Telus Releases the Sony Ericsson XPERIA ray For $49
[Mobile Syrup]
Monday, October 31, 2011 | 0 Comments
AT&T Announces the HTC Vivid and the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, November 6th Release Date
The Vivid packs a 4.5-inch qHD display, a dual-core 1.2GHz CPU, an 8MP camera, a front-facing camera, a microSD card slot, 16GB of storage, and Android "Gingerbread". The Galaxy S II Skyrocket, on the other hand, features a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus WVGA display, a dual-core 1.5GHz CPU, an 8MP camera, 16GB of storage, and "Gingerbread" as well. Look out for them on Sunday.
AT&T's HTC Vivid: AndroidGuys
Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket: Phandroid
Monday, October 31, 2011 | 0 Comments
Bell Releases the LG Optimus Net For $199.95 Contract-Free
[Mobile Syrup]
Friday, October 28, 2011 | 0 Comments
Telus Releases the Samsung Galaxy S II X (Hercules) For $99
[Mobile Syrup]
Friday, October 28, 2011 | 0 Comments
T-Mobile Releases the LG DoublePlay For $99
[Unwired View]
Thursday, October 27, 2011 | 0 Comments
Motorola DROID 4 Leaks Very Early, Definitely a Prototype
[Phandroid]
Thursday, October 27, 2011 | 0 Comments
Dell Announces the 10-Inch Latitude ST Tablet, Runs Windows 7
[Slash Gear]
Thursday, October 27, 2011 | 0 Comments
T-Mobile USA Releases the Samsung Exhibit 4G II For $200 Contract-Free
[Tech Crunch]
Thursday, October 27, 2011 | 0 Comments
HTC Raider To Hit Rogers and Bell With LTE In Q4
Update: Mobile Syrup has just got their hands on a flyer that says Bell will be releasing the HTC Raider 4G as well. This carrier plans to release it for $169.95 on a 3-year contract. This will also be running on the carrier's LTE (4G) network.
[Mobile Syrup]
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | 0 Comments
Nokia Announces Low-End 200, 201, 300, and 303 Phones
Starting things off, the 200 and 201 are both packing QWERTY keyboards, while the 200 has the upper hand with a dual-SIM card slot. They'll both be available later this year for €60. The Asha 300 is part of the company's Touch and Type line-up which features a 1GHz CPU along with HSPA and Angry Birds pre-installed. This will be hitting the market for €85 ($118 USD). Last, but not least, there's the Asha 303 which is the successor to the C3. This one features a QWERTY keyboard and will be available soon for €115 ($160 USD).
[This Is My Next]
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | 0 Comments
Nokia Announces the 710 and 800 Windows Phone 7 Phones
The Nokia 800 is the higher-end one of the two. This one features a 3.7-inch ClearBlack AMOLED display, a 1.4GHz CPU, 16GB of storage, an 8MP camera, quad-band GSM connectivity, a 12.1mm thin body, and a 1,450mAh battery. This will be priced at €420 ($580 USD) and you can actually pre-order it right now in the UK, France, Spain, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.
Nokia 710: This Is My Next
Nokia 800: This Is My Next
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | 0 Comments
Fido Releasing the LG Gossip Pro This November
[Mobile Syrup]
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | 0 Comments
Bell To Release the Motorola Pro+ 4G On November 7th
[Mobile Syrup]
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 | 0 Comments
Apple Quietly Updates Their MacBook Pros With Faster CPUs
[This Is My Next]
Monday, October 24, 2011 | 0 Comments
Dell Announces the XPS 14z Notebook Availability
The notebook is highly customizable though so you can upgrade it to your liking. Specs include: a Core i5 / i7 CPU, a bunch of HDD / SSD storage options, a Nvidia GeForce GT 520M GPU, a bunch of ports, an HDMI (1.4) output, and USB 3.0. The fully loaded model will cost you $1,599 and packs a Core i7 CPU along with the GT 520M GPU. Check it out on Dell.
[Gizmodo]
Monday, October 24, 2011 | 0 Comments
Rogers Inventory System Points To Motorola DROID RAZR
[Mobile Syrup]
Monday, October 24, 2011 | 0 Comments
Sprint Announces the Samsung Transform Ultra, Launching Soon
[AndroidGuys]
Monday, October 24, 2011 | 0 Comments
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus Hits the US On November 13 For $399
[BGR]
Sunday, October 23, 2011 | 0 Comments
LG Optimus LTE To Hit Bell Canada As the LG "Eye"
[Mobile Syrup]
Sunday, October 23, 2011 | 0 Comments
Future Shop Now Taking $350 Pre-Orders For the Lenovo Ideapad Tablet
[Mobile Syrup]
Friday, October 21, 2011 | 0 Comments
Telus To Release the Samsung Galaxy S II X On October 28
Update: Mobile Syrup has just pointed out that this smartphone will cost $599.99 contract-free according to Best Buy.
