The landing page goes over some of the more important features of the Galaxy S IV, including that eye-tracking technology that we also heard about yesterday, called “Eye Scroll” and “Eye Pause.” While we know what Eye Scroll will do, Eye Pause was more of a mystery. However, according to the listing, Eye Pause “ensures you never have to pause your videos again if you have to glance away from your phone.” The Galaxy S IV will automatically pause videos if you look away from the screen.

Other than that, specifications look to be right on the money from what we’ve been hearing in the past. The new smartphone will come with a 5-inch 1080p AMOLED display protected with Gorilla Glass 3, as well as a quad-core Exynos 5 processor clocked at 1.7GHz, although the landing page mentions an 8-core chip with two quad-core CPUs. However, it’s rumored that the US version of the device will get a Snapdragon 600 clocked at 1.5GHz, but we’ll ultimately have to wait and see what Samsung decides to do.

The smartphone is also listed to have 2GB of RAM, and will come in 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB flavors, with the option of inserting a microSD card that stores up to 64GB, making the total amount of storage a possible 128GB. There will also be a 13MP rear camera capable of shooting 1080p video at 60fps, along with a 2MP front-facer capable of recording 720p video at 30fps. The device will also come packing with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with a 2,500mAh battery to power the show. However, it’s important to take these specs with a grain of salt, as Expansys notes that these details could change.

Just a couple days ago, we heard that HTC’s 5-inch 1080p smartphone would be hitting China sometime this month, joining Japan and the US, but it seems the phone is also planned for a UK launch as well. We’re not sure if the listing was put up prematurely or if it’s the real deal, since it looks like you can go through the buying process and reserve one for yourself. The website says that they won’t charge you for the purchase until it gets shipped out.

UPDATE: We’ve heard word that these UK units may be grey-market imports, meaning that HTC hasn’t officially started offering them in the UK, so if you buy one of these units, you may not get the official HTC warranty and all that, so be sure to approach with caution for now.

This version for sale is for an unlocked and SIM-free model that comes in black. It’ll obviously sport the large 5-inch display with a 1080p resolution. The US version of the phone comes with a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box.

The website lists similar specs with the UK version of the device, and we’re guessing a hefty price tag will accompany those specs. The recent China version will have a price of around $700, so we wouldn’t be surprised if the UK version ended up costing somewhere in that price range as well.

That’s the SIM-free and carrier-unlocked price, naturally, so if you head down to your carrier of choice they’ll probably be heavily subsidizing it in return for a two-year agreement. Still, from our hands-on with the Optimus 3D at MWC 2011 earlier this week, we’re not sure the 3D functionality is quite worth the expense.

[via Android Community]

There’s also an HDMI port for playing back 1080p HD video, together with 3G and a front-facing 1.3-megapixel camera. Internal storage is 8GB, but there’s a microSDHC card slot to augment that. No word from LG on when the Froyo OS will be updated to Android 2.3 Gingerbread, though the company has said that an update is planned.

More on the LG Optimus 2X in our hands-on report from CES 2011 last week.

LG Optimus 2X hands-on:

[via Android Community]

In fact, the Mobii TEGRA is surprisingly similar to the Advent Vega: both have 512MB of RAM, a microSD card slot and a USB Host port, along with a webcam. Looking at the few photos available on the POV (aka “Point Of View”) site, the ports and speakers look pretty similar to the Vega too, leading us to wonder whether this is the same ODM tablet with different brands slapped on.

Until the first Vega and first Mobii TEGRA units start arriving, however, there’s no way to know. Expansys doesn’t have an expected delivery date for the POV slate, and PC World doesn’t expect to get any more Vega models in until the end of next week at the earliest.

[via Android Community]

Amazon Germany, for instance, has the HTC HD7 listed for €599, albeit with no estimated release date.  It’s not just HTC devices either; the retailer also has the LG Optimus 7 up for preorder at €499, also with no release estimates.

