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It’s not official yet but so say the major retailers in the land of the Queen.  Earlier rumors pointed to a release this month in the European continent but as Expansys has put up on its site, the date now seems to be pushed a further two months, at least in the UK, to March 21.  Further validating the fact is yet another online UK tech dealer Carphone Warehouse, which pegs it with a vague “March 2011” as the release date. As for the asking price, Expansys demands a hefty £499.99 for the “superphone” while Carphone Warehouse seems noncomittal as […]

If the videos on the company’s blog and its demo at the CES are anything to go by, the Adam has the potential to be a great tablet, but it seems that customers who have preordered it here in the US will have to wait a bit more to get their hands on the device, according to AndroidPolice.  The Android device has taken a long time already to actually make an appearance, raking up suspicions of vaporware, and now it is yet again delayed, thanks to a snag with its FCC approval.  While other non-US and non-European customers have already

Exclusive to T-Mobile, the Samsung Vibrant 4G will be the carrier’s first 4G device capable of cruising at speeds of 21+ Mbps.  This upgraded version of the highly popular Galaxy S will boast of a front-facing camera (with Qik video chat) and Android 2.2 operating system, compared to the Galaxy’s 2.1 Eclair OS.  Also bundled on is last year’s blockbuster movie, “Inception,” which will make for good entertainment on the go with its 4-inch Super AMOLED display.  All well and good but T-Mobile, as is the case most of the times, seems to have forgotten to add a release date

Big isn’t always good, at least in Sony Ericsson world, but a bit more bigger might be better, the company seems to agree.  The recently leaked device looks to be a replacement for the year-old X10 Mini Pro and according to the rumors, will boast of a 3-inch touchscreen display against the 2.55 inch display its predecessor had and a lot more upgrades which could be the dealmakers this time around.  The Japanese-Swedish company seems to have crammed in either an 800MHz or a 1GHz Snapdragon processor and an Adreno GPU, as evident by the Quadrant scores in the picture

Touted by the company as the world’s most powerful smartphone, the ATRIX has the gear needed to be just that and the device comes with a few “world’s first” tags in many departments, the most obvious being 1 gig of memory built in to aid the already powerful Nvidia Tegra2 processor chugging along at a clockspeed of 1GHz each core.  It’s the first of Motorola’s devices to come with a 4-inch display based on a new tech called qHD, supporting a resolution of 960×540 with 24-bit color support.  Other features include: 11 mm thickness 16GB of onboard memory with expansion

Skype has announced the latest version of its iPhone client today and with it comes a much-awaited feature, video calling.  Unlike FaceTime which limits video calling to other iOS devices, Skype now supports two-way Skype-to-Skype video calling and along with other iOS devices, users can now go face to face with Skype users on the desktop version.  The app works both on 3G and WiFi, and is completely free as always (data charges apply of course, if you are on 3G).  There is no indication as yet about a version for other mobile operating systems, but we are guessing the

Now we know that the LG Star will be christened the Optimus 2X not only in Korea but also in Europe.  Coming to its release date, Slashphone did some digging and unearthed info that the lucky month is January 2011, and we can’t be more specific than that until LG opens up.  As for its specs, the Optimus 2X sits right there at the top with: Dual-core Nvidia Tegra2 processor 8-megapixel lens with 1080p HD video recording Froyo Android 2.2 operating system (upgradeable to Gingerbread?) HDMI port 4-inch WVGA multitouch display 8GB onboard memory expandable to 32GB via MicroSD Source

If you head over to HTC’s teaser website, you will find a mysterious device under a black cloak with a caption that says “The first to 4G, again.”  The device is most probably the Incredible HD for Verizon, considering the timed PR image leaks and this new website.  True to its claims on the site, the company was the first on 4G WiMax with the Sprint, was on the forefront for T-Mobile with the 4G-capable T-Mobile G2 and it plans to repeat the same this time around for Verizon.  The device will be revealed on January 6, which coincidentally is

We are in the age of the Gingerbread but for Milestone users, it is yet another period of wallowing in the ancient pits of Android 2.1 Eclair, thanks to Motorola’s hesitancy to push out the update already.  The company has recently made a Facebook post saying that they will “continue to work closely” on the 2.2 update which is now tentatively scheduled for a 2011 Q1 release.  As if this isn’t irksome enough, the company has also announced on its support forum that the Android 2.2 update for the Motorola Defy has been delayed to the second quarter of 2011,

If not for what he is holding up in his hands, you may never know that the guy in the picture is Jimmy Lin, a Taiwanese race car driver.  While Steve Jobs is busy building the iPad 2, Jimmy decided to reveal what Apple might be fabricating behind closed doors, the iPad mini.  The picture was posted by him on Sina, China’s answer to Twitter’s microblogging, boasting about his “new mini iPad.”  As for the reliability of the picture and the rumor, we would advise you to take it with a grain of salt, as there are already many cheap,

While many of you Android users may be wondering if your phone will ever see the Gingerbread on it, some folks have already got it up and running on a Nokia N900.  Not surprising, considering the smartphone has already dabbled with MeeGo and the previous Android version, Froyo 2.2, albeit an unstable one.  The port is a result NITDroid team’s hard work, primarily those of Alexey Rosylakov, and although there are still a lot of kinks to be worked out, the team has got the basics covered with cellular data, WiFi, sound and a few other things already working. The

We thought 2011 was gonna be a good year for the mobile tech, but this good, we never imagined.  Pantech’s Vegas Xpress has all the usual bells and whistles worthy of an Android 2.2 smartphone, like a 4-inch multitouch display of 800 x 480 resolution, 5-megapixel camera, 802.11n WiFi, and if we are not mistaken, GPS and the like crammed in.  But what takes the cake is the inclusion of DDR2 RAM to run the Android 2.2 operating system, that’s right, the Korean company has gone ahead and put in what is right now powering my PC to write this

The Verizon Pre 2 is yet to make an appearance after its official announcement but it seems like thing are moving much faster in Canada.  The Pre 2 is now available on Rogers and it goes for a cheap $99.  The two-year agreement remains of course but with its 1GHz processor and improved multitasking capability, you may not even notice that time go by.  Also onboard is a 5-megapixel camera and a multitouch glass display in lieu of the plastic one on the original Pre which should make the smartphone better at fighting off scratches and whatnots.  The much improved

The QWERTY-toting Dell Venue Pro is already scheduled for a release on T-Mobile’s network before the year is up, but what of those yearning AT&T users craving some WP7 action? Well, they may not get it this holiday season but with the AT&T version of the Venue Pro (with 850 and 1900MHz bands) receiving the go from the FCC, they may not have to wait too long either.  Exactly when is still a question that AT&T itself will have to answer and don’t even ask us about a price tag. As for features, they are aplenty with: Connectivity: 3G 7.2