Motorola is finally bringing the GSM version of the Droid 2 to Europe. UK will be among the first markets (after Germany) to get Moto’s highly desirable smartphone and folks there will even get it with Android 2.2 Froyo pre-installed, which is a cool touch. The price is set at 379.99 GBP which is about $605. Kinda steep, but then again this is the price of an unlocked, SIM free device ... Read More

AT&T announced the R225, a new device that is available on its GoPhone prepaid plans. The R225, made by ZTE, has a very basic set of features. It has an alphanumeric keypad just below its 1.8-inch 160 x 128 resolution display. The R225 also has access to AT&T MEdia Mall, Mobile Email, and messaging, and a WPA web browser. Its 800mAh battery is good for up to 5.3 hours of talk ... Read More

A Flash file showing a full 360-degree view of the HTC Merge for Verizon Wireless has been leaked. Little is officially known about the Merge, but it's clear it offers a touchscreen and a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It also appears to be running HTC's Sense user interface. The back of the phone has a metal-looking panel as well as a camera with a single LED flash. Verizon Wireless hasn't officially announced ... Read More

As expected, the BlackBerry Torch 9800 is now available in white on Rogers. That’ll pair up nicely with the white Bold 9780 that Rogers will be launching in good time. Bell will have a red 9800  if you’re not digging the white. There are no white Torches in Canada available outside of Rogers by the looks of it, but if you’re in the U.S., AT&T launched theirs a few weeks ... Read More

LG finally launched its Android powered budget smartphone, the LG Optimus One. This handset runs on the latest Android 2.2 (FroYo) Operating System. Optimus One is already a huge hit worldwide. LG managed to sell 1 million units of this device in just 40 days. Check out the complete specs of this device below. LG Optimus One Specs: 3.2 inch TFT Capacitive display 320 x 480 pixels resolution 600 MHz processor ... Read More

The recently announced Palm Pre 2 smartphone has just been launched in the US. Unlocked Pres come directly from HP and cost way less than here in Europe. HP has already started taking orders and phones are dispatched within 24 hours. The Palm Pre 2  arrives with a faster processor (clocked at 1GHz), a 5MP snapper (without autofocus yet again) and a scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass covering the 3.1" HVGA touchscreen with ... Read More

We first really caught word of the HTC Knight back when its release date was leaked, but didn’t know a whole lot about the handset. Recently, a trademark  application was uncovered showing HTC’s intent to grab hold of the name, “HTC Shift 4G.” We didn’t think much of it in terms of its relation to the Knight, but new information shows that the two may actually be the same phone. The ... Read More

U.S. Cellular and LG announced the Apex, an Android 2.1 smartphone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The Apex is equipped with a 3.2-inch 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen display. It has a 3 megapixel camera with flash that's capable of recording video in a 640 x 480 resolution. LG says its 1,500mAh battery should be good for up to 7 hours and 30 minutes of talk time. The LG Apex will launch ... Read More

As expected, T-Mobile has launched the BlackBerry Bold 9780 for $129.99 on a two-year contract. These are the first guys in the U.S. to actually start selling the refreshed Bold, but we can expect AT&T to launch theirs shortly too. Telus and Bell are already selling the 9780 up here in Canada, but Rogers seems to be having some trouble getting theirs out the door. The BlackBerry 9780 is a moderate upgrade ... Read More

The Versace Unique  — which is a product of collaboration between LG, ModeLabs and Versace — is heading to India where it will be available for 450,000 INR which is a whopping $9,964! Somehow we’re not surprised with the hefty price tag considering it’s Versace we’re talking about here. Moreover, we know the Unique is made out of super-expensive materials such as 18K gold, ceramic, stainless steel, crocodile leather (on the ... Read More