Interestingly, HTC told us in a WP7 pre-brief that their devices wouldn’t be offered SIM-free and unlocked for an unspecified period after launch, since the first wave of handsets were all carrier exclusives.  If Amazon and Expansys are to be believed, that exclusivity period is a little under three weeks.

Update: Clove UK is also listing the HTC 7 Trophy, for £423 with initial stock expected at the end of October.

Update 2: Not so fast – HTC 7 Trophy preorders are being pulled all over, as Vodafone insists it has an exclusivity deal over the lifetime of the handset.

[via Unwired View]

They’ve also got it priced a fair bit higher than Nokia’s original suggestions: the Finnish company tipped a €495 sticker for the E7, but Expansys are currently asking the equivalent of €688.  Obviously there’ll be subsidized deals when the E7 hits the carrier market, but it doesn’t bode well for SIM-free customers.

Still, there’s a long time to go until the end of the year, and we imagine Expansys are looking to factor in some wiggle room both in terms of price and availability.  Nokia is yet to put up its own pre-order page for the E7, but we’re checking with the company as to whether there’s any change in the expected RRP or release.

Update: Nokia tells us that there is no change to the E7′s Q4 2010 ship window, nor their pricing.  They point out that they have no influence over retailer pricing, and that Expansys – like other stores – set their own final figures.

Nokia E7 hands-on:

[via NokNok]

The Stream has a HDMI output, 720p HD video capture, Bluetooth 3.0 and WiFi b/g/n, along with GPS, UPnP and DLNA compliance.  Memory includes 512MB of RAM and 2GB of flash storage, together with a microSD card slot, and Acer has slapped on their own custom UI.

[via Android Community]

Press Release:

Acer Stream: THE PERFECT ENTERTAINMENT SMARTPHONE

London, 26th July 2010: Acer Stream is a high-end multimedia smartphone, optimized for watching movies, listening to music and enjoying web browsing – perfect for most demanding users who want the best in entertainment.

Elegant and minimalist in design, Acer Stream is made from highly resistant materials and offers truly outstanding technical features, all in just 11.2 mm, ensuring users a unique, unrepeatable experience, due to the following:

Superb display quality: the touch screen with AMOLED technology boasts 1.67 million exceptionally bright colors, through a generous 3.7” WVGA display. Furthermore, its incredible contrast (superior 2000:1) makes for clear images and perfect legibility in any environment and light condition. Moreover, this type of display consumes less energy to help increase battery life.

Ultrafast connectivity 3G+ for streaming: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps in download, Bluetooth and WiFi n, enabling faster transmission of multimedia contents than ever!

Power and performance: the Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz processor, with its 512 MB RAM, makes Acer Stream one of the fastest and most reactive phones on the market. The operating system behind Stream is Android version 2.1, better known as Éclair.

Unique and high-quality multimedia features, enabling the recording of HD videos up to 720p. Listening to your favorite music or the radio with RDS has never been so pleasant; enjoy the Dolby Mobile quality, with powerful bass and crystal-clear clarity for an unparalleled purity of sound. UPnP technology enables sharing contents with other devices. Furthermore, a 5MP photocamera and integrated GPS system allow photos and videos to be geotagged. Last but not least, you can connect the Acer Stream to your home TV with HDMI port and watch a movie on a larger screen.

Extensive memory! 2GB of internal Flash memory are ideal for downloading a lot of applications and 3D games, while an 8GB memory card as free bundle and a micro-SD card slot support up to 32GB enable users to avail of their favorite multimedia contents at all times.

A completely brand new user interface focalized on what is essential to users and able to guarantee a simple and quick access to all the applications. The new Acer user interface will wrap the user up giving pure pleasure in using the phone and enjoying the discovery of all the stunning things he can do with his Acer Stream!

Main benefits:
_Read information straight from the lock screen’s widget;
_Quickly start favorite applications in one touch;
_Easily switch applications with the History panel;
_Customize the phone according to specific needs;
_Enjoy smooth animations and fine graphics.

