LG Nexus 4 confirmed

As you might saw lately the LG Nexus 4 was a lot rumoured and leaked. Now, LG's Head of Mobile Product Planning has confirmed it and confirmed the specs too. Well, the specs are a 1.5GHz quad-core processor running on Google's stock Android 4.2 Jellybean, 2GB of RAM, 8 or 16GB of internal storage sorry guys no microSD card slot, a 4.7-inch display and has an 8MP back camera. Packs some good specs.

As the LG Head of Mobile Product Planning said too is that it will be announced at Google's Android event on October 29, next Monday. It will launch in India by November 29th tough we don't know when the global launch will happen.

Image: GSMArena.

Source: GSMArena.

Samsung Galaxy Y receives a small update

Samsung pushed out an update to the Galaxy Y, no ICS nor Jellybean just a small update. The will bring with it more system stability and better touchscreen responsiveness. The update size is only a 1.5MB. So Galaxy Y users pick that phone and check for any system updates.

Source: GSMArena.

Image: TalkAndroid.

HTC J Butterfly announced in Japan

Do you remember that HTC 5-inch smartphone with a full HD display ? Well, it's here and packs some really good specs. It has a 1.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro running on Android 4.1 Jellybean, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage with microSD card slot, a 5-inch full HD display with 440ppi, a 2.1MP front facing camera an 8MP rear camera that can capture 1080p videos, IPX5 protection, LTE, WiFi, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 and a 2,020mAh. As you can see from the images it will come in white, red and black colours. It will launch in Japan on AU/KDDI network. This model will be exclusive to Japan.

Source: Engadget & GSMArena.
Images: HTC JP

ASUS Padfone 2 unveiled

ASUS announced the Padfone 2 today at Milan, which packs some boasting specs.

The smartphone packs a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro running ICS with a Jellybean promised in the future, 2GB of RAM, it will come in 16, 32 and 64GB of internal storage, 50GB of ASUS's Webstorage for 2 years, 4.7-inch 720p Super IPS+ display, a 1.2MP front camera and a 13MP rear camera capable to capture up to 1080p videos, NFC, LTE and a 2,140mAh battery to power it all, it's not replacable though.

As for the tablet side, there is a 10.1-inch IPS display, a 5,000mAh and a 13-pin connector that's compatible with microUSB and MHL.

Source: Engadget & GSMArena.
Image: Engadget.

Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini announced

Today Samsung has announced the smaller variant of the Galaxy SIII, the Galaxy SIII Mini.

• Under the hood it packs a 1GHz dual-core processor
•  runs Android 4.1 Jellybean customized with TouchWiz
• 1GB of RAM
• 8 and 16GB of internal storage
• 4-inch Super AMOLED display
• a VGA front 5MP rear camera with LED flash capable to record 720p HD videos
• Bluetooth 4.0
• WiFi
• NFC
• GPS with GLONASS
• 1,500mAh battery

Source: Samsung

Images: Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Music is official

Samsung Galaxy Music is official, has dual-sim too.

• Runs on Android 4.0 ICS customized with TouchWiz obviously
• 512MB of RAM
• 4GB internal storage 
• 3-inch QVGA display
• 3MP rear camera
• WiFi
• Bluetooth 3.0
• GPS with Glonass
• 1,300mAh battery

And as the name suggests it packs some music features that are: Smart Volume, Music View, Sound Alive, SRS and dual front loudspeakers. Another version of this phone, the Galaxy Music Duos that will be dual sim. There's no word about pricing and when it'll be available.

Source: Samsung and GSMArena.

Image: GSMArena.

Some Acer Iconia tabs will not taste Jellybean officially

Some Acer Iconia tablets will not taste official Jellybean from Acer. These are the A100, A200 and the A500. They are all Tegra 2 based.

Well, there've been some few reports that a Jellybean update was in testing phase but apparently things are not going that well. So these tablets will never get past Android 4.0 from Acer but hey you can still load up a custom ROM of Jellybean ! Certainly this news has created some anger and disappointment towards the owners of this tablet.

