Intel to merge MeeGo with LiMo. Samsung is on board
Remember LiMo? Think. No, it’s not a lemonade brand. It’s also not something to do with limousines. LiMo (undoubtedly a name made up of the association of the words Linux and Mobile) is a Linux-based mobile operating system. Back in the day, some said it was an excellent alternative to Android. Yeah. But now it’s [...]
ZTE Skate and Libra now available in the UK
As expected, two of ZTE’s three new own-brand Android-powered smartphones, the Skate and the Libra, are now available to purchase in the UK. This, of course, was clearly going to happen. We did see a delay or two before the phones went in stock at retailers, though nothing too big. After all, the devices are [...]
T-Mobile HTC Radar 4G gets official, will bring Windows Phone Mango in time for the holidays
Just one day after unveiling the HTC Amaze 4G, T-Mobile USA has announced yet another new smartphone for its fall line-up: the HTC Radar 4G. Unlike the Amaze, which runs Android Gingerbread, the Radar 4G comes with Microsoft’s new Windows Phone Mango, providing access to Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Office Hub, Zune and Xbox Live. Since [...]
Pantech Jest 2 – new global phone for Verizon
Verizon Wireless has introduced a new feature phone: the Pantech Jest 2, which comes to replace the original Jest (currently out of stock on the carrier’s website). The new Pantech Jest 2 doesn’t look too different from the first model. Its biggest selling point is the support for quad-band GSM connectivity, which will allow users [...]
Apple confirms iPhone event for October 4, iPhone 5 likely to be announced then
The rumors were true: Apple will indeed host an iPhone event on October 4 – next Tuesday. The company has sent out invitations that read “Let’s talk iPhone”, with said date appearing on a calendar icon. This can only mean one thing: the Cuppertino giant will finally announce its fifth generation iPhone next week, after [...]
Nokia N9 starts shipping to fulfill your MeeGo dreams. Prices start at €480
Nokia has announced that its very first MeeGo smartphone – the N9 – is finally heading to stores around the world, so customers should be able to find it on shelves starting the next few days, in black, cyan and magenta paint jobs. Unfortunately, Nokia doesn’t mention which countries will get the N9 first. But [...]
Samsung Galaxy Y, HTC Sensation XE and Rhyme show up at O2 UK
Last week, O2 announced that it would be the only British network to sell the new HTC Rhyme, and now the smartphone has appeared on the network’s website – obviously in the Coming Soon section, since it’s going to be released only in October. Also in October, O2 will offer the powerful HTC Sensation XE [...]
Amazon “Kindle Fire” tablet to be unveiled Wednesday
Amazon’s Android tablet has been the most anticipated tablet of this year. We have heard constant rumors and arguments about whether or not this could be the “iPad killer.” The latest news was that Amazon sent out press invites last week for an event that is to happen this Wednesday, although no details on the [...]
Sprint HTC Evo Design 4G press photo shows up
Initially known as HTC Kingdom, Sprint’s Evo Design 4G could be finally announced any day now. Until this happens, here’s a brand new image of the smartphone, the most officially-looking one we’ve seen. Said photo, spotted at PocketNow and embedded below, is probably the same that Sprint and HTC will use to promote the Evo [...]
UK: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S ships on September 30, Xperia Pro on October 6
Two Android-powered Sony Ericsson smartphones are about to become available in the UK in the near future, at least in SIM-free and unlocked form. So if for some reason you thought that there just weren’t enough Android phones on the market, this will make you happy. First up, we have the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc [...]
T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II and HTC Amaze 4G launch dates announced
T-Mobile USA has officially announced the launch dates of the HTC Amaze 4G and Samsung Galaxy S II – its latest 4G Android smartphones. Both new handsets will support T-Mo’s upgraded HSPA+ network (42Mbps), and should be available starting October 12, with presales kicking off two days earlier, on October 10. The HTC Amaze 4G [...]
HTC Runnymede to be called Sensation XL and not Bass?
A few weeks ago we first got hold of some information regarding the smartphone codenamed HTC Runnymede. This was going to be the Android-powered twin of the recently unveiled HTC Titan Windows Phone device. In the meantime, we’ve seen many leaks about the Runnymede, and that can only mean that the official announcement is very [...]
Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi drops to £299.99 in the UK
With the Motorola Xoom 2 on the way, it isn’t a surprise that the price of the original Xoom keeps on dropping. At least that’s what’s going on in the UK, where the Wi-Fi-only variant of this Android-powered tablet went for as much as £499.99 at one time, then saw its price plunge first by more [...]
Verizon’s HTC Vigor (Rezound) spotted in live photos
Expected to be released by Verizon in the second half of October, the unannounced HTC Vigor has just appeared in a set of live photos, allowing us to see it from almost every angle possible. The new photos come at about the same time with the mention that the final name of the Vigor may [...]
Huawei Honor with Android Gingerbread officially coming in Q4
Already showcased in China at the end of August, the Huawei Honor (model number U8860) has been officially announced for new markets today. Starting the fourth quarter of the year, the new smartphone – which runs Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread – will become available in Asia-Pacific, Russia and the Middle East. For the beginning, the Honor [...]
Samsung Bada is a dud. Less than 10 million shipped, sales 50% below expectations and falling
Samsung Bada is a dud. Its sales stopped growing sometime early this year. Today Samsung is selling less Bada phones then they’ve been selling a year ago. And current Samsung Bada powered Wave handset sales are at least 50% lower then what Samsung was projecting at the end of 2010. My first doubts that there [...]
T-Mobile HTC Amaze 4G – new official photos
Although we still don’t known when exactly it’s going to be launched, T-Mobile USA’s HTC Amaze 4G has appeared in new official photos. This time we can take a look at the handset’s front and back. According to CellPhoneSignal, the Amaze 4G will be available at T-Mobile starting the next few weeks. Feature-wise, the new [...]
AT&T’s Samsung Focus S pictured
Announced by AT&T at the same time with the HTC Titan and Samsung Focus Flash, the Samsung Focus S will become one of the carrier’s first Windows Phone Mango handsets. Unfortunately, AT&T has now showed any official photos of the Focus S. But we’ve just spotted it in a live image, with AT&T’s logo above [...]
New Motorola Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition coming soon
Although the first Xoom hasn’t been what you’d call a success (well, no Android tablet has been, at least not when you look at iPad sales), Motorola is gearing up to launch two new Xooms. The first one, unsurprisingly called Motorola Xoom 2, should be only 9mm thick, featuring a 10.1 inch HD display. According [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II i9100 hits 10 million sales. Galaxy S II HD LTE unveiled in Korea
The same day it announced the Omnia W (its first Windows Phone Mango handset), Samsung also made important Android-related announcements. First of all, the company unveiled that the Galaxy S II i9100 achieved 10 million sales worldwide since its launch (late April this year). Secondly, Samsung has presented the Galaxy S II HD LTE (pictured [...]