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China finally approves Google’s takeover of Motorola, on one conditionMon, 21 May 2012 15:18:42 +0000
After having previously been approved by both the US and the EU, Google’s bid to purchase Motorola Mobility has finally been given the go-ahead by Chinese authorities as well. And they certainly took their time. Google announced that it wanted to buy Motorola in August of last year, and ever since then the companies have [...]
The Nokia 808 PureView may have been delayed in the UK. According to the relevant page up on retailer Clove‘s website, the first PureView phone is now slated to arrive only in mid-to-late July. That’s also what the aforementioned company told one of its customers who pre-ordered a Nokia 808 PureView. Said customer sent the [...]
Samsung pulls an Apple, reportedly delays the pebble blue Galaxy S IIIFri, 25 May 2012 21:36:14 +0000
Back in 2010, when Apple released the iPhone 4 (with its then-new Retina Display), one of the things it was famous for was the inability to ship the white model in due time, because of production issues. Now it looks like Samsung is experiencing a similar thing with one of the two color versions of [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 now up for pre-order in Canada for $349.99, will be out on June 22Fri, 25 May 2012 21:30:06 +0000
The Wi-Fi-only Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is now up for pre-order in Canada, courtesy of Future Shop. The Android-powered tablet announced at MWC in February will set you back $349.99. That’s actually quite cheap for a 10-inch tablet, but the Galaxy Tab 2 isn’t that much of an upgrade compared to its predecessor, despite [...]
T-Mobile HTC One S available on contract for just $124.99 until MondayFri, 25 May 2012 21:11:18 +0000
The HTC One S is undoubtedly one of the highest-end Android smartphones that T-Mobile has to offer right now. So if you’re looking for the top of the line, and would like your carrier to have the color magenta in its logo, the One S is your best bet. However, up until now you either [...]
While Nokia’s been inexplicably busy telling people that the Lumia 610 would only arrive in the UK next month… you guessed it. The Lumia 610 is in fact in stock in the UK as you read this. Maybe Nokia only cares about operator stocks and wasn’t referring to phones sold SIM-free and unlocked. Still, a [...]
LG LS860 gets pictured again, leaked specs confirm dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 CPU and NFCFri, 25 May 2012 20:12:26 +0000
Yesterday a new LG smartphone got leaked on its way to Sprint. And today we get another image showing the LG LS860 (codenamed Cayenne) and a leaked list of specs to go with that. So while yesterday details about specs were pretty thin, now some of those have been ‘confirmed’ through this new leak, and [...]
Sprint has discontinued the Samsung Nexus S 4G, which it had been selling since May of 2011. The Nexus S 4G was, as you may already know, the Now Network’s version of the Samsung Nexus S – the second ever ‘Nexus’ device created by Google together with an Android phone maker. Now that Sprint is [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play won’t be updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich after allFri, 25 May 2012 15:55:05 +0000
Sony has put out yet another progress report detailing its roadmap for updates to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. And while most news is good (or at least not bad), if you own a Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, the following won’t make you happy at all. This is what Sony had to say about the [...]
It’s no secret that the Samsung Galaxy S III will be available in Canada via most (if not all) mobile carriers starting "this summer". But for now there hasn’t been any official launch date unveiled. Still, if the leaked screenshot seen below is to be believed, the new high-end Android 4.0 ICS smartphone should be released [...]
Unveiled earlier this month as the world’s first Android smartphone to have 2GB of RAM, the LG Optimus LTE 2 has been released in South Korea last week in just one color version: black. However, a white edition also exists, although it hasn’t been officially announced. Spotted by PocketDroid, the white Optimus LTE 2 looks [...]
It’s not the first time we’re hearing that Nokia’s PureView technology will make it to some of the company’s future smartphones. However, this time a Nokia official has shed a few more details on the matter. According to Engadget, Vesa Jutila (Nokia’s Head of In-Market Product Marketing, Smart Devices) mentioned recently that the company sees [...]
Actual dual-SIM Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos gets announced, will be out in JuneThu, 24 May 2012 15:28:43 +0000
Samsung has just announced the Samsung Galaxy Ace Duos with dual-SIM capabilities. Small problem: this is the second phone with that name to come out of the Korean company in the past few months. Perhaps running out of naming ideas, it has unveiled another Galaxy Ace Duos back in February. Yet that Galaxy Ace Duos [...]
The LG Optimus L7 is now available in the UK to buy in SIM-free and unlocked form. It’s actually quite late, since the first release date we were given for it was May 1. Anyway, better late than never – right? The Optimus L7 is the highest-end device in LG’s new Optimus L line of [...]
