Sunday, April 10, 2011

T-Mobile G2x shows up on eBay with $799 price tag, tests your bartering skills
Posted Thu Apr 07 09:56:32 2011
T-Mobile G2x shows up on eBay with $799 price tag, tests your bartering skills

We already knew that T-Mobile's dual-core G2x won't be arriving for another week, but it looks like some cheeky monkey managed to nab one early and promptly put it up on eBay.

White Nexus S with AT&T 3G bands hands-on! (video)
Posted Thu Apr 07 09:53:39 2011
White Nexus S with AT&T 3G bands hands-on! (video)

Well, what do we have here? Sure enough, it's that coveted white Nexus S with AT&T-compatible 3G that we mentioned yesterday, and we just got our dirty little paws on it thanks to a friendly tipster.

HTC Droid Incredible 2 struts its stuff in leaked press shots?
Posted Thu Apr 07 09:51:46 2011
HTC Droid Incredible 2 struts its stuff in leaked press shots?

If you had any doubts about HTC's Incredible S making it to our shores, they're probably dissipating as we speak -- not only has the phone obtained Verizon's shiny red checkmark, it's now got the robotic eye of Sauron staring at us with ferocious intensity.

Samsung: Galaxy S II Will Be Released In April, Gradually Rolled Out
Posted Thu Apr 07 02:37:12 2011
Samsung: Galaxy S II Will Be Released In April, Gradually Rolled Out

Probably striking a nerve with all the news around the Samsung Galaxy S II being delayed, Samsung has tweeted officially that the highly anticipated dual-core smartphone "will be first released in April, as planned".

Samsung Finland Pegs Galaxy S Gingerbread Release For Mid-April
Posted Thu Apr 07 01:59:40 2011
Samsung Finland Pegs Galaxy S Gingerbread Release For Mid-April

All over Europe, mobile carriers and manufacturers are letting slip bits and pieces of news letting us know when we can expect to see Samsung's Galaxy S finally get an update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

Motorola seeking Bravo owners to test pre-release software update
Posted Thu Apr 07 01:23:38 2011
Motorola seeking Bravo owners to test pre-release software update

Although we recently had to unleash some bad news for Motorola Bravo owners addressing the delay of Froyo, that doesn't mean Motorola has stopped working on the update altogether.

New Verizon Incredible 2 pics show it booted up, ready to rock Froyo
Posted Wed Apr 06 08:16:50 2011
New Verizon Incredible 2 pics show it booted up, ready to rock Froyo

Well, well, what have we here? An all-new, hot-off-the-press, get-it-while-it's-hot look at the upcoming (and still not actually announced) Incredible 2 on Verizon.

Android with HTC Sense 3.0 Ported To HTC HD7 [Video]
Posted Wed Apr 06 06:53:19 2011
Android with HTC Sense 3.0 Ported To HTC HD7 [Video]

Totally unsure if this is true or a trick but the bigger question is why would you ever want to do it?

Mark Cuban, Qualcomm to bring augmented reality to Mavericks tickets
Posted Wed Apr 06 06:32:22 2011
Mark Cuban, Qualcomm to bring augmented reality to Mavericks tickets

Mark Cuban, the tech entrepreneur who is also the Dallas Mavericks owner, is teaming-up with Qualcomm to add some augmented reality twist to the NBA tickets.

Acer Aspire ICONIA TAB A100 Available for Pre Order on Amazon

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In the ever-competitive tablet wars, the Acer Aspire ICONIA TAB A100 is looking to take low end a bit lower price-wise and with its impressive specs might do more than that. The 7″ tablet is available for sale on in the UK on Amazon for £299.99 and ships April 20th.

At $485US, the A100 should be fairly competitive against other Android 3.0 tablets slated for this spring. There is speculation of Acer lowering the US introduction pricetag to somewhere between $350 and $400.

Under the hood:

Screen: 7", capacitive, 1024 x 600 pixel resolution capable of displaying 1080p HD video.

Processor: Dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2

Cameras: 2. 5 and 2 megapixel.

Versions: 3G and WiFi

Ports: HDMI, WiFi and Bluetooth.

Battery life: Up to 5 hours playback of 720p video.

Check out Tabletblog's hands-on review: