Cricket Wireless is expected to soon carry another Android-powered Huawei handset, or says a source close to PhoneArena. Featuring a portrait QWERTY keyboard below a 3.2-inch display, the smartphone will run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The full details remain unclear, but an official user manual found online advises there is a rear camera and microSD …
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In the weeks leading up to the formal unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S III, the Internet was full of rumors, conjecture, and a smattering of “leaks.” In some cases we saw dummy displays, and other seemingly legitimate fanboy fodder, but for everything that landed online, no one leak turned out to be 100 percent accurate. So how was Samsung …
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Sony today announced a pair of colorful, entry-level Android handsets that are expected to ship in the third quarter of the year. Called the Xperia Miro and Xperia Tipo, the two devices should make for a decent first smartphone experience. Both run Ice Cream Sandwich, feature 800MHz processors, and come with Sony’s custom software enhancements. The Xperia Tipo falls in …
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HTC has confirmed with The Verge that it is using a lower-powered Snapdragon S3 chipset for the HTC One S in select European and Asian markets. Thanks to an unusually high demand for the Snapdragon S4 processor, HTC has instead opted for Qualcomm’s S3 CPU in some instances. In a move that should please picky consumers, HTC is labeling the …
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As you’d expect, today’s Apple WWDC keynote drew big crowds of Apple fans eager for hardware and software news. Yet, you might be surprised that even the most devout Android enthusiasts were watching along to see what the “competition” was doing. After two hours crammed full of products and services, we came away with some wonderful stuff. What we didn’t …
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Details of an LG “Snapshot” have found their way online this week suggesting that Sprint, or one of its postpaid partners, will offer the handset later this year. Features for the smartphone reportedly include a single-core 1GHz CPU, 768MB RAM, 4GB storage, and a 5-megapixel camera. Somewhat thin with an 8.8mm chassis, the LS730 also offers a front-facing VGA camera, …
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A pair of images hitting the Internet today have the Android community in a tizzy over the possible first photos of the fabled Nexus tablet. Initially posted on PhoneArena, the two pictures give a decent, albeit blurry, look at the rumored device. The front side of the device photographed has a white face, while the rear side looks to have …
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Samsung may be working on a larger, more powerful Galaxy Note for October, according to rumors hitting the Internet this week. Listed as having a 5.5-inch, 1,680×1,050-pixel display, the presumed Galaxy Note II is also said to feature a faster CPU and more memory. Tracing the rumors back to their source, UbuntuLife advises that the smartphone will include Samsung’s own …
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Given all the attention that the Samsung Galaxy S III is garnering today, it’s easy to overlook some of the finer points. One detail that has been lost in the shuffle could have long-lasting implications for Android. It’s not the 2GB RAM, although that does sound wonderful, and it’s not the dual-core processor. Nope, it’s not the universal launch date …
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Fujitsu’s Android presence has been meager, especially on the tablet front. Its state of the slate could change soon, if a leaked company road map is any indication. Italian blog Notebook Italia obtained a copy of what appears to be Fujitsu’s planned product releases for 2012-2013, which shows at least two Android tablets on the horizon. According to the road …
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