Sprint won’t get the HP Pre 3
The HP Pre 3 is the first high-end webOS-powered smartphone to be developed after HP purchased Palm. And while it’s still not available in the US, it is coming soon, and, HP hopes, will put webOS back on the map, so to speak. Sprint was the launch partner for the original Pre, a device that [...]
Samsung Galaxy Gio will be available at Bell in Canada in August
In Canada, Bell is getting ready to launch yet another Android-powered smartphone, to add to its already quite impressive portfolio of devices running Google’s mobile operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Gio will become available at Bell Mobility sometime during August, MobileSyrup reports. The Galaxy Gio was announced in January, alongside other low-to-midrange devices such as [...]
Huawei UMG587 passes through the FCC on its way to become the T-Mobile Sonic
Huawei and T-Mobile have a rather long history. The carrier has, in the past, launched many Huawei-made devices under its own brand, and it looks like it’s getting ready for yet another one. The Huawei Sonic has passed through the FCC recently. The Huawei Sonic is an inexpensive Android-powered smartphone that has NFC built-in. It [...]
Verizon HTC ThunderBolt and Motorola Droid X2 now only $99.99 with contract at Wirefly
If you’re looking for great deals on Android-powered smartphones that can be used on Verizon’s network, look no further. Wirefly now has you covered offering two of the latest Android devices at severely cut prices. First up, there’s the HTC ThunderBolt. This 4G LTE-capable phone, the first handset released by Verizon with that connectivity option, [...]
UK: HTC Desire Android 2.3 Gingerbread update will be rolling out this month
The saga of HTC’s Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the original Desire is about to reach its conclusion, and it will surely be a happy ending for the millions of HTC Desire owners out there. Or at least for those in the UK. HTC initially said it couldn’t make Gingerbread available for the Desire, then [...]
Sprint Samsung Epic 4G Android 2.3 Gingerbread update may be out this month
The Samsung Epic 4G is Sprint’s very own version of the Samsung Galaxy S, the Android smartphone that was last year’s main attraction. When it launched, the Epic 4G was running Android 2.1, as all of its Galaxy S siblings did. Since then, it’s been updated to Android 2.2 Froyo, and now it looks like [...]
Verizon HTC ThunderBolt software update starts rolling out tonight, fixes reboot issues
About two months ago, Verizon and HTC issued a software update for the ThunderBolt, one of Verizon’s 4G LTE enabled Android-powered smartphones. The update wasn’t, sadly, one to Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the latest version of the operating system. It was in fact a minor update, but one that unfortunately made many devices randomly reboot. Today [...]
BREW-based Pantech Pursuit II will be available at AT&T on July 17 for $49.99
AT&T has a BREW-based phone on the way. It’s the Pantech Pursuit II, obviously meant to serve as some kind of a successor to the original Pantech Pursuit which AT&T launched last year. The Pursuit II is aimed at heavy texters, as it’s a ‘messaging phone’ that comes complete with a physical QWERTY keyboard that’s [...]
HTC Panache now available at Cincinnati Bell, $199.99 with contract
The HTC Panache is now available at Cincinnati Bell. What do you mean you don’t know what the HTC Panache is? Well, it’s a smartphone you probably know as T-Mobile’s myTouch 4G. Since that trademark is owned by T-Mobile, HTC is selling the same device to other carriers under the Panache name. So far, we’ve [...]
Vodafone Australia Samsung Galaxy S II gets a software update to improve Web browsing
The Samsung Galaxy S II hasn’t been available from Vodafone Australia for too long, yet it’s already seeing its first software update. As of now, Samsung Galaxy S II devices sold by Vodafone Australia are the only ones to get this update. That may change in the future, but at this point we don’t know [...]
Acer Iconia Tab A500 Android 3.1 update has reached Canada
A couple of days ago, we reported that the Android 3.1 update for the Acer Iconia Tab A500 had apparently started rolling out in the US. That was pretty much on time, since Acer previously said that the update would be available on July 5. And it looks like the update has also rolled out [...]
Verizon LG Revolution now only $49.99, Samsung Droid Charge $149.99 at Target online
Two of Verizon’s 4G LTE capable Android-powered phones are now available online at Target for a lot less than what Big Red is asking. The devices in question are the LG Revolution and the Samsung Droid Charge. The official recommended price for the former is $249.99 with a new two-year contract, and $299.99 with the [...]
Android 3.2 may become available for the Motorola Xoom in a few days
In the Android world, right now there are two versions of the operating system. Android 2.3 Gingerbread is the latest version designed for phones, and Android 3.1 Honeycomb is the latest tablet-optimized release. However, it looks like the latter may not hold that title for long. Android 3.2, a new minor update to Honeycomb, may [...]
Asus Eee Pad Transformer 3G gets priced in Italy, hopefully still coming in August
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer may be the company’s only Android-powered tablet to have already hit the streets (of the three it announced in January), but there’s a catch. So far only the version of the Transformer lacking 3G connectivity has been sold, and that’s true in all markets. Needless to say, some people are [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab Android 2.3 Gingerbread update out “within the next couple of weeks” in the UK
While Samsung has announced the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 8.9 this year, and may even have a new 7-inch offering coming in the future, it hasn’t forgotten about the original Samsung Galaxy Tab. That was the first Android-powered tablet that the manufacturer released, way before Android had a version specially optimized for tablet use. The [...]
LG Optimus 3D finally available in the UK, £454.80 SIM-free
After having been delayed over and over again, the world’s first (well, first to be announced, at least) 3D smartphone has finally become available in the UK. We’re talking about the LG Optimus 3D of course. This device was first supposed to hit the streets in the UK in April, which turned into May, then June, [...]
iOS and Android Video Calling: Which App to Use and When?
As industries go, the mobile video calling space has pretty much exploded over the past few months, and it came almost completely out of the blue. What has happened almost overnight is that consumers, who had close to no options when it comes to video calling their friends just a few months ago, are now [...]
8-inch Vizio Android tablet now on pre-order at Amazon for $349.99
Vizio is getting ready for its first ever tablet to reach the market. Vizio’s 8-inch Android Gingerbread-running tablet has been up for pre-order at its manufacturer’s website for exactly one week, and the release is expected to happen on July 18. Vizio’s first entry into the tablet space is unique in its own ways. First [...]
Asus Eee Pad Slider gets delayed in the UK, will launch “this autumn”
In January, Asus announced no less than three different Android-powered tablets that it said it would release this year. Of those, only the Eee Pad Transformer has made it to consumers as of now. About a month ago, we heard that the Asus Eee Pad Slider would become available in the UK in August, which [...]
LG Optimus White Edition launched in the Netherlands
LG has officially released the white version of its Optimus Black smartphone in the Netherlands. Unlike in the UK, where the handset is still called Optimus Black (and can only be pre-ordered), in the Netherlands it’s called LG Optimus White Edition. And it’s available as of now, via a brand new mobile operator: Sizz (backed [...]