HTC Desire 200 and Desire 600 get leaked, coming soon
Two new upcoming HTC smartphones have surfaced today, one getting itself certified in Taiwan, the other showing up in some benchmark results. And for fans of small, non-expanded smartphone rosters, the news isn’t good. First of all, in spite of all its assurances that it would launch fewer and fewer devices, HTC’s still working on [...]
Verizon Samsung Galaxy S4 pre-orders arriving now to some customers
Verizon Wireless is the last major US mobile carrier to start selling the Samsung Galaxy S4. Although its official launch day is May 23, those who’ve pre-ordered Verizon’s S4 last week (or earlier) are starting to receive it as of today – according to Droid life. You haven’t pre-ordered the S4 yet, you can get [...]
LG Optimus F3 gets shown on its way to Sprint, where it will be joined by the Optimus G Pro soon
Sprint is apparently getting ready to add two new smartphones from LG to its roster. The first one is the LG Optimus F3, the lowest-end in the Korean company’s new F-series, which is supposed to be all about bringing LTE to the masses in a few affordable packages. This series debuted right before this year’s [...]
Samsung Galaxy S III launching at Boost and Virgin Mobile this summer. Waterproof Kyocera Hydro Edge headed to Sprint
Sprint has announced that its subsidiaries Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile would launch the Samsung Galaxy S III starting June. Yes, the S III isn’t a new device, and it’s been eclipsed by the Galaxy S4, but its availability through Boost and Virgin will allow customers to buy the handset on flexible no-contract plans. Exact [...]
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 pricing details show up
While it’s very likely that neither of Samsung’s two Galaxy Mega phablets will be launched before the end of this month (May), we now know how much the Mega 6.3 I9200 costs – at least in the UK. Clove is asking £460 (about €541) for the Galaxy Mega 6.3 16GB, saying the first stock is [...]
Sony Xperia ZR priced at €479, you can win one on Facebook
Sony’s brand new Xperia ZR Android smartphone should be available starting the end of June – although not all countries will get it. As previously reported, customers in the UK, Germany or France won’t be able to buy it directly. However, where it will be launched, the Xperia ZR is going to cost about €400. [...]
T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S III LTE and Galaxy Exhibit get purported release dates
Although it’s been rumored for many months now, T-Mobile’s upcoming Samsung Galaxy S III with LTE support still isn’t on sale. This despite the fact that at one point it was said to be out in March or April. Neither of those time frames have panned out, and here we are in May still waiting [...]
Waterproof Samsung Galaxy S4 Active GT-I9295 pictured, Sony Xperia Z will have a true competitor
The rumored Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is a real device, and several live photos of it have appeared on the Web to prove that. Similar in size to the original Galaxy S4, the S4 Active (mode number GT-I9295) looks quite different, thanks to its red back and sides, and the three hardware buttons on the [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 priced at $200. New Galaxy S4 Mega to join the S4 Active and S4 Mini?
When Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, it said the new tablet would be affordable. However, it didn’t provide an exact price. Now, if New York-based retailer Adorama is correct, it looks like the 8GB version of the tablet costs just $199.99. Of course, the Tab 3 7.0 can’t be bought anywhere in the [...]
Jolla’s first Sailfish OS phone unveiled, costs €399, should be launched this year
Built on the remains of Nokia’s and Intel’s MeeGo, Sailfish OS is a brand new mobile platform developed by Finnish company Jolla – founded by ex Nokia employees. The very first Sailfish smartphone has been unveiled today by Jolla, and it’s a fairly large device, sporting a 4.5 inch display (of unknown resolution). It further [...]
UK: Vodafone Smart III gets you Android Jelly Bean in a £95 package
Each year in May Vodafone launches a new own-brand smartphone called Smart. At least that’s been the case for the past two years, and here we are in May and there’s a new Vodafone Smart up for purchase. Following in the footsteps of the original Smart from 2011 and the Smart II from last year, [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 press image shows up
Samsung’s unannounced Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 has been pictured today – and it looks a lot like the Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 (although it should be slightly bigger, of course, measuring 209.3 x 122.2 x 6.95 mm). Sam Mobile says the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 could be launched at the end of June – most [...]
Samsung’s Galaxy Mega phablets delayed?
Samsung’s Galaxy Mega 6.3 i9200 and Galaxy Mega 5.8 i9150 were announced in April, with the promise that they’d be released starting May in Europe. Last we heard, the Mega 6.3 was supposed to become available in week 19 (May 6 – May 12), and the Mega 5.8 this week (May 13 – May 19). [...]
Sony Xperia UL with Snapdragon 600 CPU gets photographed for the first time, shows all angles
The upcoming Sony Xperia UL has been caught in the wild for the first time, and a few photos resulted. This is the first time we get a look at the Xperia UL, a smartphone that was first rumored in March. Back then we heard it would be headed to Japan, and more specifically to [...]
Asus FonePad gets better CPU, more storage
The Asus FonePad just got a hardware upgrade. In its native Taiwan, Asus launched a new version of the tablet today, one that comes with a beefed-up processor and more internal storage space. Whereas the original FonePad announced back in February comes with a 1.2 GHz Intel Atom Z2420 processor, the new and improved model [...]
Samsung decides to stick to plasticky SGS4 design for Galaxy Note III
Samsung Galaxy Note III, the next generation of the original phablet – is probably the next most anticipated mobile device after iPhone, still to be launched this year. The phablet is a few months away from launch, and early in the day we’ve heard a lot of cool rumors about it. They said that Galaxy [...]
LG Optimus GJ – a waterproof version of Optimus G flagship is coming to Taiwan next week
While not comparable in sales to Samsung Galaxy S III, Optimus G was the first true high end Android hit phone for LG. We already know that Korean company is preparing something special for the follow-up Optimus G2 soon. But , it seems, it still has some surprises in store for the original flagship too. [...]
Verizon HTC One possibly coming soon?
There’s a new HTC smartphone that received Wi-Fi certification (PDF) a few days ago, and it might turn out to be an HTC One for Verizon Wireless. The smartphone’s model number is PN073XX, and we know that it features LTE connectivity, and dual band Wi-Fi. Blog of Mobile (in Japanese) – which has a very [...]
With 900 million Androids out there, Google now activates more than 3 million devices a day
Google I/O developer conference just started and we got our regular Android performance data update. And, if you look just at the rate the new Android devices are increasing – the numbers are mind-boggling. According to Google, as of today, they have activated 900 million Android devices. For some perspective – they only reached 750 [...]
ZTE Grand X2 In announced: Intel Atom Z2580, Android Jelly Bean
ZTE has announced yet another Android smartphone powered by a dual-core Intel processor – about a month after unveiling the ZTE Geek. The new smartphone is called ZTE Grand X2 In and, just like the Geek, it comes with a Intel Atom Z2580 chipset (aka Clover Trail+). Unlike the previous handset, which sports a 5 [...]
