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Motorola DROID 4 Already in the Works

Motorola has brought to the market a nice range of DROID devices, all based on Android and all available at Verizon Wireless in the US, and they will soon launch another such phone, dubbed DROID 4 if some of the latest rumors on the matter are to be believed. Similar to the previous handsets in the series, the u...

28 September 2011
13:11 GMT

ASUS Eee Pad Slider Almost Up for Sale

ASUS already has a strong presence on the tablet market, what with the massive Eee Pad Transformer sales, but the company is getting ready to finally launch the Eee Pad Slider as well. As far as tablets go, the Eee Pad Transformer is the one that, arguably, had the fastest and greatest success, selling out within...

15 September 2011
04:53 GMT

Tegra 2-Based LG Optimus Note Emerges

Android is already loaded on a wide range of high-end, powerful smartphones, but it seems that even more of them are expected to arrive on shelves soon, and that one of them will be an LG device, called Optimus Note. The smartphone was just spotted into the wild, with a sliding form factor, and with the ability ...

8 September 2011
04:05 GMT

Kyocera Milano, an Affordable Android Slider for Sprint

A new Kyocera smartphone running under Google's Android operating system should become available for purchase on Sprint' airwaves in the next several weeks, namely the Kyocera Milano.The new Kyocera Milano is a Gingerbread-based affordable device that was spotted into the wild before as the Kyocera Oblique...

1 September 2011
14:41 GMT

ASUS Eee Pad Slider Now on Sale

The most recent reports involving a certain product from ASUS have not been all that encouraging for those that are eagerly waiting to get it, but it looks like those from one European country need wait no longer.ASUS has truly been making a name for itself on the tablet market, having already shipped hundreds of th...

3 August 2011
07:22 GMT

Slider Tablet from Fujitsu Reaches Japan on July 22

Though slates with detachable keyboards or support for special docks seem to be the more popular tablets right now, models with slider mechanisms aren't going by ignored either, this including the one that Fujitsu might finally start selling this month. The dreams of some end-users might have been dashed whe...

16 July 2011
05:59 GMT

ASUS Now Selling 400,000 Eee Pad Transformer Tablets Each Month

ASUS may have had trouble meeting orders at first, but reports seem to suggest that the situation has not only passed, but that the outfit actually might fulfill its goal of selling its intended target number of tablets by year's end.There are certain events that took place during the past quarter that cannot e...

15 July 2011
08:16 GMT

Acer Designs Tablet with Slider Keyboard

The idea of a tablet with a keyboard that can slide in and out from behind the main body isn't exactly a new one, but it is, apparently, a promising enough one for Acer to try its hand at making something of the sort.Back when the ASUS Eee Pad Slider showed up, it become one of the few concepts that could appea...

30 June 2011
03:36 GMT

Motorola DROID 3 Shows Good Results in GLBenchmark 2.0

Motorola DROID 3, the long rumored mobile phone that should arrive on shelves at Verizon with Google's Android OS on board, has just made another appearance on a benchmark site, suggesting that it might not be too long before it is made official. The GLBenchmark 2.0 results that emerged on DROID 3 show that the...

21 June 2011
07:02 GMT

New Dual-Screen LG Slider Emerges

South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics is reportedly gearing up for the launch of a new mobile phone powered by Google's Android operating system, and the device has just made an appearance into the wild.The handset is expected to arrive on shelves in the United States at wireless carrier T-Mobile, the ...

16 June 2011
13:51 GMT

Leaked Motorola DROID 3 Videos Available

One of the mobile phones that should make an appearance on the United States market on the airwaves of wireless carrier Verizon would be the Motorola DROID 3, an Android-based mobile phone that can be admired in the leaked videos embedded at the bottom of this article. Rumors on the upcoming availability of this mob...

6 June 2011
05:52 GMT

BlackBerry Torch 2 Emerges Again

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is gearing up for the release of new handsets powered by its BlackBerry OS, and some info on what might become one of them has just emerged into the wild, along with two photos with the device itself. We're referring here to the BlackBerry Torch 2 smartphone, the s...

26 May 2011
13:01 GMT

Fujitsu LifeBook Uses Oak Trail and a Sliding Mechanism

It seems that the newest Atom processor to leave Intel's labs has been scoring design wins ever since it came out, with Fujitsu now adding to the list by unveiling the LifeBook TH40/D.Since the Intel Atom Z670 processor came out about a month ago, it is no real surprise to hear that makers of tablets have adopt...