Panasonic Eluga Power will only arrive in the UK in late June or early JulyThu, 24 May 2012 15:00:03 +0000
The launch of the Panasonic Eluga Power Android smartphone has been delayed. It will only arrive in the UK in late June or early July. Initially, it was supposed to start shipping in April, but that obviously didn’t happen. And today well known UK-based retailer Clove has received word from the Japanese company about the [...]
Sprint’s LG LS860 pictured: it’s like a Viper 4G with Android ICS and QWERTY keyboardThu, 24 May 2012 14:30:46 +0000
Not long after the LG LS970 Eclipse 4G LTE appeared on the web, now we get to see another new and unannounced LG smartphone that’s made for Sprint. Called LG LS860 (and currently codenamed Cayenne), the new handset has features which make it similar to the LG Viper 4G, with the addition of a sliding [...]
Toshiba has announced that it’s bringing a new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet to the UK. Interestingly, the tablet is called just like an older model, released in Japan last year with Android Honeycomb on board: AT300. That aside, the new AT300 is obviously better than the old one. It’s 8.95mm thin, and features [...]
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 will be updated to Android 4.0 ICS according to demo videoThu, 24 May 2012 11:45:44 +0000
When Samsung announced its new Galaxy Ace 2, it didn’t say anything about a possible update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. However, it looks like the smartphone will not be stuck with Android 2.3 Gingerbread forever. There’s an official demo video of the Ace 2 (embedded below), which clearly shows that the handset is [...]
Apple is still exploring ways to make stylus worthy of iPhone and iPadThu, 24 May 2012 10:53:48 +0000
While Apple has been pretty stubborn about not including the stylus as an option for iPhone and iPad, they’ve been trying out various input devices in R&D labs for years. Not that I expect anything concrete to come out of it this time, but today a couple of new approaches for the iPhone stylus surfaced [...]
Asus-made Google Nexus tablet shipments to reach 2 million units by the end of 2012Thu, 24 May 2012 10:16:14 +0000
Not long ago, we told you that the first Google Nexus tablet has been delayed from May to July, because it needed some design changes to cut costs. Now DigiTimes is saying the same thing, but also adds some new details. The Taiwanese website reports that, although it will be officially launched in July, the [...]
Officially announced back in February, the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 is Samsung’s cheapest new Android tablet. It’s already available in several markets, including the US, Canada, and the UK, and now it’s been launched in India, too. The tablet is known as Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 310 in India, and its official price is 23,250 [...]
Introduced in the US by AT&T in April, at the same time with the Nokia Lumia 900, the HTC Titan II has been officially announced in Australia, where it’s called HTC Titan 4G. The Titan is the first 4G Windows Phone device to become available in Australia. It will be released via Telstra sometime soon, [...]
Virgin Mobile’s HTC Evo V 4G now up for pre-order at RadioShack, ships on May 31Wed, 23 May 2012 21:41:18 +0000
The HTC Evo V 4G is now up for pre-order at RadioShack. The Evo V 4G was announced earlier this month as Virgin’s first smartphone with support for 4G WiMax connectivity (it uses Sprint’s WiMax capabilities, which the Now Network is transitioning from to LTE). The HTC Evo V 4G is based on Sprint’s HTC [...]
Until AT&T gets to announce its Galaxy S III, the second-largest US carrier has another new Galaxy smartphone to sell: the Samsung Galaxy Appeal. Since this is included in AT&T’s GoPhone line-up, it’s obviously not a high-end device. Running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the Galaxy Appeal is AT&T’s first pre-paid handset to feature a sliding QWERTY [...]
The Huawei Prism is now available to buy from T-Mobile. The affordable (and low-end) Android-powered smartphone has been sold at Best Buy and Walmart for a while now, yet for some reason the magenta carrier itself decided to only start offering it today. The price being asked for a T-Mobile Prism is $19.99 (after a [...]
Acer Iconia A510 Olympic Tab will be launched in the UK next month (via Carphone Warehouse)Wed, 23 May 2012 16:07:45 +0000
Available in the US since April, for prices starting at $449.99, the Acer Iconia A510 Olympic Edition will be released in the UK, too. Carphone Warehouse is calling the tablet Acer Iconia A510 Olympic Tab, and says that British customers will be able to have it starting June. Running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the [...]
