UK folks: Got a Galaxy S3 or Galaxy Note? Trade in your old iPhone 4 – or others – for a free Galaxy Tab 2

So here’s an interesting offer that Samsung currently has for UK peeps. They figure that since you you’re already sporting a Galaxy S3 and/or Galaxy Note – or planning to buy either of the two real soon – you won’t have much use for your older but still working phone. Instead of letting it sit and gather dust, you can trade it in for the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 or 10.1.

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T-Mobile Galaxy S2 Ice Cream Sandwich update also brings NFC/ISIS support

While we keep talking about Google Wallet mobile payment features, that are available only on NFC-ready devices, the fact remains that Google is not the only company out there interested in getting into the mobile payment business.

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ICS firmware for Droid Razr, Razr Maxx, and Droid 4 comes with “root checker”

When Motorola finally rolled out those Ice Cream Sandwich updates for the Droid Razr, Droid Razr Maxx, and Droid 4, owners of the phone didn’t expect that Moto and Verizon would ever be so generous to include a bonus: a root checker that tracks whether or not the phone has been given the rooting treatment.

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Hurricane Issac is on its way, Google helps out with tracking map

Hurricane Issac is on its way to the Gulf Coast, making it important for those in affected areas to be aware of its potential path and trajectory in order to best prepare for the storm ahead of them.

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Rovio teases new game, tells the Pig’s side of the Angry Birds story

Ah, Angry Birds, you are so addicting – I mean, who doesn’t like putting those bad pigs in there place? Well it seems that we might soon be getting a look at the other side of the story, as Rovio has started to hint at a new Angry Birds game that instead tells and focuses on the pig’s story.

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A Google TV set-top box for under $100? Google and Hisense partner up to make such a device.

Google TV has yet to make a major splash in the living room, but things are already starting to heat up. Google clearly has big hopes for the technology. In fact, in recent times, many partnerships have surfaced to build Google TV-based set-top boxes.
The newest addition to the Google TV family is the Chinese company Hisense. Hisense joins a group that includes Samsung, Sony, LG and Vizio. Through its partnership with Google, Hisense will create a box that helps merge the Internet and television experience through a living room-friendly set-top box of its own.

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Get Luxurious with the Samsung Galaxy S2 Crystal Edition

 

The Samsung Galaxy S2 is well over a year old now, but that’s not stopping it, even if most of the attention is going to its younger brother, the Galaxy S3. So what’s a company to do when they want to make an old phone look stylish and exciting?
Apparently the answer involves a leather backing with 129 Swarovski crystals. This new Crystal Edition of the S2 is clearly targeting the female audience, but can adding a few fancy Crystals mask the fact that the S2 is getting on with age?

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HTC Desire X is back in new unofficial pics with almost full spec sheet

Boy, that escalated quickly! 48 hours ago nobody even knew about the existence of a soon to be released HTC Desire X phone, and now we’ve seen the new handheld in all its splendor and we also know (or think we know) pretty much all of its tech specs.
After some Swedish and Norwegian online listings revealed the phone’s identity and name, the good guys over at ePrice are saying they’ve spotted the Desire X at a promoting event in Taipei.

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Samsung asking for U.S. Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban to be lifted, might score a minor win against Apple

I’m sure that most of you know everything there is to know about Samsung’s recent blistering legal defeat against Apple, but what you might have not suspected is that it’s not all bad news for Sammy these days in the ongoing monster patent war.

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New Samsung Galaxy S3 colors coming soon: Amber Brown, Garnet Red, Sapphire Black and Titanium Grey

 
Samsung announced today that it will soon have its Galaxy S3 flagship smartphone available in four more different colors in addition to the “default” white and blue. The new colors are Amber Brown, Garnet Red, Sapphire Black and Titanium Grey – although Android fans are probably familiar with the Garnet Red version, already available from AT&T, the black version that appeared on T-Mobile’s website already and the Titanium Grey color that popped up in a recent Galaxy Note 2 rumor.

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