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Nokia C5-04 Hitting T-Mobile USA With the Almost Dead Symbian OS

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Just because Nokia announced that they're ditching Symbian and MeeGo for Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 but it looks like they have a handset headed to T-Mobile in the future. It's going to be the Nokia C5-04 and we already heard before that it might be launched as the Nuron 2. Unfortunately, this one's still running on Symbian so that might be bad news if you don't like the OS. Price and exact release date is unknown as well so we'll have to wait for that to get leaked.

[BGR]



T-Mobile USA Set To Release the Samsung Galaxy S 4G On Feb. 23rd

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If you check out the T-Mobile USA Twitter page then you might've caught the tweet you see above. The Samsung Galaxy S 4G (aka the Vibrant 4G) will be hitting the carrier on February 23rd for $149.99 (for a limited time) on a 2-year contract after rebates. This handset is essentially the Samsung Vibrant with Android 2.2 along with HSPA+ (4G) connectivity. Check out the tweet here.

[Android Central]

Two HTC Android-Based Facebook Phones Possibly Leak In Press Shots

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PocketNow has just picked up photos and information on what could be the first two Android-based Facebook phones from HTC. According to their information the one with the QWERTY is reportedly the HTC Snap 2, while the other one is the HTC Icon. I'm going to assume that these handsets we'll launch soon and maybe we'll even see them announced at MWC. Specs are unknown right now so we'll have to wait for that important information to leak.

[Gizmodo]

Toshiba Unveils Waterproof Regza Android Powered Smartphone With 12MP Camera and NFC

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Toshiba has just unveiled their latest smartphone and this one will be a part of their growing Regza line-up. This smartphone features a 4-inch display with a 480 x 854 resolution, a 12MP camera, a front-facing camera, a 14.7mm thick body, NFC capabilities, and Android 2.1 with a custom UI. This handset is also waterproof in case you couldn't make that out in the photo above. That's some pretty awesome stuff but who knows how long this will take to hit the market. This probably won't even be hitting North America anyway. Check out the video below if you want to see a bit more.


[Phandroid]

Acer Liquid mt Headed To Canada's Rogers Tomorrow For $49.99 On a 3-Year and $399 Without

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Canadian folks should be happy with this news. The Acer Liquid mt will be available tomorrow on Rogers for just $49.99 on a 3-year contract and $399.99 contract-free. This Android 2.2 powered smartphone packs a 3.6-inch WVGA display along with a 5MP AF camera with an LED flash and 720p HD video recording. It's actually a pretty good handset for the price and if you want to know the rest of the spec sheet then keep on reading.

The Liquid mt features 512MB of ROM / RAM, a microSD card slot, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 2.1 support, an 800MHz CPU, an Adreno 205 GPU, aGPS, Facebook / Twitter integration, a 1,500mAh battery, and Android 2.2 with the Breeze UI.

[Mobile Syrup]

Microsoft Update Coming In March With Multitasking and Copy and Paste; CDMA Devices In March

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If you love Windows Phone 7 then I hope you managed to catch Microsoft's MWC event earlier today. They showed off and announced a bunch of new things and I'll just recap them for you. First off, they showed off multitasking on the OS and it looked fairly good. The company also announced that Twitter integration (into the People Hub) along with Internet Explorer 9 Mobile would be headed to the OS later this - hopefully with HTML5 support. We do know that IE9 Mobile will definitely have graphics and hardware acceleration so that's great news.

Update: Another Engadget post has mentioned that this update is going to be coming in early March and that's not all it will bring. It'll also feature "Copy and Paste" which is great. Along with this news is finally word that CDMA support is coming in "early March" so you can expect Verizon and Sprint to announce their batch of Windows Phone 7 handsets in the very near future. Hopefully, the HTC 7 Pro will be launching soon.

[Engadget]

Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 Is a 5-Inch Android Based PMP

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Samsung hasn't made it official yet but Engadget has already spotted it at the company's booth. First things first, the YP-MB2 / Galaxy Player 50 has actually gotten its name changed to the Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 (4-inch display, of course) which makes way for what you see above. This one's the Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 and it's a large PMP with a 5-inch WVGA display. Other specs include a 5MP camera, a front-facing camera, a 1GHz Hummingbird CPU, an HDMI output, a microSD card slot, a 2,500mAh battery, and Android 2.2 with the Touchwiz UI (upgradeable to "Gingerbread"). This one should be getting an official announcement shortly.

Update: Check out Engadget's brief hands-on. There's a video as well!

[Engadget]

ViewSonic Says the ViewPad 4 Will Run "Gingerbread" When It Launches

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They showed it off at CES and it showed up at MWC as well. At ViewSonic's booth, they're showing off the ViewPad 4. At CES they announced that it would be launching with Android 2.2 but now they're saying that it's going to be running Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" when it actually hits the market which is great news. In case you forgot, the ViewPad 4 features a 4.1-inch display, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 2.1 support, aGPS, an HDMI output, Flash 10.1 support, a front-facing camera, and a 5MP camera with autofocus. The price and release date hasn't been announced yet but maybe it will be later this week while the event is going on.

