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According to French blog Test-Mobile, Google won’t be manning an Android booth this year at Mobile World Congress. The report comes from, Google’s team in France which said, “I can confirm that indeed, Sonia, we will not stand at MWC this year. However, the Android team will be present in Barcelona to support its partners.…
Google updated its Android version distribution statistics and the numbers show that most Android users are still living in the past. The recent figures reveal that a whopping 45.6% of Android owners still use Android 2.3 Gingerbread, which first debuted in December 2010 and was showcased by the Nexus S from Samsung. Only 13.6% use the…
U.K. carrier O2 is pushing out Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean updates to the Sony Xperia T. The Jelly Bean update will bring the usual goodies we’ve become all too familiar with such as Google Now, Project Butter (for UI smoothness), better voice recognition, enhanced notifications, a better keyboard, and more. In addition the Android 4.1.2 update ushers…
LG Hong Kong announced via Facebook that three smartphones announced last year — including the Optimus 4X HD, Optimus L9 and Optimus L7 — will all get Jelly Bean updates soon. Sure enough, these are Asian versions of the L7 and L9 (model numbers P765 and P705), but other versions sold around the world will…
It is said that Huawei will use the big show in Barcelona to unveil the Ascend P2, yet again claiming the “world’s thinnest smartphone” title. And while we’ve heard the specs before, today we have the first “in the wild” photos to show you, plus few more details to add to the story. You see,…
LG has been selling its current flagship handset, the Optimus G for quite a while now, and following on the heels of this successful handset, we now have more pictures of LG’s Optimus G Pro. Along with thepictures, we have an official spec sheet as well. The specs for the Optimus G Pro are: 13 Megapixel Rear…
Canada’s Motorola Razr HD LTE is getting served Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. An upgrade that was long overdue. Motoblur (Motorola’s custom UI) will share the stage, but thankfully, it isn’t nearly as intrusive like it was in the old days as the custom user interface has gotten a lot closer to resembling the real thing: stock Android.…
Some 20 days ago Samsung announced Galaxy Note II in amber brown and ruby wine, and now another color version has been unveiled. We didn’t get the memo (press release) but we did caught the pink phablet at Samsung Taiwan’s website. No word whether this version will hit the Western markets but if Samsung wanted…
Samsung Galaxy S II Plus is now available in select European countries, including Germany, Finland and Romania. In Germany, Amazon is asking 365 EUR for the unlocked unit, in Finland – Gigantti is selling it for 378 EUR, while in Romania the same phone could be yours from Orange for just 315 EUR (also without…
One must wonder about the handset makers’ margins… When we see how low the price can go in China we’re kinda angry. Sure enough, each of the major handset makers has huge marketing costs that gotta count for something, but still… On that note, we present you with the Neo N003, a new China-only phone…