Samsung Wave Y LaFleur Edition with Bada 2.0 Emerges
Samsung Wave Y that was unveiled in November 2011 is quite popular in CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) countries. The manufacturer has launched a new version of the device, dubbed the LaFleur edition, with a bold pink-and-black motif. The Samsung Wave Y S5380 LeFleur surfaced on a Ukrainian online store’s website and it costs just $165. Primely, the only changes between this and the vanilla version are cosmetic, everything else underneath the hood would remain the same. The Samsung Wave Y S5380 runs on the Bada 2.0 platform, which is designed for low-end handsets. The smartphone features a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, TochWiz UI, an 832 MHz processor, 150MB internal memory, a microSD card slot and a 2-megapixel camera, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC, and Bluetooth 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G is now Available for $99 at Amazon
The Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G is now $99 with a new two-year contract at Amazon. So far the price has been $199.99 with a new two-year contract. This is a solid deal for the highly popular white version of the Samsung Galaxy series, especially considering Sprint has some of the cheapest rates available. The phone is less than a month old, and arguably the best Android device available on Sprint. This pricing applies to new customers only. To refresh you , the phone comes with a 4.52-inch touchscreen and Super AMOLED Plus technology, 1.2 GHz dual-core Samsung Exynos,
an 8-megapixel camera/camcorder with auto-focus and flash (in full HD 1080p resolution), and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for or video chat. The Epic 4G Touch runs on Sprint’s ultra-fast 4G network (as well as 3G networks where 4G isn’t available yet) for lighting quick access to movie downloads, games, and thousands of applications–all without buffering or lag time.
Wifi-only Motorola XYBOARDs now shipping
Motorola has officially announced that both the Motorola Xyboard 10.1 and Xyboard 8.2 tablets are now up for purchase over at Motorola website. The Xyboard 10.1-inch will cost $600 (32GB) and $500 (16GB), while the Xyboard 8.2-inch will cost $500 (32GB) and $400 (16GB). Motorola is also currently offering free shipping for purchases over $75 through its site. For the rest of the U.S., both these tablets are also known as Motorola Xoom 2 and Motorola Xoom 2 Media Editions.
Verizon’s ZTE V66 LTE Android Tablet First picture
The first picture of ZTE V66 has shown up by the Bluetooth SIG. ZTE V66 was spotted for the first time at FCC, few months ago. The blueprint image revealed that this tablet feature 4G LTE Radio technology and will worked under Verizon Wireless network. The ZTE V66 comes with Android 3.2 Honeycomb, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 7 inch display with 1280 x 800 pixels, Wi-Fi, rear and front-facing cameras, and a 4,000 mAh battery. It surely has full Verizon 4G LTE capabilities. It has similar features found in the ZTE V55 Optik, which should be launched by Sprint on February, without 4G though.
HTC to Release Fewer Phones in 2012
HTC has confirmed that it will be slashing its smartphone portfolio for 2012. HTC has learned quantity over quality is not the best strategy. In an interview with Mobile magazine, Phil Roberson, executive director of HTC U.K. and Ireland, said that HTC’s 2012 will look a bit different from its 2011.
“We have to get back to focusing on what made us great – amazing hardware and a great customer experience,” he said. “We ended 2011 with far more products than we started out with. We tried to do too much.”
In addition to focusing on fewer smartphone models, Roberson said that HTC will not spend as much resources on tablets, instead training its eye on capturing back lost smartphone market share
Google Earth 6.2- It’s a beautiful world
Google Earth 6
With Google Earth 6.2, Google is bringing you the most beautiful Google Earth yet, with more seamless imagery and a new search interface. Additionally, they’ve introduced a feature that enables you to share an image from within Google Earth, so you can now simply and easily share your virtual adventures with family and friends on Google+.
Bell announces mobile TV sports lineup including Super Bowl XLVI
Bell mobile TV, Super Bowl XLVI
Belltoday announced an action-packed sports lineup now available on Bell Mobile TV including live access to the 2012 Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Game, Super Bowl XLVI, the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs and Final, and much more. Delivered directly toBellsuperphones and other mobile devices, only Bell Mobile TV offers customers live, on-the-go access to the most popular sporting events.