[Tech Radar]

Acer's 10-Inch Iconia A500 Tablet Prototype Gets Demoed Briefly On Video

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Acer showed off a fairly new tablet at MWC that we've heard about before. This is Acer's 10.1-inch tablet which will be called the Iconia A500 when it hits the market later this year. This one's expected to be running Android "Honeycomb" when it launches but the prototype at the event was running just version 2.2 "Froyo". Inside of this tablet you'll find a dual-core Tegra 2 chipset so you know that it'll definitely be powerful enough to run some games on. The full spec sheet wasn't able to be confirmed but it has dual-cameras of course. This tablet will reportedly be hitting the UK this April.


[Phandroid]

ZTE Teases A Bunch Of Devices; 4.3, 7, and 10-Inch Form Factors

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ZTE showed off a bunch of devices here but we have no clue if they'll ever hit North American land, but they'll likely be available somewhere in Asia in the future. They announced the 7-inch ZTE Light and Light 2. These are going to be running 1.2GHz dual-core CPUs, while the Light 2 is packing WiMAX and even LTE connectivity which is pretty awesome. The company wasn't big on announcing full spec sheets because all they did was tease their devices.

Moving along they also announced the Light10 which features a 10-inch display a 1.2GHz CPU, and Android "Honeycomb". They also brought the ZTE Skate to their booth which was actually inspired by a skateboard. Interesting. It features a 4.3-inch display, an 800MHz CPU, an Adreno 200 GPU, a 5MP camera, and stock Android 2.3 (at least for now). They also briefly mentioned an "Internet Box" which could be hinting that they're planning to launch Android-based set-top box. That's all guess work right now so we'll just have to see what they company announces. Maybe it's Google TV?

[Phandroid]

SmartQ Announces the T10 Android Tablet With Piezoelectric IPS Display For Your Stylus

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SmartQ has just announced something quite big if they can fulfill this promise of theirs. They have just announced the T10 tablet and the worst part about it is that it's running Android 2.2 "Froyo". Besides that, everything is smooth sailing. Reportedly, this tablet will feature a speedy ARM Cortex A9 CPU, a Mali 400 GPU, a 9.7-inch IPS display (1,024 x 768 resolution), and 512MB of RAM. That's not all though.

The SmartQ T10 actually sports a piezoelectric touchscreen display which actually supports the stylus so you'll be able to jot down notes a bit more efficiently if you'd like. Unfortunately, the price and release date hasn't been announced but this could do well for a student or something. Hopefully the company just throws on "Honeycomb" on this tablet.

[Engadget]

8.9-Inch LG Optimus Pad Gets Announced With 3D Power and "Honeycomb" Awesomeness

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At LG's event earlier this morning they made what you see above official; that's the Optimus Pad which has its own fair share of 3D capabilities. This is exactly like the G-Slate which was announced by LG and T-Mobile USA a few weeks back but this one's intended for the rest of the world. Since that's the case, you should already know that the Optimus Pad features an 8.9-inch 3D display with a 1,280 x 720 resolution, a dual-core 1GHz Tegra 2 chipset, a 5MP 3D camera on the back with 1080p Full HD video recording, a front-facing camera, and Android "Honeycomb". Unfortunately, if you're going to get this tablet for the 3D capabilities then you're going to have to wear glasses to see it. If you want to check out what Engadget thought about this tablet then head over to their website with the link below.

[Engadget]

Acer Iconia A100 Will Be a "Honeycomb" Powered Tablet With Tegra 2

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Acer didn't just announce their 4.8-inch smartphone at MWC this year. They also announced what you see above which is being touted as the Iconia A100. This one's a 7-inch tablet from the company and it's going to be running Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" when it launches - even though it's running version 2.2 on display at the event right now. If Acer can get the software working perfectly then this is another tablet that should be pretty good this year.

The Acer Iconia A100 will be sporting a 7-inch display with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, a dual-core 1GHz Tegra 2 CPU, a 5MP rear-facing camera, a 2MP front-facing camera, an HDMI output, a gyroscope, and the awesome OS, of course. It's pretty promising but I hope that it'll come in black with a sub $500 price tag. We'll see what happens in the future. Check out the video below.


[Phandroid]

LG Optimus 3D Gets Official; Dual-Channel, Dual Cameras, and Dual-Core CPU

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We knew everything LG had in store for us today but it's refreshing to see that it's now official. The company announced the LG Optimus 3D which sports an awesome spec sheet. It features a 4.3-inch WVGA 3D display (without glasses), a dual-core TI OMAP4 1GHz CPU, 8GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, 512MB of DDR2 RAM, Bluetooth 3.0 / WiFi b/g/n support, a 5MP AF camera that can record 3D video, a front-facing camera, an HDMI output, and Android 2.2 with the company's custom UI. The worst part about this one is that it's running just Android 2.2 but it's upgradeable to version 2.3 but who knows how long that'll take. Being 3D and all this handset might be one of the most expensive on the market.

