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Sep

Samsung Galaxy Reverb Coming To Virgin Mobile For $249, Pre-Orders Start Now

Posted by Cameron Summerson in News, Samsung, Virgin Mobile

Pay-as-you-go service is getting more and more appealing with each passing day, and Virgin Mobile just announced the Samsung Galaxy Reverb - an Android 4.0 handset that should offer a decent amount of bang for the buck.

Specs:

4" display
1.4GHz single-core processor
768MB RAM
5MP rear shooter
122.40mm x 64.20mm x 11.40mm, 128.7g
Android 4.0

While those specs are mediocre compared to the flagship phones of today, it's hard to deny the allure of a device that goes for $249 without contract on a carrier that offers equally as affordable plans.

The Galaxy Reverb is available for pre-order now with an expected ship date of 9/19; you can get yours in by heading right here.

Sep

[Updated] AT&T Rolls Out 4G LTE In 7 Cities, Bringing It To 45 More By The End Of 2012

Posted by John Thompson in 4G, AT&T, News

AT&T has certainly had a busy night, rolling out 4G LTE to no less than 7 cities in 6 different states. The company has also announced that it will bring the service to another 45 cities before the end of 2012.

The list is a fairly long one, so let's start with the 7 cities that are waking up with 4G LTE today...

Anchorage, AK
Bakersfield, CA
Bridgeport, CT
Modesto, CA
Jacksonville, FL
Omaha, NE
Syracuse, NY

In addition to this, the following cities will all receive 4G LTE 'by the end of the year'...

Albany, NY
Albuquerque, NM
Allentown, PA
Birmingham, AL
Boise, ID
Boulder, CO
Cincinnati, OH
Charleston, SC
Columbia, SC
Columbus, OH
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
El Paso, TX
Fayetteville, NC
Ft.

Sep

Hands On With The New DROID RAZR Family

Posted by Ron Amadeo in Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0, Motorola, News, RAZR HD / RAZR MAXX HD, Verizon Wireless

I just got back from New York, the city of absolutely no internet, and now I can finally tell you about my experiences with the new RAZRs - the DROID RAZR HD 4G LTE, DROID RAZR HD MAXX 4G LTE, and DROID RAZR M 4G LTE. (My shift key is going to get a workout today!)

The design and construction of all 3 phones is basically the same. A stitched Kevlar back with a rubber coating, a plastic body, and an industrial-style design with exposed, prominent screws. Just imagine an original DROID RAZR MAXX with screws embedded in it and you are most of the way there.

Sep

Rogers Scores Exclusive Rights To The RAZR HD LTE In Canada, Coming 'This Fall'

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Motorola, News, RAZR HD / RAZR MAXX HD, Rogers

The past hour has been full of Motorola this, and RAZR that for most of us here in the US, but what about our brothers (and sisters) to the north? If you want some RAZR HD love, Rogers is the place to be. The only place to be, in fact, at least for an LTE version of the device.

Motorola just announced that the newly-unveiled RAZR HD will be making its Canadian debut exclusively on Rogers Wireless in all of its 4.7" glory. The device is virtually identical to Verizon's offering:

4.7" SAMOLED HD 720p display with Gorilla Glass
1.5GHz dual-core processor (most likely MSM8960 Snapdragon)
Android 4.0.4
Rogers 4G LTE
1GB RAM
Bluetooth 4.0
16GB (12GB usable) internal storage for HD
8MP rear camera, 1.3MP front camera
microSD slot
2500mAh battery for RAZR HD
NFC-enabled (no mention of Wallet)
Android 4.0

Much like the US Droid RAZR HD, there's no certain release date yet, only that it will be release "this fall."

TORONTO, Sept.

Sep

Did You Miss The Motorola RAZR HD And RAZR M Announcement? Watch The Entire Thing On YouTube Right Now

Posted by David Ruddock in Motorola, RAZR / RAZR MAXX, RAZR M, Verizon Wireless, Videos

If you were under a rock (or at work) while Motorola was announcing its three new phones today, you might have missed out on the live video presentation. Now you can watch it on YouTube.

If you're looking for the nitty gritty, though, you should check out our announcement posts for the RAZR HD / MAXX HD and the RAZR M.

Sep

DROID RAZR And MAXX HD For Verizon Official: 4.7" 720P Display, 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4, Android 4.0

Posted by David Ruddock in 4G, News, RAZR HD / RAZR MAXX HD, Verizon Wireless

Verizon is presently announcing its brand-new smartphone lineup, and they've started with the DROID RAZR HD, and its MAXX sibling.

