HTC Ville with Android Ice Cream Sandwich and Sense 4.0 UI coming at MWC 2012?
Here’s another new and unannounced HTC smartphone that’s supposed to arrive next year alongside the quad-core HTC Edge: the HTC Ville. Unlike the Edge, the HTC Ville will not have a quad-core processor, but only a dual-core 1.5GHz one. However, it will run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and, according to BGR, it’s going to [...]
AT&T HTC Titan Review
Usually a phone’s name does not have much relation to the device itself, but this is not the case with the HTC Titan. The Titan is a behemoth with a 4.7-inch screen and a strong metal chassis build. The Titan is the only Mango device of the three announced by AT&T to have not yet been [...]
PayPal for Android update adds NFC payment
Currently one of the only ways to shop with NFC is to use Google Wallet, which is only available on the Nexus S. Thanks to Paypal, you’ll now have your own way to receive money from a friend just by bumping phones. Paypal 3.0 for Android has just added support for NFC payments. First you’ll [...]
Asus Transformer Prime to ship December for $499, full specs revealed
Android fans have been dying to find out more about the Asus Transformer Prime including a release date more detailed specs about the device after it was revealed at the AsiaD conference in October. Fans can sigh in relief since Asus has decided to let us know all of the details about the device including [...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus shows up at Vodafone UK’s website
Yes, Vodafone UK has already announced that it would offer the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, but it’s only now* that the new smartphone has been added to the network’s coming soon section on its official website. Unfortunately, Vodafone doesn’t mention when exactly customers should expect to gt their hands on a Galaxy Nexus. It will probably [...]
No Antennagate for iPhone 4S, Consumer Reports acknowledges
Last year, if you remember, many headlines were made by the reception issues seen by Apple’s iPhone 4. With that smartphone, the company introduced a new antenna design, and it turned out it wasn’t as good as Apple touted it to be (using its favorite word: “revolutionary”). Many consumer watchdogs/groups from all over the world [...]
Rogers Acer Iconia Tab A501 now available for $199.99 with 3-year contract
After having made its way both to the UK and the US via AT&T, the Acer Iconia Tab A501 has now landed at Rogers in Canada. Or better said, on Rogers’ network, since it’s not sold by the carrier directly. The Iconia Tab A501 is basically identical to the A500 save for the fact that [...]
T-Mobile Springboard to become available on November 16 for $179.99
T-Mobile announced its Huawei-made Springboard 7-inch Android-powered tablet last month without saying anything about pricing or the release date. Recently we thought we nailed the latter when T-Mobile itself showed November 9 as the launch date for the Springboard on one of its websites. However, it looks like the magenta carrier hit a small delay. [...]
LG Optimus Pro launched in Canada by Fido as LG Gossip Pro
Officially announced by LG back in July, the Optimus Pro Android smartphone has been released in Canada, where Fido has decided to change its name to LG Gossip Pro. Fido is asking $40 for the Gossip Pro if you buy it with a new 2-yr contract agreement. Off contract, the handset costs $250 – certainly [...]
UK: SIM-free Nokia Lumia 800 delayed until January
Well, this is odd. If you’re in the UK and are anxiously waiting for the Nokia Lumia 800 to go on sale, we hope you have nothing against long-term contracts with operators. Alternatively, you could also be fine with waiting a couple of months longer to get your hands on the Lumia 800. Why is [...]
Unwired View is looking for new authors
Unwired View is hiring again. We are looking for a number of a talented writers to join UV team and expand our coverage. If you are passionate about mobile tech, good at finding interesting news, have strong, well argued opinions and know how to write well, we are looking for news editors in U.S., Europe [...]
A new Nokia camera flagship with optical zoom to succeed N8 this spring. Still runs on Symbian
Here’s an interesting bit of news, that we now heard from multiple trusted sources: Nokia is working on the successor/ replacement for their N8 cameraphone. The new Nokia imaging flagship will have a bigger camera sensor (not sure about resolution), optical zoom, 3.5” WVGA Clear Black display with Gorilla Glass, 1GHz CPU, 512MB of RAM. And [...]
Nokia N9 gets a pretty big software update, X6 not forgotten either
If you’re one of the very few people who own a Nokia N9, you should know that the Finnish company has just issued the first big software update for its beloved first and last MeeGo phone. We don’t know if Nokia will end up keeping its promise of releasing updates for the N9 “for years”, [...]
Samsung Galaxy W to be launched by Bell in Canada
Bell is reportedly getting ready to launch a new Android smartphone in Canada, namely the Samsung Galaxy W. According to Mobile Syrup, the Galaxy W will be out at Bell before the end of the year. Already available in Europe, the Samsung Galaxy W runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and features a 3.7 inch WVGA display, [...]
Rugged 10″ Panasonic Toughpad A1 tablet with Android Honeycomb gets announced, ships in spring 2012
If you were getting bored with all the me-too Android-powered tablets that all look the same and are pretty much identical in specs too, here’s a breath of fresh air. Panasonic has announced two Toughpad tablets. Toughpad is a name clearly inspired by the electronics maker’s Toughbook brand which it uses for rugged laptops, and [...]
Acer Iconia Tab A200 goes through the FCC, may have a 10-inch screen
A few days ago we first heard about the upcoming Acer Iconia Tab A200. This tablet then got its Bluetooth certification, and was even featured in a blurry picture. And that was it. Today we have some more information, even if we’re still missing most of the details. The Iconia Tab A200 has passed through [...]
Asus Transformer Prime may be delayed until December, could launch with Android Ice Cream Sandwich
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime was first unveiled by the company’s CEO a short while back, and the new Android-powered tablet was supposed to be officially announced tomorrow (or maybe even released – Asus has been quite confusing in its wording). Now for those of you who think it would have been a pity [...]
T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus officially announced
First seen back in September, T-Mobile USA’s Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus has been officially announced today. According to the fourth largest US carrier, the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus will be released on November 16 for $249 on contract (after a $50 mail-in rebate; a T-Mobile Value Mobile Broadband plan is required). The new Galaxy [...]
Huawei MediaPad and Vision priced in the UK
Huawei has unveiled the launch dates and prices of its MediaPad tablet and Vision smartphone for the UK market. The Huawei Vision will be available before Christmas via Phones4U, for free on plans starting at “about £25” per month. The Vision runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and features a 3.7 inch display, 3D UI, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, [...]
Huawei Ideos X5 Android 2.3 Gingerbread update will be out this month
The Huawei Ideos X5 (U8800) was announced last December just as Android 2.3 Gingerbread was officially unveiled alongside the Samsung-made Google Nexus S. And unfortunately for Ideos X5 owners, the smartphone still runs Android 2.2 Froyo even now, almost a whole year after that. But here’s some good news. You won’t be celebrating the one-year [...]