Don't worry HTC owners, you are not forgotten. According to spokesman Android 2.3 Gingerbread is definitely in the works for the HTC Desire HD, HTC Desire Z, the original Desire and the Incredible S. The updates are scheduled for Q2, so that means from April onwards. The Incredible S started shipping this weekend in the UK running Android Froyo. HTC however managed to surprise us with the Gingerbread update for the original ... Read More
Android 2.3 to hit the HTC Desire HD, Desire Z, Desire, Incredible S
Samsung Galaxy Mini, Galaxy Ace coming to O2 UK
O2 UK will be adding two of Samsung’s low-to-mid range Android smartphones in the near future – Galaxy Mini and Galaxy Ace, both of which have been officially announced exactly a month ago. The former rocks a 3.2-inch QVGA touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel camera and 600MHz processor; while the latter packs a 5-megapixel camera, HVGA display and an 800MHz CPU. In addition, both devices also come with WiFi and HSPA connectivity options, GPS, ... Read More
HTC Merge Android smartphone announced, will hit multiple U.S. carriers
HTC officially announced the Merge, a new Android 2.2 Froyo powered smartphone that offers a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The Merge is HTC's first Android-powered CDMA device capable of roaming around the globe. The Merge offers a 3.8-inch touchscreen display, a 5MP camera that's capable of shooting 720p video. Other features include GPS, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth connectivity. For now, specs on the device are relatively slim, but we wouldn't be surprised ... Read More
The AT&T Captivate finally getting the Froyo treatment
Today is the day that the Samsung Captivate is getting Android 2.2 Froyo. And it's been a long wait for the owners of the phone, considering the Galaxy S got its upgrade last year. Here's hoping this time around the update process will be smoother. As you might remember a week ago we saw the update published but AT&T pulled it out as it caused some issues. Samsung is definitely on ... Read More
Sprint outs HTC Arrive, its first Windows Phone 7 smartphone
Sprint announced its first Windows Phone 7 device, the HTC Arrive. The Arrive offers a full QWERTY keyboard with a tilt-up display, a form factor that HTC fans have loved in the past. The Arrive is powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and has a 3.6-inch 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen display. There's 16GB of storage on board which should be plenty of space for syncing up tunes with Microsoft's ... Read More
HTC Facebook Phones ChaCha and Salsa Launch in June
Retailer Expansys has released the launch date of two new Facebook-branded handsets, the ChaCha and the Salsa, stating on their website that the phones will be available to ship from 17 June. The two handsets caused quite a stir at the recent Mobile World Congress event, but HTC did not announce when they would be available. Both devices are powered by the Android 2.4 Gingerbread OS, but the ChaCha features a ... Read More
Palm Pre Plus gets webOS 2.1 in Germany starting now
Now that's a surprise - HP officially confirmed that the Pre Plus won't get a chance to taste webOS 2 and yet here comes the update. As of today owners of the O2 Palm Pre Plus can get the over-the-air firmware package that takes their smartphones to the latest webOS 2.1, seen only on the new HP Pre 3 and HP Veer for now. There's no information yet as of when other ... Read More
Samsung Galaxy S 4G smartphone now available from T-Mobile
The successor to the very popular Samsung Vibrant, the Galaxy S 4G, is finally here. The Galaxy S 4G runs on Google's Android 2.2 Froyo operating system and otherwise looks very similar to its predecessor. The handset is powered by speedy 1GHz Samsung Hummingbird processor, and offers a large 4-inch Suepr AMOLED touchscreen display. It also has a 5MP camera with 720p HD video recording capabilities . The Galaxy S 4G is ... Read More
Samsung E2330 low-end slider heading to Germany
A new low-end yet somewhat stylish lookin’ Samsung slider is heading to Germany. The Samsung E2330 targets phone buyers on a budget who look to use their handset as an MP3 player, too. Features include a 2-inch 128×160 pixels display, VGA camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, music player, GPRS data and a microSD slot that accepts memory cards of up to 8GB. In addition, there are also some handy apps like mobile ... Read More
Motorola Atrix 4G now available for $130, $500 with lapdock
The Motorola Atrix 4G is now available in the US from several stores and predictably, the price at each store varies. Prices start from $129.99 with an AT&T contract or you can go for the bundle with the laptop dock included. The cheapest Motorola Atrix 4G offer comes from Walmart - $129.99 with a new contract (starting from $59.99 per month). Next up is a tie between Amazon and RadioShack both ... Read More