[Gizmodo]

Motorola XOOM Headed To Europe In Q2; WiFi-Only and Silver Models Now Official As Well

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The title really says it all. The Motorola XOOM was already made official at CES so they didn't need to announce the spec sheet. Motorola briefly stated that the XOOM will be hitting Europe sometime in Q2 and they even made their WiFi-only along with the silver model official. It might not sound exciting but it is; trust me. This tablet is going to be sweet!

[Engadget]

Motorola Pro Gets Announced For Europe, the Android Based BlackBerry

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At MWC, Motorola announced a new handset for Europe but people in America know it as the DROID Pro. The European model will be called the Motorola Pro and it features pretty much the same spec sheet so it features a 3.1-inch touchscreen display, a QWERTY keyboard, a 1GHz CPU, 2GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot, WiFi / Bluetooth support, a 5MP AF camera with a dual-LED flash, and Android 2.2 with the Blur UI. This is the BlackBerry of Android phones in case that's what you've been looking for. It's pretty awesome.

[Slash Gear]

Toshiba Also Working On 11.6-Inch Windows 7 Based Tablet With "Oak Trail"

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Toshiba has yet to officially reveal their 10-inch Android tablet but this new photo has surfaced. The frame of this tablet looks exactly the same as the other tablet but this one's running on the Windows 7 OS. It's also a bit larger, sporting an 11.6-inch display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution. Other specs are reportedly 2GB of RAM, a 64GB SSD, an HDMI output, a 1.9 pound body, and an Intel Atom "Oak Trail" CPU. We don't know when this one will be officially announced but this one was actually spotted at CES which was last month.

[Liliputing]

RIM Announces BlackBerry Playbook Also Coming In LTE and HSPA+ Models, Coming In H2

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Coming straight from RIM is word that their BlackBerry Playbook will be getting WiFi + LTE and WiFi + HSPA+ models - along with the already-announced WiFi + WiMAX model. Unfortunately, these two new models won't be available until the second half of the year which means sometime from July to December. RIM is looking like they're really taking the competition seriously and they know that they're definitely going to do something big if they want to be relevant in the tablet war. With the next iPad and all of these Android powered tablets on the way, they're going to have a tough time.

[Engadget]

HTC Merge Spotted In Verizon's Systems Again

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Oh man, it's the HTC Merge popping up in Verizon's systems yet again. At this point we've heard that this handset won't be launched by Verizon anymore but anything can happen. Not much left to tell you here but if it's going to launch then this handset better finally get official at HTC's event at MWC which is soon.

[Android Central]

Acer's 4.8-Inch Android Smartphone Is the Iconia Smart With 21:9 Display

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Acer has finally come clean on their 4.8-inch smartphone / small tablet device and it'll reportedly be called the Iconia Smart. This one is going to feature an 8MP camera with an LED flash, a 21:9 aspect ratio display, a 2MP front-facing camera, and Android 2.3 with the custom UI. The whole spec sheet hasn't been made official yet so maybe Acer will releasing the presser soon. Price and release dates are still TBA as well.

Update: Slash Gear just got a bit more information on this handset. It's reportedly sporting a 1,024 x 480 resolution display, an HDMI output, Bluetooth / WiFi support, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, and HSDPA 14.4Mbps connectivity. This one will be launching on May 1st but the price is still TBA.

[Tech Radar]

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play and Arc Headed To Rogers Canada and T-Mobile UK

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It looks like two Sony Ericsson Android handsets are headed to Canada's Rogers sometime in the future. It's going to be the recently announced XPERIA Play gaming smartphone and the XPERIA Arc which was announced at CES earlier this year. These handsets will reportedly be available starting in Spring but not even a month was given. It's still early so the price is still TBD.

Update: According to MobileBurn, these two handsets along with the XPERIA Neo will be hitting T-Mobile UK as well!

[Android Central]

Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play Gets Officially Announced, 50 Titles At Launch Which Is This March

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Yes, Sony Ericsson has finally announced the droid you might have been looking for, the XPERIA Play. This gaming handset will be launching in March and it'll be hitting Verizon in early Spring. Unfortunately, for us North American folks it looks like we won't be getting it first (possibly Eurasia first). At launch there'll be 50 titles available for you to play and they've even announced that there'll be multiplayer gaming which is pretty awesome.

This gaming handset officially features a 4-inch LED-backlit LCD display with a 480 x 854 resolution, a microSD card slot (8GB card included), WiFi b/g/n / Bluetooth 2.1 support, a 5MP AF camera with an LED flash, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, an Adreno 205 GPU, a slide-out gamepad, a 16mm thick body, and Android 2.3 with their custom UI.