Both are sporting 4.7" SAMOLED Gorilla Glass displays, but Motorola says they have the same size footprint as the original RAZR, which is pretty impressive. The S4 Snapdragon dual-core processor powers these devices, and they will run Android 4.0 out of the box. Motorola, however, has said both will have Jelly Bean before the year's end. They will be available "before the holidays" according to Verizon.

Here are the specs in a slightly more readable format, at least what we know of them:

DROID RAZR HD / MAXX Specs

4.7" SAMOLED HD 720p display with Gorilla Glass
1.5GHz dual-core processor (most likely MSM8960 Snapdragon)
Android 4.0.4
Verizon 4G LTE
1GB RAM
Bluetooth 4.0
16GB (12GB usable) internal storage for HD, 32GB (26GB usable) for MAXX HD
8MP rear camera, 1.3MP front camera
microSD slot
2500mAh battery for RAZR HD, 3300mAh for MAXX HD (21 hours talk time, 10 hours video streaming, 27 hours music steaming)
NFC-enabled (no mention of Wallet)

Other than that, there isn't much to know - Moto was pretty scant on details.

Sep

Motorola Officially Unveils The Droid RAZR M, 4.3" Display, 1.5GHz Dual-Core Processor, And ICS For $99

Posted by Cameron Summerson in News, RAZR M, Verizon Wireless

Motorola unveiled a trio of new handsets today: the Droid RAZR HD, RAZR MAXX HD, and RAZR M (too much caps lock, Motorola!). While the first two focus on large 4.7" HD displays, the latter is all about packing as much display possible into a small shell.

Specs:

4.3" 540x960 display with "almost no borders" (is this the bezel-less device that we've been hearing about? Let's hope not) and Gorilla Glass
1.5GHz dual-core processor
1GB RAM
8GB storage, microSD card slot
4G LTE connectivity
8MP rear shooter
NFC
60.9 x 122.5 x 8.3; 126g
2000mAbh battery
Android 4.0.x

While we would like to say this device is shipping with Jelly Bean, Motorola stated that it will be updated "by the end of the year," so...

Sep

Sprint Galaxy Nexus And Nexus S 4G Variants Could Receive Jelly Bean Update As Soon As September 6th

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Galaxy Nexus, News, Nexus S 4G (Crespo4g), Sprint

CDMA-based Nexuses (Nexii?) tend to get the short end of the stick when it comes to timely updates. The promise of the Nexus is that you'll always have the latest Android experience just the way Google imagines it. While the international version of the Galaxy Nexus has had Jelly Bean for a while, Sprint's been left in the cold. Until, tomorrow, September 6th, if Android Central's source is correct.

Here's the email that a tipster sent in:

To Sprint Business Sales

September 5, 2012

Software updates for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (L700) and Nexus S 4G will be available beginning Thursday, 9.6.12.

Sep

PSA: T-Mobile's New Actually Unlimited Unlimited Data Plan Launches Today

Posted by David Ruddock in 4G, Carriers, News, T-Mobile

T-Mobile has long been known for, uh, stretching the definition of unlimited data here in the US with its soft data caps. But today, T-Mobile is officially launching its new unlimited data plan. The difference? It's actually unlimited, unlike the other unlimited data plans T-Mobile still offers. Making sense yet?

T-Mobile's plans have always been super-duper confusing to me (and everyone, I would think), and today, they're making things slightly simpler. I think. Here is the arrangement of the new "Classic" plans, with the new Unlimited Nationwide 4G in the middle:

The catch is that the new Unlimited Nationwide 4G doesn't come with mobile hotspot service.

Sep

Samsung SGH-T889 Shows Up Running On T-Mobile's HSPA+ Network, Is The Galaxy Note II

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Galaxy Note II, News, Rumors, T-Mobile

T-Mobile got into the phablet game a little late when it released the Galaxy Note back in early August. Then, some three weeks later, all traces of the giant Samsung phone inexplicably disappeared from T-Mo's site, and third-party retailers were "out of stock." The latter incident lead us to believe one thing: T-Mobile was canning the original Note and would be getting the Note II soon after it launches in the U.S.

Now, TmoNews has gotten ahold of a screenshot that further backs up that hunch. The shot shows a Samsung device with the model number SGH-T889 running on what is said to be T-Mobile's 4G HSPA+ network.