Coupled with a three types of predictive keyboards, a smart dialer and a redesigned contacts list, the Acer user interface makes the use of smartphone an efficient and delightful experience.

Social and entertaining: All the most popular applications are pre-installed: Acer Spinlets free streaming service to browse and listen to songs from major music labels and instantly post what you find to your favorite Social Networking sites, nemo Player to enjoy multimedia content to the fullest, Acer urFooz to create your virtual “look-a-like”, add your profile and bookmarks and post it to your social networks, Facebook™ and Twidroid perfectly integrated in the phone address.

Acer Stream, a concentration of fun and entertainment! Open your eyes and start enjoying yourself with the best entertainment smartphone on the market.

The Acer Stream will be available as of the 9th August exclusively from online retailer eXpansys for an RRP of £399 Inc Vat.

That gets you a 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED touchscreen, like the Nexus One, together with a 5-megapixel autofocus camera capable of 720p HD video recording.  There’s also an HDMI port to hook up your TV and watch the resulting footage, together with DivX playback, WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 and GPS.

Triband – 900/1900/2100 – HSDPA/HSUPA together with quadband GSM/EDGE round out the wireless connectivity, and there’s 2GB of internal memory and a microSD card slot to augment it.  Keeping things ticking over is Qualcomm’s 1GHz Snapdragon processor.  Acer hasn’t confirmed when – or if – the Stream will get an Android 2.2 update, which leaves us mildly cautious, but on specs alone the smartphone looks pretty tempting.

[via Android Community]

Priced at £299.99, the S7 holds up pretty well to its most likely rival, the Dell Streak.  At 7-inches the S7 has a bigger touchscreen than the 5-inch Streak, though both run at WVGA resolution, but Huawei also throw in 802.11n support along with the regular WiFi b/g.  There’s also a USB Host port for wired peripherals, rather than the Streak’s proprietary port.

On the downside, the CPU is a 768MHz chip rather than the Dell’s 1GHz, there’s no internal storage only a microSD slot, and the camera is a 2-megapixel one rather than the 5-megapixels on the Streak.  According to Expansys you do get access to the Android Market on the S7, but they’ve no details on battery runtimes or what bands the 3G modem supports.  Still, we asked for more competition to the Streak, and it looks like the Huawei S7 is going to bring it.

[via Android Community]

Meanwhile Virgin Mobile are yet to confirm the exact launch date for their Wildfire, and nor have they confirmed pricing, but we’d imagine that the handset will be roughly the same as it is on T-Mobile and at around the same price.  The smartphone has already shown up for SIM-free preorder at Expansys, priced at £249.99 ($357) and expected to arrive on July 26th.

The HTC Wildfire has a 3.2-inch QVGA capacitive touchscreen supporting multitouch, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth and UMTS/HSPA.  It runs Android 2.1 complete with the latest version of HTC Sense, and includes a new Application Sharing app that makes recommending third-party software easier.  More in our hands-on report.

HTC Wildfire demo:

[via SlashPhone]

The Legend comes in at £399.99 ($627) while its bigger Desire sibling is just a little more expensive, at £449.99 ($706).  As for the HD mini, the Windows Mobile 6.5.3 devices is cheapest of them all, at £349.99 ($549).

All three are being sold SIM-free and unlocked, but HTC have said that carriers in all of the regions they plan to launch the smartphones intend to offer them, so you should be able to pick up a subsidized phone if you’re willing to sign an agreement.  More details about the handsets in our videos, below.

HTC Legend hands-on:

HTC Desire hands-on:

HTC HD mini hands-on:

[via Android Community]

In fact with an 18 month contract on T-Mobile – priced at £35 ($57) per month – you can take away the MILESTONE for £49.99 (8$1) instead.  Either way, you’re getting a 3.7-inch 854 x 480 capacitive touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, dualband (900/2100) HSDPA/HSUPA and a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and a dual LED flash.

