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British arm of O2 decided not to approve the Ice Cream Sandwich update for three Sony smartphones: Xperia arc, Xperia ray and Xperia neo. The decision was thoroughly explained in a dedicated blog post but the main premise is simple: the new software makes all three phones slower. We’re everything but surprised that Android 4.0…
The newly announced Sony Xperia J is heading to the UK with Clove already talking about the phone on its website. The mid-end Android smartphone will be available in the week commencing October 29th for 190.80 GBP (159 GBP without VAT). That, of course, is the price of an unlocked, SIM-free device, with mobile operators…
As part of the strategy to keep folks using its search service, Baidu launched its own mobile browser. With claims that it’s 20% faster than rival browsers, the company is looking to get up to 80% of Chinese Android users on board by the end of the year. The strange (or that’s unique) thing is…
Aside from the recently announced colors for the Galaxy S III, Samsung also has its flagship phone available in red in the U.S. That “Garnet Red” version is also heading to other places, namely Russia and India with local Sammy website already listing it. Aside from the fresh paint job, there are no any other…
Barclaycard announced that Orange’s Samsung Galaxy S III is the first Android device to feature Quick Tap contactless payment technology, allowing users to pay for goods and services with nothing but their phone. New and upgrading customers taking the Orange Samsung Galaxy S III will be able to load money securely onto their handset using…
Amazon is holding an event on September 6 to announce its new line of Kindles. Besides eReaders and an Android tablet, a rumor from The Verge suggests Amazon may be introducing a new smartphone as well. The Kindle phone will supposedly run a fork of Android that is similar to the version on the Kindle…
Google’s Eric Schmidt took to the stage to kick off Motorola’s September press event and confirmed some impressive stats for the Android ecosystem. According to Schmidt, there are 1.3 million Android activations each day, which is up from the 900,000 figure quoted earlier this summer. Schmidt also confirmed that Android has an install base that has…
Motorola announced its second device the Droid Razr Maxx HD after taking the wraps off its flagship phone, the RAZR HD. The phone rocks identical specs as the Razr HD, which is a 4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720p) display, a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB of RAM, and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, with only difference being a much larger…
Google’s Eric Schmidt used Motorola’s big NYC event to talk about the merger between the two companies. Schmidt said the company bought Motorola because it has to be competitive in the Android ecosystem and can’t turn away from this huge opportunity. With Motorola, Google hopes to focus on four areas in the mobile industry, said…
On the same day Nokia introduced its new Lumia phones, Motorola also held an event to introduce its new lineup of Android devices. The manufacturer, now owned and operated by Google, unveiled the mid-range RAZR M for Verizon Wireless. The next in the company’s line of RAZR phones, the new RAZR M includes the following…