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Huawei has begun teasing what they’ll be launching next week at Mobile World Congress: a follow-up to their S7 tablet, called the S7 Slim, and a fresh addition to their Ideos lineup, the X3. Based on some other snaps in the Flickr account hosting the images, the Slim looks like it will deserve the name.…
Now that Sony Ericsson has gone public with the Xperia Play (also known as the PlayStation phone), carriers are confirming availability. In the UK, Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, and O2 will be offering the new device. Word has it up here in Canada, Rogers will exclusively be selling the Xperia Play. We haven’t heard anything from…
Regardless of which OS has been taking the lead within the smartphone sales, be it Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Symbian, or webOS, a recent study by IDC has shown that the smartphone market is booming. Global smartphone saless over the course of 2010 rose 74% from 2009, totaling 302.6 million. In Q4 2010 alone,…
Amid entries for the upcoming Desire 2, Pyramid, Flyer, and Optimus 3G in what looks like German carrier’s inventory, was a spot for the LG Star Tab. Right now the only tablet on LG’s plate is the G-Slate heading to T-Mobile, so this may hint at some alternative branding for Europe. The naming follows what…
Canadian service provider Wind Mobile announced that they’re on their way to 4G after finishing their first LTE trial, and to put some icing on the cake, they’ll be busting out HD Voice like they’ve got in the UK. Wind Mobile’s LTE trials averaged speeds of 50-60 Mbps, which isn’t bad at all, while HD…
Strap on your eye-patches, pirates, the uTorrent P2P client launched an Android companion app recently that lets you remotely manage your desktop downloads of questionable legality. They’ve had a mobile site for a couple of years where you could check in on your incoming files, but this is much more polished. With the Android app…
In a a recent survey of 700 Verizon smartphone owners by uSamp, 54% of those currently owning either a BlackBerry or an Android phone said they were at least “somewhat likely” to switch to an iPhone 4 next week. 25% were “very likely”. BlackBerry users were more likely to make the switch, with 66% claiming…
Samsung just released an Android app that connects with their Wi-Fi-enabled TVs (much like their iPhone version), and lets you handle all of your usual remote control needs, like channel changing, volume control (with mute), changing the connection source, and navigating menus from your phone. Probably the most helpful feature is a QWERTY keyboard so…
You hardcore webOS fans who have been holding out for the Palm Pre 2 in the U.S. since the fall won’t have to wait much longer; a leaked equipment guide is featuring the Verizon version and listing an all-channel launch date of February 17. The Palm Pre 2 updates the Plus with a faster 1…
A recent scan of Vodafone Germany’s inventory has revealed the HTC Desire 2. This is the first time we’ve seen that name, but it could be a European variant of any number of upcoming HTC phones, like the Pyramid, Inspire, or the Saga. The original was basically a Nexus One with HTC’s personal branding and…