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Sony Xperia U Review

Ben Kersey, May 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sony pushed the Xperia S out of the door back in March, but the Xperia P and Xperia U have lagged behind a little in making it to market. Both of those devices are finally with us, and just like HTC, Sony seems to be banking on three phones hitting different price brackets to try and jump start its smartphone career. The Xperia U may be the cheapest in the NXT line, but it does have some solid specs: a dual-core 1Ghz processor, 854×480 3.5-inch screen, and five megapixel camera. How does it hold up? Find out after the jump.

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Samsung Galaxy Ace DUO juggles two SIMs simultaneously

Chris Davies, May 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung has revealed another new Android smartphone, the Galaxy Ace DUO, and though it may not match the Galaxy S III on specs, it does have one minor advantage. Packing dual SIM slots, the Ace DUO can receive calls from either number simultaneously, rather than demanding the user switch between them manually. Read The Full Story

Motorola: “if Android 4.0 ICS isn’t better, we don’t want it”

Chris Burns, May 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Motorola are doing their best to let the world know that their Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update schedule is based not on their inability to upgrade their devices, but on how willing they are to do so. In a bit of a sting to those who purchased Android devices with Motorola manufacturing over the past year or so, expecting the next Android system upgrade as they did so, the manufacturer has sent out a message to users that if ICS wouldn’t “improve” their devices, they would not be updated. Have a peek at the full list below.

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JCB Toughphone Pro-Smart Review

Chris Davies, May 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

Smashed screens, cracked casings and broken buttons: you can take out endless insurance policies on your smartphone, or you can opt for a tougher handset altogether. JCB knows a little about sturdy hardware, and the Toughphone Pro-Smart TP909 certainly looks the part even when it’s in the box. Oversized but still surprisingly affordable, it’s the first of JCB’s butch line-up to run a smartphone OS, in this case Android. Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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OpenSignalMaps finds nearly 4,000 versions of Android

Mark Raby, May 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you look at all the different ways people can modify their Android software and all the various kinds of hardware and operating systems, do you know how many different platforms you'll find? Apparently, there are nearly 4,000 "distinct" Android devices in the wild right now. You read that right - four thousand. You think iOS has that many? Read The Full Story

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Intel Lava XOLO Android smartphone hands-on with benchmark

Cory Gunther, May 15th 2012 Discuss [0]

One of the most unassuming pieces of hardware on the market that we happened upon this month was certainly Intel’s first Medfield-toting Android: the Lava XOLO. This smartphone was announced back a the tail end of April of this year and represents Intel’s first production Android smartphone available on the mobile market, toting its own Intel Medfield 1.6 GHz single-core Atom Z2460 processor and a 4.03-inch 1024 x 600 pixel resolution display – is this your next undercover powerhouse device?

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LG 3D Max first-impressions

Vincent Nguyen, May 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

LG has persisted with mobile 3D, and the LG Optimus 3D Max is the company’s latest attempt to persuade us that glasses-free 3D is something we want on the move. A 4.3-inch Android smartphone with a dual-camera array, the Optimus 3D Max promises to smooth off some of the rough edges of its Optimus 3D predecessor. Read on for our first impressions.

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Intel-powered Santa Clara imminent says Orange

Chris Davies, May 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

Intel's Medfield phones are almost upon us: UK carrier Orange has thrown the Santa Clara, one of the first designs to use Intel's Atom chip for mobiles, up on its "coming soon" page, though the smartphone is still in for a name change. Both contract and prepay buying options will be offered with the Santa Clara, which pairs a 1.6GHz Atom CPU and 4.03-inch touchscreen with an 8-megapixel camera. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S III features break the mold

Chris Burns, May 4th 2012 Discuss [0]

Today we're going to take a look at what makes the Galaxy S III clearly the best choice for Android users who've owned a Samsung device in the past. The next-generation hero phone presented by Samsung this week known as the Galaxy S III is not an all-out whallop on the rest of the smartphone market, it's mean to further perfect the art. This is the trend now in the smartphone world, to take what's already working and tune it up a bit to a better place - and in no better place can this be seen than in this GSIII. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile Prism is the new $20 Android super-deal

Chris Burns, May 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

It's time again for T-Mobile to release a Huawei manufactured device under their own label, this budget-minded smartphone set to bring fire where the Springboard left off. Of course this is a smartphone and that was a tablet, but still, there's room for everybody when you're working with Android. Here you've got a smartphone that's running on T-Mobile's 3G network, has a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen, and will be released with Android 2.3 Gingerbread right out of the box. Read The Full Story

Samsung lists ICS eligible US carrier devices

Ben Kersey, Apr 24th 2012 Discuss [0]

While those in the UK are currently enjoying the Ice Cream Sandwich update to the Galaxy S II, there are a multitude of products in the United States that are still stuck with Gingerbread six months after the Android 4.0 debut. Samsung has announced its plans to update various devices going forward, which includes both smartphones and tablets. Read The Full Story

LG Optimus 3D Max launches in Europe

Ben Kersey, Apr 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

If you simply can’t get enough of 3D in the cinema or in your swanky home theatre, why not buy a smartphone that promises glasses-less 3D on the go? The LG Optimus 3D Max was first seen at MWC 2012, and LG is now ready to set it loose on the world. The phone will be launching in Europe today (although those in the UK won’t be seeing the handset), and features improved specs as well as a slimmer chassis over the original Optimus 3D. Read The Full Story