HTC has once again taken to Facebook to shed light on Android 4.0 updates for its line of smartphones. The company has added three handsets, the HTC Incredible S, HTC Desire S, and HTC Desire HD, to the list of devices expected to see Ice Cream Sandwich in 2012. These will join other notable smartphones …

LG has started dropping hints about its next Android device, an oversize smartphone known as the Optimus Vu. Aside from its name and the fact that it features an unorthodox 4:3 aspect ratio, nothing else can be gleaned from a newly uncovered YouTube video. That’s not to say, however, that there are no other details to speak of. A pair …

After a less than perfect 2011 in which even HTC admits that it “tried to do too much,” the handset maker is looking at the new year with a new perspective. What should the company do to resurrect the glowing brand that helped build Android? Ask around and you’ll get a variety of suggestions, from releasing considerably fewer devices to …

Google has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to use an undisclosed, mystery “entertainment device” across four major cities over the next six months. Described as having both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, the FCC application was initially submitted in December and recently discovered by GigaOm. Although the details of the device are unclear, it stands to reason that …

A pair of unannounced LG smartphones are appearing online just four weeks before Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The preliminary details were found in the UPnP Forum (1) (2), a popular spot for spying new devices before they come to market. Aside from the respective model numbers, there’s not a ton of information to glean from the actual findings. …

Verizon’s next Android flagship, the Droid 4, now could be on deck for a February 9 release. According to details uncovered by Droid Life, the fourth (or is it 40th?) iteration of the popular Motorola series should begin to arrive in retail stores over the next few days. Pricing has not been confirmed as of yet, but sources indicate that …

Were you bummed to learn that Samsung has opted to leave the Galaxy S III off the agenda for this month’s Mobile World Congress? If so, keep your chin up, because there should be plenty of other Samsung news coming out of the show this year. Indeed, the rumor mill has already moved on with a prediction that, among other …

New video landed online this week that shows us our first real-world look at the unannounced HTC Ville. Expected to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress in late February, the Ville should be HTC’s thinnest smartphone to date. The Ville first broke cover in early November when we learned that it would feature some rather high-end hardware. Rumored specs include …

Though new rumors are suggesting that we won’t see a Samsung Galaxy S II sucessor at next month’s Mobile World Congress, it’s pretty much guaranteed that Samsung will introduce something in Barcelona, Spain. Yes, according to new rumors currently spreading across the Internet, Sammy instead will unveil a 2GHz dual-core Galaxy Tab instead. Word of the device first surfaced in …

While we’re looking ahead to a rumored Galaxy S III model at next month’s Mobile World Congress, Samsung is still doing plenty with the original Galaxy S. The handset maker today announced a new model that falls neatly in between the first and second iterations of their popular series of Android phones. Called the Galaxy S Advance, it inlcudes features …