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HTC Mozart getting firmware update with internet sharing in India, but not Hong Kong
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WeloveWP.hk reports that a firmware update to the HTC Mozart is rolling out in India which brings internet sharing to the handset. The update was reported by Aviraj Ajgekar, a Microsoft employee, and has also rolled out to others in the region.
WeloveWP.hk are however pretty miffed, as they have also had a firmware update for their handsets, including the HTC HD7 and the HTC Mozart, without any Internet Sharing enabled. It seems this is one feature which, probably due to carrier support, will not be available to everyone after all.
Have any of our readers received the post-Mango firmware update, and did it bring Internet Sharing? Let us know your your region and carrier below.
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Samsung Italy: Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note and dual-core tablets getting Android 4.0 update
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Samsung Italy has apparently confirmed that the company’s high-end devices (i.e. those with a dual-core processor) will all get the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update. In other words, the list of products that will be blessed with the latest version of Android includes:
Galaxy S II
Galaxy Note
Galaxy Tab 10.1
Galaxy Tab 8.9
Galaxy Tab 7.7
Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
We assume the carrier specific versions of the Galaxy S II will also get the same treatment though not as fast as the unlocked device. Moreover, we would hope to see some of the phones with a fast single-core processor (1.4 GHz) on the list, like the Galaxy W or T-Mobile Exhibit II, but I guess Samsung is still evaluating that option....
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UK Deal: Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S now available with Orange's £20.50/month contract at Phones4U
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Third-party phone retailer Phones4U has a great deal for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, offering the sexy smartphone for free with Orange’s 20.50 GBP per month plan. That money won’t get you too far though, but for some folks it could be a good enough solution – you get 200 voice minutes, 3,000 texts and 100MB of mobile data per month. Presuming you’re not calling a lot and rely mostly on Wi-Fi hotspots for mobile Internet, this plan could be just what you need. Otherwise — if you still want the Xperia arc S — you’ll have to pick some other plan with the phone.
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O2 UK now offers HTC Sensation XE for free on a 36 GBP/month plan
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O2 UK is now selling the HTC Sensation XE, which is still the best Android smartphone made by the Taiwanese company. The Telefónica-owned operator is offering the device for free to anyone willing to commit on a two-year contract with a 36 GBP per month plan. Of course, there are also some more expensive options as well as those that require some cash upfront — all of which you can see from this page at O2′s website (accessible only in the UK).
As a reminder, the Sensation XE is the handset maker’s first smartphone with Beats Audio technology that comes with Beats by Dre in-ear headphones. In addition, it also sports a 4.3-inch qHD (540×960 pixels) touchscreen, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, HS...
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iPhone 4S hits 22 more countries
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The iPhone 4S has been released in twenty-two new countries today, meaning twenty-two new countries get all the highs and lows from the Siri virtual assistant to the nagging issues with battery life.
On Friday, the new Apple smartphone launched in twenty new European countries: Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The iPhone 4S also launched outside of Europe in Mexico and Singapore.
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Apple may be crowd-sourcing ideas for iPhone 4S battery problems
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Unfortunately, it seems like short battery life is no longer just a worry for Android users, because Apple has battling its own troubles with the iPhone 4S. There have been widespread complaints that battery life in the iPhone 4S is unnecessarily short, even after users turn off persistent battery draining services like iCloud, Siri, location awareness, and Ping. In our informal poll from last week, we found that a significant number of users were noticing a problem.
Now, there are reports that Apple may be contacting users directly to find a solution to the problem. One user has claimed that Apple had contacted him and asked that he install a diagnostic tool on his iPhone 4S. That user tol...
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LG Revolution due for Gingerbread update
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The folks over at Verizon seemed to have heard the cries of all LG Revolution owners, because the largest U.S. carrier will begin rolling out the devices long-awaited Android 2.3 Gingerbread update presently. The new update will include the following:
Email folders will now display in the correct order. The maximum attachment size is now set correctly, even when the exchange service is configured with unlimited size attachments.
Messages can now be stored on the SIM card. View these messages through the Settings menu, “Manage SIM card messages.”
Correctly set Out of Office without having to set a start or end time
The popup message asking to delete accounts when changing the SIM card now dis...
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Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich not coming to LG Optimus 2X?
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Well, this doesn’t bode well for LG. Recently the handset-maker confirmed on Facebookthat the Optimus 2X will not receive the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update, even though it was only released in January of this year. This likely means that the T-Mobile G2X won’t be getting the update, either.
Back when we reviewed the Optimus 2X and T-Mobile G2X, we had very few negative things to say about the dual-core toting handsets. With the Optimus 2X being the first dual-core phone and managing to get itself into the Guinness Book of World Records, the future looked bright for the handset.
