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HTC Jel X720d for China Telecom Emerges

HTC is gearing up for the release of a new Android mobile phone on the market in China, one that would sport the codename of Jel X720d, and which was just spotted online. The new device is said to sport a large 4.7-inch HD LCD display, while being powered by a dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm MSM8660A Snapdragon applicati...

28 May 2012
15:01 GMT

Motorola Showcases New UI for Ice Cream Sandwich Devices

Mobile phone maker Motorola is gearing up to bring the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to a bunch of smartphones, and it is teasing some of the changes users will benefit from. The company has just unveiled a series of videos showing a new user interface that will be loaded on top of its ICS-running devices, so ...

28 May 2012
02:38 GMT

Official Android 4.0 ICS ROM for HTC EVO 3D Leaks

Although Sprint has already confirmed the upcoming release of the highly anticipated Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for HTC EVO 3D and HTC EVO Design 4G for June, the first official build has just been leaked online.The folks over at BriefMobile managed to get their hands on the first RUU file for Android 4.0 ...

26 May 2012
10:31 GMT

LG Optimus L7 Goes on Sale in the UK for 234 GBP (365 USD/290 EUR)

The mid-range LG Optimus L7 Android phone is now available for purchase in the UK. Customers who are not willing to commit to a long-term contract can grab the handset for only 234 GBP (365 USD or 290 EUR) outright. UK-based retailer Handtec is among the first to offer the SIM-free LG Optimus L7. The smartphone come...

25 May 2012
19:31 GMT

Sony Xperia U Now Available for Free at T-Mobile UK

Four days after Three UK introduced the Sony Xperia U, T-Mobile announced the immediate availability of the smartphone on its airwaves. Customers can grab the Xperia U for free from £15.50 a month (24 months), which will net them 100 voice minutes, 500 texts, 250MB of mobile data and Unlimited Booster. The Xp...

25 May 2012
17:31 GMT

Motorola RAZR MAXX Goes Official in the UAE, Priced at 625 USD (500 EUR)

Motorola RAZR MAXX has just been introduced in the UAE. The smartphone is one of RAZR’s sequels, but with a much better battery. The handset can be purchased via major retailers in the UAE for a suggested retail price of 2,299 AED (625 USD or 500 EUR). Powered by Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread platform at launch, ...

24 May 2012
20:01 GMT

Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY Not Getting Android 4.0 ICS

Bad news for Xperia PLAY owners as Sony Mobile changed its mind and will not deploy an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade, as previously promised.Although the Japanese company confirmed earlier this year that most of 2011 Xperia smartphones would be upgraded to Android 4.0, it appears that Xperia PLAY has been pu...

24 May 2012
11:45 GMT

New Update for AT&T HTC One X Leaked (Download)

Although HTC One X has been plagued by quite a few critical issues since its launch earlier this month, the Taiwanese company has managed to address most of these issues in the latest software updates. However, there are still some bugs that need to be fixed and HTC promised to resolve as many as possible in a futur...

24 May 2012
09:30 GMT

Android 4.0 ICS Update Confirmed for Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 (Video)

Samsung has just launched the Galaxy Ace 2 on the market with Android 2.3 Gingerbread on-board, though it did not say anything about a possible Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade. Today, the folks over at SammyHub have just been tipped on an official demo video, which confirms Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is ICS upgradable. Moreove...

24 May 2012
09:09 GMT

Panasonic ELUGA Power Gets Delayed to Q3 2012

Bad news for Europeans expecting the Panasonic ELUGA Power to go live towards the end of April as the smartphone has just been delayed. UK-based retailer Clove reports they have just been informed that they can now expect the ELUGA Power to arrive in late June or early July. No explanation has been given, though t...

24 May 2012
08:42 GMT

Android 4.0.4 Up for Download for Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus

Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus handsets have had the chance to get a taste of the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich platform version at the beginning of this month, and they can do the same now. For unknown reasons, Verizon and Google decided at the time that they should remove the update from their servers, yet it se...

24 May 2012
01:49 GMT

ICS-Powered Samsung GALAXY Tab 2 310 Now Available in India

We reported yesterday that Galaxy Tab 2 310 was available for pre-order in India via Samsung’s online store, though we didn’t expect to see the tablet launching so early. The folks over at AndroidOS have just reported that the slate has been officially introduced in India and has been priced at Rs 23,250...

