HTC Sensation XE launched by O2 UK
Yes, the HTC Sensation XE has been available in the UK since earlier this month (via various retailers), but now you can also buy it from O2. O2 is offering the Sensation XE for free on monthly plans starting at £36. Head on over to the network’s online shop here (accessible only in the UK) [...]
BlackBerry Colt to be the first BBX superphone, specs leaked alongside an image
Last week, RIM officially announced BBX, its next-gen operating system that will marry the QNX-based OS currently found on the PlayBook with the BlackBerry OS that’s powering all of the company’s smartphones at the moment. RIM gave no indication of when BBX will be inside shipping devices, but back in August we heard mumblings about [...]
Google Nexus One won’t get Ice Cream Sandwich update
Truth be told, we’ve been afraid that this would happen ever since Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich announcement. Why? Because back then there was talk about the Nexus S getting updated to the latest version of Android, and within weeks of the Galaxy Nexus hitting the streets even, but no Googler even mentioned the Nexus One, [...]
T-Mobile Samsung Exhibit II 4G gets official, in Walmart stores tomorrow
A couple of weeks ago we brought you the leaked press shots for the Samsung Exhibit II 4G for T-Mobile. And if press shots leak, it’s only a matter of time before the official announcement. So unsurprisingly T-Moibile decided to finally unveil the Exhibit II 4G earlier today. The Samsung Exhibit II 4G is obviously [...]
Nokia Asha 200, 201, 300, and 303 with S40 get announced too
The Lumia 800 and 710 weren’t the only new devices unveiled earlier today during Nokia World. The Finnish company hasn’t forgotten its featurephones division, which has announced no less than four new handsets today. These S40-based devices focus on connecting the next billion internet users, something which has become one of Nokia’s main targets over [...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus arriving in the UK on November 10 according to Amazon
Yesterday we’ve reported that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus would be available in the UK starting November 16. However, it looks like British customers who are eager to get the new Android Ice Cream Sandwich handset can do it a bit earlier. According to Amazon UK, the new Galaxy will be shipped on November 10. The [...]
Nokia unveils the Lumia 800 and the Lumia 710, its first Windows Phones
Nokia World has started today and, as expected, Nokia took the wraps off its first Windows Phones. Just as leaked yesterday, these are called Lumia 800 and Lumia 710. Interestingly, the device rumored to be codenamed Ace and marketed as the Nokia 900 did not make an appearance at Nokia World so far. Perhaps it [...]
Samsung Galaxy Y Pro renamed to Galaxy Txt in the Netherlands
Samsung Galaxy Y Pro – one of the company’s latest affordable smartphones – has been released in the Netherlands recently. And while this isn’t such an interesting piece of news, the fact that Samsung decided to change the handset’s name is. The Galaxy Y Pro is known as the Samsung Galaxy Txt in the Netherlands. [...]
Rogers Samsung Galaxy S II LTE started shipping in limited quantities today, more coming next week
Ever since August, when Samsung officially announced the Galaxy S II LTE, we’ve known that this superphone was headed to Rogers in Canada. In September, the carrier even started taking reservations for its first LTE phone. Well, if you were one of those who did reserve a Galaxy S II LTE at Rogers, we have [...]
BlackBerry Bold 9790 will be out in November, BlackBerry OS 7.1 later this year
We’ve seen the upcoming BlackBerry Bold 9790 back in September, when it had some pictures taken alongside its bigger brother, the Bold 9900. The 9790 is going to be the successor to the 9700 and 9780, and a cross between those devices and the new 9900. RIM has even inadvertently confirmed the existence of this [...]
Canada: Motorola Pro+ 4G coming to Bell on November 7, may sell for $349.95 outright
Motorola officially announced the Pro+ back in August, as the successor to the Motorola Pro – which never got to see the light of day, oddly. The Pro was supposed to be the Droid Pro for outside the US, and the Pro+ is a slightly upgraded version of that. If you live in Canada and [...]
Nokia Lumia 800 (Sea Ray) and Lumia 710 (Sabre) leaked again
Tomorrow Nokia World starts. It’s the event where Nokia announces new stuff. This year, it’s pretty clear that the show will be dominated by Nokia’s new Windows Phone Mango offerings. As we wait for the keynote to get started, we have to tell you that leak after leak over the past few days have made [...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be available in the UK on November 16
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus was announced last week, and we know you simply can’t wait to get your hands on it. If you’re in the UK, you probably know that pre-orders for the new Nexus device have already started. For a few days now, you’ve been able to pre-order the Galaxy Nexus either in SIM-free [...]
HTC to announce something on November 3 – Verizon’s Rezound?
In its usual manner, HTC has sent out invites for an event that will take place in New York on November 3 – next Thursday. The company says it’s going to showcase its “latest innovation” on that day, and the invite suggests we’re going to see a smartphone with Beats Audio technology. It’s quite possible [...]
Nokia 900 with Windows Phone Mango spotted, could be announced at Nokia World
Just hours before Nokia will officially announce its very first Windows Phone devices, here’s another leaked handset build by the Finnish company to play nice with Microsoft’s Mango OS: the Nokia 900. The Nokia 900 has appeared in a document published by The Nokia Blog. While we can’t be sure of its authenticity yet, the [...]
New Orange San Francisco II (ZTE Crescent) coming soon
ZTE and Orange are getting ready to launch a successor to the popular San Francisco Android smartphone (aka ZTE Blade). The new handset is called ZTE Crescent, and Orange will market it as the San Francisco II. Unfortunately, the only available photo that shows the San Francisco II isn’t a clear one. Even so, we [...]
T-Mobile’s Springboard will be available on November 9, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on November 2
About a couple of weeks ago, T-Mobile decided to announce that it would be selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, alongside an own-brand 7-inch Android-powered tablet called Springboard. The Springboard is made by Huawei and was leaked right before the official unveiling. When it announced these tablets, T-Mobile left out all details about their pricing [...]
Acer’s Iconia tablets to receive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in January
Ever since Google unveiled Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich last week, reports have started coming in about the various Android device makers’ timelines for updating their respective products to the now newest version of Google’s mobile operating system. And while we still haven’t heard many concrete announcements, this is obviously something that every company is [...]
Video: Samsung Galaxy Note gets its first ad
Remember the Samsung Galaxy Note? That was the company’s first device with a screen smaller than 8.9 inches to come with a 720p HD touchscreen. Yes, the Galaxy Note, with its 5.3-inch screen. The device which may be a huge phone or a tiny tablet, depending on how you choose to look at it. The [...]
HTC Rhyme may have been delayed in the UK
The HTC Rhyme is a midrange Android-powered smartphone aimed primarily at women and girls. The device was announced last month for Verizon in the US, and was supposed to make it to the UK this month. You should have been able to pick one up SIM-free starting on October 7. O2 also should have started [...]