T-Mobile Introduces the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G

The other day we got wind of T-Mobile's possible next candidate to the line-up, the Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G, and the carrier just officially announced the phone, expected to be available later this year.

The main feature here is the radio capable of 4G (HSPA+42) speeds, built in basically a housing that is representative of a carrier version for the Galaxy S line. Inside the plastic you'll find a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 processor clocking at 1.5GHz, and a Super AMOLED touch screen. Aside from Android being the platform, though not specified which iteration (safe to thingGingerbread though), there will also be a variety of pre-loaded entertainment features for movies, TV shows, games, music and more.

That's just about everything T-Mobile is sharing at the moment, without any exact pricing or availability. However, if you are interested, you can sign-up to receive information from T-Mobile as per when the phone will land. 

Lenovo Announces K800, World's First Intel-Based Smartphone

While Intel and Motorola Mobility made sure the world found out about their new, multi-year-multi-device partnership to deliver Intel-based Android devices, Chinese phone-maker Lenovo announced the K800, the world's first Intel-based smartphone.

The Lenovo K800 brings a 4.5-inch 720p display, a 1.6GHz Intel processor and an eight-megapixel main camera. The Intel chip inside the phone is the Z2460, formerly referred to as the "Medfield", aided by the Intel XMM 6260 platform chip in order to offer support for HSPA+ networks. Android is the platform of choice with Lenovo's own LeOS custom UI on top of it and the carrier will be China Mobile in the second quarter of the year. There's no information about pricing or a global availability. 

Samsung Epic 4G CyanogenMod 7 Gets Functional WiMAX

 

Right as we wrapped-up 2011, we caught wind of an important milestone for the Samsung Epic 4G on Sprint. After months and months of spotty, unofficial support, the Android finally earned itself an official release of CyanogenMod 7. While that was fantastic news for owners of the QWERTY slider, there were still several problems remaining with the build, including a pretty major one for most users: broken WiMAX support. Still, it was progress, and we were happy to see it released, even in that state. Now, just a few days later, WiMAX has already been fixed.

The important thing is that 4G is now working, even if there are (surprise, surprise) some more glitches remaining. For instance, you won't be able to use the platform's built-in tethering support while connected over WiMAX, and will have to turn to an external app for that functionality. Additionally, the widget you use to enable and disable WiMAX isn't working.

Beyond WiMAX support, this new release also fixes some of the problems with WiFi hotspots that were affecting earlier builds. Check out the downloads you'll need and installation instructions through the Source link below.

LG Nitro HD Software Overview (Video)

This time, we take a dive into the software element of the LG Nitro HD. For the most part, we’ve all become accustomed to see a manufacturer-customized skin on any non-Nexus devices. Of course, the LG Nitro HD is no exception. 

LG’s user interface maintains a resemblance to Samsung’s TouchWiz 3.0. This gives the icon a very “iOS” appearance. Some users may like this look and other may not. LG has added a set of quick actions to the pull-down notification bar. This gives users the ability to quickly enable or disable silent mode, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS connectivity and Airplane Mode. Carrier bloatware does (unfortunately) exist on this device; however it’s not overly intrusive or obnoxious. You’ll see your typical AT&T represented FamilyMap, Navigator and liveTV, but you’re also exposed to other pre-loaded apps like MOG Music and Zynga Poker HD. 

Overall LG’s go at skinning the Android software isn’t all that bad. When moving apps and widgets a grid placement icon is animated on the screen. This will make it much easier for first time users to customize their home screen layouts.

Apple Now Selling The iPhone 4S In 20 More Countries

Apple has just launched the iPhone 4S in 20 more countries starting Friday. So, aside from all the large volume markets, you can now find their new flagship Smartphone in Bahrain, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. 

Probably the only sad news about this launch is that people in Brazil have to pay around $1,410 for the 16GB Model. We knew it was crazy to see what people are willing to pay for one in certain countries at non-Apple stores, but paying almost $800 more than we pay in the US is insane.