HTC phones to get Jelly Bean update “revealed” on Twitter

Although it’s still a bit early to call this one, HTC seems to be on the right track for recovery after a long and painful string of financial losses. The One X+ and especially the Droid DNA might have got the Taiwanese out of the serious pickle they were in, but on the flipside the Jelly Bean upgrading process looks quite bad.

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Samsung Galaxy S3’s Premium Suite video part 2 released

Last week we got a glimpse of several new features that the upcoming Premium Suite upgrade will be bringing to the Galaxy S3 in a video posted on Samsung’s official blog. The promised second part of the video is now live for the 30-million strong Galaxy S3 owners to feast their eyes on.
Starting with the new set of “powerful multimedia” features – there are now two additional shooting modes for smartphone snappers to take advantage of.

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LG sells 10 million handsets of Optimus L-series

Proving that the bragging right of selling Android devices by the millions doesn’t exclusively belong to the house of Samsung, LG has announced that its budget Optimus L-series smartphones have sold over 10 million units worldwide.

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HTC bouncing back? Q4 looks good according to Morgan Stanley

According to analysts at Morgan Stanley HTC is going to hit its sales targets for Q4 of 2012 thanks to the new Android flagship (Droid DNA or J Butterfly), Windows 8 releases, and the popularity of its mid-range devices in China. The volume estimate for Q1 of 2013 has gone up to 8 million units due to expectations that the Droid DNA/J Butterfly will continue to sell well. That bumps up earnings projections as well.

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Rumor: The LG Optimus G2 will ship in H1 2013 with a 5.5 inch 1080p screen

When HTC announced the Butterfly J in October, we immediately recognized that it would provide the template that all 2013 flagship would be required to follow. We’re of course talking about the display, which is not only a massive 5 inches diagonal, but also pushes an astounding resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels. Make no mistake, every flagship Android smartphone that will be unveiled next year will have a 1080p display. Whether it be from Samsung, Sony, LG, whatever, it’s going to be full HD.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 to be unveiled at CES in January?

The last two flagship releases from Samsung have been the biggest Android smartphones of the last two years. The Galaxy S2 and S3 both broke the 30 million sales barrier and the S3 isn’t done quite yet. It’s no surprise then, that the Galaxy S4 is generating some buzz well ahead of its release. We’ve already heard the Galaxy S4 will be unveiled at MWC in February for a May release, but now we’re seeing hints that it could be shown at CES in January.

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Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy Note 2 available for $149 on Amazon Wireless

If you are looking for a new smartphone on Sprint and all these minuscule under-5 inch screens just aren’t doing it for you, watch out. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is now available through Amazon Wireless for only $149.

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Previous Post Next Post Android fans take on Microsoft #DroidRage campaign with some #WindowsRage of their own

Only a few days ago we showed you a new Microsoft Twitter marketing campaign called #DroidRage, and now we’re going to tell you how it all sort of backfired for Redmond.
The Windows maker tried to stir the waters by encouraging Android users to share their Android malware stories on Twitter under the #DroidRage hashtag. Here’s Microsoft original tweet that started the whole thing:

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Intel’s Medfield-based Red Ridge platform for tablets submitted to FCC

Intel’s Medfield-based Red Ridge tablet platform is ready to return to the spotlight, as it has has been spotted at the FCC, although not many details about it have been revealed publicly. The company is expected to unveil its tablet chips at next month’s Consumer Electronics Show that takes place in Las Vegas during 8-11 January 2013, although nothing is confirmed yet.

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Samsung releases Android Jelly Bean Source code for Galaxy S2

If you are a Samsung Galaxy S2 user waiting for the Android 4.1 update for your device then you might get it soon, although a release date is not available yet. However, the Jelly Bean source code for the GT-I9100_HK Galaxy S2 version has been made available, which means developers can already work on unofficial Android 4.1 ROMs for the handset.

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