13 May 2011
05:12 GMT

HTC Merge Arrives in North America in Spring 2011

Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC has just announced that it would have a new Android-based smartphone available for purchase on the North American continent in the near future, namely the HTC Merge. The smartphone made it to the headlines quite a few times before, but nothing was officially announced on it until n...

26 February 2011
03:36 GMT

ASUS Slider Is a Mighty Tablet with a Physical Keyboard

It seems that a certain product shown off back at CES 2011 has found its way to MWC 2011 as well, as ASUS decided to come out in force, meaning that we were able to get our hands on the Eee Pad Slider. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, LG Optimus Pad, Motorola XOOM, HP Touchpad and Acer's Iconia Tab A500 are just a few ...

15 February 2011
03:35 GMT

HP Pre3 Packs webOS 2.2, 1.4-GHz CPU

A new smartphone running under the webOS platform was announced officially on Wednesday, namely the HP Pre3, the most powerful such device to date, which packs a 3.58-inch touchscreen display inside, along with a fast 1.4-GHz processor. The same as its predecessors, the Pre, Pre Plus or Pre 2, the new device spor...

10 February 2011
02:15 GMT

MetroPCS' Samsung Forte LTE Handset with Android Leaks

Mobile phone carrier MetroPCS was rumored not too long ago to be on its way to bring to the market an Android-based smartphone that would connect with its LTE (Long Term Evolution) network, and that device might have just leaked into the wild, it seems. The LTE-capable Android mobile phone for MetroPCS was rumored t...

13 January 2011
12:41 GMT

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Lands at O2 in Early October

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion brought to the market several weeks ago its first handset to sport a sliding design, the BlackBerry Torch 9800, and rumor has it that more carriers around the world are looking forward to get the device on their airwaves. Among these carriers, we can count O2 in the UK,...

9 September 2010
03:22 GMT

BlackBerry Torch 9800 Officially at AT&T on August 12

After a long wait, Research In Motion's first sliding device is now official. On Tuesday, the handset vendor announced the upcoming launch of its BlackBerry Torch 9800, which runs under the company's new BlackBerry 6 operating system and which is set to be put on sale in the US via AT&T come August 12th. T...

4 August 2010
02:15 GMT

RIM's BlackBerry 9800 Passes through FCC

It seems that the first BlackBerry device to run under Research In Motion's new BlackBerry 6 OS is getting nearer to its official launch on the market. Following a wide range of rumors regarding the upcoming release of such a device on the market in the near future, come reports on a new BlackBerry mobile phone...

3 August 2010
08:22 GMT

Samsung Intensity II Now Available at Verizon

Mobile phone carrier Verizon Wireless has just announced the launch of a new handset for its users, the Samsung Intensity II. The new device is already available for purchase on the company's website and should be put on sale via Verizon Wireless Communications Stores during the following weeks. The new device,...

30 July 2010
14:41 GMT

BlackBerry 9800 for AT&T Already on Pre-Order

Expected to be officially announced on August 3, the BlackBerry 9800 Slider has already emerged with a pre-order status attached to it on an online retailer's website. $699.99 is the price at which MobileCity Online says that the upcoming device would become available, though it touts their offering as being $1...

29 July 2010
05:58 GMT

BlackBerry 9800 at AT&T in August, at Vodafone in September

One of the yet unannounced mobile phones from the Canadian handset vendor Research In Motion is the BlackBerry 9800 slider, a device long rumored to be in the works, and which might be closer to launch than ever. According to the latest rumors around the Internet, we should expect for the upcoming BlackBerry smartph...

26 July 2010
06:47 GMT

BlackBerry 9800 to Land Exclusively at Rogers

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion has been long rumored to plan the release of a BlackBerry handset that would boast a sliding form factor, dubbed the BlackBerry 9800 Slider, and a great amount of details on it emerged during the past few weeks, suggesting that an official release date might not be too ...

14 July 2010
10:39 GMT

Rumored Nokia N9 Device in New Video

Espoo, Finland-based mobile phone maker Nokia was rumored a while ago to plan on moving towards the MeeGo platform with its high-end N Series devices, with the soon-to-arrive Nokia N9 being the first such handset in the series. The company explained recently that N Series phones won't run exclusively under MeeG...