After a rather glowing review of the T-Mobile G2X, the problems began. Random reboots, or just shutting off...
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4G now counted among 'ideal phone features' by 75% of consumers, survey finds
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It worked. 4G has been marketed so well by wireless carriers and vendors that people want it even if they don’t quite know why. A recent survey conducted by market research and intelligence firm In-Stat found that 75% of respondents listed 4G as one of the features their ideal phone would include. When asked which carrier offered the fastest 4G speeds, most respondents were left stymied. “Although 4G is an important feature for handset buyers, there is a lot of confusion surrounding 4G,” In-Stat analyst Greg Potter said in a statement. Read on for more.
Potter continued, “When survey respondents were asked which carrier offered the fastest 4G speeds, the majority of the respondents either di...
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Apple loses some shine as Samsung claims top smartphone spot
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According to research firm Strategy Analystics, Samsung has finally overtaken Apple in the smartphone sales race. According to the company, Samsung shipped 27.8 million smartphones in the third quarter of 2011, giving it a 23.8 percent share of the smartphone market. Apple, for its part, moved 17.1 million devices for a 14.6 percent market share.
Apple itself had ousted long-time smartphone king Nokia in Q2 of 2011 to take the top spot. Nokia had been the top manufacturer of smartphones for countless quarters prior to losing its spot to Apple. Nokia now sits in the third position.
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Nokia's strategy for America: Target people new to smartphones
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Last week Nokia held their annual Nokia World event in London where they announced 6 new handsets. The last 2 to be unveiled, the Nokia Lumia 710 and the Nokia Lumia 800, were the ones that the entire mobile industry have been eager to see ever since the Finnish mobile phone manufacturer decreed back in February of this year that they’re going to dump Symbian and switch to Windows Phone. To no one’s surprise, Western European countries are going to be the first to get these two devices, while the United States will have to wait until 2012, though no specific details were given. The folks at This is my next spotted a few Verizon Wireless employees at the event, which makes it rather obvious t...
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Motorola Pro+ 4G rides into Canada November 7th, will kick off shoes and stay a while
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We knew it was planning to grace Europe and Asia with its presence this month, but now we're hearing the Motorola Pro+ 4G is ready to make its North American debut at Bell Canada. We're not seeing any large differences here compared to the overseas model, though the addition of "4G" to the title is an obvious exception. The device offers a 1GHz CPU, 512MB of RAM, Android 2.3, a 5MP camera, 3.1-inch VGA (640 x 480) display with Gorilla Glass, HSPA 14.4 (hence the "4G" name) and a lot of Enterprise-friendly security features. We know it'll be hitting shelves on November 7th, but no price has been announced so far. To find out the full shebang, head south for the press release.
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Samsung’s white Galaxy Note revealed
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Samsung kicks off its Galaxy Note European tour in London, UK, today, showing off the 5.3-inch Android smartphone-tablet-hybrid on the eve of its European release. The company has also whipped out a surprise, in the shape of a white Samsung Galaxy Note, rather than the black version that debuted at IFA 2011 last month.
Aside from the new color option, the white Galaxy Note is functionally identical to its black sibling. That means the same dual-core processor, and the same 5.3-inch Super AMOLED HD screen running at 1280 x 800 paired with a digital S Pen for handwriting, annotations and sketching.
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Samsung Galaxy Nexus release date confirmed for November 17th in Europe
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Well, it may not be the official release date for any of the US carriers but we can now expect to see the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in Europe by November 17th. The date was announced informally at the recent Galaxy Note event from Samsung and while it’s not as soon as we’d like, a solid date is a solid date and we’re not really complaining.
Whether or not this date will be the same for any US release remains to be seen but the rumored date for Verizon’s LTE variant has been pegged (a few times) for November 10th. Either way, we’re about three weeks away before the official debut of the Galaxy Nexus in some form, and there’s still a chance that a US release could pop up even sooner.
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Motorola DROID 4 appears...with LTE support
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With the Motorola DROID 3 just a few months old, it seems too early to even think about the Motorola DROID 4. But sure enough, Droid-Life obtained some pictures of the next version of Motorola's DROID series. This time, the device is said to feature LTE support and a 4" Super AMOLED screen (probably Super AMOLED Advanced, such as the one in the DROID RAZR).
Also, the Motorola DROID 4 will have a non-removable battery, unlike what we heard from a source earlier, and MotoACTV syncing. The rest of the specs seem familiar such as the 5 row QWERTY keyboard, 1080p video capture, back and front-facing cameras, HDMI out. The version of Android installed is a little more current at 2.3.5. Think Motor...
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