Samsung Galaxy S Plus brings faster 1.4GHz CPU and Android 2.3.3 to the old flagship
Samsung may be touting it’s newest and baddest flagship – Galaxy S2 as it’s main smartphone sales driver, but a year old Galaxy S is still selling very well too. The main reason for brisk sales – Samsung has reduced Galaxy S prices by about 30% from what it was a year ago. It is [...]
Motorola’s Sanjay Jha openly admits they plan to collect IP royalties from other Android makers
As you have probably heard, a major patent war is raging in mobile industry, and competitors are ganging up on Android, exploiting Google’s weakness in intellectual property assets. Mostly by suing manufacturers of Android devices for various patent infringements. If Google loses in this fight, Android vendors might have to pay $60 per device in [...]
Apple is working on pico-projector for your iPhone, iPad and Mac
Apple is exploring possibilities for making pico projectors and integral part of iOS devices. And, unlike its many smartphone competitors, Apple isn’t focused only on technical gimmicks. They are trying to find actual use cases that could make pico projectors an indispensable part of iOS ecosystem. In a patent application “Projected display shared workspaces” Apple [...]
4G HP TouchPad hits FCC, heading to AT&T
A 32GB 4G HP TouchPad has just hit the FCC on its way to AT&T. The device is expected at some point this month thanks to a leaked HP road map. Unfortunately, the 4G HP TouchPad will run on AT&T’s HSPA+ network rather than AT&T’s upcoming LTE network. The 32GB 4G TouchPad will be different [...]
Sprint-branded BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930 spotted
We’ve already seen Verizon’s BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930, and now it’s time to take a peek at the version for Sprint, which has just appeared in an officially-looking render. Sure enough, Sprint’s 9930 is not different from Verizon’s version, but it’s good to see it – since this is some sort of a confirmation that [...]
HTC Mazaa shows up running Windows Phone Mango
Remember the HTC Mazaa, seen back in April and supposed to arrive at Sprint? The handset has reappeared now, as Microsoft is giving it away to winners of the WPAppItUp application development competition. The Mazaa is running Widnows Phone 7.5 Mango – it’s the 7720 build, hence the RTM version of the OS. The new [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 temporarily banned in Europe, Apple rejoices
Surprisingly or not, Apple has managed to convince a court in Germany that Samsung must stop selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Honeycomb tablet in Europe. According to The Telegraph and German website Financial Informer, said court (situated in Dusseldorf) has granted Apple “preliminary injunction” against the sale of Samsung’s tablet, arguing that the Tab [...]
Samsung Galaxy Xcover runs Android Gingerbread, doesn’t mind dirt and water on it
Samsung has just unveiled its first rugged Galaxy smartphone, the Galaxy Xcover. The handset has been announced in Germany, where it should become available starting October – in time to battle with Motorola’s new Defy+, I guess. The Galaxy Xcover runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread and is IP67 certified – meaning it’s protected against dust and [...]
Facebook Messenger app launched today
Facebook launched its own extension app named Messenger today on Apple’s App Store and the Android Marketplace. The development of this app was led by Beluga’s founding team(Beluga was acquired by Facebook in March). The team brought all of the great messaging features of Beluga to Facebook’s new Messenger app. This app brings chat, messages, [...]
Nokia’s North American plans include Windows Phone, but no N9 and no Symbian
Although the new MeeGo-based Nokia N9 has been approved by the FCC not long ago, customers over in the US will likely not be able to buy it. Because Nokia currently has no plans to release it in North America – that’s what the company has reportedly told Engadget. Moreover, Nokia will stop selling Symbian [...]
New Motorola Droid Bionic hands-on photos show up
Verizon’s upcoming Motorola Droid Bionic has appeared in lots of images before (including some unveiled by the FCC), but now it’s the first time we get to see it in clear hands-on photos. Gotta Be Mobile has managed to spend so time with the Bionic, and published four photos of it, showing it from all [...]
Samsung Epic 4G Touch, HTC Evo Design 4G and Motorola Admiral headed to Sprint
Seen in a couple of photos in mid-July, and approved by the FCC not long after that, Sprint’s Galaxy S II may not be called Samsung Within, as initially believed. We’re hearing (from Engadget) that Sprint decided to change its name to Samsung Epic 4G Touch – probably because the “Epic 4G” brand is already [...]
Mobile Cloud Music Showdown – Subscription Services, 1st Place: Rdio
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. Yet another phoenix rising from the ashes of the digital music vanguard (their founders also founded P2P network Kazaa), Rdio came out of beta in late 2010 and has been [...]
LTE-capable Samsung Galaxy S II Celox leaked
The Galaxy S II is Samsung’s fastest selling smartphone ever, so it makes perfect sense for the company to manufacture various versions of it. The latest rumored version has appeared somewhere in Korea, and is currently codenamed Samsung Celox. According to IT TONG, the Samsung Celox looks like in the photos below, and has an [...]
Vizio’s Android Tablet now shipping in U.S. for $300
If you have been urging to get your hands on Vizio’s first attempt at an Android tablet and you haven’t had the time to go to a local Costco, you’ll be happy to hear that the device is now shipping to retailers nationwide such as Sam’s Club, Walmart, and Amazon. The device will cost you [...]
LG Prada K2 with Android Gingerbread caught on video
Remember the LG Prada K2, which was included in LG’s roadmap leaked at the end of last month? The smartphone seems to be real, as it has been spotted in a short video recently – video that confirms the handset’s Android nature. Unfortunately, we can’t see the new Prada from too many angles. And it’s [...]
BlackBerry Colt to be RIM’s first QNX smartphone?
It was back in September 2010 that we’ve heard for the first time about RIM’s plans to replace BlackBerry OS with QNX – its new platform that can be currently checked out on the PlayBook tablet. However, we’ve yet to see any QNX-based smartphone – even the latest Torch handsets still run BlackBerry OS. So, [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro available now in the UK
If you’re in the UK and are looking for a new, affordable QWERTY Android smartphone, Sony Ericsson may have the perfect solution for you, as it has just launched the Xperia Mini Pro there. As of today, the new member of the Xperia family is available at Carphone Warehouse and Mobiles.co.uk, and can be yours [...]
Mobile Cloud Music Showdown – Subscription Services, 2nd Place: Spotify
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. Digital music fans in the US have been awaiting the Spotify launch for years, and it landed on our shores just in time for this feature. They took a [...]
BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900 available for pre-order in the UK
Vodafone UK is now taking pre-orders for the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900, which should become available later this month. According to he carrier, the new smartphone should be delivered “by August 16.” If you get it directly from Vodafone, the 9900 can be yours for free on plans starting at £41 per month. But you [...]