23 May 2012
19:01 GMT

Bell Canada Updates Android 4.0 ICS Release Schedule, Again

Bell Canada has once again refreshed its Android 4.0 ICS schedule. Shortly after surprisingly releasing the long-awaited Ice Cream Sandwich update for HTC Sensation and Raider, the carrier made some adjustments to its OS 4.0 release roadmap. Unfortunately, all previous estimated release dates have been pushed back a...

23 May 2012
14:31 GMT

Sony to Update Xperia S Straight to Android 4.0.4

Sony is preparing the release of Ice Cream Sandwich for its Xperia S smartphone, and might have it running directly under the Android 4.0.4 flavor of the platform, rumor has it. Recently, the company confirmed that the update would be pushed to this device in late Q2, but it did not offer info on why it is now arri...

23 May 2012
10:56 GMT

Samsung Galaxy Note Receiving Android 4.0 ICS Update in India

Samsung officially announced the availability of Android 4.0 ICS for Galaxy Note about two weeks ago. Since then, the company has gradually pushed the update to various countries, including Germany and Thailand. Today, the time has come for Indians to receive the long-awaited update. Although Samsung did not confirm...

23 May 2012
07:42 GMT

Samsung GALAXY Note Android 4.0 ICS Source Code Gets Released

It looks like Samsung has finally released the source code for the Galaxy Note (GT-N7000), so those in the know will now be able to cook more stable custom ROMs. The official files and libraries can now be downloaded for free via Samsung Open Source. Word is that the source code had to be released several days ago, ...

23 May 2012
06:24 GMT

Samsung Officially Confirms Blocking Leaked S-Voice App, Says It’s a Test Version

The S-Voice saga continues with a new episode. This time it’s Samsung that comes forward with an official statement admitting it has blocked leaked S-Voice app due to the fact that this was just a “test version.” S-Voice is part of Galaxy S III’s software and has been leaked last weekend, alo...

23 May 2012
06:15 GMT

Bell Canada Rolls Out Android 4.0.3 ICS for HTC Sensation and HTC Raider

Although an earlier Bell Canada internal document leaked online mentioned HTC Sensation and HTC Raider were slated for an Ice Cream Sandwich update in June, the carrier has just released the hotly anticipated upgrade. The carrier announced via Twitter that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was at the time available for...

22 May 2012
20:01 GMT

HTC Updates Android 4.0 Schedule, All Devices Getting ICS by Late August

Shortly after Motorola updated its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade roadmap, HTC came forward with an overall timeline for its own Android 4.0 update schedule. At first glance, it's pretty obvious that all HTC devices slated for an Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade will receive their updates by the end of August...

22 May 2012
19:01 GMT

Workaround Enables S-Voice App on Non-Galaxy S III Phones (Again)

The first official Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM for Galaxy S III leaked over the weekend, along with all those goodies that Samsung included, such as S-Voice, S-Beam, Direct Call, Smart Stay and more. The folks over at XDA Developers have been able to extract the S-Voice personal assistant from the original ...

22 May 2012
10:31 GMT

Motorola RAZR MAXX Goes on Sale in Italy for 550 EUR (705 USD)

As expected, Motorola has just introduced the RAZR MAXX Android phone in Italy. This is one of the first countries to get the smartphone, but the US-based handset maker promised the RAZR MAXX would be launched in most European countries in the following weeks. Customers can now purchase the Motorola RAZR MAXX via ma...

22 May 2012
08:01 GMT

Galaxy Note Receives Ice Cream Sandwich Update in South Korea

Following its release in Europe, the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for Samsung’s Galaxy Note handsets is now available for download in the company’s homeland country as well. Owners of a Galaxy Note in South Korea can now grab the update through the Kies desktop software to take advantage of all...

22 May 2012
02:05 GMT

Sony Backtracks on Android 4.0 ICS Update for Xperia S, Now Scheduled for Late Q2

While Sony initially confirmed plans to deliver an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for Xperia S in the latter part of Q2, one of company’s officials happily announced that the update might arrive earlier than expected, in late May or early June. However, it appears that the same official now says he &ld...

21 May 2012
11:06 GMT

Samsung Blocks Unofficial S-Voice Service Usage

It looks like those happy Android tech-savvy who managed to rip apart the first official Galaxy S III ROM will be disappointed that their work has been crippled by Samsung. As soon as the official Android 4.0.4 ICS ROM for Galaxy S III leaked online this weekend, the first thing to extract from the build was the S-...

