Acer Iconia Tab A200 now available to order in the UK for £299
If you’re in the UK and have been waiting for Acer’s new and affordable Android tablet to become available, the wait is finally over. With a slight caveat. The Acer Iconia Tab A200, which was announced at the beginning of this month, can now be ordered in the UK. It is quite a bit cheaper [...]
Untethered iOS 5.0.1 jailbreak now available for all devices except the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S
An untethered jailbreak for iOS 5.0.1 has finally become available. That means you’ll no longer have to connect your precious Apple-made gadget to a computer for each boot. Unfortunately though, this doesn’t work on iDevices powered by the A5 processor. So if you have an iPhone 4S or an iPad 2, you’ll have to wait [...]
Nokia N801T with Symbian Anna and NFC announced in China
Nokia has officially announced a new Symbian smartphone – the Nokia N801T, a handset that features TD-SCDMA connectivity and, thus, will be available only in China. The Nokia N801T runs Symbian Anna, and features a 4 inch display, mobile TV (there’s even an external antenna), NFC, 3.5mm headset jack, Nokia Maps, and a stainless steel [...]
LG Prada 3.0 launching tomorrow, but only in Korea
Although LG said its Prada 3.0 Android smartphone would be out starting next year, the handset will actually be released tomorrow, December 28 – but only in South Korea (the rest of the world still has to wait for 2012 to get it). Apparently, SK Telecom will be the first to offer the Prada 3.0 [...]
Acer will continue to make tablets, despite rumors to the contrary
Acer founder Stan Shih has recently responded to rumors which had it that the company would exit the tablet market. According to Shih, this will not happen, despite the fact that Acer’s tablets have “not performed well” (sales-wise). The Taiwanese company will also keep on launching smartphones alongside tablets, but while making “optimal adjustments to [...]
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for select LG Optimus phones coming starting Q2 2012
It’s not the first time LG is talking about Android ICS for its Optimus handsets, but this time the company has provided some specific details in a post on Facebook. The first LG devices to get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich will be the Optimus LTE, Optimus 2X, Optimus Sol, Prada Phone 3.0, T-Mobile’s LG [...]
LG Fantasy with Windows Phone Mango caught in the wild
First seen in a render way back in July, the unannounced LG Fantasy has now appeared in some live photos which, of course, confirm its existence. According to this thread over at the XDA forum, the Fantasy was “bought from a tester developer in Romania.” It should be released in the first quarter of 2012, [...]
Quad-core Samsung Galaxy S III to be announced at MWC 2012? Galaxy S 3D reportedly in the making
Although we’ve heard not long ago that Samsung’s next generation Galaxy flagship smartphone – most likely called Galaxy S III – would come with a 1.8GHz dual-core processor, this may not be the case. A recent article published by Korean website ETNews implies that Samsung will use a quad-core processor for the Galaxy S III. [...]
Porsche Design BlackBerry P’9981 now on sale in the UK, yours for £1,275
The Porsche Design BlackBerry P’9981 was announced in October. This is clearly not a phone for those on a tight budget. It’s probably for those of you who think Vertu is a cool brand, but can’t really afford any of its products. Or you can, but you’re simply addicted to your BlackBerry (apparently there still [...]
Motorola Droid Bionic costs only $99 at Costco, accessories included
Here’s a great deal for anyone who wants to buy a high-end Verizon Android smartphone: Costco is currently selling the Motorola Droid Bionic for just $99.99 on contract – that’s $100 less than what you have to pay at Verizon ($199.99). What’s more, Costco includes free accessories in the deal: desktop dock, navigation dock, and [...]
UK: Carphone Warehouse starts huge clearance sale, discounts galore on smartphones and tablets
Ah, it’s that time of the year again. When retailers large and small start to push price cut after price cut and promo sale after promo sale. So if you’re in the UK and still are willing to buy a smartphone or a tablet, listen up. The Carphone Warehouse has just started a mega winter [...]
UK: HTC Flyer price drops to just £199
If you’re looking to buy an Android tablet these days in the UK, and don’t want to spend much, here’s a great bargain for you. The HTC Flyer is now selling for an almost unbelievable £199. That’s budget tablet pricing. And let’s not forget that back when it launched, the Flyer was one of the most [...]
Nokia Lumia 800 to get new colors next year?
Nokia is reportedly getting ready to launch the Lumia 800 smartphone in new color versions (besides the black, cyan and magenta ones that have been already announced). While Nokia is still pondering what new colors should make it to the market, it did present the 800 in white and yellow during a recent event held [...]
T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II $30 cheaper today and tomorrow only
It’s not much, but T-Mobile is willing to let you hold on to an extra $30 if you still haven’t gotten a Samsung Galaxy S II. Be it a gift for yourself or for someone else, you need to act fast, because this offer is only valid today and tomorrow. So you can get a [...]
Dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy S II Duos headed to China
Yesterday Samsung announced two brand new dual-SIM devices, in fact the company’s first dual-SIM smartphones, the Galaxy Y Duos and the Galaxy Y Pro Duos. And Samsung seems intent on not stopping there. According to SammyHub, Samsung will soon launch a dual-SIM version of the Galaxy S II. It will be called Samsung Galaxy S [...]
Samsung Galaxy S i9000 and Galaxy Tab P1000 won’t get Android Ice Cream Sandwich because of hardware limitations
Owners of the original Samsung Galaxy S (i9000) and the original Samsung Galaxy Tab (P1000) who are wondering why their devices haven’t been included in the list of Galaxy products that will be updated to Android 4.0 ICS now have an answer. According to Samsung (translation from Korean), the limited amount of RAM (512MB) and [...]
Samsung GT-N8010 could be a next generation Galaxy Note
Officially announced in September and made available one month later, the Samsung Galaxy Note is certainly one of the most interesting Android devices unveiled this year. Samsung calls it a smartphone, but with its huge 5.3 inch HD (1280 x 800) display, it can also be considered a tablet. Although the Galaxy Note is still [...]
Asus gets sued by Hasbro over the Transformer Prime’s name
Wishing for another lawsuit to pop up in the mobile world? It’s your lucky day! This time, Asus has been sued. Thankfully though, not by Apple, and not for patent infringement. The company suing is Hasbro, which you may have heard of because it makes toys (and licenses truckloads of well known game brands to [...]
Apple probably won’t succeed in banning Samsung’s redesigned Galaxy Tab 10.1N in Germany
Last month, Samsung announced a new tablet in Germany, the Galaxy Tab 10.1N. If you’re wondering what new features this device has compared to the ‘plain’ Tab 10.1, don’t. There aren’t any. The Galaxy Tab 10.1N is just a redesigned Tab 10.1. Redesigned specifically around Apple’s patents, that is. See, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 [...]
HTC Fireball and LG Spectrum may be Verizon’s first LTE-enabled ‘world phones’
Two of Verizon’s upcoming LTE smartphones we’ve heard about over the past few days are the LG Spectrum and the HTC Fireball. These devices will be launched next year by Big Red, and we’re just now starting to hear more and more information about them, mostly via leaks (as usual). Today’s leaked info (courtesy of [...]