LG Marquee announced as Sprint’s Optimus Black with Android Gingerbread
Sprint has officially introduced a new Android smartphone – the LG Marquee (model number LS855), which, as already reported, is the carrier’s version of the LG Optimus Black. The Marquee will be available starting October 2 for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate via reward card (2-yr contract required). Starting September 20, customers will be [...]
Elop says Nokia’s first Windows Phones are on track for Q4
It’s not like we didn’t hear this before, but it’s good to see it re-confirmed: in an interview with a Chinese publication, Stephen Elop recently said that Nokia’s first Windows Phone devices “will be in the market in the world in Q4.” The roll-out will be sequenced – according to Nokia’s CEO, the WP handsets [...]
New HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio gets official
HTC’s first smartphone to feature Beats Audio technology isn’t the Runnymede (seen yesterday in a leaked image), but the Sensation XE, which has just been officially announced by the Taiwanese company. The HTC Sensation XE is obviously an upgraded Sensation. It comes with a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, an extended battery, and “exclusive Beats by Dr. [...]
ZTE Skate, Libra, and Tureis delayed in the UK though still coming this month, Skate even cheaper
At the beginning of September, we let you know that Chinese phone maker ZTE was getting ready to sell its first own-branded smartphones in the UK. Previously, the company was best known for manufacturing handsets for operators. But starting this year it’s going to focus on direct sales on the UK market. So ZTE announced [...]
LG Marquee is Sprint’s Optimus Black, press shots leaked
The LG Optimus Black has already been selling internationally for many months, and now it looks like it will finally make it to Sprint in the US. However, Sprint’s LG Optimus Black will be sold under the name LG Marquee, and will come with a grey pinstripe-modeled back cover instead of the original’s (what else?) [...]
Motorola Defy+ now up for pre-order in the UK, free from £15.32 per month, £246 SIM-free
The Motorola Defy+ is, as you’ve undoubtedly gathered from its name, the successor to the rugged Defy. The Defy+ was announced last month and as far as we know it’s set to go on sale in the UK this month. And since we’re almost halfway through September, it was clearly only a matter of time [...]
New iPhone 5 to be launched on October 15? Orange boss seems to think so
Stéphane Richard, CEO of France Telecom (which owns the Orange brand) has reportedly talked about Apple’s upcoming iPhone earlier today, declaring the following: “if I believe what we’ve been told, the iPhone 5 will be out on October 15.” Now, it’s not quite clear who exactly told France Telecom this (since none of the French [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray headed to India
Indian customers can already buy various Xperia smartphones that run Android 2.3 Gingerbread, including the Xperia Arc, Xperia Play, and Xperia Mini. However, the Mini may be seen as too small, and the Arc and Play as too big by some users. So, in case you want something in between, you should be happy to [...]
Virgin Mobile JukeB runs Android Gingerbread, has full QWERTY keyboard
Virgin Mobile is getting ready to introduce a new Android smartphone, reportedly named “JukeB” – possibly coming from jukebox, although I can’t discover the music-related capabilities of the handset. Manufactured by TCT Mobile (the Chinese company that currently makes Alcatel phones), the Virgin Mobile JukeB runs Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, and features a full QWERTY keyboard, [...]
HTC Runnymede fully exposed, Beats Audio logo visible
Here’s yet another image of the unannounced HTC Runnymede – this time it’s clearly an official render, which shows the smartphone’s front, back, and right side (like most official HTC renders do). As you can see below, the Runnymede is quite thin – it’s probably 9.9mm thin, just like the Windows Phone Mango-based HTC Titan [...]
HTC Radar to be Orange UK’s first Windows Phone Mango handset
Already available for pre-order via various UK retailers, the HTC Radar has now appeared over at Orange UK’s website. The Radar will be launched by the British network soon (for free on pay monthly plans), and I think it’s fairly safe to say that it’s going to be its first Windows Phone Mango device. Orange [...]
LG Enlighten coming soon to Verizon
The LG Enlighten, a mid-range Android smartphone which we have seen lot of in the past few weeks, but we haven’t heard anything official yet, has just been spotted in an upcoming Verizon catalog. The catalog states that the LG Enlighten is “coming soon” and will be exclusively available from Verizon. If you are unfamiliar [...]
HTC Evo 3D launch dates on Telstra and Vodafone Australia announced
We’ve already reported that Telstra and Vodafone would release the HTC Evo 3D in Australia, and now both carriers have unveiled exact details regarding the launch. Vodafone’s Evo 3D will be available starting September 14 (this Wednesday) “for $5 a month” on the “Vodafone $65 Infinite Plan over 24 months (total minimum cost is $1680).” [...]
HTC Runnymede press shot leaks – it’s like a Titan with Android
The rumored HTC Runnymede seems to be a real device after all, since an officially-looking render of it has appeared on the Web. As previously reported, the Runnymede should feature a large 4.7 inch display, which would make it the Android version of the HTC Titan, announced not long ago as one of HTC’s first [...]
New BlackBerry Bold 9790 shows up in hands-on photos
There’s a new and unannounced BlackBerry smartphone that’s waiting to be officially unveiled by RIM, and it’s called BlackBerry Bold 9790. Obviously the successor to the Bold 9700 and Bold 9780, the 9790 has appeared in a set of hands-on photos over at BGR (although we can’t actually see any hands). The Bold 9790 is [...]
Motorola Electrify is US Cellular’s first dual-core Android smartphone
US Cellular has officially announced its first Android handset to come with a dual-core processor (Nvidia Tegra, 1GHz): the Motorola Electrify. The Electrify is not a brand new device, since it’s just a renamed Motorola Photon 4G (already available at Sprint), but I’m sure lots of US Cellular customers will be more than happy to [...]
LG Univa announced as LG Optimus Hub, Android Gingerbread included
The LG Univa E510, seen in the wild at the end of August, has been officially announced in Italy under the name of LG Optimus Hub. The new Optimus should become available starting October (at least in Italy) for €199 – just like the previously announced LG Optimus Net. The Optimus Hub runs Android 2.3 [...]
AT&T intros three Windows Phone Mango handsets: HTC Titan, Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash
The same day it announced the launch date of its Acer Iconia Tab 501 Android tablet, AT&T has also unveiled something big for Windows Phone lovers: it will sell three different handsets that run the new Windows Phone Mango OS – Samsung Focus S, Samsung Focus Flash, and HTC Titan. The Samsung Focus S will [...]
AT&T’s Acer Iconia Tab 501 officially arriving this week
Initially announced by AT&T way back in March, the Acer Iconia Tab 501 is now finally ready for launch. AT&T has just unveiled that thew tablet will be sold starting this Sunday, September 18. The carrier will sell the Iconia Tab 501 for $479.99 outright, or for $329.99 with a new 2-y contract agreement ($35 [...]
iPhone 5 to have 16GB and 32GB white and black versions?
We’ve heard a lot about Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5 until now, but we haven’t seen any reference on what colors and storage capacities it will have. Well, Vodafone UK has listed (for a brief time) four iPhone 5 models on a product page for its Sure Signal 3G booster: iPhone 5 16GB Black, iPhone 5 [...]