AT&T Motorola Atrix 2 now available, already $50 cheaper at Amazon
AT&T’s Motorola Atrix 2 is now available to purchase. This, of course, is the successor to the original Atrix announced at the beginning of this year and launched afterwards by AT&T. The Motorola Atrix 2 was announced last week at CTIA, and it’s basically an improved version of its predecessor. The Atrix 2 has a [...]
T-Mobile’s LG DoublePlay QWERTY Android phone officially announced
T-Mobile USA has officially introduced the LG DoublePlay, a new Android smartphone designed to allow “users to perform multiple tasks at once such as updating their Facebook pages while simultaneously surfing the Web, texting or checking email.” As we’ve already seen last week, the LG DoublePlay has a sliding QWERTY keyboard, and two displays: a [...]
RIM confirms new BlackBerry Bold 9790 and Curve 9380
Although they still haven’t been properly announced, the BlackBerry Bold 9790 and the BlackBerry Curve 9380 have been recently confirmed by RIM on its developer’s blog, where simulators for both devices are now available. According to the Canadian company, the 9380, which could be launched under the name of BlackBerry Curve Touch, features a 3.2 [...]
Verizon Galaxy Nexus (Droid Prime) and HTC Rezound (Vigor) launch pegged for Nov. 10th. Price- $299
Just in case you are not bored by Verizon Galaxy Nexus Droid Prime rumors yet, we’ve got another one for you. With a bonus of some more info about another Verizon Droid powerhouse – HTC Rezound Vigor Droid HD. This time – it is a possible launch date and retail/contract price for the first Ice [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play now just £149.99 on O2 Pay & Go
In the UK, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play probably hasn’t been doing very well sales-wise. We say that because the smartphone has seen price cut after price cut after price cut over there, yet the madness hasn’t stopped. For now the Xperia Play has received yet another, you guessed it, price cut. Unlike previous occasions [...]
LG Optimus Net arrives at Bell on October 27
LG announced the Optimus Net back in July, and since then we’ve seen one version of it being headed to T-Mobile in the USA. Yet up until now there was no word about this device ever making it to Canada. But now we know that it will do just that, and very soon. MobileSyrup has [...]
Motorola Xoom Family Edition announced, will be available at Best Buy on October 16 for $379
Motorola has announced a new Android-powered tablet today. The Xoom Family Edition, for that’s what it’s called, isn’t an entirely new device however. It’s basically the a Wi-Fi-only Xoom with half the storage and some kid-specific apps and tweaks. That said, Motorola is careful not to position it as a device solely intended for kids, [...]
Nokia gets £20m, Samsung £8m from Microsoft for Windows Phone promotion in the UK
Microsoft wants Windows Phone to succeed. It needs Windows Phone to succeed. And so it seems like, at least in the UK, the company is ready to do one of the things big corporations are very good at: throw money at the problem. According to a source speaking to Mobile Today, Microsoft will spend £20 [...]
Orange Dallas is a cheap candybar coming soon on PAYG
In the UK, Orange has just added yet another own-brand device to its website. And just like many previous phones, it sports the name of a city. This time, it’s called the Dallas from Orange (although we’ll refer to it as the Orange Dallas). This is no smartphone, let that be clear. In fact, it’s [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid RAZR / Spyder / Droid HD specs leaked
The Motorola Spyder, also known as the Droid RAZR or the Droid HD, has leaked many times so far. And it even seems that it will get its official unveiling on October 18, mere hours before Google and Samsung hold their Ice Cream Sandwich and Galaxy Nexus event. So far we’ve even seen the upcoming [...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus (not Droid Prime) with LTE shows up in Verizon’s system
If this newly leaked screenshot is to be believed, Verizon’s version of the Google Nexus Prime will not be called Droid Prime, as previously rumored, but Samsung Galaxy Nexus. According to Droid-life, the image below is from Verizon’s Device Management system. And, well, we can clearly see the Samsung Galaxy Nexus listed as a 4G [...]
Sony Ericsson posts Q3 2011 results. 22 million Xperia phones shipped to date
Sony Ericsson has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2011. The Swedish-Japanese company sold 9.5 million handsets during the quarter, at an average selling price of €166. The majority of those handsets (about 80%) were Android smartphones, and SE says it shipped a total of 22 million Xperia devices worldwide since the [...]
AT&T HTC HD7S now receiving Mango Update
If you happen to own an AT&T HTC HD7S, you are in luck for Microsoft has just announced that they are now rolling out the Windows Phone 7.5(Mang0) update to the HD7S. It was initially thought that the Mango update would head to the HD7S on Tuesday, but two days wait is really nothing to [...]
Apple iPhone 4S now available for AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon
Today, October 14th, is the big day. The Apple iPhone 4S is now available at the three major US carriers: AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint. All three carriers have their own advantage. Sprint is the only one with an unlimited iPhone 4S data plan, while AT&T claims to have the highest download speeds thanks to its [...]
Samsung Galaxy Gio launched by Solo Mobile in Canada
Already launched in Canada by Bell and SaskTel back in August, the Samsung Galaxy Gio can now be found at Solo Mobile, too. The Galaxy Gio seems to be Solo’s best handset to date (hey, it’s a low-cost carrier), coming with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a 3.2 inch HVGA multi-touch display, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, 3.5mm headset [...]
Verizon Motorola Xoom tablets sent in for 4G hardware upgrade also get new software
Late last month, the 4G LTE hardware upgrade for owners of Verizon’s Motorola Xoom finally became available. This came almost seven months after its first initial release time frame. But better late than never, Verizon seems to have thought. And after all this is a free upgrade. Performing it involves sending your Xoom tablet off [...]
HTC Rezound (Vigor) shows up in Verizon system, launch is near
The upcoming HTC Vigor for Verizon has so far been leaked so many times that just keeping track of all the different rumored info has become pretty hard. On top of that, we’ve heard three different brands under which this device is said to launch. Aside from Vigor, it may also be called Incredible HD [...]
Google moves Nexus Prime launch to October 19. Says it activated 55 million Android devices in Q3
As you probably already know, last week Samsung and Google have decided to delay the official unveiling of the Samsung-made Nexus Prime, without providing a new announcement date for the smartphone. Well, today Samsung has sent out invites for an Android Ice Cream Sandwich event that will be held in Hong Kong on October 19. [...]
Verizon Samsung Stratosphere with 4G LTE and QWERTY keyboard now available for $149.99
Just as announced three days ago, Verizon’s Samsung Stratosphere has now become available to purchase. Big Red itself will gladly give you a Stratosphere if you agree to part with $149.99 of your hard earned cash, and, obviously, if you have nothing against signing a new two-year contract. Which, by the way, has to include [...]
Motorola Photon 4G gets a new software update, Google Talk video chat included
Introduced by Sprint in July, and already blessed with a software update in August, the Motorola Photon 4G has now received another software upgrade. The new update brings a series of enhancements, including: support for Google Talk with video chat, improved audio quality with car speakers, improved camera Panorama Mode, “international roaming 3G UMTS hotspot [...]