Durable Smartphone For Kids Developed [Video]

Yipyap Inc. has developed a smartphone especially designed for kids. The phone called “Pipsqueak”, is a bluetooth phone that was designed just for kids ages 3 and up. The device makes use of bluetooth to connect to a parent’s smartphone.

UK Mobile Carrier To Release Next HTC Smartphone Model Without Charger

European mobile carrier O2, has revealed that their upcoming HTC smartphone will be launched without a phone charger. Their decision was based on a study that show that more than 70 percent of UK customers already own a charger with the same compatibility, so theirs no need to include one in their latest smartphone model.

Sony Xperia Ion Now Available Via AT&T

Sony’s Xperia Ion hits the U.S. through AT&T.

Samsung Galaxy S III Hits 5 U.S. Carriers This June

The Samsung Galaxy S III will be launched by five U.S. carriers this month. These are Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and U.S. Cellular.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.