Verizon Samsung Galaxy Tab Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread update on the way
Despite selling many newer tablets, even made by Samsung, it looks like Verizon still hasn’t forgotten about the original Galaxy Tab from yesteryear. The first mainstream Android-powered tablet may be running an OS version designed for phones, but it’s still hanging in there. And Verizon has finished prepping an update to Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread for [...]
LG Optimus 2X, Black, and 3D Android 2.3 Gingerbread updates finally coming in November
After many, many months of waiting and collective head-scratching by owners of LG’s newest and highest-specced smartphones, the update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread is almost here. It’s unclear what took LG so long, or why these models launched not running it, but let’s just enjoy the moment for now. The Korean company took to Facebook [...]
HTC Radar 4G with Windows Phone Mango now available at T-Mobile for $99.99
The HTC Radar is the Taiwanese company’s midrange Windows Phone offering for this holiday season and onward, and we’ve known for a while that it was headed to T-Mobile in the US as the Radar 4G. Last week, the carrier announced that the handset would go on sale on November 2, which is two days [...]
Samsung Galaxy S Glide, Motorola RAZR to arrive at Rogers Canada this week
Rogers, Canada’s largest mobile carrier, is reportedly getting ready to launch two new Android smartphones this week – not long after it introduced the HTC Raider with LTE. The new handsets are the Samsung Galaxy S Glide and the Motorola RAZR – and yes, we knew they’d come to Rogers, but we didn’t know when [...]
T-Mobile myTouch and myTouch Q will be available on November 2 for $79.99
T-Mobile’s new myTouch devices have finally gotten an official release date and pricing. Announced earlier this month, both the myTouch and the myTouch Q are made by LG and come to add to TMo’s existing myTouch line of Android-powered smartphones. The two handsets share the same 1 GHz processor, HSPA+ connectivity, and the 5 MP [...]
Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus SCH-i515 to come with no carrier branding?
While Verizon is still quiet regarding the launch date of its LTE-capable Samsung Galaxy Nexus, we’ve just discovered a press shot depicting the carrier’s version of the world’s first Android Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone. Unsurprisingly, the Galaxy Nexus for Verizon (model number SCH-i515) looks just like the one seen when Google has officially announced the [...]
AT&T intros its first LTE smartphones: Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, HTC Vivid (Holiday)
AT&T has officially announced its first two LTE smartphones (which, unsurprisingly, are both running Android): the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, and the HTC Vivid. The smarthpones will become available at AT&T on November 6, both online and in stores – about half a year after Verizon launched its first LTE handset (the HTC Thunderbolt) [...]
Facebook for Windows Phone now plays nice with Mango
Facebook has updated its official application for Windows Phone 7 to support the platform’s latest iteration, namely Windows Phone 7.5 Mango. The refreshed Facebook app for Windows Phone (version 2.2) features toasts and tile notifications, the ability to pin selected elements of the app, and several other enhancements. WP Mango users who don’t have it [...]
HTC sees weak Christmas ahead, blames iPhone and product transition for its troubles
On first look, HTC has just delivered another stellar quarter of performance. Their smartphone shipments grew 93% from last year, 9% from the last quarter, and reached 13.2 million units. Overall revenue jumped 79%, while it’s profits increased 68%. Pretty impressive. But if we take a closer look, the numbers HTC reported today are pretty [...]
HTC Rezound spotted in Verizon in-store ad, Beats by Dre headphones included
Verizon’s yet to be announced HTC Rezound has appeared recently in an ad featured in one of the carrier’s stores, this allowing us to see that the handset will have Beats by Dre in-ear headphones (as expected). It also looks like the Rezound will come with Joe Jonas’ Fastlife album. Unfortunately, the ad (which also [...]
HTC Explorer with Android Gingerbread available now at Clove UK
Announced last month as HTC’s most affordable Android smartphone, the HTC Explorer is now available in the UK, where retailer Clove is offering it unlocked. The Explorer costs £192 (about €219 or $307), and comes with Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, Sense UI 3.5, a 3.2 inch HVGA display, HSDPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, SRS [...]
Verizon HTC Rezound to feature wireless charging back cover
Verizon and HTC should officially announce the new Rezound Android smartphone this Thursday, on November 3. As reported more than once until now, the Rezound will come with lots of high-end features, including a 4.3 inch screen with HD resolution (1280 x 720 pixels), and LTE connectivity. Another nice feature of the Rezound, discovered thanks [...]
AT&T’s Samsung Focus S and Flash will be launched on November 6
AT&T has finally unveiled the launch date of its first two Windows Phone Mango handsets, the Samsung Focus S, and Samsung Focus Flash. According to this post (published on Facebook), both devices will be available starting November 6. The high-end Samsung Focus S – which is similar to the Android-based Galaxy S II in many [...]
Samsung C3330 Champ 2 coming soon with affordable price
Samsung is readying a successor to the very affordable Champ, which was the cheapest touchscreen phone in the company’s portfolio when it launched last year. The C3330 Champ 2 is probably going to stay true to its predecessor’s roots and keep the same main selling points – chief among them, the price. The Samsung Champ 2 [...]
Verizon LG Revolution Android 2.3 Gingerbread update on its way
It looks like Verizon and LG have finally finished working on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the LG Revolution. This, if you remember, is one of the first 4G LTE smartphones offered by Verizon, and it launched many months ago running Android 2.2 Froyo unfortunately. But Revolution owners are about to get their first [...]
UK: Acer Liquid, beTouch E110, and Tempo X960 now just £79.99 SIM-free
If you like bargain basement prices, here’s something for you. Do note though that you’ll also need to love old smartphones. Well known UK-based retailer Expansys is having a clearance sale of sorts for a few Acer smartphones. You can now get three different devices for just £79.99. SIM-free and unlocked, in case you were wondering. [...]
Asus Eee Pad Slider finally available in the UK for £429.99
It’s been a long wait if you live in the UK and wanted to get an Asus Eee Pad Slider tablet. Especially if you started waiting for it to hit a store near you back in January, when it was announced alongside the Eee Pad Transformer. But the good news is that it’s finally here. [...]
Dual SIM Huawei Deuce U8520 with Android launched in Australia
Previously seen thanks to the FCC, the Huawei U8520 has been launched in Australia recently, where it’s called Huawei Deuce. Apparently, the Huawei Deuce is the first dual SIM Android handset to be available to Australian customers. It runs Android 2.2 Froyo, and features a 3.2 inch HVGA touchscreen display, 3G (for only one SIM [...]
Samsung confirms Android ICS updates for the Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note, and recent tablets
Samsung Italy has reportedly confirmed that it would upgrade some of its tablets and smartphones to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich next year. According to HDblog.it, the following devices will get Android ICS starting the second quarter of 2012: Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, Samsung [...]
Android Ice Cream Sandwich not coming to the LG Optimus 2X
Released back in February with Android 2.2 Froyo on board, the LG Optimus 2X will reportedly not get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. At least that’s what LG recently said via one of its official Facebook accounts. As you probably already know, LG didn’t even manage to update the handset to Android 2.3 Gingerbread in [...]