HTC Ruby (Amaze 4G) press shot leaks
The HTC Ruby is one smartphone we keep seeing leaked these days. We’ve been getting you leaked information (and sometimes even a live photo or two) about the Ruby for quite a while now, and in this time we found out that it will probably be sold by T-Mobile under the name HTC Amaze 4G. [...]
Huawei Ideos S7 Slim tablet now available in the UK, priced from £238.80
The first (and only) time we’ve heard anything about Huawei’s Ideos S7 Slim (not to be confused with the original, non-”Slim” S7) was back in February during MWC. The company was supposed to launch the Android-powered tablet then, but it only had a powered off device to showcase, and that was it. Here we are [...]
Sprint Kyocera Milano to be just $29.99 starting on October 2
Sprint’s Kyocera Milano has been available for less than two weeks at this point, yet the Now Network is busy prepping the smartphone’s first ever price drop. Not that the Milano was expensive to begin with though. It launched with a price tag of $49.99 (with a new two-year contract naturally). And starting on October [...]
HTC Radar 4G to bring Windows Phone Mango to T-Mobile USA
Until now, AT&T is the only US mobile carrier to have announced Windows Phone Mango devices (the Samsung Focus S, Focus Shift, and HTC Titan). However, T-Mobile will have at least one Mango handset, too, and that’s the HTC Radar. According to the leaked images seen below, T-Mobile’s Radar will be called Radar 4G, since [...]
Samsung Galaxy W i8150 priced in the UK: £285
Expected to arrive this month at O2 and Three, the Samsung Galaxy W i8150 will be available unlocked, too, in the UK. Both Expansys and Amazon are currently listing the new smartphone, although neither of them actually have it in stock. Expansys is asking £284.99 (about €325) for the new Galaxy, while Amazon expects you [...]
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango updates coming in “the next week or two”
Although it won’t arrive this week, as previously rumored, Windows Phone 7.5 Mango is really close to becoming available to older WP handsets. Microsoft has announced via the official Windows Phone blog that Mango updates are expected “to start rolling it out in the next week or two.” That’s certainly good news for those currently [...]
BlackBerry Torch 9860 launches in India, priced at Rs. 28,490
The BlackBerry Torch 9860 has been officially launched in India today. It follows in the footsteps of two other recently unveiled BlackBerry smartphones, the Torch 9810 and the Bold 9900, which have already made it to India. All three aforementioned devices run the latest BlackBerry OS 7, of course. The BlackBerry Torch 9860 is the [...]
HTC Ruby with Android Gingerbread and qHD screen headed to Telus
The unannounced HTC Ruby (which might come to T-Mobile USA under the name of HTC Amaze 4G) will reportedly be launched in Canada by Telus. According to Mobile Syrup, the Ruby will be exclusively available at Telus “within the next several weeks.” Running Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, the HTC Ruby is a high-end smartphone that features [...]
UK: Sony Ericsson Xperia Play can now be ordered for just £199.99, ships on October 7
We’ve seen the price of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play cut in the UK before, once or twice. So sure we’ve gotten used to this phone selling quite a bit cheaper than when it launched. Yet we weren’t prepared for this. Well known UK online electronics retailer Expansys really, really wants your next Android-powered smartphone [...]
HTC Hero S for US Cellular gets pictured for the first time
A week ago we first heard the name HTC Hero S mentioned. Reportedly, it was to be US Cellular’s version of the smartphone that Sprint will sell as the HTC Evo Design 4G and Alltel will market as the Acquire. This is the device that has so far been codenamed HTC Kingdom, and judging by [...]
T-Mobile BlackBerry Curve 9360 will be available on September 28 for $79.99
Last month, RIM announced its latest line of affordable BlackBerry Curve smartphones, including the Curve 9360. Ever since, we’ve known that this particular device was bound to hit T-Mobile sooner or later. And while at some point that was rumored to happen on September 14, that turned out to be false so the magenta carrier [...]
Bell Samsung Galaxy S II sees its price cut to $24.99 (with contract) for a week
Good news if you’d like to purchase a high-end Android smartphone in Canada. The Samsung Galaxy S II, which arguably is one of the top devices today, is about to be heavily discounted for one week. We’ve already seen Bell’s version of the Galaxy S II sold at one time for as low as $69.99 [...]
AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II will be available on October 2 for $199.99
On August 31, Samsung decided to unveil its Galaxy S II models ready for the US carriers. Even back then we knew that the first one to make it to the market would be Sprint’s Epic 4G Touch, with AT&T’s version to follow. However, the initially rumored release date for AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II, [...]
Verizon LG Enlighten officially announced, will be available on September 22 for $79.99
We’ve known about the existence (and impending release) of the LG Enlighten for Verizon for quite a while now. However, only today has the carrier decided to finally officially announce the midrange Android-powered smartphone. The LG Enlighten will be available at Verizon online on September 22 and in stores on September 29. It will cost [...]
HTC Raider 4G (Holiday) with 4.5 inch qHD screen, Android and LTE announced in Korea
HTC has officially announced its fourth smartphone to feature a qHD (960 x 540) display: the HTC Raider 4G – which is the same device previously seen as the HTC Holiday. Unlike the company’s other qHD handsets (Evo 3D, Sensation and Sensation XE), the Raider 4G has a 4.5 inch screen, not a 4.3 inch [...]
HTC Rhyme pre-orders start in the UK for £389.95, shipping on October 7
The long-rumored ‘women-focused’ HTC Bliss was finally officially announced yesterday as the HTC Rhyme, and it turns out it’s not that sexist after all. The smartphone will be launched first by Verizon in the US, on September 29. And also yesterday we heard that it’s going to make its way across the pond pretty soon [...]
Huawei Blaze will be available in the UK on September 30 for just £99.95 on PAYG
ZTE isn’t the only Chinese phone maker that plans to strike it big in the UK starting this year. No, it’s joined by its competitor from the mainland, Huawei. Huawei would also like people to get to know it better and thus has decided to shift from only supplying operator-branded devices to launching a couple [...]
Apple to unveil the iPhone 5 on October 4
Oh no. In less than two weeks, ‘analysts’ everywhere will be silenced. At least for a day. Won’t you miss all the iPhone 5/4S hysteria? For all these months, we heard (and brought you) rumor after rumor after rumor after rumor concerning Apple’s next device or couple of devices. And it will feel so empty [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note to be launched in November in the UK
Samsung Galaxy Note, the interesting hybrid between a smartphone and a tablet announced earlier this month, should become available in the UK starting late November. That’s what Clove just said in a post on its blog. The exact price of the Galaxy Note is still not known. Clove estimates it’s about £500 + VAT, but [...]
New Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus for T-Mobile USA pictured
It looks like T-Mobile USA will launch a new 4G tablet soon, reportedly named Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus. Its model number is SGH-T869 and, while it does look a bit like the new and ultra-thin Galaxy Tab 7.7, it’s a different device: it’s a bit thicker, and reportedly has a 1024 x 600 pixels display [...]