HTC Bliss image leaks, may just depict a women-focused Android smartphone
Remember the HTC Bliss? It was supposed to be HTC’s first Android-powered smartphone focused at women. In the meantime, we’ve also seen the Glamor, which may just be a lower-end offering in what is shaping up to be a range of HTC smartphones for women. If the Glamor looks like it’s more for girls, the [...]
LG Thrill 4G will cost $99 at AT&T
AT&T still hasn’t announced the exact launch date of the LG Thrill 4G, but today at least it unveiled the smartphone’s price: $99.99. That’s the price if you buy the Thrill with a new 2-yr contract agreement, of course. The handset should become available starting the coming weeks – rumor has it that August 7 [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini and Mini Pro to arrive in India this week
Officially announced in early May, and not yet available for purchase anywhere in the world, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini and Xperia Mini Pro should be released in India pretty soon. In fact, Sony Ericsson India’s official website already has a Buy Now button for the Xperia Mini, but we’re not entirely sure the handset [...]
8 Features Mac OS X Lion Borrowed from its Little Brother, iOS
It has been a few days since I was contemplating whether to update to the new Mac OS X Lion. I decided to take the leap, pay the $30, and give it a go. From the second I hit that download button, no scratch that, from the second I realized it was a regular download [...]
Samsung Galaxy Gio arrives at Bell on August 4
A couple of weeks ago we first told you that the Samsung Galaxy Gio was headed to Bell in Canada. Back then the only thing we knew about when that will happen was that it would be sometime in August. Thankfully, today we have a more specific date to talk about. The image you see [...]
HTC Omega specs leak, will be the Mango successor to the 7 Mozart
Another day, another leak. This time it’s the HTC Omega. This will apparently be a successor of sorts to the currently-selling HTC 7 Mozart. So yes, it’s going to be a Windows Phone device. Unlike its predecessor though which launched with WP7, the Omega will run WP7.1 Mango out of the gate. Keep in mind [...]
Unwired View’s Mobile Cloud Music Showdown – Locker Services, 3rd Place: mSpot
Ed. – This article is part of our roundup featuring all of the mobile cloud music services currently available in the US. Click here for more. mSpot launced more than a year ago, announcing their beta-only version at the same Google I/O conference where Google announced their acquisition of Simplify Media (which ultimately resulted in [...]
AT&T Samsung Google Nexus S now available exclusively at Best Buy
Just as previously announced, Best Buy has started selling the AT&T version of the Samsung-made Google Nexus S. This is the third carrier-specific adaptation of the Nexus S in the US, after the original (intended to work on T-Mobile and internationally), and then Sprint’s recently launched Nexus S 4G. AT&T’s Nexus S does 3G on [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab Android 2.3 Gingerbread update may be already available in the UK
The update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread for the original 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab was officially announced by Samsung back in May. Since then, Galaxy Tab owners around the world have been anxiously waiting for the update to make it to their tablets. Some, as in those who purchased a Galaxy Tab from Sprint, have been [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid X2 now just $59.99 with contract
Verizon’s Motorola Droid X2 has only been available for about a couple of months, yet it has seen many price cuts and great deals in this time. The cheapest we’ve seen it so far was $99.99 at Wirefly. That’s half the price that Verizon asks for the device, so still a great deal, right? Wrong. [...]
The ‘unconfirmed’ Samsung Galaxy R gets demoed on video
Despite Samsung saying that it’s ‘unconfirmed’ at the moment (at least for release in the UK), the Samsung Galaxy R now stars in its very own first demo video. The Samsung Galaxy R is a device that we’ve first seen last week. It was supposedly the UK’s version of the Samsung Galaxy Z that’s already [...]
Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 launch date: July 28?
While Verizon Wireless is already taking pre-orders for its Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (which, as you may already know, comes with 4G LTE connectivity), the carrier didn’t say when exactly the tablet would be available. Well, Droid-life has received a document that seems to confirm the Android Honeycomb’s tablet’s launch date: July 28 – meaning [...]
Motorola Atrix 4G receives Gingerbread update
Motorola Atrix 4G owners will be very happy to hear that their official Gingerbread update is now available for download on their computers. This update brings Gingerbread 2.3.4 to Atrix 4G owners through Motorola’s website. The update brings all of the awesome features of Gingerbread to your device such as improved web browsing, HD Video Playback, [...]
T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide now up for pre-order at Walmart for just $99.99
The T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide will be in stores on July 27. Until then, it’s available exclusively at T-Mobile.com for $199.99 with a new two-year contract, just as you’d expect. If you haven’t picked one up yet, here’s some good news. If you can wait a few days for delivery, Walmart has started taking pre-orders [...]
Rogers Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G will be available on July 26
A couple of days ago we gave you the pricing information for Rogers’ upcoming Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G, but at that time all we knew about the release was that it would happen within a few days. It turns out that was right, and today we have the final piece of the Infuse 4G [...]
Samsung Wave 578 with NFC and Bada 1.1 will be out tomorrow in Singapore
The Samsung Wave 578 is the first Bada phone to have support for NFC. We first heard about it in April, and back then the story was that it would hit the streets in June. While that hasn’t happened, the Wave 578 will become available in Singapore tomorrow. Samsung’s Singapore arm announced that on Twitter [...]
Sprint Samsung Google Nexus S 4G will receive an update on July 25 to boost data speeds
Sprint’s Samsung Google Nexus S 4G is due to receive a software update starting on July 25 (that’s this coming Monday), according to official word from Sprint. This won’t be a ‘big’ update, and it won’t make your Nexus S 4G run anything other than Android Gingerbread. It is, however, rumored that this update will [...]
HTC Salsa is called HTC Weike in China, ditches Facebook for Weibo
Well, what do you know, HTC’s Salsa – one of the company’s two Facebook phones – will be released in China, too. Although it won’t be a Facebook phone there, since Chinese users don’t really care about this particular service (which was blocked there at some point – I’m not sure if it still is). [...]
LG 2011 smartphone roadmap leaked, many Androids and one WP7 inside
LG has many more smartphones coming this year, aside from the recently announced Optimus Net and Optimus Pro (and the previously seen Optimus 2X, 3D, and Black). As you might have already guessed, most of these devices will run Android, though not all. The following mammoth roadmap leak comes courtesy of PocketNow. The images you’ll [...]
Pink Sprint Samsung Replenish will be available on July 24
Here’s some great news for those of you who are Sprint customers (or don’t mind switching), like smartphones, the environment, and the color pink. This Sunday Sprint will release a device that ticks all of those boxes. And while the phone itself isn’t new, the color version will be. So brace yourselves, for the Samsung [...]