HTC One XL gets announced for Europe, arrives in stores in early JuneWed, 23 May 2012 14:54:16 +0000
HTC has officially announced the One XL for Europe. The HTC One XL is the company’s flagship Android smartphone with LTE connectivity. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen it, as it has been hinted at ever since MWC. And AT&T is even selling it already, yet under the One X name. So for all [...]
Samsung Galaxy S III is Vodafone UK’s most pre-ordered Android device everWed, 23 May 2012 13:40:28 +0000
If you had any doubts that Samsung’s new Galaxy S III would be a smash hit, read this: Vodafone UK has told The Inquirer that the handset is "the most pre-ordered Android device" it brought into its smartphone line-up to date. The network didn’t talk numbers, but it’s clear that many of its customers are [...]
Samsung Galaxy S III for Verizon (SCH-i535) and Sprint (SPH-L710) also show up at the Bluetooth SIGTue, 22 May 2012 21:50:10 +0000
A few days ago, we told you that the Samsung SGH-i747 and Samsung SGH-T999 have appeared at the Bluetooth SIG. These are the Galaxy S III variants for AT&T and T-Mobile USA, respectively. Now the S III models for Verizon and Sprint have been also spotted at the SIG. Verizon’s new Galaxy is the Samsung [...]
Rumor: new iPhone 5 has a 4 inch display with 1136 x 640 pixels, will run iOS 6Tue, 22 May 2012 20:40:40 +0000
Ready for another round of iPhone 5 rumors? Good, because this is quite an interesting one. It seems that Apple is currently testing several new iPhone models, and one of them will become iPhone 5 – which should be officially introduced sometime later this year. According to 9to5Mac, two of the new iPhones that are [...]
HTC has been granted a patent that it applied for in December of 2008. The patent covers a book-like user interface for smartphones, tablets, and electronic devices in general. The patent application was made public in 2009, which is when we first covered this interesting idea coming out of HTC. The book-like UI would be [...]
Sony Xperia S Android 4.0 ICS update to arrive in "the later part of Q2"Tue, 22 May 2012 14:14:21 +0000
Last time we reported about it, the official Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Sony Xperia S was supposed to arrive in "late May or early June the latest." Unfortunately, we’re now seeing that there was a mistake in communicating the exact timeframe for the update. According to this post over at the [...]
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 and Galaxy Beam use ST-Ericsson NovaThor chips. Ace 2 is available nowTue, 22 May 2012 12:18:25 +0000
ST-Ericsson announced that two of Samsung’s latest Android smartphones – the Galaxy Ace 2 i8160 and the Galaxy Beam i8530 – are using its NovaThor U8500 chips. The Ace 2 comes with a dual-core NovaThor CPU clocked at 800MHz, while the Galaxy Beam has a 1GHz dual-core NovaThor CPU. The Galaxy Ace 2 (pictured below) [...]
Verizon’s Motorola Droid 4, Razr, Razr Maxx, and HTC Rezound will get global capabilities in upcoming software updateMon, 21 May 2012 23:43:07 +0000
Four of Verizon’s 4G LTE Android smartphones will reportedly get an update "this summer" that’s going to bring them global roaming capabilities. The handsets are: Motorola Droid 4, Motorola Droid Razr, Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, and HTC Rezound. As previously announced, all four smartphones will also get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich at some point [...]
Samsung to launch Tizen devices in the second half of 2012, HTC planning to join soon?Mon, 21 May 2012 22:38:33 +0000
Announced by Samsung and Intel back in 2011, the new Tizen OS is almost ready for primetime now. According to DigiTimes, the first Tizen devices (including smartphones and netbooks) should be released in the second half of the year. The Taiwanese publication notes that HTC is also planning to introduce some Tizen-based products. That’s interesting, [...]
Telus gives up on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and magenta Nokia Lumia 800Mon, 21 May 2012 15:34:14 +0000
Telus has decided to discontinue the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. This is already in effect, and unless some stores have some leftover units lying around, you’re not going to find the third Nexus device in stock at Telus anymore. The fact that Telus has given up on the Galaxy Nexus less than five months after it [...]
Samsung Galaxy S III (i9300) pre-orders start at Amazon, yours for $799.99, shipping on May 29Mon, 21 May 2012 14:40:38 +0000
If you’re in the US and are dying to get your hands on a Samsung Galaxy S III, Amazon has come to your rescue. However, you do have to shell out quite a large sum for the privilege of being one of the first people in North America to hold and play with Samsung’s newest [...]
Initially expected to arrive in the UK on early May, the Sony Xperia U has only now become available there, thanks to Three. The British network is selling the new handset online as of today, and it will have it in stores starting tomorrow. The Xperia U can be purchased at Three either on pay [...]
