Quad-core HTC Endeavor specs confirmed by leaked ROM, should arrive on 20+ carriers worldwide
HTC’s holding a press event on the eve of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. That’s certainly where the Taiwanese company will unveil its latest and greatest smartphones. For a few months now, we’ve been hearing bits and blobs about the HTC Edge, presumably set to become HTC’s first quad-core phone. It’s got a name change [...]
Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich update for Acer Iconia Tab A200 rolling out now?
Back in January, Acer said that it would update its Iconia Tab A200 to Android Ice Cream Sandwich starting mid-February. And it looks like the company is keeping its promise, si several users are reporting over at the Acer Tablet Forum that the update (which brings Android 4.0.3) is available as of yesterday. Of course, [...]
LG CX2 (Optimus 3D 2) press photo shows up
Expected to be officially announced later this month at MWC 2012 in Barcelona, the LG CX2, aka Optimus 3D 2 aka 3D Max, has appeared in a press photo that allows us to see it will have a white version. According to ET News, the new CX2 is 9.7mm thin, and has an IPS 3D [...]
New 7 inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 with Andorid 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich announced
Samsung has officially unveiled its seventh Android tablet – the Galaxy Tab 2, which is the first to come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich from day one (and the first in the company’s 2012 lineup). Like the original Galaxy Tab P1000 and the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, the Galaxy Tab 2 has a 7 [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 launched in India as Galaxy Tab 680
Samsung has introduced its thinnest Android tablet – the Galaxy Tab 7.7 – in India, where the device is being sold under a different name: Samsung Galaxy Tab 680. The Galaxy Tab 680 costs 33,600 INR (about $678), and should be available via major Indian retailer as of today. The new tablet runs Android Honeycomb [...]
LG Optimus Vu pictured next to Samsung Galaxy Note
LG Optimus Vu – the interesting 5 inch smartphone unveiled earlier this week by LG in a teaser video – has appeared in a live photo next to the Samsung Galaxy Note (which will be its direct competitor). Since the Optimus Vu has a 5 inch display and the Galaxy Note has a 5.3 inch [...]
Unlocked white Samsung Galaxy Nexus now available for $659.50
The white Samsung Galaxy Nexus that’s supposed to go on sale in the UK this coming Monday appears to already be available in the US. Though if you were thinking about getting it in subsidized form from Verizon, you’ll be disappointed. Negri Electronics is the retailer where you can find the white Galaxy Nexus, but [...]
AT&T LG Phoenix Android 2.3 Gingerbread update now available
AT&T’s version of the LG Optimus One has finally been updated to Android 2.3 Gingerbread, many months after its internationally-selling siblings received the same treatment, and even a few months after Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was released. And while it’s unclear if the Optimus One line (including the Phoenix) will be updated to that [...]
Verizon’s Motorola Droid Bionic and 4G LTE Xoom get software updates
It’s a happy day if you own either a Motorola Droid Bionic or a Motorola Xoom with 4G LTE connectivity. That’s because both Verizon devices are in the process of receiving minor software updates at the moment. ‘Minor’ should have given you a hint, but we’ll spell it out anyway – these updates won’t make [...]
Samsung Galaxy Ace, C3322 and C3520 La Fleur editions announced
Not long after we’ve seen the Samsung Wave Y S5380 La Fleur, now Samsung has announced three more phones that have been included in the La Fleur collection. The new phones are: Samsung Galaxy Ace La Fleur, Samsung C3322 Duos La Fleur, and Samsung C3520 La Fleur. They’re all available now in Russia, and Samsung [...]
Acer CloudMobile with Android 4.0 and HD screen coming soon
Acer has sold quite a few different smartphone models over the years, and most of those were powered by Android recently. However, the company’s offerings were never best sellers in any category or price point. It’s safe to say that Acer has so far failed to attract the masses to its smartphones. But that may [...]
New HTC smartphone leaks running Android 4.0, may be the Incredible 3
Apparently the smartphones codenamed Edge and Ville won’t be the only new things that HTC will show us in Barcelona at the end of this month. A third new (and previously unseen) handset may be unveiled during MWC as well. And it has leaked for the first time today. From the styling, it’s pretty obvious [...]
Pink Samsung Galaxy Note coming soon
Already available in black and white, the Samsung Galaxy Note will be released soon in a new color, and that is pink. According to GSM Arena, the pink Galaxy Note should be launched in a few weeks – although it’s not clear in what markets this will happen. The Galaxy Note will be among Samsung’s [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid 4 available now
As expected, today Verizon has finally launched the Motorola Droid 4, which is now available for $199.99 on contract, or $549.99 off contract. The Motorola Droid 4 is Verizon’s second LTE handset to come with a sliding QWERTY keyboard (after the Samsung Stratosphere). It runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread (upgradeable to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich), [...]
Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 S6500 to be launched soon
Samsung seems to have a new Galaxy Mini Android smartphone up its sleeve, which should be the successor to the original Galaxy Mini S5570, released last year at MWC 2011. Called Galaxy Mini 2 S6500, the new handset is, unsurprisingly, an entry-level one. Its features include a 3.3 inch HVGA display, HSDPA, ChatON messaging service, [...]
Android 4 ICS updates coming to Samsung Galaxy S2 and Note from March 1st
Good news for Samsung Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note owners. According to Eldar Murtazin, Samsung has almost finished tweaking its own Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich version and TouchWiz interface. And will start rolling out the updates for Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Note on the first day of March. The handsets can be updated over [...]
Verizon’s Motorola Droid Xyboard tablets get global roaming abilities via software update
Verizon’s recently launched oddly-named Motorola-made tablet duo, the Droid Xyboard 10.1 and the Droid Xyboard 8.2, have received a software update. It would be a rather minor affair, except for the fact that this update enables global roaming abilities for the two tablets. So if you like to travel overseas a lot (and take your [...]
Telus Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE and LG Optimus LTE outright prices unveiled
The LG Optimus LTE and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE will be among Telus’ first LTE devices, and should be released tomorrow, February 10. Although one is a tablet and the other one is a smartphone, both will have about the same price when bought outright: $649.99 for the Galaxy Tab 8.9, and $629.99 for [...]
First HTC devices to get ICS? Sensation, Sensation XE and 4G at the end of March. Others to follow
HTC has finally come out and given more details about its update schedule for Android smartphones to Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system. Previously, all we had to go by was an admission by HTC that they’re working on updates, and a short list of devices to be updated. Thankfully, [...]
Motorola announces the Gleam+ clamshell, intros Defy Mini and Motoluxe in Germany
Just when I thought Motorola was done with featurephones, the company announces the Motorola Gleam+, an affordable clamshell that’s “designed to be uncomplicated and intuitive so you can enjoy the fun of mobile life.” The new Gleam+ (pictured below) features a 2.8 inch internal display with 240 x 400 pixels, external LED matrix display, music [...]