Upcoming Cell Phones 2012 for Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, MetroPCs, Virgin Mobile

HTC Desire 608t Android 4.1 Smartphone Hits China

HTC Desire 608t Android 4.1 Smartphone Hits China

May 24, 2013 | No Comments

HTC has just announced the availability of their new Android 4.1 smartphone ‘Desire 608t’ in China. Supporting the TD-SCDMA network of China Mobile, the Desire 608t packs a 4.5-inch 960 x 540 Super LCD 2 touchscreen display, a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor, a 1GB RAM, an 8GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot (up [...]

If Dish wants to acquire Sprint, being xenophobic and ignorant is not the best way to go about it

If Dish wants to acquire Sprint, being xenophobic and ignorant is not the best way to go about it

May 24, 2013 | No Comments

Sprint Nextel Corp. has two suitors seeking to take over the company, and one of them can’t seem to stop saying stupid things. Competition between Japanese carrier SoftBank and satellite TV provider Dish has heated up as the leaders of each company have traded insults, but Dish has been extra disrespectful and disingenuous in its [...]

Coolpad, the most successful phone company you’ve never heard of, shows off its Quattro 4G handset

Coolpad, the most successful phone company you’ve never heard of, shows off its Quattro 4G handset

May 24, 2013 | No Comments

Before HTC was fighting to save its reputation and talent, it was the most successful Android manufacturer and consistently saw record-breaking growth each month. Years before that success, HTC was just another manufacturing company with virtually no name recognition in the western world, despite selling millions of phones that were branded with other carriers’ names [...]

US Cellular Releases Kyocera Hydro XTRM Rugged Android 4.1 Smartphone

US Cellular Releases Kyocera Hydro XTRM Rugged Android 4.1 Smartphone

May 23, 2013 | No Comments

US Cellular has released a new rugged Android 4.1 smartphone from Kyocera namely the Kyocera Hydro XTRM. This waterproof, dust- proof and drop-proof handset features a 4.0-inch impact-resistant touchscreen display, a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a 4GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), dual cameras (1.3MP front & 5MP rear), WiFi, Bluetooth [...]

HTC First will be last in Europe after Facebook decides to delay release on EE and Orange

HTC First will be last in Europe after Facebook decides to delay release on EE and Orange

May 23, 2013 | No Comments

Following indifferent reviews and poor customer reception in its U.S. launch, Facebook has decided to delay the release of the HTC First in Europe so it has more time to make Facebook Home more appealing. EE and Orange France have both issued statements that the HTC First has been delayed until Facebook can improve the [...]

Samsung Galaxy S 4 available in Red at AT&T, launches in standard colors on Verizon

Samsung Galaxy S 4 available in Red at AT&T, launches in standard colors on Verizon

May 23, 2013 | No Comments

Samsung has already sold 10 million units of the Galaxy S 4, and the Korean manufacturer will soon add to that tally with the release of a new color option on one carrier and the general release on another. AT&T has released details confirming that it will begin accepting pre-orders for the Galaxy S 4 [...]

Verizon Wireless and Jennifer Lopez join forces to launch Latino-targeted carrier Viva Movil

Verizon Wireless and Jennifer Lopez join forces to launch Latino-targeted carrier Viva Movil

May 23, 2013 | No Comments

blank_title Verizon Wireless today announced that it will be the exclusive distributor of a new carrier named Viva Movil that specifically targets, markets to, and serves the growing Latino population in the United States. Partnering with Moorehead Communications and Brightsar Global Wireless, the largest Hispanic-owned business in the U.S., Viva Movil will be a carrier [...]

LoJack for Android finds your Samsung Galaxy S 4 even if thieves try to reset it

LoJack for Android finds your Samsung Galaxy S 4 even if thieves try to reset it

May 23, 2013 | No Comments

It’s great that smarpthone apps give users the ability to track down their phones that have been misplaced or stolen, but the effectiveness drops tremendously if a thief uninstalls the app or simply resets the phone. With LoJack for Android, which is embedded in the Samsung Galaxy S 4 firmware, tracking down a stolen phone [...]

XOLO Q1000 Quad-Core Android 4.2 Smartphone Coming Soon To Flipkart India

XOLO Q1000 Quad-Core Android 4.2 Smartphone Coming Soon To Flipkart India

May 22, 2013 | No Comments

Flipkart India has just listed XOLO’s latest quad-core Android 4.2 smartphone ‘Q1000′ on their product page as ‘Coming Soon’. However, there’s no word on pricing and the exact release date yet. Specs-wise, the Q1000 packs a 5.0-inch 1280 x 720 HD IPS touchscreen display, a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, a 1GB RAM, a 4GB of internal [...]