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Well, look what we have here. An upcoming Sony Xperia device was recently leaked online, and while we don’t have much to go on as far as specs are concerned, it looks to give a nice bump to its older brother, the Xperia S. Said to be rocking a 1.7 Ghz dual-core Snapdragon S3 processor,…
Today U.S. Cellular is launching two Motorola Android phones that’ll hit stores this week, the Motorola ELECTRIFY 2 and DEFY XT. Now allow us to breakdown both of these mid-range handsets. The Motorola ELECTRIFY 2 features a 4.3-inch qHD display and a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. What customers will notice is Motorola’s trademark kevlar backing and…
Today on Twitter, @GoogleMobile tweeted that it would be “closing up shop”. The blog will now be replaced with an official Android blog to keep you up to date with new announcements and other mobile related news. We’re closing up shop. From now on, tune into other product accounts (goo.gl/3ZUvr) or @android for all your…
Back in the day, Samsung was a capable smartphone maker, but it wasnt a star. It made a lot of feature phones, but pumped out smartphones like the mediocre Samsung Saga. Now, though, Samsung is a household name thanks to Google and its Android operating system. A recent tweet by Horace Deidu of Asymco points…
Google Wallet just received a major update to include a feature that was preventing so many people from signing up for a long time: support for all major credit cards. Wallet users can now link their Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express cards to their Google Wallet account to easily pay from those sources. Previously,…
Apple and Samsung kicked off day one of their patent infringement trial with a banter of back-and-forth accusations that reveal how far apart the two companies are in this trial. Apple lawyer Harold J. McElhinny argued that Samsung deliberately copied the iPhone and showed internal documents in which Samsung noted “the beautiful design” of the…
Remember what we’ve told you about Xperia 2011 phones don’t getting Jelly Bean updates? We got that information from Sony’s Facebook page, but the problem is that it wasn’t Sony Mobile’s PR representative from the HQ that answered questions at a Q&A session, but a local spokesperson. So those of you with Xperia 2011 may…
After two modestly successful (to say the least) tablets, Sony is about to unveil a new one in September. Simply called Xperia Tablet it will be much thinner (8.8mm) than the Tablet S model, while still keeping that “folded magazine” look and feel. The rumor is that the upcoming device will come with a 9.4-inch…
Pantech Marauder, which has been leaked as Star Q, has been officially announced by Verizon Wireless. The mid-range smartphone offers quite a bang for the buck, including LTE connectivity support (as well as EV-DO and Wi-Fi), 3.8-inch WVGA touchscreen, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 5-megapixel camera on the back, front-facing one (for video calls),…
Google just announced via email to pre-order customers of the Nexus Q that it’s postponing the launch of the Android-powered streaming media player. After fairly poor reception, Google is taking some extra time to make improvements before it ships. “When we announced Nexus Q at Google I/O, we gave away devices to attendees for an…