5 July 2010
03:16 GMT

More Samsung Galaxy S Pro Specs Emerge

Rumors on a Sprint-bound Samsung Galaxy S Pro emerged into the wild a while ago, with a series of images with the device leaked around the Internet so as to prove the device is as real as it can be. Following previous info on the handset, more specifications on it have been brought to the light recently, suggesting ...

21 June 2010
04:02 GMT

Square Nokia X5 Goes Official in Singapore

Finnish mobile phone Nokia has recently brought to the table in Singapore a new handset, the Nokia X5. Sporting a square form factor, the new device is quite different from the Nokia X5 device that was launched on the market in China back in April. The new mobile phone comes with a sliding QWERTY keyboard, and the c...

14 June 2010
03:22 GMT

BlackBerry 9800 Slider in New, Better Photos

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion was long rumored to be working on the handset with a sliding design, and photos, specs and other info on the device emerged not too long ago, almost confirming its existence. The said phone, reportedly dubbed BlackBerry 9800, has just emerged in a new series of photos, ...

7 June 2010
05:07 GMT

T-Mobile Kicks Off Pre-Registration for myTouch 3G Slide

Wireless carrier T-Mobile is getting closer to making a new version of the popular myTouch 3G available for purchase for its users, namely the myTouch 3G Slide. Set to land on shelves on June 2, the handset is expected to sport a price tag of $179 upon the signing of a two-year contract agreement with the carrier, w...

24 May 2010
06:19 GMT

BlackBerry Bold 9800 Slider in New Photos

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is hard at work with the development of a new BlackBerry device, the long rumored BlackBerry Bold 9800 Slider, and a few new photos with the device have just emerged into the wild. Running under the BlackBerry 6 OS, the new device is reportedly headed to the market with...

24 May 2010
03:34 GMT

Three Samsung Phones to Land at T-Mobile This Summer

Wireless carrier T-Mobile USA is reportedly going to release three new mobile phones from Samsung during this summer, namely the T359, T479 and the T669. The three new Samsung handsets will come with a sliding form factor, though the last two of them are side-sliding devices, while the first one comes with a portrai...

14 May 2010
09:06 GMT

RIM's BlackBerry Slider Gets Detailed

Canadian mobile phone maker Research In Motion is reportedly working on a new BlackBerry handset, one that will come to the market with a sliding form factor. The company has been long rumored to be considering the launch of a sliding device that would also sport a QWERTY keyboard, and it seems that things might be ...

27 February 2010
05:24 GMT

AT&T Launches LG Shine II

Wireless carrier AT&T and LG Mobile Phones announced on Monday the launch of a new handset in their line of appealing phones, namely the LG Shine II. According to the duo, the new device, which follows the impressive success registered by the predecessor LG Shine, comes with a glossy exterior and can deliver versati...

17 November 2009
08:45 GMT

LG's New Chocolate BL20 Goes Official

South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics announced today officially its second New Chocolate phone, the BL20. Following the introduction of LG Chocolate BL40, the new handset comes to the market in a sliding form factor and should become available for purchase in the UK starting with the fourth quarter of the o...

28 September 2009
10:37 GMT

Full Specs of LG New Chocolate BL20 Emerge

South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics is expected to soon announce yet another mobile phone that will fit into its Chocolate series, the LG New Chocolate BL20. Still unofficial, the upcoming member of the company's Black Label series has been recently spotted in a video promo, and now its full specifica...

23 September 2009
12:45 GMT

LG New Chocolate BL20 in More Colors, Video Promo

South Korean mobile-phone maker LG Electronics announced not too long ago that it planned to come to the market with new mobile phones that would be included in its Chocolate series, and we already saw the BL40 Chocolate Touch going official, yet now it is time to take a new look at a lower-end LG New Chocolate BL20 ...

19 September 2009
05:03 GMT

Sprint Intros Camera-Less BlackBerry Tour, Samsung M330

US mobile phone carrier Sprint has just introduced two new devices in its offering, the camera-less version of BlackBery Tour, and the sliding Samsung M330. The two handsets can already be seen on the company's website, the former priced at $199.99 on a two-year contract, just the same as the camera version, whi...

