Sony has introduced a pair of new Xperia smartphones, which combine the familiar sleek design cues with durability and water resistance. Expected in the third quarter of the year, the Xperia Go and Xperia Acro S are proof that rugged smartphones don’t have to be ugly and underpowered. Based on hardware alone, the Xperia Go …

T-Mobile is slated to shine this summer with one of the hottest Android smartphones of the year, according to new details from TmoNews. The blog has obtained an alleged release calendar for a number of upcoming handsets, including the much-anticipated Samsung Galaxy S III. Should the information hold true, the first day of summer, June 20, will be hot for …

American consumers are still waiting for launch details for the Samsung Galaxy S III, but their Canadian neighbors may already have a date to circle on the calendar. A leaked internal screen obtained by MobileSyrup suggests the next Galaxy might enter the atmosphere June 20, just three short weeks from now. The image, which has been subsequently pulled, shows that …

Though we’ve see a decent selection of quad-core smartphones so far in 2012, Nvidia says there are a lot more to come. Speaking at the company’s annual investor meeting, Nvidia General Manager Mike Rayfield indicated that his company hopes to deliver 30 Tegra 3 handsets this year. Beyond just being faster and performing better, the new crop of smartphones also …

Google today announced a new feature for Android applications offered through the Google Play store. Available immediately for Android developers, in-app subscriptions will allow users to pay for monthly or annual subscriptions directly inside of apps. And as detailed by Google, the feature is set to auto-renew by default with transactions managed by the Google Play store. In addition to …

Fresh leaks indicate that Sprint and LG are poised to deliver one of the first Android 4.0 smartphones with a sliding QWERTY keyboard. In addition to its few preliminary specifications, BriefMobile has also obtained the first glimpse of the new LS860 handset. Also known by its Cayenne code name, the rumored hardware matches up nearly identical with Sprint’s LG Viper …

If you thought Nvidia was just a little too ambitious when it indicated that we’d have $199 Tegra 3 tablets by the second half of the year, this next bit might surprise you. Nvidia’s Vice President Rob Csongor, speaking with investors last week, revealed that such an animal is already in production. To be clear, I’m not talking about one …

Regional wireless provider U.S. Cellular has become the first carrier to offer its customers a list of curated apps from the Amazon Appstore. Announced today, these Android users will find a new menu greeting them when they launch the Amazon application. Tapping the menu will result in a list of titles that have been handpicked by the carrier to provide …

At some point within the next four to six weeks, Motorola plans to deploy Android 4.0 to the Droid Razr, Droid Razr Maxx, and Xoom 3G/4G LTE. According to the company’s recently updated owner’s forum, the three models will see Ice Cream Sandwich by the second quarter of this year. Also, in the second half of the year, Motorola now …

Sprint fans rejoice, for it appears the Evo 4G LTE won’t be held at the border for all that long According to an e-mail sent on behalf of Best Buy, the Sprint smartphone now has a release date of May 23, less than a week after its initial target date of May 18. AndroidCentral is reporting that both its forums …