In what’s becoming a regular occurrence, Verizon’s year-end roadmap has apparently found its way online, according to Phone Arena, tipping the Big Red’s smartphone plans. It should come as no surprise that there’s a handful of Android on the horizon, including devices from no fewer than six hardware makers. Should the leaked details prove true, …

MetroPCS today announced that its next smartphone, the ZTE Anthem 4G, will join the company’s roster in the coming weeks. As the first 4G LTE handset from ZTE in the United States, the device is a mixed bag of midrange Android. The Anthem 4G runs (only) Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and features a a 4.3-inch WVGA display, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, …

HTC, hoping to attract new Android and Windows Phone buyers, is now offering cash back for old smartphones. A new HTC Trade-Up page has gone live online to lets users calculate how much their aging handset might be worth. Related stories HTC Windows Phone 8X hands-on A closer look at HTC’s Windows Phone 8S Verizon back on board with Windows …

HTC has taken to Facebook and Twitter to begin teasing a new product less than 24 hours before its debut. To tease its followers, HTC paired the above image with the phrase “When beautiful hardware meets stunning software.” Looks great, right, but what is it? At last check, it could be one of a number of devices, including an Android …

Move over Samsung and LG, there’s new evidence that HTC may be readying a “phablet” of its own for Verizon. According to a trusted insider close to HTC Source, the smartphone is slated to boast a 5-inch 1080p HD display with a screen resolution of 1794 x 1080 and a ludicrous 480 pixels per inch (ppi). Inside it will run …

As it usually does, Apple got the tech world excited this week when it introduced its new iPhone 5. The magically, magnificent device will be an experience like no other and will provide consumers a 4-inch display and 4G LTE connectivity. In other words, stuff that Android phones have enjoyed for the better part of two years. That is, of …

With less than one week to go before HTC takes the stage in New York, additional details have sprung up for the HTC One X+ smartphone. As a refresher, this is the handset rumored to be a faster, more powerful version of the AT&T phone. Expectations thus far put the phone as running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and featuring 1.6GHz …

Sprint today confirmed that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean rollouts have begun for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Samsung Nexus S 4G. The updates will be made available to consumers over the air and will not require Samsung Kies. According to Sprint, Android 4.1 will download in the background and notify users when it’s ready to install. As we first learned …

AT&T is preparing to offer an “entry-level” Android 4.0 experience in the form of the LG Escape, according to recent internet chatter. Also possibly known as model number of P870, the LG smartphone will run Android Ice Cream Sandwich and feature a 4.3-inch (960×540-pixel) display, a dual-core 1.2 GHz Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 processor, a 5-megapixel camera, and a 1.3-megapixel …

commentary I’m not sure I understand what Motorola was doing last week when it announced three Droid Razr models for the remainder of 2012. On one hand, I get that an iconic company like Moto wants to show that it’s still in the game. And I understand the benefit in giving customers choices. In this case, however, the number of …