Source: Android Community.
Images: theandroidsoul.com, notebookcheck.net and theverge.com.

Sprint Samsung Galaxy Victory 4G LTE announced

Samsung announced the Galaxy Victory 4G LTE that will be sold on Sprint's network for $99 with a $50 mail-in rebate.

Under the hood it has a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor runs on Android 4.0 ICS, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage expandable with a microSD card, 4-inch Super AMOLED display, a 1.3MP front facing camera and a 5MP rear shooter with LED flash, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, S Beam, Google Wallet, AllShare Play, AllShare Group Cast, and of course it has LTE and 2,100mAh battery. It will be availableo n Sprint's network on September 16th.

Source: Android Police & Sprint.
Image: Sprint.

LG Optimus L9 announced

LG extends it's L-Series by the global debut of the Optmius L9 that was announced today. It has a 1GHz dual-core processor running Android 4.0 ICS, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, 4.7-inch IPS display, a VGA front camera & a 5MP rear camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, DLNA & several other LG features that include QMemo, QTranslator & My Style Keyboard and a 2,500mAh SiO+ battery. Not a bad smartphone.

Source: LG.

Images: LG.

LG Optimus G is official ! heading to Korea in a month

The LG Optimus G is now official and will be heading to Korea in a month. Packs really good specs. This smartphone has the new Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro clocked at 1.5GHz that will be running Android 4.0 ICS, Adreno 320 GPU, 2GB of RAM, 4.7-inch 720p TrueHD IPS display, a 1.3 MP front camera & a 13MP rear camera that's capable to record full HD videos, A-GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi, LTE, NFC, DLNA, MHL & a 2,100mAh battery to power it all. A pretty good phone huh ? This smartphone will be heading to Korea in a month and will be available internationally at a later date.

Source: GSMArena & Phonearena.

Image: GSMArena.

Facebook Messenger for iOS & Android updated

Facebook Messenger for iOS & Android updated. Before the update the app just worked fine apart from a small problem that I think it derives from my mobile, whatever, the app told me to force close very often & it annoyed me a lot ! Today it updated again on my Alcatel OT-918, later I'll try it and see how it performs. Changelogs on OS's are below:

Android: 

· Add smileys, hearts and other emoji to messages.

· Click the person's name at the top of your conversation to view their Facebook Timeline.
· Seeing who's active lets you and your friends know how soon to expect a reply.
· Other bug fixes.

Apple: 

· Add smileys, hearts and other emoji to messages.
· Click the person's name at the top of your conversation to view their Facebook Timeline.

Source of changelogs: Apple's App Store & Google Play

Images: Google Play

Archos announces the 101XS, the first from Gen10XS

Archos announces the 101XS, the first from Gen10XS line-up. Packs some pretty good specs. The 101XS packs a 1.5GHz TI-OMAP 4470 dual-core processor runs on Android 4.0 ICS and will be upgraded later to Android 4.1 Jellybean, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage up to 64GB of MicroSD card, 10.1-inch display, a PowerVR SGX544 that is a quad-core GPU, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and an additional keyboard. I say it again it packs some really good specs ! This is the first tablet from the Gen10XS line-up. The Archos 97XS & the Archos 80XS will follow.

Images: The Verge, Technology Tell & Tech Radar.

Source: Android Police & Archos.

Acer announced two new smartphones

Acer announced two new smartphone the Liquid Gallant and the Liquid Gallant Duo, both have the same specs the only difference between the tow is that one is dual-SIM and the other isn't. Let's pass to the specs, a 1GHz MTK6575 single-core processor runs on Android 4.0 ICS, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, a PowerVR SGX531 GPU, a 4.3-inch qHD display, a 5MP back shooter with LED flash & capable to shoot 720p, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS with A-GPS and a 1,500mAh battery to power it all. Not a bad smartphone, Acer could've put a dual core instead though.

Source: Acer & GSMArena.

