T-Mobile has finally announced the launch date and price for the Motorola Defy. The Android 2.1 handset is scheduled to go on sale on November 3rd for only $99.99 with a new two year contract. The Defy is certainly not the fastest handset in T-Mobile’s lineup, but with an 800 MHz OMAP 3610 processor, 3.7 inch display, ... Read More »
Rumors about an Android 2.1 update for the Motorola Cliq aren’t anything new. We’ve seen dates come and go, but it finally looks like T-Mobile is actually gearing up to release the update for the Cliq. An image of a T-Mobile training course has been spotted which shows off some of the new ... Read More »
Last week at CTIA in San Francisco, Motorola announced seven new smartphones for the U.S., but only a single one (Droid Pro) was running the latest Android 2.2. Motorola doesn’t exactly have the best track record with providing software updates for their mid-level Android phones (just ask any CLIQ, Backflip, or Devour owner), so I ... Read More »
SONY is finally launching the SONY Ericsson XPERIA X8, nearly four months after the handset was announced. As expected, the XPERIA X8 will ship with Android 1.6 and the same custom UI that’s on the XPERIA X10 Mini and Mini Pro. For those of you who have forgotten, the SONY Ericsson XPERIA X8 features ... Read More »
AT&T has always been the underdog when it comes to Android. Naturally, there’s a lot of conspiracy theories out there which imply that Apple has AT&T on a pretty tight leash, but that’s a story for another time. AT&T looks to be stepping up their game with the announcement of three new Android handsets from Motorola. The Motorola ... Read More »
The Samsung Intercept is officially heading to Virgin Mobile in the U.S. market. Samsung’s latest Android offering runs on Android 2.1 with a 800MHz processor, 3.2 inch QVGA display, 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a four row QWERTY keyboard with a dedicated number row. The Samsung Intercept measures 4.6 x 2.2 ... Read More »
Anyone looking for a great camera phone might want to reconsider the current Android power rankings. HTC, Samsung, and Motorola are currently the leading manufacturers of Android phones, but as we have seen over the past few months, the cameras and image sensors simply are not up to par with dedicated point and shoot cameras ... Read More »
The Sanyo Zio is coming to Sprint stores soon and it will be the cheapest Android phone the carrier has ever offered. When Cricket Wireless launched this phone back in August it retailed for $249, which happens to be the exact subsidy that Sprint offers on their current Android phones. This ... Read More »
The cool thing about smartphones used to be that only a select few owned and knew how to use them properly. These days, your dad, cousin, and even your Aunt Sally are all sporting the latest Android powered smartphone. If you’re a bit like me, you might be interested in something that’s a little harder ... Read More »
We present to you the Samsung Fascinate, the fourth and final iteration of the Samsung Galaxy S to hit a major U.S. Carrier this summer. The Fascinate made it’s debut on Verizon’s network earlier this week, though we only received our review unit late last night. We thought we’d give you guys a quick peek ... Read More »
