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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 03, 2012
LG Korea has announced the availability of the LG Optimus L7 starting May 2 in "major" European and Asian markets. In case you forgot, the Optimus L7 is the high-end model of the L series ...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 19, 2012
As promised, Panasonic's first Android smartphone, the Eluga, has launched in the UK and Europe. The Japanese manufacturer makes its first foray into the world of smartphones with a super-thin 4...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 18, 2012
Pre-orders for the LTE-powered One X begin April 22
AT&T has announced that its version of the HTC One X will launch just under three weeks from now, on May 6, with pre-orders for the device...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 18, 2012
British construction equipment manufacturer JCB is no stranger to the smartphone game, having worked with Motorola to launch the DEFY+ JCB Edition just a few months ago. And today sees the laun...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 11, 2012
Motorola Mobility has announced a new budget handset for the Chinese market, the Motorola XT390, which will be sold on China Unicom, the country's state-owned mobile operator. The XT390 is a 3.5...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 05, 2012
It seems like just days since we were at Mobile World Congress getting our grubby paws on the HTC One line for the first time. But today the series' two leading handsets, the HTC One X and One S...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 04, 2012
O2 + Three taking first orders today; Vodafone giving free Beats earphones to first customers
The HTC One X and One S are about to launch in the UK (check out our review and preview, by the w...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 02, 2012
Motorola's continuing its global roll-out of the Defy Mini (or DEFY MINI, if you prefer) with the news of the phone's arrival in Poland today. As you might expect, the Defy Mini is a miniatu...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 29, 2012
Right on cue, Verizon Wireless has today launched the Lucid, a mid-range 4G LTE smartphone from LG. The Lucid packs a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU with 1GB of RAM, a 4-inch IPS screen and a 5MP rear camera....
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 29, 2012
We've known about the HTC One series' UK launch date of April 5 for some time now, but now it appears some European countries may get HTC's new smartphones a few days before the rest of ...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 26, 2012
Motorola has announced that the RAZR MAXX XT910 -- that's the international version of the Droid RAZR MAXX -- has gone on sale today across China. As you'll remember from our review, the RAZ...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 21, 2012
It's been available in some parts of the world since late February, but today Sony Mobile has officially announced global availability of the Xperia S, its current international flagship device....
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 19, 2012
HTC has offered little in the way of pricing info or launch dates for its new One series. However, pre-order listings by a number of UK retailers present some clues as to when you'll be able to ...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 09, 2012
Motorola's quirky mid-range phone, the Motoluxe, has today gone on sale in the UK. Various onlie and brick-and-mortar retailers are now selling the 'luxe for just over £200 (~$320) wit...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 09, 2012
Following Three's announcement yesterday, O2 UK has become the second British network to launch Sony's new flagship handset, the Xperia S. Subsidized prices start at £79 on the cheapes...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 05, 2012
LG's answer to the Galaxy Note, the LG Optimus Vu, is now available in South Korea on the SK Telecom and LG U+ networks. The Optimus Vu combines a 5-inch 1024x768 IPS display with capacitive pen...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 20, 2012
It's been available off-contract for a while, but now T-Mobile UK has launched the awkwardly-named Prada phone by LG 3.0 at subsidized prices. The Prada phone, which we first saw at its launch p...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 20, 2012
LG has announced a new handset for South Korea based on its popular Optimus LTE line -- The Optimus LTE Tag, a trimmed-down version of the original with NFC connectivity.
The Optimus LTE Tag is a 4...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 14, 2012
Right on cue, today sees the Canadian launch of the Galaxy Note, Samsung's super-sized phone/tablet hybrid. The Canadian version, which unlike its international counterpart ships with 4G LTE sup...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 14, 2012
With imminent launches in the U.S. and Canada, and strong sales worldwide, there's certainly a fair bit of traction behind the Samsung Galaxy Note. Now the Note looks set to extend its reach int...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 13, 2012
As we learned last week, the white version of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus is due to go on sale today across multiple retailers. The white Nexus, which first emerged around a month ago, retains the bl...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 08, 2012
Just as planned, Quebec-centric carrier Videotron has today launched the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on its network. Canadians wanting to use Samsung and Google's flagship smartphone on Videotron can n...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 07, 2012
It looks like Chinese consumers might not have long to wait before they can pick up Huawei's new Ascend P1 S. Huawei SVP Yu Chengdong has been dropping a few hints on social networks about ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 06, 2012
Following reports from some online retailers early last month, we now have official confirmation from Samsung that the white Galaxy Nexus is the real deal, and will be going on sale next week in the...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 03, 2012
It looks like Japanese consumers will be the first to get their hands on Sony Ericsson's 2012 smartphones. Japan's largest carrier, NTT Docomo, has announced that it'll start taking pre-...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 03, 2012
Following the device's launch on Bell Mobility late last year, it seems LG's flagship smartphone, the Optimus LTE, will be making its way to rival network TELUS at some point, too. LG's ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 26, 2012
Independent retailer Phones4U has announced that it'll be the first in the UK to sell the new Prada Phone by LG 3.0 (aka LG Prada 3.0), with stock arriving from tomorrow, Jan. 27. The latest col...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 01, 2011
Vodafone UK arrives fashionably late to the Galaxy Nexus party, with today's announcement that the British network is now offering Google's latest flagship device on-contract. Be sure to che...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 17, 2011
If you're in the UK and want to buy a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, you can now hand over your hard-earned cash and do just that -- with a few conditions. The phone is now available from brick-and-morta...
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by Alex Dobie
Nov 15, 2011
As the confirmed (and re-confirmed) UK Galaxy Nexus launch date approaches, we're hearing more and more reports of delays in shipping handsets out to customers. British online retailer Clove, wh...
