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HTC Desire X gets official: 4-inch screen, Beats Audio, ICS on a budget

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Aug, 2012

Here at IFA 2012 in Berlin, Germany, it is HTC's turn to show off some of their new announcements. While they didn't bring tons to the table we do get a brand new smartphone to share. Today they've officially announced the recently leaked HTC Desire X budget smartphone for the European and international markets. Have a look below.

Samsung: Jelly Bean for Galaxy S III and Galaxy Notes coming “very soon”

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Aug, 2012

Good news was announced today right on stage by Samsung during their Unpacked event at IFA 2012 in Berlin, Germany. They confirmed that an update should be headed to your device here "very soon" containing none other than Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. With the Galaxy Note II being announced already running Jelly Bean this update should basically be expected.

Samsung Galaxy Note II coming to the US “later in 2012″

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Aug, 2012

If you're one of the many excited about the brand new Samsung Galaxy Note II smartphone phablet we have both good and bad news. The good news is Samsung announced it today and it's awesome. The bad news is as we expected it won't be arriving in the US right away. Samsung today has just shed some light on what we can expect in terms of a US launch.

Samsung CEO: Lawsuits won’t hinder our ability to produce the best products

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Aug, 2012

Samsung is rather busy this morning announcing a slew of new products and devices onto the world and Android scene. While speaking on stage here in Berlin, Germany for Samsung Unpacked during IFA 2012 Samsung's CEO made it clear that the Apple lawsuit won't cause any problems. And took the chance to take a shot at Apple -- claiming Samsung makes the best products in the industry. We'd have to agree!

Samsung Galaxy Camera: Hands-on with the 16MP Android snapper

By Vincent Nguyen
on 29 Aug, 2012

Samsung has thrown its Android and point-and-shoot digital camera teams together, and come up with the Galaxy Camera, an 16-megapixel Android-based snapper with a 21x optical zoom. At first glance more akin to a camera than a phone, the Galaxy Camera includes a 4.8-inch 1280 x 720 HD Super LCD and a 16-megapixel backside-illuminated CMOS, paired with a 23mm wide angle lens and an optical zoom unheard of on handsets.

Samsung Galaxy Note II revealed: We go hands-on!

By Vincent Nguyen
on 29 Aug, 2012

Samsung's Galaxy Note II, the sequel to the Galaxy Note "phablet," has been officially announced, a 5.5-inch update that makes the pen-equipped device even more useful to digital note-takers. Smoothing out the original Note's blunt edges with a Galaxy S III-inspired curved casing, yet still managing to be just 9.4mm thick and 180g, the Note II boosts screen size by 0.2-inches as well, though notches down the resolution to 1280 x 720.

Samsung Galaxy Note II leaked – 3,100 mAh battery and all

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Aug, 2012

It looks like Samsung's brand new and exciting flagship Galaxy Note II phablet smartphone has been leaked hours before their official announcement. Uh Oh! The new Galaxy Note II with its massive 5.5-inch display and quad-core processor (according to rumors) has now all been confirmed in some leaks thanks to those sneaky guys at PocketNow.

Sony Xperia T, V, and J smartphones announced at IFA

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Aug, 2012

Sony has just kicked off our week of IFA news with their new Xperia lineup. Announcing new devices in both their smartphone and tablet categories. In a quick and rather light on details event they announced their all new Xperia line to round out 2012 with the all new Xperia T, V, and J -- and yes those are the official names.

Sony Xperia Tablet S gets official with Tegra 3 and ICS for $400

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Aug, 2012

All those leaked pictures and slideshows we saw earlier this month turned out to be quite accurate. Kicking off IFA 2012 here in Berlin, Germany, Sony has just started the week with a slew of announcements. The first one comes in the form of their tablets. They'll be rebranded into the "Xperia" line and it all starts with the sleek Sony Xperia Tablet S.

We’re here live at IFA 2012: Here’s what to expect

By Cory Gunther
on 28 Aug, 2012

It's that time of the year again. Saying hello from Berlin, Germany, we're here at IFA 2012 to capture all the exciting Android news live as it happens. What is IFA you ask? It is essentially the European rival to CES and is an annual event bringing you the latest smartphones, tablets, Smart TV's and other gadgets. Here's what to expect this year.