Droid Pro, Droid 2 Global, and Samsung Continuum all get prices

by Tyler Cunningham on Nov 4th 2010, 8:03pm
tagged droid 2, droid 2 global, Droid Pro, prices, Samsung Continuum, Verizon

A new Verizon internal pricelist is going around which seems to confirm that the Droid Pro will be priced at $179.99 when it launches on November 9th. This is a bit surprising given that the price was expected to exceed $250 (although it may be priced higher but come with a rebate), so good news for people interested in buying a Droid Pro.

Also, the Samsung Continuum and the Droid 2 Global are both slated to be priced at $199.99, which is a bit less surprising. So, if you’re looking to buy a Droid Pro, Droid 2 Global, or a Samsung Continuum, you now know how much you’re going to have to fork out.

[via Engadget]

Samsung Galaxy S is the Highest Selling Phone in Japan!

by Jesse Bauer on Nov 4th 2010, 1:48pm
tagged Android, Android smartphones, galaxy s, iphone, Japan, sales, Samsung, samsung galaxy s, smartphones

November is going to be a huge month for Samsung Galaxy S family devices, however, its already seen a huge amount of success overseas in Japan. Over the last week in October, more people decided to take home a Samsung Galaxy S than the iPhone! This beat out both the 32GB and 16GB models of the iPhone (not combined)!

Not bad for a fresh product launch! To add, Samsung expects to sell more than 10 million Galaxy S smartphones by the end of 2010. We hope Samsung has more up their sleeves, which we may find out at the November 8th event.

We’ll keep you all posted!

[via Fortune]

Samsung Galaxy S getting official Froyo update in UK?

by Dustin Karnes on Nov 4th 2010, 12:23pm
tagged 2.1, 2.2, Android, eclair, froyo, Kies, Samsung, update

We’re getting various reports that some UK Samsung Galaxy S users are getting their official updates to Android 2.2 through Kies. We’re still waiting on confirmation, but from the looks of things, Samsung may be well on their way to getting some Froyo goodness to their UK fans. Keep your eyes here, and we’ll keep you updated.

To our UK users, are any of you getting the update? Let us know in the comments below!

Thanks Tomi for sending this in!

Bell Canada Launching Samsung Galaxy Tab Nov. 16th

by Jesse Bauer on Nov 4th 2010, 12:25am
tagged Android, Bell, canada, galaxy tab, launch, Rogers, Samsung, samsung galaxy tab, tablets

Bell should be launching the Samsung Galaxy Tab on or by November 16th. Pricing is seen as a little under what we were told Rogers is listing prices for, at $649.95, which is good for competition.

[via mobilesyrup]

Virgin Mobile Canada Launching Samsung Galaxy S

by Jesse Bauer on Nov 4th 2010, 12:16am
tagged Android, Android smartphones, galaxy s, Google, Rogers, Samsung, samsung galaxy s, smartphones, virgin, virgin mobile

The latest Canadian carrier to launch the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone is now Virgin Mobile Canada. They plan to launch the device on November 15th, and although no specific pricing has been laid out, we’re confident it will be similar to other Canadian carriers, such as Rogers, for $179.99 on a 3-year contract.

We’ll hear more very soon!

[via BGR]

Archos 70 Tablet Launches Today with Android 2.2 Installed!

by Jesse Bauer on Nov 3rd 2010, 1:42pm
tagged Android, android 2.2, Android Tablets, appslib, ARCHOS, archos 70, archos 70 tablet, froyo, Google, launch, tablets

Archos looks like they are making some moves to boost them into a strong Android Tablet market after launching the Archos 70 Tablet, which is stock with Android 2.2.

This is a 7 inch tablet offering, competing directly with the Samsung Galaxy Tablet, with the following feature set;

8GB onboard storage
800×480 resolution
WiFi b/g/n
Bluetooth
USB
1GHz Processor
TV output
3D graphic acceleration
Samba and UPnP for streaming

One thing it doesn’t currently support is access to Android Market, but for the price of $279.99, or $350 ( for 250GB model soon to be released), this may be a good compromise if you don’t want to pay double the price for a Galaxy Tab with all the bells and whistles. You can still get apps, but they’ll come from the AppsLib Store instead.

[via Engadget]

Android growth still holding steady, no signs of slowing down

by Dustin Karnes on Nov 3rd 2010, 12:36pm
tagged Android, apple, blackberry, Google, iOS, market, microsoft, mobile, palm, Phone, rim, share, smartphone, webos, windows, wp7

According to a press release by ComScore, Android is staying steady in the mobile market share race, and shows no signs of stopping or even slowing down anytime soon.

The study done by the company found the following in terms of mobile market share:

RIM — 37.3%, 2.6% drop
Apple — 24.3%, no change
Google — 21.4%, 6.5% increase
Microsoft — 10.0%, 2.8% drop
Palm — 4.2%, 0.5% drop

This is great news for us Android fans. This means that, not only has the market share for Android devices increased by almost 7%, but Google was the only company with a mobile OS that did not stay still or decrease.

As it has been proven time and time again, Android is a raging bull in the mobile market. We don’t see any slow down in Google’s mobile OS anytime soon, and we would like it to stay that way.

Hit the break to view the full press release from ComScore, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comments.

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Samsung giving away 100 Galaxy tabs in ‘Feel Free’ contest!

by Mikka Burrell on Nov 3rd 2010, 12:25pm
tagged Contest, Samsung, samsung galaxy tab, youtube

The oh-so-generous folks over at Samsung are holding yet another Samsung Galaxy Tab contest. To enter the contest, record a video of yourself talking about what freedom means to you and submit it to them via Samsung’s official YouTube page. The winners will be chosen on Nov. 29.

Check out a video after the break to see what the ‘Feel Free’ contest is all about!

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Rogers Wireless Samsung Galaxy Tab Pricing Leaked!

by Jesse Bauer on Nov 3rd 2010, 12:20pm
tagged Android, Android Tablets, Bell, Bell canada, canada, Galaxy S Tab, price, pricing, Rogers, rogers wireless, Samsung, samsung galaxy s, samsung galaxy tab, tablets

Sorry about the picture quality here, so I’ll sum it up for everyone. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is coming to Rogers Wireless and Bell Canada very soon (I suspect after Nov 11th 2010), and although no official pricing has been announced, a tipster was able to send this to MobileSyrup.

Here is the pricing listed, which may be subject to change prior to launch;

$674.99 No Contract
$599.99 with 1-year
$564.99 with 2-year
$539.99 with 3-year

We’ll let you know when an official date is set!

[via mobilesyrup]

LG Pad set to arrive in Q1 2011 with Honeycomb, dual-core Tegra 2

by Mikka Burrell on Nov 3rd 2010, 12:18pm
tagged Android Tablets, dual-core Tegra 2, Honeycomb, LG, LG Optimus Tab

Looks like LG is going to be entering the Android tablet game with a tablet sporting the ‘Optimus’ name branding. The LG Optimus Pad is said to be running Android Honeycomb OS with a dual-core Tegra 2 chip for a high performance mobile media experience. This 8.9″ tablet is rumored to see release in Q1 of 2011.

Nothing has been confirmed by LG as of now, however.

Is this perhaps better than what Samsung is offering with their Galaxy Tab? Let us know in the comments.

[via engadget]

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