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Revealed alongside the Galaxy Y phones, the Galaxy M Pro and the Galaxy W are much more powerful than the former devices, with better specs in the same form factors.  Of the two, the Galaxy W emerges as a slightly higher end device than the Galaxy M Pro.  Here’s why: 1.4GHz processor 3.7-inch WVGA (800×480) TFT LCD 14.4Mbps HSDPA network support 5MP camera Bluetooth 2.1 Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n 1500mAh battery Android 2.3 OS with TouchWiz UI The Galaxy M Pro on the other hand boasts of specs like a 2.66-inch HVGA (480×320) TFT display, a 1GHz processor, a 5MP rear-facing camera […]

In line with its recently announced naming strategy, Samsung has revealed two entry-level Android smartphones, the Galaxy Y and the Galaxy Pro.  The Galaxy Y has passable specs which should make it an affordable choice.  At a glance, here’s what it offers: 832MHz processor 3-inch QVGA (320×240) TFT display 2MP camera Bluetooth 3.0 Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n 7.2Mbps HSDPA 1200mAh battery. Android Gingerbread 2.3 OS with support for Hubs, TouchWiz UI and Swype text input Not much is known about the Galaxy Y Pro, but we wouldn’t be wrong to assume that it will carry more or less the same features as

Samsung has today revealed how it will be naming devices from now, making it much more easier for interested buyers to make the right choice when looking for an Android device from the company.  The devices will be slotted into four different tiers in its popular Galaxy range.  To get us acquainted with this new idea, Sammy has announced four new handsets, which will be shown off at the upcoming IFA 2011 expo in Germany. First up is Y, standing Young, which will feature entry level phones that should cost cheap, yet give user the complete Android experience.  These phones

The 10.1 inch tablet from HTC has long been in the news, with us getting word of its existence first in May, then it being FCC’ed recently and also giving us a glimpse into its UI in between.  Until now, we have seen promo shots of the device or a schematic rendition of its innards, but thanks to Engadget, we get to see the device in the flesh for the very first time today.  The leakster, who sent the pictures to the site, has also confirmed that the Puccini (or the Jetstream as might be known on AT&T) is in

It was only last month that the Android Market saw an update but Google has more to offer, it would seem.  A newer version of the app, which up the version number to 3.1.3, is now available for download and brings many more significant changes than the last iteration, which was mostly cosmetic. The most important and welcome addition seems to be the ability to add a PIN number to protect your Google Checkout account – this seems like a great improvement compared to before, when your kid could have just picked up your phone and brought a $9.99 app

With looks reminiscent of the Samsung Droid Charge, we now have news on what could be the first Android phone to cruise AT&T’s LTE networks.  The device, named the Samsung Impulse 4G, does look similar to Verizon’s Droid Charge with some minor tweaks – we have touch-sensitive Android buttons below the screen compared to the physical home buttons on the Droid Charge – and very well could be a variant of the same device. Nothing else is known of the device right now other than the pictures of the accessories to the device as you see above, leaked to BGR

Many of you must have received the update already but for those of our readers who missed it, consider this a heads-up – it’s time to take your Sensation 4G to the next level, i.e., Gingerbread 2.3.4.  The update is live and flying across the country to various units.  You might want to invoke the update manually if you haven’t received the update prompt to begin the download and it would help if you had a good 3G/4G connection or a WiFi hotspot nearby. Don’t forget to tell us the changes you notice in the Comments section below once you

A few short days after announcing the TouchPad’s and WebOS’ demise, HP has begun recouping its losses and disposing of the leftover TouchPad units (which have got to be a lot!) in the aftermath.  Hence, a price drop right down to $99 and guess what, this has actually sparked a new interest in the unfortunate device – after all, would you pass up an opportunity to pick up a device that has features like a dual-core 1.2GHz processor, 1GB of working memory and 16GB of internal memory?  We didn’t think so and that seems to be the general consensus, since

Sony Ericsson’s newest Android offering, the Xperia Ray, has now been picked up by Vodafone UK.  The device, which was slapped up by Three UK shortly after its announcement last month, has found another home to set itself up in the United Kingdom. Sitting on the top shelf of Android phones from Sony Ericsson, the Xperia Ray features a 1GHz processor, an 8MP camera and will run Gingerbread 2.3 out of the box.  The selling point has got to be its touchscreen display which measures in at a relatively small 3.3 inches but puts out images at 854×480 pixels using

The Galaxy S variant for Telus, the Galaxy S Fascinate 3G+ (wow, that’s a long name!), is finally making the jump up to the upper decks of the Android ship with Gingerbread on its way to devices across Canada over the air, as we speak.  Users can confirm once the update is done by checking the build number which should now read as GINGERBREAD.LKF9. The Galaxy S Fascinate 3G+ has been through two major updates, being released with Android 2.1 onboard which changed to Froyo 2.2 and finally Android 2.3.3 now.  Telus could have gone straight to Android 2.3.4, but

You could get a plain old Samsung Nexus S for a penny nowadays, but if you are the kind that strive to make a statement with their tech and have a big wad of cash to blow, take a look at this gold-dipped version of the same device Mobiado, a well-known player in the ultrapremium mobile device segment, has announced the Mobiado Grand GCB, which doesn’t back down on tech or bling.  The handset is adorned with 139 carats of sapphire crystal with a majority of it on its back, made of a single large sapphire crystal.  The device’s body

If you have seen or heard about the Wildfire S, we don’t need to tell you anymore about the newly uncovered HTC Pico.  While they may be different in appearances, both the devices are almost identical in specs, with a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen display, a 600MHz CPU backed up by 384MB RAM, a 5MP camera and a 1230 mAh battery to power the whole deal. The only things that stand out from the whole affair are its “face detection capability,” some sort of control on data usage and HTC Sense Zero, which sounds like a dumbed down version of Sense

Samsung Hercules, the Galaxy S II variant designed for Telus Canada, was caught posing for some pictures and lending a few moments for a strength test.  The hands-on pictures snagged by MobileSyrup, show the device to be similar to what we saw a few days earlier with the rumored specs more or less confirmed. As seen in the picture, the Samsung Hercules is running on Telus’ 42Mbps 4G network and spits out a remarkable 3359 on the Quadrant benchmark, a lot faster than the Nexus One and the powerful Motorola Droid X.   The device is similar to the Nexus S

Windows Phone 7 and its tropical variations are still a bit off in the future but that doesn’t mean Nokia is ignoring its firstborn OS, Symbian, as the much-talked-about Symbian Anna update is now rolling out to devices in European and Asian countries.  Currently, France, UK and Italy is getting the update but a more wider rollout is expected next week. For improvements, Symbian Anna has quite a few points (most of which have been available on the Android platform for a long while now): Updated web browser Stronger security Virtual QWERTY input in portrait mode now possible Improved Nokia