LG Spectrum Now Available for $80 at Amazon
Amazon Wireless is now offering the Spectrum for $80 when you sign up for a new two-year contract. This is quite the discount considering the LG Spectrum launched on January 19th, last Thursday, for $199 with the signing of a new two-year contract. It may not be packing the insanely powerful NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor, but don’t sell it short – it’s a sleek device with 4.5-inch 1280×720 display1, 5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor and 8MP rear shooter. The only problem is that the device is backordered 1-2 weeks. Get the Spectrum at a great price, hit the Amazon source link now
ZTE Optik budget Android tablet arriving on Sprint
The folks over at Android Police were recently tipped off with some Sprint promotional flyers advertising an upcoming Android tablet called the ZTE Optik. The ZTE Optik, the 7-inch tablet will be available on contract for only $100 starting February 5th online through Sprint online and in stores March 11th. Some of the Optik’s specs sounds like it would make a suitable replacement for the EVO View 4G. $99 it’s a great buy, even if it does come with Android 3.2. And it is belieevd that an Ice Cream Sandwich update is coming soon.
Kurio Android tablets for all members of the family
Inspiration Work is planning on launching the line of kid-friendly (and parent-friendly, too) tablets in the UK sometime in July. The Kurio tablets come in 7, 8, and 9 inch screen sizes, and all of them come with removable rubberized cases that protect them from the inevitable oops moments. The Inspiration Works Kurio should be in UK stores in July 2012, with a price tag between £150-200; a fraction of top-end tablets such as the Apple iPad. The tablets come preloaded with a children-friendly custom UI and software that will allow parents to manage up to eight different accessibility profiles, limiting what apps and websites children can use. The 7-inch model uses a standard 800×480 screen, the 8-inch model gets a 4:3 800×600 panel and the 10-incher gets 940×600. All of them include 2-megapixel rear cameras with a .3 camera on the front. 4GB will have to do for internal storage, though they can be augmented with MicroSD cards
Sony Tapioca and Nypon spotted in the wild
The folks over at PocketDroid have just spotted the full specs of the Sony Tapioca and Nypon. From the leak, a little bit more of what was shown off during Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona appears today. Sony LT21i Tapioca is a budget-friendly Android devices which features a capacitive 3.2-inch HVGA (320×480 pixels) touchscreen display, powered by an 800Mhz processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB internal memory storage (ROM), 3.2MP rear-facing shooter, Bluetooth and WiFi 802.11 b/g/n (2.4Ghz). The Tapioca is rumored to launch on a few WCDMA networks in Asia. According to the roadmap, the Sony Tapioca is expected to arrive in the Indian market in July.
Nokia Lumia 900 to sell for $99.99 on AT&T?
AT&T plans to start selling the Microsoft Windows Phone-based Nokia Lumia 900 smart phone on March 18 at a price of $99.99 with a two-year contract. The folks at BGR claim to have gotten hold of a partial AT&T 2012 roadmap courtesy of a “trusted source”. This is not the first time we learn that the mobile phone might become available for purchase in March, but no specific info on its price tag has emerged until now. For a device that’s widely being considered a ‘flagship’ handset, the expected price of just $99.99 on a two-year contract is extremely competitive. The Lumia 900 is a pretty impressive phone and it is not entry-level device. It’s packed full of high-end features. It’s the first Windows Phone smartphone to support 4G LTE for speedy Web surfing and downloads. It also has a top-notch camera with Carl Zeiss optics, an F2.2 aperture lens with a 28mm focal length, and dual LED flash
Toshiba’s New Call Manager Version 7.5 Brings Powerful Unified Communications Enhancements to Enterprise and SMB Users
Toshiba Call Manager 7.5
Today announced Call Manager version 7.5, Toshiba’s powerful new unified communications solution that is compatible with Toshiba’s IPedgeand Strata CIX families of IP business communication systems. Call Manager version 7.5 is now available nationwide through Toshiba’s network of Authorized Dealers.
Motorola’s New Lawsuit Claims iPhone 4S & iCloud Infringe on their Patents
Motorola iPhone 4S and iCloud Lawsuit
According to court documents, Motorola has launched their second patent infringement lawsuit against Apple inMiami,Florida. In Motorola’s new complaint they claim that Apple is infringing on six additional patents ranging from concealing an external antenna on a cell phone on through to a wireless messaging system. Motorola is mainly focusing on Apple’s iPhone 4S smartphone and iCloud services as being the product and service infringing on their patents. It’s safe to say that Google has given Motorola the green light and their blessing to proceed with this case.
HP Welcomes to webOS Open Source
HP Open WebOS
HP today made a number of announcements regarding its plans to open source the WebOS operating system. HP has released a detailed schedule for releasing components of the OS with the full source available by September. In addition, the company has released version 2.0 of the Enyo developer tool. Enyo 2.0 enables developers to write a single application that works across mobile devices and desktop web browsers, from the webOS, iOS and Android platforms to the Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers – and more. The source code for Enyo is available today, giving the open source community immediate access to the application framework for webOS.