In the box there’s an 8GB microSD card, wired stereo headset, data cable and mains adapter, but you can use your own headphones since Motorola have sensibly fitted the MILESTONE with a 3.5mm socket.  For more on the handset, check out our review of the Motorola DROID, which is pretty much the same device bar using CDMA EVDO Rev.A rather than HSDPA/HSUPA, and the fact that it has Google Maps Navigation which is currently unavailable outside of the US.

[via Twitter]

Your money gets you a 3.5-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen, quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband (900/1900/2100) HSDPA, along with WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and a 5-megapixel camera.  While the processor is capable of 1GHz speeds, Acer have taken the decision to underclock it to 768MHz, likely in response to the capabilities of the 1,350mAh battery.

At 12.5mm thick the Acer Liquid A1 isn’t exactly the most svelte Android handset around, and we’re not convinced by the black & white color scheme, but early previews have been reasonably impressed by its performance.  Unlike HTC and Motorola, Acer haven’t done a huge amount of customization to the UI, so you’ll be living with a pretty standard install of Android 1.6 Donut.

[via Acer Liquid Blog]

Your money gets you a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen running at 854 x 480, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 5-megapixel autofocus camera and Android 2.0; there’s also WiFi b/g, Bluetooth and HSDPA/HSUPA.  Unfortunately while the MILESTONE has both GPS/A-GPS and a digital compass, there’s no Google Maps Navigation beta since that is still US-only; instead you get Motorola’s own MotoNav app.

There’s still no sign of the MILESTONE on either the Vodafone UK or O2 UK sites, despite the handset already being up for sale with the two carrier’s Germany counterparts.  Interestingly, the Expansys listing claims to be the “exclusive” supplier of the unlocked MILESTONE in the UK.  Check out our review of the Motorola DROID here.

The camera has an 8x digital zoom and LED flash, plus image stabilization, smile shutter and face detection.  It can also record VGA-quality 30fps video.  Meanwhile the smartphone supports  SMS, MMS, POP, IMAP and Exchange email, has a microSDHC card slot and a mini-USB port, plus a standard 3.5mm headphone socket.

The XPERIA X3′s display is listed as measuring 4-inches and running at 800 x 400 resolution, and we’re assuming it’s a capacitive panel as has been the case to-date with Android handsets.  No word on pricing or availability, but Expansys are accepting pre-order interest.  Check out a video demo of the phone’s UI here.

[via AllAboutPhones.nl]

If spending about the same as a couple of netbooks is shocking, bear in mind what your money gets you.  The Touch Pro2 has a massive 3.6-inch 480 x 800 touchscreen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard,  dualband 3G/HSDPA, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0, together with GPS, a 3.2-megapixel camera with autofocus and a touch-sensitive zoom control.

We spent some hands-on time with the Pro2 back at Mobile World Congress in February, and you can see the gallery and video here.  We’re waiting to hear back from HTC’s PR people in the UK to see whether they’ll corroborate that June 12th launch date.

[via wmpoweruser]

eXpansys sold the OQO through its site, and decided to pull the Model 02+ from the website. Pre-orders for the Model 02+ were canceled due to low stock and lack of information from OQO.

Dear Customer,

Unfortunately eXpansys has taken the decision, due to uncertainties
to stock availability of the OQO Model 2+, to remove the OQO model
from our web site.

While we try to keep the information on our web site fully up to date
with the status of each product, inevitably in some cases we are not
informed that a particular item is no longer available until after we
have orders for it.

We apologise for any inconvenience.
Regards

Order Processing
eXpansys

OQO saw a change in CEO’s when the CEO of OQO stepped down and was replaced by a company founder. The company is rumored to be in attempts to sell ownership. A moderator on the OQO Forums stated this:

I have been told by a few people in the know and also just from watching whats going on with OQO from reports on this forum. OQO is attempting to sell the company. It lacks the funds to keep going, cash is tight and work hours have been reduced. One has to wonder if it can still meet warranty claims as it starts to buy stock to build the 2+. I’m sorry to say this, but the 2+ might be the last OQO we see made. I don’t even think we will see it.

[Via JKOnTheRun]