $49.99 with a new 2-yr contract agreement. Just [...]
Cheap dual-SIM LG A230 announced
LG has officially introduced another affordable dual-SIM phone: the LG A230. Just like the A155 announced last year, the new A230 is a basic candybar that doesn’t have 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS or other fancy features like that. The A230 keeps it fairly simple with GSM / GPRS / EDGE connectivity (quad-band for the first SIM [...]
New Samsung Wave 725 with Bada 2.0 leaked
Remember those two unnamed Bada smartphones seen back in April alongside the Wave 578? One of them seems to be the Samsung Wave 725, which was discovered recently in the Bada 2.0 SDK by the folks over at badaworld.net. The Wave 725 should feature a 3.65 inch HVGA (320 x 480) display, NFC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth [...]
Sprint LG Optimus Slider gets rendered for the first time
Sprint has a midrange LG Android smartphone with a side-sliding full physical QWERTY keyboard coming its way, according to PocketNow. Its codename right now is Gelato Q, the model number is LS700, and the name under which it will end up launching may be LG Optimus Slider. It may even have leaked under the name [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray may have been delayed until September in the UK
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray was announced last month as the company’s stylish 3.2-inch Android device that’s probably supposed to be more affordable than its (literally) bigger brothers, the Xperia Neo and the Xperia Arc. Since then, we’ve heard a lot of information about when it will actually be released in the UK, some if [...]
Samsung GT-i8350 may be the WP7 Mango-running successor to the Omnia 7
Steve Ballmer has said that a new wave of Windows Phones is due out for release before the end of this year, and as we’re approaching that deadline, the leaks are starting to come in. Today we have what is probably going to be one of Samsung’s new WP7 handsets, one to run the Mango [...]
UK: HTC 7 Pro now only £229.99 at Play.com, SIM-free and unlocked
If you’re into Microsoft’s newest mobile effort, Windows Phone 7, and if you happen to live in the UK and enjoy physical QWERTY keyboards, this is one deal you just can’t miss. Well known online retailer Play.com has cut the price of the HTC 7 Pro all the way down to an amazing £229.99. That’s for [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray hits the FCC with AT&T 3G bands
Officially announced a few weeks ago, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray may hit North America soon, as it has just passed the FCC’s tests. The Ray that got the Commission’s approval features UMTS II and UMTS V bands (850 MHz and 1900 MHz), so it could be released by AT&T in the US, or by [...]
Ballmer: Windows Phone Mango handsets are “coming out this Christmas”
New devices running Windows Phone Mango, Microsoft’s refreshed OS that should “push the boundaries of the smartphone experience around communications, apps and the Internet”, might not debut as soon as you’d expect. Back in May, when the new platform was announced, Microsoft said that it would be available “this fall.” However, speaking at a Microsoft [...]
iPhone 5: What I Want and What I’ll Probably Get
It is that time of year again, the time that Apple rumors are heating up and the latest rumors imply that we will be seeing an iPhone 5 released sometime in the coming months, probably September. Of course with iOS 5 out there for developers, we already know that some of the major software features [...]
LG Optimus Pro C660 with Android 2.3 Gingerbread coming soon
LG is getting ready to introduce its third Optimus Android smartphone that features a QWERTY keyboard, after the Optimus Chat C550 and the Optimus Q (released in Korea only). The new handset is called LG Optimus Pro C660 and, unlike the other two models, which are sliders, it’s a candybar with a portrait display (2.8, [...]