[Mobile Syrup]
Thursday, October 20, 2011 | 0 Comments
WIND Mobile Releases the BlackBerry Bold 9900 For $169
[Mobile Syrup]
Thursday, October 20, 2011 | 0 Comments
Asus Padfone To Launch In Q1 2012 With Android ICS
[This Is My Next]
Thursday, October 20, 2011 | 0 Comments
Asus Announces the Tegra 3 Packing Transformer Prime Tablet, Release Set For November 9
The tablet itself features the quad-core Nvidia Kal-El (Tegra 3) CPU and will also have a 10-inch display, a keyboard dock, an 8.3mm thin body, miniHDMI / USB ports, an SD card slot, and apparently a 14.5-hour battery life. This hybrid device could make an impact on the tablet market but we're still without a price which is the most important part.
[This Is My Next]
Thursday, October 20, 2011 | 0 Comments
Boost Mobile To Release the ZTE Warp On November 2
[Electronista]
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 | 0 Comments
HTC EVO Design 4G Hitting Sprint On October 23 For $99
[Slash Gear]
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 | 0 Comments
Kobo Makes the Vox Android Tablet Official, Costs $200
[Engadget]
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 | 0 Comments
US Cellular Releases the HTC Wildfire S
[Android Central]
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 | 0 Comments
Complete Details On the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Android "Ice Cream Sandwich"
Kevin Packingham showed up on stage to tell us that Samsung has been doing great lately with the Galaxy S, the Nexus, and the Tab Series. The Galaxy Nexus will, obviously, be the first LTE smartphone running Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich".
Complete specs of the device: a 4.65-inch Super AMOLED HD Contour display with a 1,280 x 720 resolution, 1GB of RAM, a dual-core 1.2GHz CPU, 16GB / 32GB of internal storage, a front-facing 1.3MP camera, a 5MP AF camera with an LED flash and 1080p video recording, a 1,750mAh battery, WiFi a/b/g/n / Bluetooth 3.0 support, NFC, accelerometer / gyroscope / barometer, LTE / HSPA+ connectivity depending on where you are, an 8.94mm thin and slightly curved body, and Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich". Sadly, they decided to go with this TI OMAP CPU instead of their own Exynos dual-core 1.5GHz and a 5MP camera instead of an 8MP one. Oh well. Anyways, this will be available this November in the USA, Europe, and Asia. Japan will be getting it via NTT DoCoMo and there was no word on a Canadian launch but hopefully it'll also be available in November along with the US.
Getting to the software, ICS has 3 design principles which I mentioned earlier. ICS has a new typeface called Roboto which you'll find all over Android now. The buttons are on-screen which you should already know by now. The Android app and widget screen are finally scrolling the same way that the homescreen does or like the iPhone does which is great. The favourites tray is now customizable which is also great. Like Honeycomb, there's a recent app button which shows you large thumbnails of your most recent apps. Notifications are also even better than before! The virtual keyboard is also much improved and looks a whole lot better than before - the text to talk feature also got better. Face Unlock is exactly what it sounds like but didn't work when they tried to demo it on stage.
The Gmail app is revamped and has 2-line e-mail preview which you will love. The new Calendar app is also looking very sexy. In the Settings, there's a data usage which will be great for those data hogs out there or for those who don't want to pay more for extra data. Of course, the lockscreen can put you right into the Camera app and you'll be able to share it instantly to a bunch of different services (Flickr, Twitter, Google+, etc.). You'll also be able to photo-edit your photos using the Gallery app right on the spot - there's Instagram-like photo filters and other great stuff. In the Camera, there's also a Panorama mode which is just awesome. The Contacts app is also redesigned and looks great - it appears to take design cues from Windows Phone 7. Android Beam uses NFC and you'll be able to touch your phones together to share information. It's a lot like webOS's Tap to Share feature. The Android ICS SDK is available right now for developers which is also awesome! Kim Titus ended up wrapping things up quick so look out for every website to get their hands-on with these very shortly.
[This Is My Next]
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | 0 Comments
Motorola Announces the DROID RAZR, New Lapdock 500 Pro, and the MotoActv
That's not all though, it doesn't have the RAZR name for nothing. Most of the smartphone measures in at just 7.1mm thin which makes it the thinnest one on the market. It gets fat around the top of the phone though, since they had to make room for the camera. Pre-orders for this one will start on October 27th and it'll cost you $299.99 on a 2-year contract when it's released in early November. The DROID RAZR will also be accompanied by the new Lapdock 500 Pro which was announced today. It sports a 14-inch display and it looks like it has taken design cues from the MacBook Pro.
