Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 with LTE announced by AT&T, will be out on Nov. 20
An AT&T-bound version of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 8.9 has been spotted at the FCC way back in June, but it’s only now that the second largest US carrier has officially announced the tablet. Better late than never, right? Right. So, according to AT&T, its Tab 8.9 will be released on November 20, coming with both [...]
Orange San Francisco II may be out on November 21 for £89.99
Last week Orange UK added the San Francisco II to its website, although at the time we thought it was by mistake. That’s since the phone only appeared in the Help section of the site, but also because the operator didn’t bother announcing the successor to the wildly successful San Francisco. However, it now looks [...]
Rumor: Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus delayed until December
Just in case the info we posted earlier about when it will start shipping in the UK and Canada wasn’t enough to quench your thirst of news related to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, here’s some more. Though be advised that this may hurt if you’re in the US and are dying to get your hands [...]
Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 launching in India in December
Today, Nokia has announced that it would release its first two Windows Phone Mango handsets – the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710 – in India next month. More exactly, the new smartphones should become available to Indian customers in mid-December, “in 5000 retail outlets across” the country. Nokia didn’t unveil the prices of its WP [...]
AT&T Samsung Doubletime, Captivate Glide, and Pantech Pocket will be available on November 20
About a month ago, AT&T decided to unveil no less than five new Android-powered smartphones. The Motorola Atrix 2 was undoubtedly the leader of that pack, so the carrier gave us its pricing info and release date back then. However, we were left wondering when the other devices would launch. And while it’s still unclear [...]
LG Eclipse with Android Gingerbread and QWERTY keyboard headed to Bell Canada
Verizon’s LG Enlighten will be introduced in Canada soon, where Bell is reportedly getting ready to launch it as the LG Eclipse. Essentially, the Eclipse / Enlighten is a slightly redesigned LG Optimus Net (already available at Bell) with an added QWERTY keyboard. It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and features a 3.2 inch multi-touch HVGA [...]
Motorola RAZR launched in India
The Motorola RAZR wasn’t released in India last week, as initially rumored. However, it’s available there starting today, thanks to Flipkart. The Indian retailer is asking 33,990 INR for the new RAZR – that’s about $675 – saying it will deliver it in 5 business days. Measuring only 7.1mm in thinness (if you don’t take [...]
Verizon’s HTC Rezound with Beats Audio available starting today
As promised a couple of weeks ago, today Verizon Wireless has launched the HTC Rezound, its first smartphone to feature an HD (1280 x 720) display, as well as the first in the States to come with Beats Audio technology. The Rezound is available here at Verizon for $299 on contract, or $649.99 off contract. [...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus to ship in the UK this week, in early December in Canada
As anticipated since October, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be released in the UK before the end of this week. For example, Clove says it will ship the world’s first Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich phone on Thursday, November 17 (asking £514.80 for an unlocked unit). Three UK is offering the new ICS device both [...]
HTC, Lenovo to announce quad-core Android tablets soon
Not long after we’ve found out that HTC is readying a quad-core Android phone – the so called HTC Edge – we’re now hearing that the Taiwanese company is also getting ready to introduce a quad-core Android tablet. According to DigiTimes, HTC will “likely” unveil the quad-core Android table at MWC 2012. The device should [...]
Bell’s LG Optimus LTE to be released on November 22
Last month, we told you that Bell would launch the LG Optimus LTE in Canada. However, back then we didn’t know when exactly this would happen. But if the leaked image seen below is accurate, the Canadian carrier will introduce this new LTE smartphone on November 22. The Optimus LTE (which will also be released [...]
Samsung Omnia W launched in the UK
Samsung’s first Windows Phone Mango device – the Omnia W – has been released in the UK, where it’s now available unlocked via Play.com. The British retailer is asking £339.99 (about €398 or $540) for the new Omnia Mango handset – free delivery included. BuyMobilePhones.net also has the Omnia W, but only on pre-order, and [...]
Google gives away 7 Samsung Galaxy Nexus phones via Twitter
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has not been released anywhere in the world yet, but this didn’t stop Google from kicking off a contest that will make some participants happy (because they’ll win a Galaxy Nexus each). The contest started today (November 12) on Twitter, and asks participants to solve different puzzles, photo challenges, or essay [...]
White Samsung Stratosphere headed to Best Buy for Black Friday
Released by Verizon Wireless about a month ago for $149 on contract, the Samsung Stratosphere currently comes in only one color – black. If you don’t particularly like that, and would want to see the handset in a different shade, Best Buy will be of help soon. According to the image seen below, Best Buy [...]
Acer Liquid Express now available at Orange UK, free from £20.50 per month
The Acer Liquid Express has been ‘coming soon’ to Orange UK ever since September. Almost two months is certainly a long time to be in that state, but Acer’s newest Android smartphone is finally here. Orange now has the Liquid Express in stock, and ready to order. The operator offers the handset with a variety [...]
Rogers Samsung Galaxy S Glide pricing leaked
We’ve known that Rogers was getting ready to launch a new Samsung Galaxy S with a full physical QWERTY keyboard since September. The carrier will call it the Samsung Galaxy S Glide. At one point, we even got word that it would be out at the beginning of this month. That didn’t happen, yet once [...]
Huawei Blaze now available in the UK for £79.95 on PAYG
Huawei was supposed to launch its first own-brand affordable Android-powered smartphone, the Blaze, in the UK sometime during this quarter. But at some point the phone’s exclusive seller in the UK, Phones 4U, looked like it was ready to release the Huawei Blaze on September 30. Unfortunately, that turned out not to be true, and [...]
Unlocked iPhone 4S available now at Apple USA
Apple has been offering the iPhone 4S unlocked in some markets since last month. However, it’s only today that it started doing the same in the US – Where AT&T, Verizon and Sprint are all selling the company’s new (fifth-generation) smartphone. Don’t get too excited, though. The iPhone 4S that can be bought unlocked will [...]
AT&T’s LG Optimus LTE will be called Nitro HD, image and details leak
Last month, LG first unveiled the Optimus LTE, its first smartphone to come with a 720p HD touchscreen. This superphone also comes with LTE connectivity, just like its name implies. Since being announced in LG’s native Korea, the Optimus LTE was also spotted once headed to Bell in Canada (although possibly under a different name). [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S launched in India. Samsung Galaxy Note to be released there tomorrow
The Xperia Arc S is Sony Ericsson’s latest Android Gingerbread smartphone introduced in India. Available to Indian customers for 26,995 INR ($542) unlocked, the SE Xperia Arc S is an upgraded Xperia Arc, coming with a 1.4GHz processor, 3D sweep panorama, and all the features from the original handset. You can go here at Letsbuy [...]