The current smartphone race has ultimately come down to Apple’s iOS OS and Google’s Android OS. The key characteristics differentiating the two is that Android is an open source OS, is licensed to several manufactures while iOS solely is focused on the few devices that Apple has optimized the OS for. Most recently RIM has been developing their… Read more
The latest enigma to grace the FCC is the Samsung GT-P8110 tablet. At first glance, it is clear to see that Samsung has changed up the appearance by rounding out the edges and forgoing the back antenna. Aside that it will likely feature 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth, and NFC not much else is known. We’ll keep you posted as more information is… Read more
The Kyocera Rise made its public debut back at CTIA but we’ve yet to see it hit any US carriers. Now the low-end keyboard packing device is rumored to hit Sprint for just $19.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate on August 19 thanks to the above document. The Rise won’t win any awards in the specs department as it has a 3.5″ 320×480 display, 1GHz processor,… Read more
The Sony Xperia tablet first leaked a couple of weeks ago and it’s back to show itself to the camera yet again. My first impressions of the device from the pictures are, “Wow, that’s a stunning tablet.” It features the same type of folded magazine design as the Tablet S from Sony but in a much thinner and more well designed package made of a… Read more
The Sony LT30p Xperia T is easily one of the leakiest handsets to date with photos of the device swarming all over. This latest batch comes courtesy of Nixanbal and they’ve taken plenty of nice photos to give us a clear picture of what the production device will most likely look like. The phone is widely expected to launch at IFA 2012 this year and has… Read more
As of this writing, the release date of the Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE is still a mystery to us. Apparently it’s getting closer though as a new report out of our pals at PhoneDog indicates that training for Sprint employees about the Photon Q has begun and one of the main focuses is just getting them to know the right specs. We all know that feeling when… Read more
Although with the release of Jelly Bean making Ice Cream Sandwich a little “last Tuesday”, Toshiba was able to bump the arrival of the Android 4.0.4 to its Thrive (AT100). Originally scheduled for later this fall, a Thrive user has reported that his device received the update. In addition to the new software, users can expect improved video and… Read more
Although not scheduled to launch until November, residents of the San Francisco Bay Area are reportedly able to use Sprint’s 4G LTE network months ahead of schedule. The picture of the map above shows “green dots where LTE was connected, and blue dots for 3G”. Additionally, customers are reporting advanced 3G speeds of 1.5Mbps as opposed to the… Read more
ZTE’s Grand X is already arriving in the hands of consumers in both Europe and Asia, but the company isn’t quite ready to take a break. A new leak suggests that the ZTE Flash could be headed to Sprint in October. The 4.5-inch powerhouse sports a 720p (1280 x 720) IPS display covered with Gorilla Glass, a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor and… Read more
It all started Thursday. XDA Recognized Developer sbrissen tweeted the following including the image above: This event started a frenzy on the XDA forum for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch (E4GT). Immediately, E4GT owners began searching the internet for for the files to give Jelly Bean a run on their device. Guess what, the… Read more
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