Image: androidadvices.com

Tizen pushed back to 2013

Samsung pushes back it's Tizen OS to 2013, that will replace Bada OS. Developers blame the slow progress due to lack developer tools and  poor software upgrades. Samsung till the remainder of 2012 will focus development on Windows Phone 8 & Android devices.

Image: GSMArena.

Source: GSMArena.

Motorola Electrify 2 & Defy XT announced for U.S Cellular

Motorola announced two smartphones that will be headed to U.S Cellular, the Electrify 2 & Defy XT.

The Electrify 2: has a 1.2GHz dual-core processor and runs on ICS, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage and expandable, a 4.3-inch ColorBoost display that's scratch resistant & splash resistant, a VGA front facing camera and an 8MP rear camera with LED flash & it's capable to shoot 1080p videos, features SMARTACTIONS, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and a 1,780mAh battery to power it all.

The Defy XT: has a 1GHz single-core processor & runs on ICS, 512MB of RAM, 1GB of internal storage & expandable, a 3.7-inch "Black dust" display that's scratch resistant too, a VGA front camera an a 5MP rear camera, water resistant, dustproof, Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi, GPS and a 1,650mAh batter to power it all.

Both are quite good. The Electrify 2 is available online & the Defy XT will be available on August 3.

Source: Motorola.

Images: Motorola.

ZTE Flash for Sprint as leaked promo reveals

A leaked promo reveals that the ZTE Flash is headed to Sprint network and packs some really good specs. It has a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB of RAM, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage expandable via a microSDXC card, 4.5-inch 720p IPS display protected with Gorilla Glass, 1MP front camera & 12.6MP rear camera with LED flash, LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, WiFi & NFC. Pretty good specs huh ? As rumored it should launch on October 14th.

Source: GSMArena.

Image: GSMArena.

Fujitsu REGZA T-02D for Japan

Fujitsu announced the REGZA T-02D for Japan, packs some good specs. Features a 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor & runs ICS, 1GB of RAM, 4.3-inch AMOLED Plus display protected with Gorilla Glass, 13.1MP rear camera, Mobile REGZA 6.0 Engine for high definition imaging, Human Centric Engine, REGZA Link Share water & dust resistant and 1,800mAh battery to power it all. A pretty good phone.

Source: GSMArena & Fujitsu.

Image: Fujitsu.

Huawei MediaPad 10 FHD coming up

Huawei released a video about it's new upcoming tablet, the MediaPad 10 FHD. Which boasts some pretty good specs. A 1.2GHz quad-core K3V2 processor with a 16 core GPU, 1GB, 8/16/32 or 64GB of internal storage, 10.1-inch IPS display, 1.3MP front camera and an 8MP dual-LED and capable to record 1080p, LTE, Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi , GPS & A-GPS and a huge 6,600mAh battery. A pretty good tab ! video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yM9TlNjJ-ss.

Source: Huawei.
Image: Netbook news. 

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 specs

Specs for the Galaxy Note 10.1 are now revealed, they're really good. It has 1.4GHz Exynos 4412 quad-core processor and runs on ICS, 2GB of RAM, a 10.1-inch PLS display, 1.9MP front camera and a 5MP rear camera, S-Pen, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, HSPA+, DLNA and 7,000mAh. Features some really good specs and we can see a possible unveil of this device on the 15th of August.

Source: GSMArena.
Image: GSMArena.

no Android 4.0 for HTC Desire HD

HTC decided that they won't update the Desire HD to Android 4.0. So owners of this smartphone will be stuck on Gingerbread unless you install an unofficial ROM, which we could even see Jellybean on this smartphone !

HTC's statement was: "After extensive testing, we’ve determined that the current version of HTC Sense with Android provides customers with the best experience on the HTC Desire HD. When we consider new versions of software, we weigh a number of factors, but ultimately the customer experience on the product is the deciding factor. We apologize for any confusion this change may have caused our customers."

Source: GSMArena.

Image: Android Authority.