Orange UK leaks its upcoming San Francisco II, Android 2.3 Gingerbread in tow
After the great success seen by the Orange San Francisco, a successor to this very cheap but decently-specced Android-powered smartphone was inevitable. And so last month we brought you news about the Orange San Francisco II, which then got its Bluetooth certification. Unfortunately all we had to go on was a blurry picture and the [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid RAZR offered to new customers by Amazon for just $111.11, today only
Today’s the big day when the Motorola Droid RAZR went on sale, as we told you earlier. Now this is a high-end superphone indeed, and a very thin one at that, but Verizon chose to price it rather bullishly at $299.99. If you think that’s a bit much for a handset, considering that you still [...]
Nokia Champagne running on Windows Tango spotted
Nokia unveiled the Lumia 710 and Lumia 800 at Nokia World in October. Both of these devices were running on Windows Phone Mango thanks to Microsoft and Nokia’s partnership.The “I’m a WP7″ log has revealed a new Nokia device running on Microsoft’s mobile OS.. Surprisingly, this phone is not running on Mango, but rather on [...]
Droid RAZR now on sale
Today’s date is 11.11.11, meaning that the Motorola DROID RAZR is now available at Verizon for $299.99 on a new two year contract. The DROID RAZR is currently the thinnest Android smartphone on the market at 7.1mm, but is also sturdy with a back made out of kevlar. Specs wise, The RAZR spots a 4.3-inch [...]
UK: Cyan Nokia Lumia 800 will be out in December, pink next year
The past few days have managed to give us quite a lot of info about the Nokia Lumia 800‘s availability in the UK. After a short-lived scare that it wouldn’t become available SIM-free until next year, things are pretty clear – the phone is set to hit the streets on November 16, yet it will [...]
Motorola Pro+ now available at Bell for free with three-year contract
A bit later than expected, the Motorola Pro+ has finally arrived at Bell in Canada. Later, because last month we heard it would go on sale on November 7. That didn’t happen, but here we are just four days later, and if you’d like a BlackBerry-esque device that runs Android, and your carrier of choice [...]
iOS 5.0.1 now available, fixes battery life issues
Apple has released the first minor update to iOS 5. iOS 5.0.1 has one main feature: it supposedly fixes the battery life issues many iPhone 4S users have been complaining about on the Internet. That despite the fact that Consumer Reports tested the iPhone 4S and concluded that its battery life was no worse than [...]
HTC Sensation XE and Sensation XL launched by Vodafone Australia
Released recently in select European markets, HTC’s new Sensation XL and Sensation XE smartphones are now also available in Australia, thanks to Vodafone. The Sensation XE and Sensation XL are HTC’s first devices to feature Beats Audio technology. The XE comes with a 4.3 inch qHD (960 x 540) display, dual-core 1.5GHz processor, and an [...]
Nokia Lumia 800 with LTE coming to AT&T in 2012?
Launching across Europe this month, the Nokia Lumia 800 – the company’s flagship Windows Phone Mango device – may be released in the US by AT&T next year. According to The Verge, AT&T and Nokia are readying a version of the Lumia 800 that will feature LTE connectivity. However, since Windows Phone Mango apparently doesn’t [...]
Verizon stores start receiving Samsung Galaxy Nexus accessories
Until now, we’ve seen quite a few possible launch dates for Verizon’s Samsung Galaxy Nexus, including November 17, and November 21. And while Verizon still hasn’t confirmed the day the new handset will be finally released, that day can’t be too far. Especially since accessories for the Galaxy Nexus (including covers) have started to arrive [...]
Verizon’s Samsung Illusion gets its specs leaked, may launch this month
Back in September, we’ve seen the Samsung Illusion for Verizon on two different occasions in leaked images. This is supposed to be an upcoming midrange Android-powered smartphone by Big Red, but for the past two months it certainly seemed like it was an illusion, and not an actual device. Now it turns out it may [...]
Sprint Express is an Android-powered QWERTY candybar, out on November 18 for $19.99
If your carrier of choice is Sprint and you were thinking of getting an Android-powered smartphone that comes in a candybar form factor but also has a full physical QWERTY keyboard, it’s not like you haven’t had plenty of options this year. The Motorola XPRT, Titanium, and Admiral, as well as the Samsung Replenish come [...]
Acer Allegro with Windows Phone Mango coming to the UK in December
Acer Allegro W4, the company’s first Windows Phone Mango handset, will be available in the UK starting next month. Expansys is currently taking pre-orders for the handset, asking £259.99 (€305 or $415) for an unlocked unit, and promising to deliver it on December 1. The Allegro is a mid-end device, featuring a 3.6 inch WVGA [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II now comes in pink (only in Korea for the moment)
Samsung Galaxy S II – the company’s best-selling smartphone ever – has been released in a new color version in South Korea. The new color is pink, and will obviously be popular among female customers. Samsung didn’t say if it intends to launch the pink Galaxy S II in other markets except its home country. [...]
UK: SIM-free Nokia Lumia 800 to be available on November 16 after all, but not everywhere
Here’s some good news for you Windows Phone lovers in the UK. It turns out that contrary to what we found out yesterday, the Nokia Lumia 800 will in fact become available in the UK on November 16, in SIM-free form as well as with contract. Not without a catch though. The Inquirer got in [...]
AT&T HTC Titan will be available on November 20 for $199.99
Back in September, AT&T announced three new Windows Phones, the HTC Titan, the Samsung Focus S, and the Samsung Focus Flash. The latter two of those have been available for a few days now (and they can even be found already discounted), so naturally we’ve been wondering when AT&T’s HTC Titan will hit the streets. [...]
HTC Edge to launch in March or April running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
A couple of days ago we first showed you the HTC Edge, the Taiwanese company’s upcoming flagship smartphone judging by the looks of its specsheet. There was some speculation that the Edge would be the first quad-core phone on the market (truthfully speaking, penta-core though – see below), but today we received some more information [...]
HTC Sensation XE to be launched by Orange UK
Released in the UK by O2 a few weeks ago, the HTC Sensation XE will be introduced by Orange, too, sometime soon. The Sensation XE is the world’s first smartphone to come with Beats Audio technology and, thus, it will also be Orange’s first to have this feature. Running Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, the new Sensation [...]
Sprint Samsung Epic 4G Android 2.3 Gingerbread update finally rolling out
What can we say to owners of Sprint’s Samsung Epic 4G other than it’s been a long and bumpy ride, but hey, at least it’s over now? We’re referring to the saga of the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the aforementioned device. But first let’s not forget that this isn’t the first time the Epic [...]
AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, Focus S, and Focus Flash now cheaper at Amazon and LogicBuy
Good news if you’re after either one of three of AT&T’s newest smartphones – the deals are already here! The Windows Phone-running Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash, as well as the Android-powered LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket have only been available for a few days, yet the third-party retailers have started slashing prices [...]