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While it’s hard to say that CES 2012 was a dud in the mobile space, we’re patiently awaiting to see what Mobile World Congress will be offering us next month. We’re pretty sure that the Samsung Galaxy S III will be announced already and it looks like LG is packing some heat with the upcoming…
Want a reasonably priced 10.1-inch Android tablet? You should check out the Acer Iconia Tab A200, which is now (rather than on January 15th as we previously thought) available for $349.99 from Best Buy. That money gets you a 16GB model, making for a decent deal. Aside from the mentioned 16 gigs of storage, Acer’s…
Canada’s TELUS is rolling out an OTA update for the HTC Desire HD, bringing the smartphone up to Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread. Aside from the “standard” features Gingerbread brings to the table such as improved copy/paste, UI refinements, improved power management and video calls support, there are some Desire HD specific stuff included, most notably the…
ARCHOS 35 Smart Home Phone, which was announced back in June of last year, is finally available for purchase in the UK directly from ARCHOS. The price is 130 GBP (about $201) and that money gets you an Android-based home phone with front-facing camera, allowing for IP-based video calls with apps like Skype. Now you…
Samsung launched a new software update for its big Galaxy Note smartphone/tablet. Unfortunately this firmware version doesn’t bring Ice Cream Sandwich; rather it comes with a number of tweaks that overall improve the phone’s capability. Here’s what’s included: Keyboard now has five rows with the number row being always visible. Moreover, there’s a new “one…
Sprint is rolling out updates for three of its smartphones, including the HTC EVO 4G, HTC Design 4G and Samsung Epic 4G, all of which will hopefully remove the Carrier IQ software (that’s what “Security Update” could be). Here’s what’s included with each device’s firmware update: HTC EVO 4G Security Update Updated Peep client (to…
Samsung has teamed-up with Visit Britain to launch “The Best of Britain” app that will be available exclusively on Samsung Galaxy devices. Obviously the idea is use the much-hyped 2012 Olympics to promote Sammy’s products in the UK and to all those visiting the country during the big event. To that end, the application will…
We’ve already talked about the LG Prada 3.0‘s quest to the UK. The sexy device has already been announced by few phone retailers, which will offer it either unlocked or with a carrier contract. Now we have the first mobile operator joining the game – T-Mobile. Unfortunately the local branch of Deutsche Telekom hasn’t revealed…
Motorola RAZR in white will hit the British market in mid/late February when interested folks will be able to buy it for 430 GBP (roughly $664) unlocked. You can already pre-order the sexy device from Clove and wait for about 20 days to get it. Alternatively, I’m sure other phone retailers as well as mobile…
Motorola Motoluxe and Defy Mini — two entry/mid-level Android smartphones announced for the markets of China, Europe and Latin America — are now available for pre-ordering in the UK through Clove. The first of the two costs 258 GBP (almost $400) with VAT, while the second one could be yours for 174.99 GBP (about $270).…