21 May 2012
08:36 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S II Ships with Android 4.0 ICS Out of the Box in India

Although Samsung has yet to deliver the highly anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy S II in India, customers are in luck as the smartphone is now available for purchase with Android 4.0 on-board. According to the latest reports coming from customers who have already purchased the Galaxy S II, it appears that on...

21 May 2012
06:21 GMT

CyanogenMod Music App (Apollo) Coming Soon

The CyanogenMod team is working on the release of a new music application for the owners of Android-based devices. The application will be integrated with CyanogenMod, and the work on this has already begun. Called Apollo, it should provide a brand new experience when compared to the previously available music appl...

21 May 2012
06:00 GMT

Samsung GALAXY S III Android 4.0.4 ICS ROM Leaks, Includes S-Voice, TouchWiz and More

The highly anticipated Samsung Galaxy S III is expected to arrive on the market at the end of the month. However, those who managed to grab one long ahead of the official launch have already leaked its Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM. The folks over at SamMobile have been given the official ROM of the smartphon...

20 May 2012
17:04 GMT

LG Optimus LTE II Goes on Sale in South Korea

World's first Android phone to feature 2GB of RAM, the LG Optimus LTE II has just gone live in South Korea. The smartphone is now available for purchase through all three main carriers.Although the handset has been made available only in South Korea, LG confirmed the Optimus LTE II will be launched worldwide, bu...

19 May 2012
17:11 GMT

Galaxy S III Gets Rooted Before Hitting Shelves

Galaxy S III, Samsung’s latest flagship device, is set to arrive on shelves in less than two weeks from now, and is expected to become highly popular right from the beginning. In fact, the device already attracted a lot of people on its side, and the latest reports suggest that over 9 million units have been&...

19 May 2012
04:00 GMT

Sony’s Tablet P to Taste Ice Cream Sandwich on May 24th

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system, is on its way to Sony’s Tablet P, and will arrive on May 24th, the vendor has confirmed. Initially, the platform update was expected to arrive on the tablet before the end of April, but it got delayed by a few weeks....

19 May 2012
03:08 GMT

HTC One XT Arrives in China with Quad-Core CPU and TD-SCDMA 3G Support

HTC’s new Android flagship smartphone has just arrived in the Mainland. However, the device was launched as HTC One XT and comes with full support for China Mobile’s 3G TD-SCDMA network. Other than that, there are no other differences between the HTC One X and the Chinese version, so expect this one to b...

18 May 2012
19:31 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S III Up for Pre-Order in Canada for $735 CAD (580 EUR)

Samsung Canada confirmed about a week ago that it would bring the Galaxy S II in the country sometime this summer. Almost all carriers officially announced they had picked the third-generation Galaxy smartphone and would offer it as early as June. However, no Canadian retailer opened pre-orders for Galaxy S III unti...

18 May 2012
15:01 GMT

HTC Desire C Goes on Pre-Order in the UK for £189.99 (300 USD/235 EUR)

Made official last week, HTC Desire C is about to make its debut in the UK. The smartphone was initially slated for a May 24 release, but it got delayed for unknown reasons. Customers who wish to pre-order the Desire C can do so via Clove UK. The smartphone is priced at £189.99 (300 USD/235 EUR) outright and i...

18 May 2012
10:36 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S III Launching in Australia on May 31

Although Samsung did not confirm any plans to bring the Galaxy S III in Australia, it appears that the South Korean company will bring the third-generation Galaxy smartphone in the country after all. The folks over at PC World Australia have just been invited to a launch event on May 31. The timing coincides with Ga...

17 May 2012
17:31 GMT

Verizon Readying LG Revolution Maintenance Update

Verizon pushed the latest software update for LG Revolution sometime in March. Since we don’t expect LG to offer an Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade in the near future, we weren’t surprised to learn that Verizon Wireless plans to push another maintenance update for the Revolution. Made official one year ago, V...

17 May 2012
14:01 GMT

Android 4.0 ICS for Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi Now Available in Canada

Canadian owners of XOOM Wi-Fi rejoice as Motorola has just announced the long awaited Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update is now available for download.Ice Cream Sandwich for Motorola XOOM with Wi-Fi has been available for quite a while but only in the United States. Today, Motorola did the unthinkable and released...

17 May 2012
11:11 GMT

Pink Samsung GALAXY Note Confirmed for June in the UK

Samsung’s Galaxy Note ‘phablet’ is already one of the most popular phones in the Galaxy family, which is why the South Korean handset maker decided to launch different color versions. The pink-themed Galaxy Note was already launched on the market last month, but it’s only available in South K...

