Motorola Droid 4 shows up at Verizon’s DroidDoes website
Although it was supposed to arrive on December 8, the Motorola Droid 4 is still not available. It hasn’t even been officially announced. But it should be really soon. Earlier this month, Verizon showcased the Droid 4 alongside its two Droid Xyboard tablets, and now the new smartphone has been spotted over at the DroidDoes [...]
Google Makes Movie Search on Android and iPhone Faster and Easier
Google has just announced that mobile search on smartphones has been made a lot easier and faster. So now, if you visit Google.com using your iPhone or Android device and search for movies or theaters near your location, the most relevant search results will be displayed via an interactive, swipeable ribbon at the top of [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II LTE gets a white paint job too
Samsung seems to have fallen in love (again) with white recently. After launching a white version of AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, the phone maker decided to bring the color to the original – the Samsung Galaxy S II LTE. We say ‘the original’ since the Skyrocket is basically just AT&T’s version of the [...]
Motorola Xoom 3G finally gets updated to Android 3.2 in Europe
In November, Wi-Fi-only Motorola Xoom tablets sold in Europe got their update to Android 3.2 Honeycomb. And now it’s finally the 3G-enabled version’s turn. That’s right, if you own a 3G-capable Xoom in Europe, the Android 3.2 update is on its way. As for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich… expect to be waiting a few [...]
HP sends webOS to death in the hands of “the open source community”, may do tablets again in 2013
webOS’ fate has been sealed. If you were still wondering (in which case you’re unbelievably fanboyish), webOS is dead. Or, at least, the webOS that you and I know is. Officially. So how did HP choose to end this little mobile OS that (once) could? Simple. HP Symbianed webOS. Yes, webOS will be contributed to [...]
Verizon Galaxy Nexus now rumored to arrive on December 15
The rumors were true: Verizon didn’t launch the Samsung Galaxy Nexus today (December 9). What’s more, the carrier also didn’t provide any update on when the new smartphone would be out. But it looks like it’s going to happen on December 15 (next Thursday). Or at least that’s what Droid-life is reporting, saying Verizon is [...]
White Nokia N9 with 64 GB of storage makes its worldwide debut in Finland, priced at €629
The white Nokia N9 was announced back in October and it’s a bit different than other color versions of Nokia’s one and only MeeGo smartphone. The white coating is glossy, and not matte like all the other colors of the phone. That was apparently done because using matte white would have helped the device get [...]
Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime pre-orders start in the UK, may ship in January
The Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime hasn’t started shipping anywhere yet, but it’s understandably the most eagerly anticipated tablet of the past couple of months. That’s in no small part thanks to the fact that it will be the first quad-core tablet on the market. The Prime is scheduled to be out in the US [...]
RIM’s next PlayBook tablet to have LTE, 1280 x 768 display?
RIM’s PlayBook tablet saw poor sales since the very first day it was launched, and probably that’s why the company gave up its plans to introduce WiMax and LTE versions of it. But a new build of PlayBook OS, namely PlayBook 2.0, is scheduled to arrive in February – and we will likely see a [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid Xyboard 10.1 and 8.2 tablets now available online, in stores on December 12
The Motorola Droid Xyboard tablets are now available to buy online from Verizon. These are Big Red’s versions of the Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition, and they come in 10.1-inch and 8.1-inch sizes, respectively. The release today comes to contradict two previous rumors, one of which had it pegged for yesterday (close enough, [...]
Nokia’s Lumia 710 Windows Phone Mango handset available starting today
Nokia’s second Windows Phone Mango device, the Lumia 710, has started shipping today. It should be available in Taiwan as of now, with Hong Kong, Singapore, India and Russia getting the device in the next seven days. Other markets around the world should receive the 710 starting the coming weeks. The Lumia 710 is a [...]
Panasonic unveils 4.3 inch qHD Android smartphone for Europe
Once again, Panasonic has confirmed that it’s going to launch Android smartphones outside its home country (Japan), this time actually presenting a handset that will be out in Europe next year. The handset (pictured below) doesn’t have a name yet, but it looks nice, and is really thin. We know it has a 4.3 inch [...]
T-Mobile HTC Sensation 4G receives software update which improves battery life and overall stability
T-Mobile’s HTC Sensation 4G has an update on the way. T-Mobile started pushing this software version to Sensation 4G device owners yesterday. The update fixes a bunch of issues, most notably it’s supposed to improve battery life and overall system stability. And just for those two reasons you should clearly apply the update as soon [...]
New 11.6 inch Samsung tablet with Android Ice Cream Sandwich coming at MWC 2012?
Since more and more smartphones with HD displays are being released, it makes sense for manufacturers to start making tablets with high pixel density screens, too. We’ve heard more than once that Apple’s iPad 3 would come with a display featuring a 2048 x 1536 resolution, and now we’re hearing that Samsung is also preparing [...]
Symbian Belle update will be out for existing Nokia smartphones in early 2012
Here’s some bad news if your device of choice is a Nokia N8, E7, X7, C7, C6-01, 500, Oro, or E6. The long-awaited update to Symbian Belle is only going to arrive on your smartphone in ‘early 2012′. We were previously led to believe that this update would start rolling out in the fourth quarter [...]
Samsung Galaxy Nexus now available in Canada at Bell and Virgin Mobile
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is now available in Canada. Both Bell and Virgin Mobile offer the latest Google superphone, just as we knew they would. If you choose to get your Galaxy Nexus fix from Bell, you’ll have to pay $159.95 and sign a three-year contract. Virgin Mobile asks $159.99 for the smartphone, either on [...]
T-Mobile branded Nokia Lumia 710 unveiled by the FCC
With T-Mobile and Nokia unveiling that they’re going to announce something on December 14, everyone assumed that a Windows Phone device would be presented. And it’s probably going to be the Nokia Lumia 710 – since this has been spotted over at the FCC with T-Mobile’s logo on it. The Lumia 710 is one of [...]
Apple’s own project Natal – Kinect like 3D controller
Microsoft Kinect is probably the coolest new input/computer control device invented this decade. And it opens the way for the development of completely new user interfaces for your computing devices. Given the importance and potential of contactless 3D input, it’s impossible to think that this Microsoft invention has gone unnoticed by Apple. I’m pretty sure [...]
New BlackBerry Milan QWERTY slider leaked, will run BlackBerry 10
Not long after we’ve seen the BlackBerry London, here’s another unannounced RIM smartphone that the company reportedly readies for next year: the BlackBerry Milan. Like the London, the BlackBerry Milan comes in a large touchscreen display. What’s more, it also has a sliding QWERTY keyboard. Interestingly, CrackBerry reports that all the “next generation BlackBerry devices [...]
White Samsung Galaxy S II release date confirmed as Dec. 14th by T-Mobile
December 14th is stacking up to be a big day for T-Mobile. First, T-Mobile and Nokia are holding a special event that night which is believed to be dedicated to a the release of the first Nokia Windows Phone in the US, in particular the Nokia Lumia 710 most likely. We also found out that [...]