Sony Mobile today announced that effective May 16, Kunimasa Suzuki will become President and CEO of Sony Mobile Communications. Suzuki will replace current CEO Bert Nordberg, who will become chairman of Sony Mobile’s board of directors. Suzuki will be responsible for Sony Mobile’s consumer products and services, with the goal of creating an integrated user experience across Sony’s line of consumer electronics, including smartphones, tablets, and PCs. Tweet Vote on ...
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Sprint’s Latest EVO from HTC Adds 4G LTE, Brings Back Kickstand
Sprint and HTC today announced the EVO 4G LTE Android 4.0 smartphone. The EVO 4G LTE is a variant of the One X, but substitutes an aluminum frame and casing for the polycarbonate found on the One X. In addition to the aluminum, the EVO 4G LTE also has a bi-directional kickstand so it can be propped up two different ways for watching video content. The EVO 4G LTE supports HD calling, which Sprint says offers drastically higher call quality over the cellular network (this feature will become available later this year, and is network-dependent). Other specs of the device line up with the rest ...
HTC EVO 4G LTE
HTC today revealed Sprint’s variant of the HTC One smartphone, the EVO 4G LTE. Though this smartphone closely mirrors the One X headed to AT&T, it has plenty to make it unique. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Huawei Mercury Gains Access to Cricket’s Muve Music
Cricket Communications today announced that owners of the Huawei Mercury can now use the Muve Music service. Customers wishing to use Muve Music will need to update to the Muve Music plan, which offers music downloads, ringtones, and ringback tones, as well as unlimited messaging, unlimited 3G data, unlimited mobile video, and nationwide voice for $65 per month. The Mercury has a 4-inch display, 1.4GHz processor, and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Four More Regionals to Offer iPhone Starting April 20
Appalachian Wireless, GCI, Matanuska Telephone Association, and Celcom have all announced plans to sell Apple’s iPhone 4/4S. The four regional carriers join Alaska Communications and nTelos, which announced similar plans earlier this week. All the regional network operators will be offering the iPhones at a $50 discount compared to what the larger national carriers are charging. The devices will go on sale April 20. Plan pricing varies by carrier. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Sprint Pushing Android 4.0 to the Samsung Nexus S 4G
Sprint announced that it will start pushing Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to the Samsung Nexus S 4G starting today. The update will be delivered in waves over the course of the next month. It can be downloaded over-the-air and installed without plugging in to a computer. Android 4.0 will bring a significant number of new features and tools to the Nexus S 4G. Users will be notified when their device is ready for the update. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Sony acknowledges Xperia S display issue affecting some users
Sony has acknowledged that a limited number of its Xperia S smartphone have issues with the display. Specifically, the display will take on a yellow hue when the phone reaches a certain temperature. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Sprint restarts Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for LG Optimus S
Way back in September of last year, Sprint released the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the LG Optimus S smartphone. Unfortunately, it was pulled shortly after launch because users were reporting a number of bugs with the update. This left Optimus S users confused and bewildered as to where their Android 2.3 Gingerbread update went. Well, here we are nearly seven months later, and Sprint says that it will relaunch the update starting on Wednesday of this week. In addition to the improvements that come with Android 2.3, Sprint says the update also includes fixes for device charging, an SD ...
Samsung Kicks Off Samsung Display
Samsung today announced that it has officially launched Samsung Display, a spin-off of its LCD panel-making business. The new company will operate separately from Samsung Electronics, which will still make AMOLED displays for smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices. Donggun Park, executive vice president and head of the former Samsung Electronics’ LCD Business, was elected CEO of Samsung Display. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia Lumia 710 Receiving Maintenance Update
Nokia announced that it is providing a maintenance update to the Lumia 710 smartphone. The update improves performance of the text messaging application, improves audio quality of the loudspeaker, improves calling functionality, and updates the 710 to the latest version of Windows Phone (v8107). The update can be downloaded and installed via the Zune PC client or Windows Phone Connector for Mac. T-Mobile USA has not specified if this update will be made available to its variant of the Lumia 710. ...