Update: Mobile Syrup has just mentioned that Rogers will be releasing this one in November. The price is unknown for Canadians right now but you'll, obviously, be stuck on a 3-year contract.
Update: Looks like Android Central has just mentioned that Rogers will exclusively carry this smartphone in Canada and it'll cost $149.99 on a 3-year contract which isn't bad at all.
To combat the iPod Nano, Motorola has also announced the MotoActv which you can wear on your wrist. This device is set to be for Fitness people - if you couldn't figure it out from the name - and it features an integrated GPS, an FM radio, WiFi, and a heart rate monitor. This device will be available on November 6th for $249 (8GB) and $299 (16GB) which seems expensive to me.
Motorola DROID RAZR: This Is My Next
Motorola Lapdock500 Pro: This Is My Next
Motorola MotoActv: This Is My Next
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | 0 Comments
Rogers Releases the HTC Jetstream For $499.99 On a 3-Year Contract
[Mobile Syrup]
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | 0 Comments
Telus To Release the Samsung Galaxy S II X For $99.99 On a 3-Year
[Mobile Syrup]
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | 0 Comments
Koodo Mobile To Release the LG Optimus One Skype Edition Soon
[Mobile Syrup]
Monday, October 17, 2011 | 0 Comments
T-Mobile USA To Release the LG DoublePlay For $149 On November 2
[Unwired View]
Monday, October 17, 2011 | 0 Comments
Asus Releases the UX21 and UX31 Zenbooks
Both of them sport a 128GB SSD, 4GB of RAM, USB 3.0, Bluetooth 4.0 support, Bang & Olufsen's ICEpower, and Core i5 / i7 CPU options. They're going to be packing a 5-hour and 7-hour battery life, respectively, and that should be enough for most people. Of course, there are higher-end models which will cost you up to $1,449.
[Engadget]
Sunday, October 16, 2011 | 0 Comments
AT&T Releases the Motorola Atrix 2 For $100
[Engadget]
Sunday, October 16, 2011 | 0 Comments
Verizon Releases the Samsung Stratosphere For $149
[Unwired View]
Saturday, October 15, 2011 | 0 Comments
T-Mobile USA Releases the Samsung Galaxy S II For $229
[Phandroid]
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 | 0 Comments
T-Mobile's LG Doubleplay Leaks In Press Photos
[Unwired View]
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 | 0 Comments
Samsung Galaxy Player WiFi 5.0 PMP Now Available For $270
[Liliputing]
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 | 0 Comments
Cricket Releases the Mid-End Samsung Transfix For $179
Cricket has just announced and released their latest Android handset. This one's the Samsung Transfix which is just another mid-end one for the US carrier. This one features a 3.2-inch display, a 3.2MP camera, an 800MHz CPU, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and Android 2.3 "Gingerbread". This is priced at $179.99 contract-free which is a decent price.
[AndroidGuys]
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 | 0 Comments
Acer S3 Ultrabook Hits North America This Week For $899
[Engadget]
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 | 0 Comments
Samsung Galaxy S III Leaks On a Slide? Superphone On Tap
Interestingly, it looks like Samsung has decided to go with a new design in the next model. This could be faked but by the time next year comes around these specs should be quite the reality. Don't expect this superphone soon so you might want to pick up the Nexus Prime whenever it launches - rumoured for November 3rd.
[Phandroid]
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 | 0 Comments
AT&T Announces Five New Android Phones At CTIA; Atrix 2, Captivate Glide
The unique Samsung DoubleTime and Pantech Pocket were introduced afterwards. The DoubleTime features a clamshell design with a QWERTY keyboard, external and internal touchscreen displays, a Qualcomm 600MHz CPU, and Android 2.2. This one should be a cheap one because that's what it looks like. The Pocket, on the other hand, is a basic touchscreen phone but it packs a unique 4-inch SVGA (800 x 600 resolution) display. Other specs for this one include: a 1GHz CPU, a 5MP camera, and Android 2.3. This one will be available on November 6th for an unknown price.
Lastly, there's the ZTE phone which will be the AT&T Avail. This one features a 3.5-inch display, a 5MP camera, 512MB of RAM, and Android 2.3 "Gingerbread". This will be available on the carrier's prepaid line-up for an unknown price. That's a lot to take in this early into the event so this might be a big one!
[Engadget]
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 | 0 Comments
T-Mobile USA Announces the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G and Springboard 4G Tablets
[Slash Gear]
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 | 0 Comments