Samsung Focus Flash for AT&T

Samsung's latest Windows Phone device may be small in stature, but it offers powerful performance in its pint-sized package. AT&T is backing Microsoft's Windows Phone Mango platform with a healthy selection of phones. The Samsung Focus Flash is among the first to reach store shelves. The Flash may be more compact than today's leading superphones, but it packs ...

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HTC Rezound for Verizon

HTC's first Beats Audio-enhanced phone lands at Verizon's doorstep with LTE 4G, a 720p HD screen, and custom headphones to bring a better audio experience. Here's Phone Scoop's in-depth report, wherein we put Beats Audio to the ultimate test. HTC rekindles the appealing design of the original Droid Incredible in the Rezound, a new LTE 4G Android smartphone ...

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HTC Rhyme

From stick-on Swarovski bling to mobile phones shaped like make-up compacts (ick) to laptops with 'accessorisable covers to match your outfit!' (seriously?) tech companies have always had a hard time marketing at women without making their product look and feel entirely dumb. The HTC Rhyme may not be explicitly aimed at women (though all the mentions ...

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Nokia Windows Phone sales set to disappoint

Sales of Nokia's first Windows Phone devices are set to fall short of expectations, according to industry analysts. Bernstein Research reckons that the Nokia Lumia 800, which launched in the UK last week, will only ship half a million units before the end of 2011. Analyst Pierre Ferragu has been checking out data on Google Trends and found that ...

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HTC mulling Chromebook device?

HTC is reportedly considering creating an 'internet access device' using Chrome OS and Android. According to Digitimes' component maker sources, the company is looking at combining "the advantages" of Chrome OS and Android for some kind of tablet or Chromebook device. It's not abundantly clear how this dual-OS scenario would work, perhaps by dual-booting ...

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Samsung Illusion Materializes on Verizon

Verizon Wireless today announced the Samsung Illusion, a new Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone that is partially made from recycled materials. Samsung says the Illusion's battery cover uses 70% recycled materials, the front casing uses 35% recycled materials, the packaging is made from bleach-free paper and vegetable-based inks, and the box is made ...

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