Nexus S in stock on Carphone Warehouse’s site a little early
So this is how it was supposed to go : Best Buy would start selling the Nexus S in the States on December 16th, and Carphone Warehouse would follow on a few days later -- the 20th, to be exact -- in the UK. Looks like the British are going rogue here, though, because Samsung's Gingerbread -packed slate is showing "in stock" on Carphone Warehouse's site right this very moment, which should theoretically mean it ships the same day if you order it before 5PM local time. Let us know if you get it in your paws before the 20th, alright
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: before-the-20th, british, buy, carphone-warehouse, nexus s, result, samsung, slate
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: been-fortunate, bugs, mobile, Mobile Phone, Ota, review, slate, smartphone, software upgrade, software-update, stage widget, streak, tabletphone, will-it-make
Sony Ericsson CEO suggests February reveal, perhaps the PlayStation Phone?
Plausible deniability seems to be Sony's strategy when it comes to the PlayStation Phone , and that apparently goes for Sony Ericsson as well -- once again, without actually confirming the existence of the Android-based gaming handset, its manufacturer is hinting strongly at an impending reveal. "There's a lot of smoke, and I tell you there must be a fire somewhere," CEO Bert Nordberg told the Wall Street Journal , adding that some sort of new Sony Ericsson product will be unveiled at Mobile World Congress this Februrary. While that particular item could easily be the 4.3-inch Anzu slate rather than a PlayStation slider phone, the chief executive didn't seem to shy away from video games in a series of additional quotes.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: bert nordberg, chief, congress, entry, existence, februrary, offerings, phone, playstation, slate, smartphone, sony
Sharp Galapagos 003SH and 005SH bring glasses-free 3D to Japanese Android lovers
Hey, what could the maker of the 3DS ' autostereoscopic display be doing in its spare time? Why, stealing a bit of thunder for itself, by the looks of it. Sharp has just trotted out a pair of glasses-free 3D Android handsets for Japan's Softbank network in the form of the touchscreen slate 003SH and QWERTY-slidin' 005SH.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, nintendo Tags: 003sh, autostereoscopic, camera-capable, entry, galapagos005sh, glasses-free3d, handsets, japan, mega, megapixels, sharp-galapagos, slate, softbank, tapflow
Acer Liquid Metal gets official in the UK with Android 2.2 and Breeze UI
After seeing quite a few leaks , Acer just made its Liquid Metal handset official. The 3.6-inch slate runs Android 2.2 Froyo atop an 800MHz Qualcomm MSM7230 processor.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: after-the-break, breeze, breezeui, entry, facebook, gets-official, liquid-metal, Metal, recording-video, slate, social
Lenovo says no Android tablet in US until Honeycomb; no Windows 7 tablet, period
If you happen to be enthusiastic about Lenovo, tablets, and your American residency, look away now. Lenovo still plans to ship the Android-based LePad in China some time soonish , but its US roadmap can pretty much be summed up as "wait and see." The company's COO Rory Read has been cited as saying there are no plans to release a slate for the US market until at least Android's Honeycomb version comes out, agreeing with Google on the point that Froyo is not "the right base to have a fully functioning pad." Lest you think Windows 7 will fill the void until whenever in 2011 that Android tablet does arrive, Lenovo's director of new technology, Howard Locker, sets you straight: "Windows 7 is based on the same paradigm as 1985 -- it's really an interface that's optimized for a mouse and keyboard," and the Thinking machine team doesn't intend to build a slate around it. And if you were thinking of maybe picking up a LePhone as a consolation prize, tough luck, that won't be arriving in the US for at least another two years (which in smartphone terms is basically "never"), although it's good to know that it's now got 13 percent of the smartphone market in China
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: coo, engadget, froyo, howard-locker, lenovo lephone, new-technology, rory read, slate, smartphone, tablet, tablets, technology, windows 7
InputDynamics makes dumbphones smarter with tap-to-touch tech
You can't afford a proper QWERTY keyboard on your phone, much less a expansive multitouch slate. What to do
Categories: BlackBerry, Mobile Phone Tags: acoustic, Acoustics, algorithms, keyboard, phone, result, scientist, scratches, slate, smartphone, touch
Exclusive: Motorola MB520 ‘Kobe’ boasts a Droid X-esque UI, AT&T affinity
What is Motorola Kobe? The device, also known by its model number MB520, seems to be popping up on a couple of certification websites
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: att, camera, card, eclair, kobe, motorola kobe, slate, smartphone
Motorola Droid Pro, Droid 2 World Edition, and MZ600 ‘tablet’ leak for Verizon
Hey guess what, Verizon loves Android and Motorola, and the hit-making trio seem to be up to their old tricks with a bevy of new phones spotted by a Boy Genius Report tipster in Verizon Wireless' systems. The serial numbers and hints of product names help flesh out and clarify a rumor Boy Genius was peddling a week ago , with the super specced Droid Pro and what looks to be a secondary version of the Droid 2 "World Edition" apparently slated for those international-friendly GSM+CDMA chipsets (like Verizon's Storm before them), while a third MZ600 "tablet" device is also in the works.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: droid pro, hit-making-trio, names, numbers, serial, slate, the-slate-style, tipster, verizon, World Edition
Rogers lined up to get LG GT540, Neon 2?
The LG Neon's spiritual successor actually bowed a few months ago (February, to be exact) as the GT350 , but it looks like Rogers -- which continues to carry the original Neon -- is finally getting ready to unleash this thing as the Neon 2. Dummies for the new models are starting to roll into stores, it seems, alongside those of the GT540, a midrange Android-powered slate that we actually first saw all the way back at CES this year . Though official pricing and availability aren't known, we wouldn't expect either one to command much dough -- and indeed, MobileSyrup is quoting a CAD $29.99 ($29) sticker price on a new three-year deal
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: back-at-ces, engadget, mobile, models, neon2, rogers, slate, sticker-price