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Motorola Motosmart Mix XT550 masks its middling specs with a set of nice headphones

# 2012-05-16 08:27:00, Engadget
HTC may be over the idea of including premium earbuds with its smartphones, but Motorola is stepping up to give it the ol' college try with its Motosmart Mix XT550. The phone will sell in China for

PSA: LG Optimus Elite available today on Virgin Mobile USA for $150

# 2012-05-15 08:22:00, Engadget
If you were one of those who jumped on last week's pre-order, chances are you're eagerly waiting for this Virgin-branded Optimus Elite to show up at your doorstep today. For those who decided to wait it out, however, you'll be happy to know LG's Gingerbread slab is now up for grabs at "major" reta...

New Baidu Cloud phone unveiled: Changhong H5018 with 300GB of cloud storage

# 2012-05-15 06:49:00, Engadget
That new Baidu Cloud phone we told you about last week? You're looking right at it! Following the flagship Dell Streak Pro D43 (which was branded with what was then known as Baidu Yi aka version 1.0 of the platform), this Foxconn-built Changhong H5018 is the second smartphone to have its Android G...

How would you change the Kobo Vox?

# 2012-05-13 17:44:00, Engadget
Kobo is the underdog trying to scrape points while the e-reader heavy hitters of Amazon and B&N duke it out. The Vox was the Canadian outfits response to the Nook and Kindle Fire, but despite a similar price tag, our e-reader expert found that its last-generation hardware was no match for the big ...

Mobile Miscellany: week of May 7th, 2012

# 2012-05-12 14:40:00, Engadget
Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you're like us and really want to know what's going on, then you've come to the right place. This past week, Sprint reassured us with optimism for Windows Phone 8, and T-Mobile's CEO found a new partner to continue the fight against Verizo...

How To Use Android [How To]

# 2012-05-11 05:00:00, Gizmodo
Android is awesome and powerful, but it has, shall we say, a learning curve. That scares some people away. After all, iOS is so intuitive that babies can use it. Literally. But you're not a baby. More

Konka W900 hands-on

# 2012-05-10 08:17:00, Engadget
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, consider Konka the number one practitioner of that "craft." The company, (in)famous for its OEM-copycatting ways, has set up a booth here at CTIA 2012, letting us get some up close and personal time with its W900. The HTC-esque handset, previously released at this past Mobile World Congr...

Blue Droid RAZR heading to Verizon on May 17th, Ice Cream Sandwich nowhere to be found

# 2012-05-10 06:51:00, Engadget
Blue your favorite color? Have a thing for 7.1mm thin slabs? Then today's your lucky day. Verizon just announced an azure flavor of its exquisite Droid RAZR is set to hit its physical and virtual shelves next week -- though, it could show up at brick and mortar shops a wee bit earlier than that. A...

Alcatel OneTouch 995 hands-on

# 2012-05-09 10:14:00, Engadget
Alcatel's OneTouch 995 first graced our pages back in November, which promised pumped-up specs and a departure from the company's traditional low-end lineup. We've now managed to lay our hands upon the device, and while it sports only Gingerbread (which contradicts those Ice Cream Sandwich rumors), it's really quite nice -- especially g...

Unnecto Quattro hands-on (video)

# 2012-05-09 09:07:00, Engadget
It's Italian for the number four and also the name of a certain German auto, but Unnecto's latest device bearing that very moniker has little to do with either. In fact, the star feature of this low-end Android 2.3.5 handset, shown off on the CTIA 2012 show floor, is its ability to accommodate dua...

Huawei Ascend Y200 hands-on at CTIA 2012

# 2012-05-08 11:40:00, Engadget
Huawei's at CTIA Wireless 2012 in New Orleans, and we got to spend a little time with one the company's newest devices geared toward the youth and first-time smartphone users: the Ascend Y200. Power users need not apply here, as the Gingerbread handset offers a not-so-tantalizing 3.5-inch HVGA dis...

Did LG's Optimus L5 handset sneak through the FCC?

# 2012-05-07 01:41:00, Engadget
Remember LG's Android L-style series of smartphones from back at Mobile World Conference? While we can't be totally certain this is the case, it appears that the Optimus L5 handset recently passed through the FCC's subterranean lair. Buried within the testing report is the diagram pictured, display...

How would you change the LG DoublePlay?

# 2012-05-06 16:34:00, Engadget
It's almost baffling to see a modern Android smartphone with such an archaic design in a world more accustomed to the Galaxy Nexus. Still, LG's late-2011 DoublePlay has a slide-out physical keyboard and that dinky second screen which reminds us of a phone that's years out of date. However, when we...

Refresh Roundup: week of April 30th, 2012

# 2012-05-06 13:47:00, Engadget
Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make ...

Ice Cream Sandwich adoption approaches 5% but Gingerbread still growing

# 2012-05-02 09:20:22, BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech
Google updated its Android version tracker on Tuesday, revealing the latest version of its Android operating system is slowly gaining ground. The estimated number of devices running Ice Cream Sandwich has increased by more than two-thirds over the last month, from 2.9% of all Android devices to 4.9...

T-Mobile Prism leaked: entry-level Huawei smartphone to launch in May

# 2012-05-01 06:37:00, Engadget
While the design (and even the briefing slides) scream affordable, we're sure there must be some Big Magenta customers aching for a keenly-priced smartphone fix. So here's the Prism. Huawei's behind that T-Mobile face, cooking up a Android Gingerbread phone with a pretty weedy 600MHz processor and...

Panasonic Eluga now available unlocked in Europe, yours for £369 or €460

# 2012-04-25 22:27:00, Engadget
Wouldn't ya know it, but Panasonic was spot on with its announcement of the Eluga smartphone's European arrival this month. The elegant, waterproof handset is now available unlocked from Expansys, where it retails for

Samsung Galaxy Note for T-Mobile spotted in the wild, pretends it's no big deal

# 2012-04-24 15:13:00, Engadget
Oh, snap. By all appearances, the T-Mobile folks haven't lost sight of the popularity of the Galaxy Note, as a collection of snapshots obtained by TmoNews have revealed Samsung's phablet in none other than Magenta colors. At the very least, this suggests the Bellevue crew is considering bringing t...

Refresh Roundup: week of April 16th, 2012

# 2012-04-22 15:00:00, Engadget
Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make ...

Sprint discontinues HTC EVO 3D online, limited quantities remain at retail stores

# 2012-04-21 05:53:00, Engadget
It's not like we're gonna argue with Sprint's rationale, but the EVO 3D has met its end at the Now Network. Visitors to the carrier's online store will notice that the gee-whiz smartphone is no longer available for sale, and Sprint reps have confirmed to us that it's not coming back. Those who ins...

LG Viper 4G LTE review

# 2012-04-20 10:00:00, Engadget
They said it wouldn't last. And they -- pundits, analysts, bloggers, GSM fanatics -- were right. WiMAX, that flavor of 4G found in the 2500MHz band, has proven to be more of a hindrance than help during Sprint's transition from underdog to reinvigorated titan. Then there are the kerfuffles it's endured standing on the sidelines -- namel...