17 May 2012
06:21 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S Plus Gets CyanogenMod 9 Alpha Build 2

While handset manufacturers are still struggling to offer their customers Google’s latest Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update, some already lost hope and are now turning to other ways of improving their handsets.Most Samsung Galaxy S Plus owners are probably among those who are looking to root their devices i...

16 May 2012
19:31 GMT

Affordable Huawei C8820 with Android 4.0 ICS Coming Soon to U.S. Cellular

Chinese handset manufacturer Huawei plans to launch a new ICS-based smartphone in the United States, the C8820. The phone has just popped-up at Bluetooth SIG en-route to U.S. Cellular. Although we’re not sure exactly when the smartphone hits shelves, we can see from the first press photo that it runs Android 4...

16 May 2012
14:31 GMT

Motorola ATRIX 2 Goes on Sale in Saudi Arabia

The mid-range Motorola ATRIX 2 Android smartphone has finally reached Saudi Arabia. The device can now be purchased via selected leading mobile phone retailers across the country. No word on the price tag, though given the fact that no carrier picked the ATRIX 2, we can safely assume it won’t be subsidized. A...

16 May 2012
06:21 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S II LTE Tastes Android 4.0 ICS in South Korea

The LTE-enabled Galaxy S II has just received the long-awaited Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. However, only Galaxy S II LTE owners living in South Korea will be able to upgrade to the latest version of Android. Although the smartphone is now available in other regions as well, Samsung decided to start the ro...

15 May 2012
19:01 GMT

Telstra Delays Android 4.0 ICS for HTC Sensation Due to “Issues Identified in Testing”

Australian carrier Telstra announced a while back that was working with HTC to deliver the long-awaited Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for the Sensation sometime in May. However, it appears that HTC Sensation owners won’t be getting the promised update until next month. Unfortunately, ICS for the Sensation did...

15 May 2012
17:31 GMT

Huawei Ascend D1 Spotted at FCC with Dual-Core CPU and HSPA+

Unveiled a few days ahead of Mobile World Congress 2012 trade fair, Huawei Ascend D1 has yet to make its entrance on the market. While most handset manufacturers already launched their device announced back in February, Huawei is still struggling to debut its Diamond family of smartphones. According to the latest h...

15 May 2012
14:01 GMT

Galaxy S III’s User Manual Up for Grabs on Samsung’s Website

At the beginning of this month, South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has launched its newest flagship Android-based handset, the Galaxy S III, which is set to land on shelves in Europe in late May. The handset vendor has provided users with a wide range of details on what the smartphone has to offer to them...

15 May 2012
08:21 GMT

Samsung Confirms Ice Cream Sandwich for Four T-Mobile Devices

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has announced plans to deliver the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform update to no less than four devices on T-Mobile’s network in the United States. The company has promised the update for devices on the airwaves of other wireless carriers in the country as well a ...

15 May 2012
06:41 GMT

HTC Desire C Now Official, Arrives in Europe in May

Today, Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation has made official a new handset running under Google’s Android operating system, none other than the HTC Desire C. The smartphone has made it to the headlines a few times before, being rumored to arrive on shelves at Vodafone in the near future. As it turns...

15 May 2012
05:12 GMT

HTC Sensation and T-Mobile’s Sensation 4G Taste CM9 Nightlies

Owners of an HTC Sensation smartphone can now download and install on their devices nightly builds of CyanogenMod 9, which is based on Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system. The ROMs are meant mainly for the international flavor of the HTC Sensation, but they might very well work on the Sen...

15 May 2012
03:34 GMT

LG Optimus 4X HD Lands in Five European Countries Next Month

LG Optimus 4X HD, the first quad-core smartphone from the South Korean mobile phone maker, is expected to make an official appearance on shelves in some European countries as soon as next month. The handset vendor has just announced that it planned on making the smartphone available in Germany, Sweden, the UK, Ital...

15 May 2012
02:16 GMT

T-Mobile USA Confirms Android 4.0.3 ICS for HTC Sensation 4G for May 16

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for T-Mobile USA's HTC Sensation 4G has finally received a release date. According to the carrier, beginning May 16 the optional update will be available for download free of charge.T-Mobile USA also notes that Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich will be pushed OTA (over the air), in ...

14 May 2012
19:31 GMT


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