Verizon’s Motorola Droid Bionic hits the FCC
Expected to be released by Verizon in about a month, the new Motorola Droid Bionic XT875 has just been spotted over at the FCC, which published not only external photos of it, but also its full User Manual. Thanks to the Federal Commission, we now know for sure that the Bionic features a 4.3 inch [...]
T-Mobile’s Samsung Hercules (Galaxy S II), HTC Ruby and LG Flip II leaked
No less than three new Android smartphones have appeared in leaked photos today, and all of them are going to be released by T-Mobile in the US. First of all we’ve got the Samsung Hercules, of which we’ve first heard back in May. The Hercules will be T-Mo’s version of the wildly popular Samsung Galaxy [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II available in the US (unlocked, but will work on AT&T and T-Mobile)
While the Galaxy S II has already made an appearance at Samsung USA’s website, the handset hasn’t been officially released Stateside yet. However, if you want to buy it before any carrier gets the chance to launch it, you can do it now thanks to Newegg. The retailer is selling the Samsung Galaxy S II [...]
TELUS Samsung Hercules snapped in photo
Canadian customers on the TELUS network will be pleased to hear that a photo popped up this morning of the powerful Samsung Hercules at a Samsung Mobile concert in Toronto. The device’s design is described as mix of the Samsung Galaxy S II, Nexus S and the Galaxy S Infuse. The Hercules was rumored to have [...]
Samsung Conquer 4G launch date unveiled by Sprint: August 21
Sprint has officially announced the launch date of Samsung Conquer 4G. The new smartphone will be available starting August 21 for $99.99 (after a $50 mail-in rebate), becoming the carrier’s first 4G handset to be offered for under $100. The Conquer features Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a 3.5 inch HVGA (480 x 320) touchscreen display, Wi-Fi [...]
White Samsung Galaxy S II coming to O2
O2 UK has joined Vodafone and Three in confirming that it would sell the white Samsung Galaxy S II starting September. It didn’t mention for how much, but customers will surely be able to get the handset for free on select plans (that’s how things go in the UK). Like its dark brother, the white [...]
Verizon’s new Motorola Droid Bionic and LG Enlighten show up in photos
We can’t say we haven’t seen Verizon’s redesigned Motorola Droid Bionic until now. The handset has appeared in photos and renders a few times, but it’s always good to see more of it. Three fresh images have been spotted over at Droid-life, showing the Bionic next to the Samsung Droid Charge (which is already available [...]
Prices for BlackBerry Torch 9860, Torch 9810 and Bold 9900 announced by Rogers
As you may already know, Rogers is among the Canadian carriers that will launch the new BlackBerry Torch 9860 and Torch 9810 soon – “this summer” to be (not really) exact. The two smartphones will be joined by the BlackBerry Bold Touch 9900, and Rogers has now announced the prices available on contract for the [...]
Motorola XT531 Fire XT (Spice XT) will bring Android Gingerbread on the cheap
Not long after announcing the XT316, Motorola has now unveiled yet another affordable Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone: the Motorola XT531. Unlike the XT316, the XT531 doesn’t have a hardware QWERTY keyboard. It’s a full-touch handset with a 3.5 inch HVGA display, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.5mm headset jack, 5MP rear camera, VGA front-facing camera, Qik Video [...]
Motorola Defy+ with Android Gingerbread to be launched in September in Germany?
Last week, Motorola has confirmed that a new rugged Android smartphone called Moto Defy+ would be released soon – without providing any other details. Now we’re hearing that the Defy+ (which will obviously come to replace the old Defy, introduced last year with Android 2.1 Eclair on-board) should become available at O2 Germany in early [...]
Mobile Cloud Music Showdown – Subscription Services, 3rd Place: MOG
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. With humble beginnings as a music blog (founded in 2005), MOG has since evolved into a full-fledged licensed music streaming service. Their founder is a former Gracenote CEO, and [...]
Nokia N9 can be pre-ordered at Expansys UK, price unavailable
Although we’ve reported that the Nokia N9 would not be available in the UK, it looks like it will. Or at least Expansys – one of the UK’s largest retailers – wants it to be. The N9 has just appeared over at Expansys UK’s official website. Customers can even pre-order the handset, despite the fact [...]
New BlackBerry Curve 9360 waiting to be announced, too
Yesterday, RIM announced three new BlackBerry 7 smartphones: Torch 9810, Torch 9850, and Torch 9860. None of them is made for budget-conscious users, so one may wonder if the company still plans to introduce any affordable handsets soon. You know, a new Curve, for example. Well, we don’t know how soon it’s going to be [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 arriving in the UK next week?
While you may be able to buy the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the UK starting today, the same thing can’t be said about the smaller Galaxy Tab 8.9. Luckily, Amazon UK is shedding some light on when you should expect to find the Tab 8.9 in stores – and that’s starting August 12. The [...]
HTC Thunderbolt to get Android Gingerbread this quarter
Verizon’s HTC Thunderbolt was supposed to receive an upgrade to Android Gingerbread on June 30. However, as you probably already know, the upgrade still hasn’t arrived. Now an HTC rep has reportedly stated that Gingerbread is scheduled to hit the Thunderbolt “in Q3″ – meaning this quarter, thus sometime before the end of September. The [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be released by Rogers
The Wi-Fi-only Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 can be already ordered in Canada, but what about the 3G version? Well, it looks like this will be released by Rogers pretty soon – and Mobile Syrup has what seems to be an internal Rogers document which proves this. Just like in the US and the other markets, [...]
BlackBerry Torch 9860, 9850 and 9810 launch details: AT&T, Sprint, Rogers, Telus, Bell, O2, Orange, Vodafone
Earlier today, when RIM issued a press release announcing the launch of BlackBerry Torch 9850 / 9860 and Torch 9810, the Canadian company didn’t provide exact details on where and via what carriers the new smartphones would be available. Luckily for you, we’ve spent some time to figure out which mobile operators intend to sell [...]
HTC Vigor (with 720p display) and Samsung Stratosphere coming to Verizon?
There’s no doubt that Verizon will launch the Samsung Galaxy S II soon, but we don’t know what the handset’s final name is going to be. We’ve heard not along ago that Verizon may call it Samsung Fascinate II, and now a new possible name has appeared: Samsung Stratosphere. According to Droid-life, the Samsung Stratosphere [...]
Mobile Cloud Music Showdown – Subscription Services, 4th Place: Zune Pass
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. Perhaps responding to the plethora of streaming services crowding the marketplace, Microsoft recently added streaming to their Zune Pass service, an all-you-can-eat option for their Zune Marketplace. While its user [...]
Motorola Droid Bionic will run Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread – confirmed (apparently)
Motorola has briefly showcased the features of the upcoming Droid Bionic smartphone on its official website, pretty much confirming that the new device will be launched with Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread on board. The specs have been posted here, where the Bionic was compared to the Moto Droid 3 (already available at Verizon) and the Moto [...]