Nokia 801 Leaks, Looks Like the N9 With Symbian Belle

The guys of SmartPhoneGeeks and the usual insider Eldar Murtazin have managed to score a new picture of a leakedNokia phone. I’m talking about the Nokia 801, supposedly shown below. Of course, we’re taking the info with a huge grain of salt and being as cautious as possible, since Nokia wouldn’t want overuse the same polycarbonate... 

Best Buy Super Bowl Ad is All About Innovators, Wish Steve Jobs Was There… (Video)

This year’s Super Bowl included both a Samsung Galaxy Note ad that I didn’t like and a pretty decent Best Buy commercial. While the Galaxy Note clip was too flower power and only showed the stylus as selling point, the Best Buy ad showed us some innovators in the mobile field, including people who invented the camera sensor, Instagram, text... 

Samsung Galaxy S II Caught Running Android 4.0 Via Official ROM (Video)

We’ve seen Android Ice Cream Sandwich getting ported or leaked for many devices, including the unlikely Samsung Galaxy S, Amazon Kindle Fire and HP TouchPad. Well, those were all unofficial release, but this time we have something truly official: the leaked ICS ROM for Samsung Galaxy S II, that has just been tried on by the guys of Pocketnow.com. They... 

Samsung Galaxy Note Super Bowl Ad May Try to Impress, Capitalize on Apple Hate (Video)

Samsung Galaxy Note was part of the Super Bowl ad craziness from last night, also resurrecting a band that I haven’t heard of in a while: The Darkness. The British guys appear in this ad, or better said the lead singer does, showing off his skills and playing the song “I Believe in a Thing Called Love”. This is accompanied by the usual... 

Android 4.0.4 Appears on Verizon Galaxy Nexus, Brings Better Volume

This is one of those unexpected software updates that comes, shocks everyone and then it’s forgotten by everyone. I’m talking about Android 4.0.4, a piece of software that was just leaked on Verizon Galaxy Nexus units. It brings the usual bugfixes and speed improvements, that are always welcome on top notch handsets. This leak matches the... 

Sony Xperia Sola Handset Trademarked in Europe and USA

After the Sony Xperia P, Xperia S and Xperia U we get a newcomer, that has a fuller name, not just a letter: Xperia Sola. This name was recently trademarked by Sony in USA and Europe, so we’re to expect an unveiling ASAP, maybe at MWC 2012 in Barcelona this month. We have no idea what this handset will bring, but I’m sure glad it’s... 

Motorola Wants 2.25% of iPhone Sales in Exchange for Patent Use

Remember when Motorola sued Apple for some patents and even managed to have their products banned in Germany for a couple of hours? Well, the ban part took place this week, but it quickly ended, as Apple knew to work with the situation and postpone their doom. Now, Motorola wants 2.25% of Apple iPhone sales for patent use. This info came up in a legal... 

Motorola Droid 4 Hands-on Review Details the Latest QWERTY Moto Handset (Video)

If you don’t fancy a Motorola Droid RAZR or the new RAZR MAXX, you can get your fix of QWERTY action through the Motorola Droid 4 that launches this week. The folks of Wirefly did a hands on video with the device, that you can see below, if you’re curios. We’re talking 5 row keyboard, LTE, dual core 1.2 GHz processor and a 4 inch display. The... 

iOS Apps Crash More Than Any Other OS, Android Included

App monitoring company Crittercism recently published a study showing that iOS apps are the most likely to crash and that happens more frequently than it does with Android applications. The study was conducted during the first two weeks of December, with the results showing that iOS 5.0.1 is the most likely to crash, 28.46% of all crashes being attributed... 

Samsung Galaxy S Advance Gets Previewed in Vietnam, First Impressions Here

Samsung Galaxy S Advance, a device that was announced this week and serves as a middle point between the Galaxy S and the S II has been part of a preview experience coming from Vietnam. We’re dealing with a pretty detailed hands on, that reveals the look and feel of the phone, seen through the eyes of lucky Mai Nguyen. The design of the Galaxy... 

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