One of the five LG Android phones leaked recently, the Univa does come off as a refurbished Optimus One, which could be a good thing, since the Optimus One was a bestseller for LG. The Univa E510 features an 800MHz processor Qualcomm processor, a 5MP camera, and a 3.5-inch touchscreen […]
The worst-kept secret in the tablet realm is finally official and it’s not coming cheap. The HTC Jetstream, or the Puccini as we have come to know it, has now been officially announced by AT&T and will be available starting September 4, online and in retail outlets. All the specs
Samsung did it with the Galaxy S II recently and now HTC is matching the bet by doing the same to the S2 rival from its own stables, the Sensation. Like the S2, this handset dubbed the Sensation Special Edition, will be endowed with a 1.5GHz dual-core processor instead of
We have some great news for Verizon Droid 2 users on the update front. According to a recent post on the Motorola Support Forums, the Android 2.3 update for the Droid 2 is now past the soak test stage and ready for general consumption. The wait ends tonight, with the
The unlocked versions are enjoying it already and carriers are slowly releasing their modified versions of the Gingerbread update for the ancient Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. First off the pad is the Rogers’ version of the handset which has now been deemed fit for the update and the same was
Even though Deutsche Telekom released a statement sharing AT&T’s disappointment in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust lawsuit today, the company could actually fare well if the merger falls through. This seeming quite possible now that the DOJ has moved to break up the controversial acquisition. If in fact the $39-billion deal crumbles, AT&T will have
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) delivered quite the blow today by filing an antitrust lawsuit in an attempt to block the pending AT&T and T-Mobile acquisition. Shortly after news of the DOJ lawsuit, AT&T issued an official statement in response filled with overall disappointment. Not to be left unheard, Deutsche Telekom has
Beginning September 9th, Sprint will begin enforcing a $350 early termination fee (ETF) to its subscribers. The ETF will effect all smartphone, tablet, laptop, and netbook users. According to a Sprint spokesperson, the $350 fee will be pro-rated depending on how many months the user has left in their current
Bloomberg reports that the U.S. Justice Department has indeed filed to block the controversial AT&T and T-Mobile merger. Ironically, it was just this morning that AT&T and T-Mobile promised approximately 5,000 jobs would be created in the merger as incentive to let the merger pass. It appears that the mere promise of jobs was
As Google continues to consolidate its services in 2011, it shut down a number of projects under its umbrella including Google Labs. Under the supervision of Google Labs was the popular Google App Inventor for Android. The program allowed non-developers to quickly prototype mobile app ideas using web-based graphical programming tools.
Samsung has put up a support page for a device called the GT-I9250, which has long been rumored to be the Nexus Prime’s model number. Take this with the recent WiFi certification for a handset of the same number, and things seems to be gearing up towards a release just
Announced recently as an update to the original Defy, the Motorola Defy+ is now heading for the UK to be dunked in the Thames and still come out okay. The strongphone is scratch/water/dust resistant, but packs a lot more punch compared to its predecessor with a 1GHz processor and a
After months of uncertainty and failed takeoffs, the Thrill 4G 3D smartphone (Optimus 3D for the rest of the world) for AT&T will finally see the light of day this September 4. At just $99, the price sounds reasonable for a device that does 3D without glasses and can cruise
The US Cellular variant of the original Galaxy S, the Mesmerize, is now taking the jump directly to Gingerbread 2.3.4, which should be great news for the carrier’s patrons as this will allow them to start video chatting on GTalk, the most popular feature of the 2.3.4. Other notable improvements
The Samsung Galaxy S II has officially been unveiled today for its eager US consumers. As expected, Sprint, T-Mobile, and AT&T will all be receiving variants of the device. Sprint and T-Mobile will receive the 4.5-inch super AMOLED screen, while AT&T consumers will have to make do with the smaller 4.3 inch
