Alcatel One Touch 918 with Android Gingerbread, and dual-SIM Alcatel 318D coming soon
Alcatel has a new Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone. It’s called Alcatel One Touch 918, and should become available pretty soon, since it has appeared both at the Bluetooth SIG, and here at the Alcatel One Touch official website. The One Touch 918 features a 3.2 inch HVGA display, 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, Facebook and Twitter integration, [...]
Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus press shots leak, Bell contest lets you get one before it’s officially out
If you’re in North America, you’re still left waiting for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. That is, of course, unless you have nothing against shelling out $749.99 for an unlocked imported version. That said, if you’re in Canada, at least you know when your countdown to the Galaxy Nexus will end. December 8 is when both [...]
Nokia Lumia 900 with Windows Phone Tango to be launched in the US in early 2012?
The unannounced and yet to be confirmed Nokia 900 (possibly pictured below) is in the rumors again, this time alongside a launch date: early 2012. According to BGR, the new handset could be released in the US in January or February under the name of Nokia Lumia 900 (I guess the Lumia part should not [...]
HTC Sensation XL introduced in India
Released earlier this month in the UK and Australia, the HTC Sensation XL has been also launched in India recently, where it should become available soon in stores across the country. The Sensation XL will be sold for 39,000 INR ($750). According to AndroidOS.in, this price makes the XL the most expensive Android smartphone in [...]
Nokia Lumia 800 will be available at O2 UK on December 9
The Nokia Lumia 800 is supposed to be the Finnish company’s Windows Phone Mango-powered knight in shining armor for this holiday season, at least in the (very) limited number of countries it’s available in. The goal of selling a whole lot of units can only be achieved if the device is being carried by as [...]
Verizon Samsung Droid Charge Android 2.3 Gingerbread update now rolling out
The Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for Verizon’s Samsung Droid Charge has started rolling out today, only one day later than it was supposed to. I guess after waiting for this update since the phone was released in April, Droid Charge owners probably don’t mind the extra one day of waiting they had to do. The [...]
It’s official: Asus Transformer Prime out in the US on December 8 (Taiwan tomorrow, Europe in January)
After a lot of speculation, the world’s first quad-core tablet is about to finally hit the streets. In fact the Android-powered Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime will do just that tomorrow, in the company’s native Taiwan. But if you’re in the US, fret not for it’s coming your way too. Just like the latest bit [...]
You can now try out Windows Phone on your Android or iOS device
Have you ever been curious about the Windows Phone operating system, but currently own an Android or iOS device and are just too lazy to go to a Microsoft Store or to your local carrier store and try one out? Well, Microsoft has made it incredibly easy for you to try out Windows Phone Mango(7.5) [...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus to be released in Japan on NTT DoCoMo December 2nd
It seems as though the US will be the last country to finally receive the Galaxy Nexus on a dedicated carrier. The device is already available in Europe and is now ready to hit Japan. NTT DoCoMo will be carrying the GSM version of the Galaxy Nexus starting Friday, December 2nd. If you are unfamiliar [...]
Acer Iconia Tab A200 promo video leak shows full size USB port
Acer is getting ready to release a new Android tablet, that’s clear. It will be called Iconia Tab A200, and we’ve already written about it twice this month. It got both its Bluetooth certification, as well as the FCC’s approval, and it turns out it’s a 10-inch tablet despite its model number being closer to [...]
Google Maps 6.0 for Android adds indoor navigation for malls and airports, revamps Places
Google has launched a brand new version of its Maps app for Android today, bringing it to version 6.0 (after no less than 12 updates to version 5). The new number is there probably to signify a shift in Google’s Maps strategy, since for the first time it has indoor maps as well. For the [...]
Motorola Milestone 2 Android 2.3 Gingerbread update will start rolling out in Europe tomorrow
Believe it or not, the Motorola Milestone 2 (which is the name under which the Droid 2 has been selling in Europe) is still running Android 2.2 Froyo, a version of Google’s mobile operating system that hasn’t been the latest since December of 2010. So naturally, those of you in Europe were probably happy when [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Active and Motorola Defy+ JCB Edition now available in the UK (SIM-free)
Two rugged Android smartphones are finally about to be shipped to those who pre-ordered them in the UK. Well known mobile retailer Clove has received shipments of both the Sony Ericsson Xperia Active as well as the Motorola Defy+ JCB Edition. The Xperia Active was announced in June, believe it or not, and we’ve been [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note will be launched in Canada in Q1 2012
Already launched in Europe and Asia, the Samsung Galaxy Note is going to be released in Canada soon, too – although it won’t happen this year, but sometime in the first quarter of 2012. There’s no word on what Canadian carrier will offer the Galaxy Note, but Mobile Syrup has it that the device is [...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus to get Adobe Flash Player and AIR support in December
As you may already know, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus was released in the UK without support for Adobe Flash Player, because Adobe didn’t have time to update the runtime and make it compatible with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. But don’t worry: Adobe has announced that it would provide minor updates to both Adobe Flash [...]
SE Xperia users get 50GB of free storage space on Box.net
If you own a Sony Ericsson Xperia Android smartphone, you’ll be able to get no less than 50GB of free cloud space from Box.net, for life. All you have to do is install the Box.net Android app on your Xperia handset, and register for an account. It’s not quite clear if the offer is available [...]
Orange San Francisco II to be also sold as ZTE Blade S
Since the first Orange San Francisco smartphone was also sold by ZTE under its own brand (as the ZTE Blade), it makes sense for the new San Francisco II to be offered under the Chinese company’s brand as well. According to this Bluetooth SIG page, the new handset will keep the Blade name, but adding [...]
Lenovo intros LePhone S2 and 5 inch LePad S2005 Android Gingerbread tablet
Lenovo has announced two new Android products in China: a smartphone and a tablet. The smartphone is called Lenovo LePhone S2. It runs Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, and features a 3.8 inch WVGA display, 3G, 8MP camera with 720p video recording, and a single-core 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 processor. The handset will have two versions: one with [...]
Motorola XT928 heading to China Telecom next month
China Telecom customers will be excited to hear that the Motorola XT928 will be available next month. The XT928 is a relative to the DROID RAZR and the latest addition to the DROID X line. Specs wise, the XT928 spots a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 4.5-inch 1280 x 720 HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass, 1 GB of [...]
Sharp AQUOS SH-01D heading to NTT DoCoMo with 3D HD display
After we heard the other day that NTT DoCoMo would be offering the Samsung Galaxy S II LTE, we have more good news to customers of the Japanese carrier. The Sharp AQUOS SH-01D will be available December 2nd according to press release issued by the carrier. Although it lacks the LTE support of the Galaxy [...]