Sprint Flash Hits The U.S. Market

Sprint has quietly launched the ZTE Flash through a straightforward fact sheet released to the press.
The U.S. telecoms carrier lifted the curtains on its latest Android smartphone offering without too much publicity, dubbing it as a “best-in-class camera at a reasonable price.”
Marketed as Sprint Flash but made by Chinese firm ZTE, the handset runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and features a 4.5-inch HD display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 4G LTE connectivity.
A 12.6MP autofocus …

YouTube for Android Instantly Plays Videos on Google TV

Google has updated the YouTube app for Android and Google TV to allow automatic pairing of devices on a common wireless network.
The search giant revealed it has been working on a feature that allows users to send YouTube videos from a mobile device to a TV with the single click of a button. While it’s far from perfect, the updated YouTube app allows Google to get closer to that realization.
The new YouTube app for Android and Google TV can now play videos from a phone or tablet on the TV. It …

HTC One V, HTC Desire C Will Not Receive Android 4.1 Update

HTC has unwrapped on Monday, November 12, a road map for the release of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to its devices.
The Taiwanese phone maker said the HTC One X and HTC One S are upgradable to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, whereas devices with 512MB of RAM or less are not. The move means HTC One V and HTC Desire C owners are stuck to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for life or until the firm finds a way to address the memory issue.
“We work hard to ensure each of our products has the optimal user …

AT&T Will Sell The HTC One X+ And HTC One VX This Friday

AT&T has unveiled the availability of the HTC One X+ and HTC One VX on its stores starting this Friday, November 16.
HTC One X+
The U.S. telecoms carrier pitches the HTC One X+ as the first Android 4.1 Jelly Bean smartphone to house a 1.7 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 ‘4-PLUS-1’ chip, which has a quad-core processor and a fifth core for low-power tasks. It is also the first smartphone in the U.S. market to come preinstalled with the new HTC Sense 4+ user interface. The HTC One X+ comes with a …

Samsung Galaxy Stratosphere 2 Will Hit Verizon Wireless Stores For $130

Verizon Wireless has revealed its upcoming offering of the Samsung Galaxy Stratosphere 2.
According to the U.S. telecoms carrier, the Galaxy S2 sibling will come with a full QWERTY keyboard, a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU, 4G LTE connectivity and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to combine business with a rich multimedia experience.
For businesses, the Galaxy Stratosphere 2 is Global Ready for calls and emails from more than 200 countries, features a built-in Virtual Private Network (VPN) connectivity …

AT&T To Sell 4G Samsung Galaxy Camera For $500

AT&T announced today its new Samsung Galaxy Camera offering, which will be available to customers starting November 16 for $499.99.
According to the U.S. telecoms carrier, the Galaxy Camera, which runs on Google’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system, can take full advantage of its 4G LTE mobile internet to combine a powerful point-and-shoot camera with quicker connection speeds to Android apps from the Google Play Store.
“By connecting the Samsung Galaxy Camera through the AT&T …

Google Shopper 3.0 for Android and iOS Now Available

Google launched on Saturday, November 10, an update to its Google Shopper app for Android and iOS to search products, browse gift ideas, and find great deals on the go.
“As you hit the mall this holiday season, chances are you’ll be accompanied by a reliable personal shopping companion: your mobile phone. Four out of five mobile phone and tablet owners plan to use their device for holiday shopping – for comparing prices, locating nearby stores, and searching for coupons,” said John …

Motorola DROID RAZR M Gets Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

Verizon Wireless has announced the release of an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade for its Motorola DROID RAZR M product offering.
The DROID RAZR M is only the second smartphone from the US telecoms carrier to receive a Jelly Bean update.
Starting November 9, Verizon Wireless will gradually push the software upgrade to the handset. Customers who are keen to try to and pursue a manual download can do so within next week. Check the settings menu every now and then.
Google’s Android 4.1 Jelly Bean …

T-Mobile Offers HTC One S For Free

The HTC One S has finally landed on T-Mobile and the wireless carrier is offering the decent Android HTC smartphone for free.
You may get the HTC One S for free if you get a new two-year contract with T-Mobile and after a discount of $149.99 (web-only) and a mail-in rebate of $50.
The smartphone has a suggested retail price of $549.99 but T-Mobile offers an instant discount of $350 on the HTC One S apart from the mail-in rebate and the web-only discount, the carrier reveals.
The HTC One S …

AT&T Will Sell The Samsung Galaxy Express Starting Nov. 16

AT&T has announced the availability of the Samsung Galaxy Express for $99.99 with a two-year contract starting November 16.
The Samsung Galaxy Express, a 4G LTE smartphone that combines high performance features at a great price, is suitable for first-time smartphone users and those who want to try the Android experience.
U.S. telecoms carrier AT&T inked a deal with Korean phone maker Samsung for the exclusive distribution of the handset in the U.S.
The Galaxy Express runs on Android …