ZTE Tania with upgraded CPU will be out in China by the end of the monthMon, 21 May 2012 13:48:50 +0000
Many months have passed since we first heard about the ZTE Tania. In fact, it was September of 2011 when it surfaced. And even back then we knew that, aside from being released in Europe, it would also get a launch in ZTE’s native China. We’re happy to report that the Tania’s launch in China [...]
The Sony Xperia Ion is on its way to Hong Kong. The smartphone was first launched by AT&T in the US, and in the meantime it’s already arrived in Taiwan. And it seems like the next territory on the list is Hong Kong. Sony Hong Kong has already started taking reservations for the Xperia Ion. [...]
Samsung Galaxy Note Olympic Edition spotted in the UK. Galaxy Y Olympic Edition coming soon, tooMon, 21 May 2012 11:41:24 +0000
The Samsung Galaxy Note – which has recently received an official updated to Android 4.0 ICS (at lest in some markets) – now has a new edition: the Galaxy Note Olympic Edition, made to celebrate the London 2012 Summer Olympics. Introduced in the UK, the Samsung Galaxy Note Olympic Edition will be reportedly available only [...]
Samsung’s new flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S III, is set to debut on May 29 in Europe, and in June in other markets (including the US, and Japan – where it will have 2GB of RAM). Until then, it looks like Samsung has already secured 9 million pre-orders for the handset, from 100 mobile [...]
The HTC J will be available from KDDI au in Japan on May 25. So it will be in stores throughout Japan exactly one week from now. The HTC J is basically a slightly modified version of the internationally-sold One S, tailor-made for Japan’s second-largest carrier. The HTC J has support for WiMax, Japanese mobile [...]
LG Optimus LTE 2 released in Korea with 4.7″ HD screen, dual-core 1.5 GHz CPU, 2 GB of RAM, ICSFri, 18 May 2012 14:41:35 +0000
LG has made its Optimus LTE 2 smartphone available in its native South Korea. The superphone was announced earlier this month, and LG has kept its promise of having it in stores before the end of May. LG didn’t give us many details about the Optimus LTE 2′s specs back when it first unveiled it, [...]
Sony LT29i Hayabusa may be the international Xperia GX. Hands-on video and images leakedFri, 18 May 2012 14:18:26 +0000
A few days ago, Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo launched a new range of smartphones (as is the tradition in Japan, new phones aren’t launched one by one, but in pretty big batches by the big carriers over there). And one of the new devices headed to DoCoMo is the Sony Xperia GX (SO-04D). This is [...]
HTC One XT lands at China Mobile. It’s a quad-core One X with TD-SCDMA supportFri, 18 May 2012 13:43:00 +0000
HTC is expanding its One line of smartphones once more. Up until now we’ve had the One X, One S, and One V that were announced during MWC. There’s also the One XL, which is the LTE-enabled version of the One X that comes with a dual-core, not quad-core processor, and which is confusingly being [...]
Earlier this month, Sprint announced that its HTC Evo 4G LTE would be released on May 18, hence today. Things have changed since then, though, and the new handset will certainly not be available starting today. It’s been delayed. But it’s not Sprint’s fault. According to the third largest US carrier, HTC issued this statement [...]
Samsung Galaxy S III for AT&T (SGH-I747) and T-Mobile (SGH-T999) confirmedThu, 17 May 2012 22:39:40 +0000
It’s no secret that the Samsung Galaxy S III is headed to the US, where it should be available starting June. However, no US mobile operator has confirmed that it would offer the new high-end Android ICS handset. Still, it looks like all four major carriers will have it eventually. Just a few days ago, [...]
T-Mobile HTC Amaze 4G Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update to arrive on May 21Thu, 17 May 2012 21:41:29 +0000
The update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for the HTC Amaze 4G will be released by T-Mobile and HTC starting on May 21 (which is this coming Monday). We’ve known for quite a while now that the Amaze 4G would get its very own taste of Ice Cream Sandwich, but the date wasn’t set [...]
AT&T HTC One X now just $129.99 at Amazon, for new customers as well as upgradesThu, 17 May 2012 21:28:01 +0000
AT&T’s HTC One X has gotten even cheaper. The carrier itself is still asking for $199.99 for the handset (with a new two-year contract, of course), but Amazon has offered it for less ever since launch day. And if somehow you reached the conclusion that $50 off didn’t represent big enough savings, Amazon will now [...]
