Samsung Galaxy S3 will launch in Blue and White

We received an anonymous tip that the Carphone Warehouse inventory system lists the Samsung Galaxy S3 in two color versions. In other Galaxy S3 news, Unwire HK got their hands on a screen protector meant for the upcoming Samsung Android flagship, which reveals its screen size.

   
USG next to a One X • next to Galaxy S II • next to Galaxy S II LTE

The snap from the inventory system of the large retailer Carphone Warehouse suggests that the Galaxy S3 will be available in two colors at launch - Blue and White. Has Samsung abandoned its typical black color?

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Best Buy Leaks Logitech Solar-Powered iPad Case

A new listing at Best Buy has unveiled -- perhaps prematurely -- a very interesting gadget: A solar-powered iPad case by Logitech.

This confirms a recent rumor that Logitech is working on such a case, though Logitech itself hasn't officially said a word about it yet.

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The Best Buy listing looks very real, however. The iPad case comes with a built-in, solar-powered keyboard, which charges in "direct light" and features 121 keys, with dedicated Internet and multimedia keys.

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Phone maker and OS market shares: Samsung rises, Nokia slips

Those who keep score, Samsung recently overtook Nokia as the top mobile vendor in the world. Analysts from IDC and comScore have published their own studies that bring detailed info on the standings of phone makers and also mobile OS market shares.

IDC notes that the mobile market shrunk 1.5% compared to last year's first quarter. That's a loss for feature phones though - the smartphone market in Q1 of 2012 is up 42.5% year over year, beating IDC's expectations (but lower than the growth in Q4 2011).

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Tizen OS hits version 1.0, SDK gets updated

Tizen, the open source mobile operating system on which Samsung and Intel are working on, is finally out of beta and into version 1.0. In addition, the team behind Tizen has added a bug tracker and a wiki page for the community.

Developers will be happy to know that the SDK has seen lots of updates such as a new browser-based simulator, which supports the Tizen APIs and an improved emulator for Windows and Linux.

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Motorola Mobility releases first quarter financial results

Motorola Mobility just announced its first quarter financial results for 2012 and things aren't looking so well.

The total revenue in this period was of $3.1 billion (out of which $2.2 billion were from mobile devices) but the company faced a net operating loss of $85 million, $24 million more than same quarter last year. Motorola managed to ship 8.9 million mobil

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RIM BlackBerry 10 prototype fails to wow investors

Research In Motion Ltd (RIM.TO) gave developers a glimpse at its next-generation BlackBerry 10 smartphone on Tuesday and a set of software tools to create flashy apps to run on its new operating system, but investors were unimpressed and RIM's shares tumbled

At RIM's annual BlackBerry World conference in Orlando, new CEO Thorsten Heins took center stage to unveil a prototype of the devices RIM expects to launch later this year. The BlackBerry 10 devices will navigate with fewer keystrokes than the legacy smartphones, relying on swipe gestures and word suggestions.

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BlackBerry 10 developer alpha unit goes official

RIM is hosting its annual BlackBerry World event between May 1-3. Today, on the first day of the event, RIM presented the official developer alpha device for the QNX-based BlackBerry 10 platform.

We expect the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone to look much like the developer's unit.

 
An official and a live photo of the dev unit

Engadget managed to snap some hands-on pictures of the device. Unfortunately there are no actual pictures of the new BlackBerry 10 platform, since the thingy ran on PlayBook OS 2.0.

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Huawei-made Prism is heading to T-Mobile US on May 6

T-Mobile is preparing to launch an entry-level droid called Prism. It’s manufactured by Huawei and will launch on May 6.

The Prism packs a 600MHz processor, a 3.5-inch HVGA display, a 3 megapixel snapper and a microSD card slot with a 2GB pre-installed card. The phone is Wi-Fi-enabled and will support 3G with HSDPA.

  
T-Mobile Prism leaked documents

The rumored launch price for the Prism is $50 on a T-Mobile contract.

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