64 GB Acer Iconia Tab A501 for AT&T in the works
The 10.1-inch Acer Iconia Tab Android-powered tablet comes in two versions, the A500 which is Wi-Fi-only, and the A501, which also features mobile data connectivity. The most widely spread internal storage capacity for both models is 32 GB, but we recently saw a 16 GB model launch in the UK. And now it looks like [...]
Telus LG Optimus Black Skype Edition now available, $49.99 with three-year contract
Last month we heard that Telus was getting ready to launch the LG Optimus Black, with an interesting Skype-filled twist. Then towards the end of June Future Shop even started taking pre-orders for the device. Yet there was never an officially announced release date to speak of. Well, announced or not, that date is today. [...]
Samsung Nexus S 3G now available at Cincinnati Bell for $149.99
The Samsung-made Google Nexus S is the latest ‘pure Google’ Android device, and the successor to the Nexus One. So far the US has seen two versions of this phone. The first one works on T-Mobile, and the Nexus S 4G is made specifically for Sprint. However, now another carrier (if a regional one) has [...]
HTC Evo 3D and LG Optimus 3D announced by Rogers
Rogers has just announced that it would be the first Canadian mobile carrier to release a 3D smartphone. And, in fact, it will release not one, but two 3D handsets: the HTC Evo 3D, and the LG Optimus 3D. Both devices will “be available exclusively from Rogers this summer”, coming with Android (2.3 Gingerbread on [...]
Dell Venue Pro now just $299.99 SIM-free and unlocked, and starting at $0.99 with contract
The Dell Venue Pro represents Dell’s first dive into the Windows Phone 7 world, and it was one of the first WP7 devices to be announced back in October of last year (although it only started shipping later). So it’s been on the market for a good while, and as such it’s logical that it [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro hits the FCC
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro has just hit the FCC and as a bonus we got a picture of the device as well. The Xperia Mini Pro is a mid-ranged Android device. It packs a sliding QWERTY keyboard along with a 3-inch touchscreen with 320×480 resolution. The device will run on a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and [...]
Verizon Motorola Xoom to get Android 3.2 in the coming weeks
We already know that the Wi-Fi-only version of the Motorola Xoom is being currently upgraded to Android 3.2 Honeycomb. While reiterating that the upgrade for the Wi-Fi tablet is rolled-out in phases, Motorola also said on Twitter that Verizon’s Xoom would get Android 3.2, too. It didn’t say when exactly, but the upgrade should be [...]
HP TouchPad now available in the UK, Canada, Germany, and France
The HP TouchPad has finally become available outside the US, just five short months after it was announced. The few countries that were lucky enough to be granted the honor of selling the TouchPad starting today are the UK, Canada, Germany, and France. At least those have been confirmed until now. The TouchPad may have [...]
HP Pre 3 may get a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor (at least in the UK)
The HP Pre 3 was announced all the way back in February, yet unlike the HP TouchPad and the HP Veer that were also announced at the same time, HP’s flagship smartphone still isn’t available anywhere. In the UK, we heard that it would launch on July 8, but that obviously hasn’t happened and there [...]
Sprint’s mail-in rebates are coming back on July 24
It surely was fun while it lasted. Sprint’s rebate-free environment is about to change, and for the worse. Sprint decided to get rid of mail-in rebates back in March, and replace them with instant rebates. Since then, we’ve seen it extend the instant rebates’ lease of life once last month, but that extension only lasts [...]
Correction: Sprint Samsung Epic 4G isn’t shipping with Android 2.3 Gingerbread after all
Yesterday we brought you what at the time we thought was good news, namely that the Samsung Epic 4G started showing up online on Sprint’s official product listing page as shipping with Android 2.3 preinstalled. Understandably, that was great for would-be Epic 4G owners, but also for those who have had their Epic 4Gs for [...]
LG Optimus Net will have dual SIM, NFC and QWERTY (for North America) versions
Today, LG has provided more info on its newest Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphones, the LG Optimus Net P690 and the QWERTY-equipped LG Optimus Pro C660. First of all, both handsets will be available “starting this summer” in 30 markets. European countries will get them first. The Optimus Pro will be released in white, black, and [...]
Verizon’s Motorola Droid 3 costs $149.99 at Amazon, too
Available online at Verizon since July 7, and in stores as of yesterday (July 14), the new Motorola Droid 3 officially costs $199.99 with a new 2-yr contract agreement. However, we’ve reported that Wirefly is asking only $149.99 for the smartphone, and now we’ve discovered that Amazon sells it for the same discounted price (on [...]
Sprint Samsung Replenish will get a maintenance update on July 18
Sprint’s Samsung Replenish is an Android-powered smartphone announced back in April. It’s partially built with recycled plastics and recyclable packaging, so it’s the perfect device for those into that kind of thing. Of course you may not have bought it for its environmental street cred, but for its candybar form factor that features both a [...]
New ZTE Tureis and Libra Android phones coming to the UK
Although it has recently partnered with Microsoft for making Windows Phone devices, ZTE remains a manufacturer mainly committed to Android. The Chinese company has already sold millions of Android handsets, and it obviously wants to sell more. Enter the ZTE Libra and ZTE Tureis, two new Android phones that will be released in the UK [...]
LG MS910 Bryce stops by the FCC, will be launched by MetroPCS
The LG MS910 Bryce (which may be a codename, or it may end up being the name under which this device will be sold, only time will tell) first leaked a few days ago, complete with many pictures and some pretty detailed information about its specs. It was said to be headed to MetroPCS (and [...]
Google now activates 550K Androids per day. 135 million devices sold. Market reaches 250,000 apps
Today was Google’s earnings call for the second quarter of 2011. That’s usually when companies spit out figures regarding their performance in the respective quarter, and speak a lot of analyst-speak. And while Google has done plenty of that today, it’s also given us another round of numbers concerning Android and its unstoppable (at least [...]
US Cellular launches the LG Attune, a rebranded Cosmos Touch
US Cellular has added a new touchscreen featurephone to its roster recently, but one that comes with a twist – a side-sliding full physical QWERTY keyboard. The LG Attune, for that’s what it’s been branded, is in fact just US Cellular’s version of Verizon’s LG Cosmos Touch, according to Phone Scoop. The Attune is not [...]
Samsung Admire SCH-R720 could be MetroPCS’ first Android Gingerbread phone
MetroPCS already has an interesting line-up of Android devices, including the Samsung Galaxy Indulge, LG Optimus M, Huawei M835, and Huawei Ascend. However, it doesn’t have any Gingerbread handsets yet. But thanks to Samsung it will, soon. Meet the Samsung Admire SCH-R720 which, according to PhoneNews, should be released by the regional carrier in August [...]
Motorola Android Ice Cream Sandwich tablet with 2048 x 1536 screen coming this year?
Here’s a very interesting rumor for those looking forward to buying a new Android tablet: Motorola may prepare the launch of a 10-inch tablet with a 2048 x 1536 display resolution and a 4:3 aspect ratio. According to Fudzilla, the new tablet will come with Android Ice Cream Sandwich, and might be released before the [...]