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Earlier this month we reported on a rumor that said Verizon was going to release an update to the Motorola Droid RAZR called the RAZRMAX. Said rumor was started because someone spotted a few photos on an image sharing site that had RAZRMAX in the EXIF data and because some random dude in an online…
Boost Mobile, one of America’s more popular prepaid operators, is going to offer the LG Optimus Black and Samsung Replenish at some point in 2012 according to press photos that were leaked to PocketNow. They don’t have any specific details as to the the exact release date or pricing, but considering the Optimus Black is…
I’m getting old. My girlfriend forced me to buy a nose hair trimmer. Her pet name for me is “Grandpa” because during the winter my two favorite hobbies are taking naps and listening to the radio while lying on the couch. More recently I find myself spending less time in front of a computer too…
It’s not like every day we see Cricket adding a tablet to its portfolio. That, however, is about to change with the carrier now offering the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 across its stores. Unfortunately, their website still doesn’t have a page dedicated to the Android Honeycomb tablet, but I’m sure that will change in due…
If you still haven’t spent your “smartphone money” this Holiday season, here’s an offer worth considering. T-Mobile is running a special, web-only promotion for the white Samsung Galaxy S II, offering it for $99.99 through Sunday, December 18. The deal involves a $50 mail-in rebate and of course your signature on a new two-year contract…
Sprint won’t be the only mobile operator offering the Samsung Conquer, with MetroPCS reportedly looking to add the mid-end smartphone to its portfolio. However, instead of sporting a WiMAX radio, MetroPCS’ version will come with LTE one, offering even faster download and upload speeds. Aside from the change of the radio, we’re hearing everything else…
Not sure whether this is part of Motorola’s new strategy now that it’s being integrated into Google, but apparently the American handset maker decided to subcontract production of all of its orders for entry-level and mid-range smartphones with a price tag of below $300-350. From what we’ve understood, Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) and Arima Communications…
Well what do you know – HTC released the Android 2.3.5 update for its low-end Wildfire S smartphone. Along with the latest version of Gingerbread, there’s also the new Sense software (version 2.1), which mimics some of the aspects of the Sense UI on the HTC Sensation. However, you shouldn’t expect all of the features…
Rocking a GSM Galaxy Nexus and want the Android 4.0.2 love that Verizon’s version is sporting today? Well, it looks like the official roll-out of the small update has begun, as owners of the device have begun receiving it. The update is rather small and doesn’t provide much along the way but we’re glad Google…
Move over, Android 4.0.2, a new version is coming to town. The next incremental update for Ice Cream Sandwich, appropriately named Android 4.0.3 brings a few new features, a handful of bug-fixes, as well as a whole new API level. The Android Developers blog highlighted a few new APIs that you’ll find in 4.0.3: Social…