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Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo hits the UK – available now

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The Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo that we saw way back in February at MCW is finally getting launched after Japan had suffered earthquakes making the manufacturing of the Neo difficult, hence being delayed for release.

The Xperia Neo is every bit the same as the bigger Xperia Arc, with the same specs and features, just packed into a smaller package with a 3.7 inch screen as opposed to the arc’s 4.2. Running Android 2.3 Gingerbread out of the box and sporting front and rear facing cameras, the Neo is a good little smartphone for the dollar, or in this case, £. Pricing starts at £342 – £390 from Clove and Amazon UK.

[via eurodroid]

Is the Samsung Galaxy S II getting a bump of 200 Mhz?

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by Robert Nazarian on
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Sources in Asia are reporting that Samsung is gearing towards launching a newer version of its Galaxy S II phone that will give it a 200 Mhz boost. That would bring it to a whopping 1.4Ghz dual-core processor.

According to the reports the reason is because of the IPhone 5 release. If you remember, earlier in the year, Samsung made major changes to the Galaxy Tab 10.1 to go head to head with the IPad 2. That was mostly cosmetic, but you have to give Samsung credit for recognizing where they need to be to go against the competition. That is how you become a big player in the smartphone market.

The only thing that is not determined is if this will be in the current device or a different version, but it is expected to debut sometime in August or September.

One of the rumors is suggesting that they will change the name of the phone and not market it with the Galaxy branding. What is also most interesting is how this fits in with U.S. We all know that the Galaxy S II will hit the U.S. soon, and with the IPhone 5 releasing sometime in August or September, could these changes be for the US market? If they don’t plan on marketing it under the Galaxy branding, it makes sense, because you will not see that branding here in the U.S.

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HTC EVO 3D will launch broadly across Europe in July

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Today HTC announced that the EVO 3D will be available “broadly” across Europe in July. The LG Optimus 3D has already been available in Europe so it will be a head to head battle.

The EVO 3D launched on this past Friday here in the US. If you are not familiar with the specs of this beast, they include a 4.3-inch qHD (960 x 540) display, a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, a pair of 5MP cameras (for 3D), and a 1730mAh battery.

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Samsung Epic 2 and ‘full touch 4G’ slated for Q3 according to Sprint roadmap

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by Robert Nazarian on
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Sprint’s Q3 roadmap has leaked and it reveals the Samsung Epic 2. It will come with a 4-inch display, a 1.2GHz single-core Hummingbird processor, and a 8MP camera. The current Epic (1) 4G has a 1GHz Hummingbird and a 5MP camera. Not an impressive upgrade so I think we should just called it an “update.”

There is also a “full touch 4G” device from Samsung. There are no other details, but it is probably a safe assumption that this will the the Samsung Galaxy S II. We know it will eventually hit all the US carriers. A month ago we reported that the Sprint version might be called the Within.

There are also a couple of BlackBerry phones, the Bold Touch and Monaco. These names are expected to change and will be capable of GSM global roaming.

[via thisismynext]

Motorola Droid 3 to launch July 14th?

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We have been hearing rumors that the Motorola Droid 3 will release in early July. It has already cleared the FCC and the Milestone 3 was already announced for a summer release in China. The most rumor was July 7th, but since that is the day that Verizon switches to tiered pricing, it does not make sense to launch a phone on the same day. So why not 1 week later?

According to a leaked Best Buy inventory screen it should be in stock for July 13th for a release on July 14th. Before you mark it in your Google Calendar, you should note that this is not official until Motorola and/or Verizon Wireless announce it. If the 14th holds, expect that announcement to be some time the week of the 4th.

We will of course report to you if this date does become official, Stay tuned.

[via droidattic]

Motorola Atrix bootloader now unlocked, No need to wait for Gingerbread

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by Robert Nazarian on
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We reported yesterday that the leaked Gingerbread build for the Motorola Atrix could be unlocked. Using the files from the leaked build, Android tweakers have figured out a way to unlock everyone’s Atrix.

There are some that believe that Motorola never intended to unlock the bootloader with the Gingerbread release and there are others who say they have confirmation from Motorola that they will. We will find out for sure in the near future, but for now if you have an Atrix you can start loading custom ROM’s

Instructions after the break

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Sprint: HTC EVO 3D and Evo View 4G in stores now

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Today is the day guys and gals! The EVO 3D and Evo View 4G are available in stores now. Sprint stores nationwide opened at 8:00 this morning ready and waiting for the wave of customers. As promised, today is June 24th and the 3-dimensional video recording, video watching, no glasses required Android device, along with the latest HTC 7″ tablet is availble for purchase.

This EVO 3D device is packed full of features: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon CPU, the nations first 4.3-inch 3D capacitive touchscreen (960×540), dual 5-megapixel rear cameras for recording 3D video at 720p, 2D video at 1080p, 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video calls, 4GB of internal memory, microSD expansion slot, DNLA support and HDMI port.

The Evo View 4G for Sprint comes out of the box sporting: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), but don’t worry you will see a future upgrade to Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, 7 inch touchscreen (1024 X 600), 5 megapixel camera , 1.3 megapixel front camera, 32 GB internal storage, 1 GB RAM.

Maybe you’re planning on running out to your local store and giving one of these devices a test run. Or you may have been holding to that upgrade option just waiting for a day like today. Whatever the case, be sure to give us you personal hands-on opinion of the devices in the comments below. We’d love to hear it! Hit the break for the full press release.

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ARCHOS unveils the G9 series tablets, 1.5GHz dual-core, 250GB HDD, and affordable [Video]

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ARCHOS is turning things up a notch. They have just announced two Android 3.1 Honeycomb tablets. The ARCHOS 80 G9 sports an 8-inch (1024 x 768) screen and the ARCHOS 101 G9 sports a 10.1-inch (1280 x 800) screen. That is the only difference between the two.

Full specs:

  • 1.5GHz OMAP4 processor
  • Seagate 250GB HDD
  • HDMI out with 1080p support
  • 3G stick compatible

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ASUS 13-inch Android notebook may be in the works

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ASUS definitely wants to be a big contender with Android. The Eee Pad Transformer is probably the most popular tablet and they have announced some interesting devices for later this year.

Now news has come out that they may be planning a 13-inch notebook and the power and pricing could be more attractive than the Transformer’s. This is strictly a rumor, but launch plans supposedly have already been made and it will pack a NVIDIA processor. For the processor itself, only quad-core ARM SOCs were mentioned. Could this be the Kal-El quad core chip that is expected in August?

We already know that the Kal-El has been installed in a Windows 8 prototype laptop so this is not out of the question.

Rumor has it that we might be seeing a lot of $299 notebooks with ARM-powered processors in the near future.

[via engadget]

Motorola Atrix Gingerbread update brings unlocked bootloader? [Video]

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Motorola has been promising unlocked bootloaders, but not until later in the year. We also never expected that they would unlock existing phones.

We reported that a leak of a Gingerbread update surfaced, but we just found out that it will allow users to unlock the bootloader using the traditional command: “fastboot oem unlock.” The update is expected in July and when users receive that update they will be able to boot their Atrix into Fastboot mode and unlock from there.

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