Today Sony Mobile announced two new LTE-supporting smartphones – its first LTE smartphones for its home market, Japan. The two phones are named Xperia GX and Xperia SX. The handsets will support download speeds of up to 75mbps. Device specifications and availability are given below. Don’t forget to checkout Sony’s clip on HDR (High Dynamic … Continue reading
We have some insights on the specs for the Indian version of Galaxy S II through the microblogging site Twitter. Apparently, the company’s official Indian Twitter account has posted tweets stating that the Indian handset will feature a 1.2 GHz processor. Though there is no clarity whether it will be Exynos or Tegra II, we … Continue reading
Today Adobe released an update for its Flash Player 10.2 for Android. Besides the regular bug fixes and security enhancements, it brings some optimizations for Android 3.1. Say what? It’s the first time we hear of Android 3.1 and it’s obviously under way. Adobe has surely made Google angry with this because shortly after that … Continue reading
We’ve been waiting for this one, the first indicator of the mythical Verizon iPhone‘s impact on the fortunes of the formerly exclusive Applephone carrier, AT&T. As it turns out, business is rolling along as usual over on the blue team, where AT&T spent Q1 2011 activating a total of 3.6 million iPhones, a nice round million … Continue reading
Samsung has started rolling out Gingerbread upgrade for its last year’s most successful mobile handset, Galaxy S. This will be done in a phased manner starting from Nordics, Netherlands, and Germany. And I believe gradually Samsung will bring all regions at par. It will be interesting to see how the latest Android version will improve … Continue reading
Worldwide smartphone sales will reach 468 million units in 2011, a 57.7 percent increase from 2010, according to Gartner Inc. By the end of 2011, Android will move to become the most popular operating system (OS) worldwide and will build on its strength to account for 49 percent of the smartphone market by 2012 (see … Continue reading
Well folks, Samsung has just confirmed, through Twitter, that it will be launching the Galaxy successor in April in India. Going in-depth into the tweets posted, it is also said the Galaxy S II will be offered for an “economical pricing”. So it can be in the range of INR 30,000- 35,000 (US$ 675-785). Generally, … Continue reading
Google has just updated the Android platform version distribution charts. Just as expected Froyo and Gingerbread market shares continue to climb, while Honeycomb is still unable to make an impact. The outdated Eclair, Donut and Cupcake continue on their march towards extinction. Android 2.2 Froyo was the biggest gainer over the two weeks since the … Continue reading
Expansys, UK’s online retailer, is offering Samsung‘s latest Android phone, the Galaxy S II, for £650 or US$ 1,050! Also, the website claims that the phone will be shipped to UK customers within ’56 working days’. Now that would mean somewhere in May. This seems contradictory to Samsung’s announcement that the phone will be available … Continue reading
Predictably, many of the speeches at Mobile World Congress have been a response to the Nokia-Microsoft alliance. Intel and Google CEOs were disappointed, for obvious reasons, though putting on a gracious front; almost every firm that is threatened by Google and Apple welcomed the news, while Nokia itself talked of its adoption of WP7 being … Continue reading
