HTC Evo 4G LTE will be available starting 8 AM in Sprint stores (on May 18)
Sprint has already announced that its HTC Evo 4G LTE would be released this Friday, on May 18. However, today the third largest US carrier has unveiled the exact time at which the new handset is going to become available in stores: 8 AM. This will happen at least at Sprint stores in the following [...]
Sony Xperia S Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update will be out by early June
If you bought a Sony Xperia S, Sony’s flagship Android smartphone of the moment, and are wondering when it will be updated to the latest version of the operating system, this is for you. Unfortunately though there’s still no answer to the ‘why would Sony launch the Xperia S running Gingerbread, when HTC was able [...]
Sony Xperia ST27i ‘Lotus’ gets leaked, may be the successor to the Xperia Active
A new Sony Android smartphone has been uncovered today. The Xperia ST27i/ST27a, codenamed Lotus, has had some of its details leaked via user agent profiles found on Sony’s website. The Lotus may be the successor to the Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, a ruggedized smartphone that bears the model number ST17i/ST17a. As usual with Sony (or [...]
Lenovo LePhone S680 with Android ICS pictured on its way to China Unicom, specs unveiled too
It looks like China Mobile isn’t the only Chinese carrier that’s going to launch a new Android-powered Lenovo smartphone in the near future. China’s No.2, China Unicom, also has one in the works, and it’s called the LePhone S680. This handset has recently been certified by the relevant Chinese authorities, and because of that published [...]
Cheap Lenovo LePhone S899t with 4.5″ screen, dual-core CPU, and ICS in the works for China Mobile
Lenovo’s working on a new Android-powered smartphone, one that will be launched by China Mobile and will come with support for its TD-SCDMA 3G standard. The Lenovo LePhone S899t, for that’s what it’s called, will pack some pretty impressive specs in a rather affordable package. Therefore, it’s going to be one of the best performers [...]
LG has sold more than 1 million Optimus LTE smartphones in South Korea
LG’s happy to announce a new milestone today. Its original Optimus LTE Android smartphone launched last year has already been sold in more than 1 million units in South Korea alone. This isn’t the first sales threshold for the Optimus LTE that LG has reported so far – back in November, we were informed that [...]
Dual SIM Samsung Evan GT-C3782, and Android-based Galaxy Proclaim coming soon
Galaxy S III aside, Samsung obviously has several other new handsets that it’s getting ready to launch around the world. One of them is the Samsung Evan GT-C3782, a dual SIM candybar. Made for emerging markets, where dual SIM devices are quite popular, the Evan C3782 features a 2.4 inch QVGA display, Samsung ChatON, Bluetooth, [...]
HTC Desire C with Android 4.0 ICS headed to Vodafone
Previously known as HTC Golf, or HTC Wildfire C, the HTC Desire C seems to be finally ready for an official announcement. Vodafone Portugal has included the new handset in its product catalogue for May, unveiling a press photo of it, as well as most of its major features. As mentioned a few times before, [...]
LG Optimus 2X Android 4.0 ICS update now scheduled for Q3?
Back in December, LG announced that some of its smartphones would get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in 2012, mentioning that updates for the Optimus 2X should start rolling-out in the second quarter of 2012. Unfortunately for those who have the Optimus 2X, it looks like their update won’t arrive that soon. According to LG [...]
New Sony Xperia ST21i Tapioca with Android 4.0 ICS previewed
Although Sony didn’t confirm its existence, the Xperia ST21i Tapioca has been already previewed in Russia. The ST21i is an entry-level smartphone, and the best thing about it is that it runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Previewed by Mobile-review, the Xperia ST21i Tapioca looks really different from Sony’s other new Xperias. According to the [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 now available in the UK for £199
After having made its way to stores in the US last month, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 is now out in the UK. For now, only the silver version is available, the white one being scheduled for release on May 18 (so exactly one week from today). You can pick up a Galaxy Tab [...]
LG LS970 (codename G) for Sprint to be called Eclipse 4G LTE, ship with quad-core Qualcomm CPU
The LG LS970 will be a beast. One of the highest-spec smartphones of all time, if not the highest-spec. That’s great news for Sprint customers (or those who’d like to become that in the future). The LG LS970 first got leaked a couple of days ago, when we also heard that it could end up [...]
LG Optimus Elite pre-orders start at Virgin Mobile for $149.99, shipping on May 15
Virgin Mobile has started taking pre-orders for the LG Optimus Elite. The price is $149.99, and the smartphone will start shipping on May 15 (this coming Tuesday). The LG Optimus Elite was announced last month for both Sprint and Virgin Mobile, but back then pricing and availability information was only made public for the Now [...]
Motorola Razr Maxx will be out in the UK on May 18
A few weeks ago, when Motorola announced the Razr Maxx for the UK, it said the handset would become available there in mid-May. Now we have an exact launch date for the new smartphone. Retailer Clove says it’s going to ship it starting May 18. The Razr Maxx costs £430.80 (about €537 or $696) – [...]
Asus Eee Pad Slider Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update starts rolling out in the US
The update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has started rolling out to Asus Eee Pad Slider tablets sold in the US today. The update will naturally arrive over-the-air, and as such you’ll be able to install it directly on your tablet. After applying the update, your Slider will run software version 9.2.1.21. While not [...]
Verizon Motorola Droid RAZR in blue now available in select stores, online on May 17
The blue variant of Verizon’s Motorola Droid RAZR is now available in select stores across the US. The blue RAZR will become available to order from Verizon online on May 17, which is exactly one week from now. The blue Droid RAZR is identical to its black, white, and purple siblings, save for that all-important [...]
Sprint’s new Samsung SPH-L300 LTE Android phone pictured
Apart from getting ready to introduce the SPH-L710 (which is probably a Galaxy S III version), Sprint is also planning the release of the Samsung SPH-L300. Like the L710, the L300 will have LTE connectivity. Moreover, it’s said that the L300 uses the same dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor. Brief Mobile has a photo of the [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note Android 4.0 ICS update available now in some markets
Samsung repeatedly said the official Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Galaxy Note would be released this quarter. And now it’s finally happening. Some users in Germany and the Netherlands are reporting that their Galaxy Notes are getting ICS starting today. As previously reported, the update includes some S Pen-specific applications, like S [...]
AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD has been cancelled, Galaxy S III is the reason
Announced by AT&T way back in June, at the same time with the Galaxy Note (which is already available), the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD will not see the light of day on US soil. According to The Verge, Ryan Bidan (Samsung’s VP of marketing) said that plans to launch the Skyrocket HD have [...]
Samsung Galaxy S III wireless charger to be launched only in September?
Although the Samsung Galaxy S III will be released in Europe starting May 29, not all the official accessories for it are going to be available that day. For example, UK retailer MobileFun has contacted us to say the S III official wireless charging dock will be out only in September. The wireless charger was [...]