Galaxy Nexus, To Be Released This April 22nd via Sprint

Sprint announces the launch of the Galaxy Nexus on their website, www.sprint.com/nexus on April 22. The Galaxy Nexus showcases these following features: Pure Google experience, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a 4.65-inch HD Super AMOLED™ contour display and dual cameras.

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AT&T, Now Accepting Pre-orders for Nokia Lumia 900

Almost a week ahead of its April 8 release, AT&T is now accepting pre-orders for the windows 7.5 loaded, Nokia Lumia 900. Consumers can make a reservation through AT&T’s online and retail stores.

However, customers should know that they can only pre-order black or cyan blue versions of the new Nokia phone. The white version is expected to be released on April 22nd.

Shipments should be expected to arrive on April 6, two days before its official launch. Good news for new At&T customers, they can get the Lumia 900 phone for free after a $100 online rebate.

Check out AT&T’s online website for more information.

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At Long Last, Verizon Reveals the Release Date of Motorola Droid 4

Droid 4, the QWERTY smartphone from Motorola, will hit Verizon stores on February 10. The handset is priced at $199.99 under a two-year contract.

Motorola refers to the Droid 4 as the “the thinnest and most powerful 4G QWERTY smartphone measuring at less than half an inch thin.” However, the phone is still powered by the Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread. An update to Ice Cream sandwich will be coming soon.

Other features of the Droid 4 include a 4-inch qHD display, 8MP camera and a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor. The phone unit has access to 4G LTE coverage.

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Microsoft Now Working on Skype for Windows Phone

Skype vice president of products Rick Osterloh hinted during a recent interview at CES in Las Vegas that Microsoft is currently developing Skype for Windows Phone application.

“We’re … working on a Windows Phone product that will be coming out soon,” Osterloh said.

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Nokia’s Lumia 900 to Light Up on March 18

The release date was dropped by Windows guru Paul Thurrott during the Windows Weekly podcast. Thurrott is often relay trusted insider Microsoft information. He already mentioned the said date last December during the discussion of Microsoft’s Windows Phone LTE plans.

ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley joined Thurrott on the podcast. They based their prediction of the release date of the Lumia 900 on Nokia developer documentation.

The Lumia 900 has several very impressive features like the 4.3-inch AMOLED Clear Black display, a front-facing camera, 1.4 gigahertz CPU and 1830mah battery.

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Lenovo K800 at CES 2012

On Tuesday, Lenovo and Intel took the spotlight with the presentation of the Lenovo K800, the first Intel-based smartphone. The new handset features a 4.5-inch HD 720p display, 8MP rear camera and a 1.6GHz Intel processor. The device will first be under China’s Unicom network in the second quarter of 2012. Lenovo has not revealed a release date for US market.

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More 3G or 4G Capable Phones will be Sold this Year

Jake Saunders, vice president of ABI Research said that “As the festive cheer of the holiday season dies away, the mood among handset vendors remain quietly confident regarding 2012. The outlook will yield growth in the order of 8%, netting 1.67 billion handsets shipped worldwide by the end of 2012. Particularly notable is for the [...]

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Italian Court Denies Samsung’s Appeal to have the iPhone 4s Blocked in Italy

The ongoing patent war between Samsung and Apple is still ongoing. This time, Apple seems to be winning. Samsung’s move to stop the iPhone 4s’ release in the Italian market has been denied by the country’s court. This just comes a month after France has similarly rejected their appeal to block the sales of newest iPhone model in their country.

So far, Apple has won in Australia and had the Samsung Galaxy Tab temporarily banned in the Oz market last year, although the Galaxy tab is now available in the market, following the High Court of Australia’s  decision to reject their earlier plea. This can be compared to Samsung’s denied appeals in France and Italy. Samsung’s recent loss in the Italian court is hardly a surprise.

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LetsTalk Offers Verizon Galaxy Nexus for only $154.99

Finally, Verizon Wireless revealed the details about the Galaxy Nexus, the world’s first 4G LTE-enabled Android 4.0 handset. It will be offered for $299.99 on contract starting Thursday. The new device has gained positive reviews these past few months and will be almost irresistible when offered half its price. Good thing mobile retailer LetsTalk is offering the said handset for only $154.99 which comes with a two-year contract. All you need to do is visit LetsTalk’s Facebook page, click “Verizon Deals” link and collect the coupon. The LetsTalk offer goes live at 12:01 a.m. Pacific on Thursday.

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Verizon Galaxy Nexus Arrives Early at Best Buy

A few lucky folks have managed to get their hands on the Verizon’s version of the Galaxy Nexus at Best Buy and they have pictures to prove it.

Galaxy Nexus, the first Android Ice Cream Sandwich smartphone was supposed to launch on December 9th, but was delayed due to ‘rumored’ conflicts with Google Wallet and while most of us are waiting for the official release date, some lucky shoppers at Best Buy were able to purchase one of the most anticipated smartphones this year.

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