PHIL: Samsung launches the Galaxy Tab 2 line of tablets in the Philippines

Apparently, as the name suggests it to be, the Galaxy Tab 2 devices of Samsung are here to succeed over the first Galaxy Tabs. In the Philippines, Samsung has made it official that two of them are here in the Philippines. These are the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 WiFi and 3G variants and the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. Samsung Philippines are giving these devices these corresponding SRPs: For the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 WiFi-only it's Php 12,990, the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 3G-enabled at Php 16,99, and last but not the least, the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is priced at Php 22,990. Just click on each of the device's names to check their specs.

Archos announces the Archos 97 Carbon Android 4.0 ICS tablet

French company, Archos, has announced their newest Android tablet dubbed as the Archos 97 Carbon. Actually the Carbon is the first of their Elements line of devices, probably tablets. Anyway, let's turn our attention back to the 97 Carbon. The device runs on Andriod 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and is being positioned by Archos as an entry-level tablet. Well, you'll get the entry-level sense of it all when I list its specs after the break. Archos said that the 97 Carbon will be available in the US starting this month for $249.99. In the British market, you'll get the device for £219.99.

Nokia starts rolling out software update to the Nokia N9

Nokia has started to roll out a software update to their first and last MeeGo smartphone, the N9. The software update, named as PR 1.3, is a 203MB OTA update first coming to N9s that are not branded by any carrier. Accroding to Nokia, the update is here to bring over 1000 improvements to the phone. These improvements include a smoother UI, an improved camera, network connectivity, and the likes. For those who own an N9, check your events section, it should notify you there for the update.

AUS: Android 4.0 ICS update for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 rolls out

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 has started receiving the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich in the Australian market. But a note to those who owns the WiFi-Only version of the tablet, this update is only available for the 3G-enabled variant. AusDroid says that the WiFi-Only version's own share of update should come by next week or even earlier (which everyone would love to happen). I am made to believe that the update is OTA so if you are an owner of the Galaxy Tab 7.7, try manually checking for a software update. For markets outside Australia, you might also want to check out your Tab 7.7s. It might have the update too!

[Update] Samsung announces the Galaxy Chat Android QWERTY smartphone

Samsung has announced a new member of the Galaxy line of Android smartphones making their Android portfolio larger than before. The new member is dubbed as the Samsung Galaxy Chat which runs on Android 4.) Ice Cream Sandwich and sports a physical QWERTY keyboard. The smartphone is scheduled to launch in July starting in Spain and should be rolled out to other markets including the rest of the European continent, Latin America, the Middle East, China, Southeast Asia, and Southwest Asia.

USA: Verizon to officially launch the Samsung Galaxy S III in July 10 for $199.99 (16GB)

Aside from announcing, officially, the launching of the Droid Incredible 4G LTE, the US' largest carrier also announced that their Samsung Galaxy S III will be available starting July 10. Two versions of the superphone will be available, the 16GB and the 32GB. The price you read in this post's title is for the 16GB. The 32GB SGS III will be priced at $249.99 both with a 2-year contract. Like the Droid Incredible 4G LTE, Verizon's SGS III will also be a 4G LTE device and is the US' first 2GB RAM smartphone (unless LG launches their own 2GB RAM smartphone in the US ahead of Samsung). Since the device will feature 4G LTE connectivity, it won't carry the quad-core Samsung Exynos processor instead it will be sporting a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipset.

USA: Verizon officially announces launch date of the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE - July 5 for $149

Finally! Verizon will officially start selling the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE on July 5th. Verizon will be pricing the device at $149 with a 2-year contract. You should be able to find this handset in Verizon stores on that day. Well, if you want to celebrate the Independence Day with a new phone the day after, then this should be a great buy.

AUS: HTC One S and One V available from Optus

Australian carrier, Optus, has officially made the HTC One S and One V available. The HTC One S (photo: above) and the HTC One V (photo: below) are two of the three HTC One line of Android devices which all run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Being the higher-end of the two, the HTC One S sports a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and a 4.3" Super AMOLED display. The HTC One V on the other hand sports a 1GHz single-core processor and a 3.7" SLCD 2 display.