December 9, 2011

PHIL: Archos launches the Archos 80 G9 and Archos 101 G9


Remember those tablets? The Archos 80 and 101 G9s? The tablet had a very confusing turn of events. I mean, the company kept on changing the specs. But anyway, this post is regarding the Philippine launching of the tablet. In an event lunching the two tablets, the Android tablets is now available in the Philippines and sine they are already available they also have prices.

Facebook for Android gets an update - faster with a new revamped UI


Facebook has released an update to their Facebook for Android app. The update brings in a newly revamped UI of the application and is expected to work faster and allow users to easily view photos, get messages, and navigate around the app.

December 8, 2011

USA: T-Mobile G2X Gingerbread update rolling out again


The first OTA update that the T-Mobile G2X got created chaos on the phones who did get and install the update. So T-Mobile and LG stopped the roll out. Now, they have started to push the update again! This is good news and hopefully there is nothing wrong with it this time. You can get the update over here at LG's support site.

PHIL: Motorola RAZR now available in the Philippines for Php 28,500


Who lives in the Philippines? Who is waiting for Motorola's jaw dropping RAZR Android smartphone or simply put, the world's thinnest smartphone ever? Well, this is good news to you all! WidgetCity is making the Motorola RAZR available in the country for only Php 28,500! That is a great price point for the smartphone that competes with the SGS II, HTC Sensation, and the iPhone 4S. 

Facebook announces roll out of Timeline in New Zealand


Yup! Facebook announced that the Facebook Timeline is now being rolled out to profiles in New Zealand but as what you can see in the photo above, that is my Facebook profile already wearing Timeline. Well, it seems that Facebook is not only rolling it out specifically in New Zealand then because I am not in New Zealand. Anyway, my profile or Facebook for that matter does not have the developer beta just to get this so it made me conclude that Facebook is not only rolling it out in Nw Zealand. For those who have their profiles turned to Timeline already that's good news, well for those who like it, I have been hearing comments that they hate the Facebook Timeline, I think its cool.

UK: HTC Flyer starts receiving Android Honeycomb update

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HTC UK has announced over at their Facebook Page that the HTC Flyer in the UK have started receiving the Android Gingerbread update it deserves. The 3G/GSM version of the tablet should already started receiving the said update. The WiFi-only version on the other hand will get the update "soon!"

December 7, 2011

USA: Amazon sells the Nokia Lumia 800 for $649.99

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The Nokia Lumia 800 was already available in the US courtesy of Expansys for $699.99. But if you want to get the same smartphone with 16GB of internal storage but with a $50 less price, then Amazon is your retailer for that. The Nokia Lumia 800 is now available over at Amazon USA for only $649.99. So for those who are in the USA and for those who wants to own Nokia's flagship Windows Phone 7 smartphone, head over to Amazon USA (or Expansys). For detailed specs of the Nokia Lumia 800 click here.

USA: Verizon announces white Droid RAZR coming this month for $299.99


Aside from officially making the Droid XyBoard 8.2 and 10.1 official, Verizon also announced the white Droid RAZR which is due to be available at Verizon Wireless stores and online this month. The thinnest 4G LTE smartphone ever to land on Earth in white is still priced at $299.99 with a 2-year contract, just like the black or original version of the Droid RAZR. The white one personally, made me drool. Its nice!