15 September 2009
08:28 GMT

LG BL42 Turns into LG BL20 New Chocolate

South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics announced a few months ago that it planned to come to the market with a new Chocolate device, and we already learned that the company was talking about the LG BL40, the fourth handset to be included into its Black Label series. The BL40 has also been rumored to be follow...

7 September 2009
08:38 GMT

Sony Ericsson Intros New T715 Slider

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson announced today the release of another sliding handset, the Sony Ericsson T715. The new device comes to the market with smart desktop features, direct reminders of appointments, as well as with notes and animations meant to remind users of birthdays and global events. In addition, it ...

25 June 2009
05:41 GMT

LG Tritan Now Available on Alltel

Alltel Wireless and LG Mobile Phones announced on Thursday that the LG Tritan was available for purchase with the wireless carrier. According to the mobile phone operator, the launch includes a “trifecta of wireless functions,” as the handset comes with a 3-inch full touchscreen display, a 3-megapixel pho...

12 June 2009
03:55 GMT

More Android for AT&T, Motorola Heron

AT&T, as reported yesterday, plans to add to its offering an Android mobile phone, namely the HTC Lancaster, yet it seems that this won't be the only handset the carrier will have in its lineup with Google's operating system, as the newly spotted Motorola Heron, also known as the Iron Man, is also coming to...

26 May 2009
08:31 GMT

Samsung Launches Its New C3053 in Middle East

South Korean-based mobile phone maker Samsung, a worldwide leader in phone and telecommunication equipment, announced recently that it had launched its new stylish and sleek slider phone, the Samsung C3053, on the Middle Eastern market. According to the company, the new device includes all the features necessary for ...

18 May 2009
05:44 GMT

MetroPCS to Launch Huawei M750 and ZTE C90

Wireless carrier MetroPCS is reported to plan on adding to its offering two new rather interesting handsets, one coming from Huawei, the M750, and the other, the C90, coming from ZTE. Both devices are said to have passed through FCC's courtyard, which means that it shouldn't be long before the operator make...

15 May 2009
10:00 GMT

Samsung Impression Now Available with AT&T

The Samsung Impression mobile phone was promised to become available on April 7, and it seems that it can already be seen on the shelves. The handset comes to the United States market as the first device to include an AMOLED screen, while also featuring a full-QWERTY keyboard. AT&T subscribers that would like to pur...

8 April 2009
08:19 GMT

New Mid-Level Samsung S5200 Surfaces

Korean mobile phone maker Samsung has recently unveiled a brand new phone from its S-series, namely the Samsung S5200. The new handset follows the recent release of the company's S5600 and S5230 devices, which include touchscreen capabilities. Even if it comes shortly after the aforementioned mobile phones, the...

7 April 2009
02:14 GMT

Motorola Officially Intros Evoke QA4

While being spotted in the wild a few weeks ago and lots of leaked photos and details have surfaced on it since then, the new Motorola Evoke QA4 has been officially announced by its maker only today. According to the mobile phone manufacturer, the new handset comes to the market as a “socially-inclined device.&...

30 March 2009
11:11 GMT

Bell Canada to Launch Motorola Hint QA30

Most of you might already know that the Motorola Hint QA30 is already available for purchase in the United States, and it seems that the handset is heading up north for Canada as well, where it is to be added to Bell Mobility's offering. The mobile phone should reach the country as soon as April 9, according to ...

27 March 2009
10:50 GMT

New Motorola i856 iDEN Leaked to the Web

According to the latest news on the Web, yet another Motorola iDEN mobile phone was recently leaked on the Web, namely the i856. The new handset surfaces shortly after two other iDEN devices from Motorola have recently made it into the wild, the i9 and i465. One thing that is quite interesting about the new i856 mobi...

25 March 2009
03:55 GMT

Samsung Trance Might Come to Verizon in Q2

Some more leaked info on the yet unannounced Samsung SCH-u490 Trance mobile phone has surfaced recently to the web, showing up some pages from the user manual of said mobile phone, which is expected to head towards Verizon. What the Samsung SCH-u490 Trance is expected to come around with is a touch-sensitive contro...

23 March 2009
10:31 GMT

New Samsung C3310 Slider Spotted

Korean mobile phone maker Samsung is reported to move towards the release of another entry-level handset, the C3310. The new device comes with a sliding form factor and should come to the market as a rather simple phone, while also featuring an affordable price tag. The new Samsung C3310 slider is expected to soon b...

20 March 2009
07:11 GMT


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