It would appear that Samsung plans to release the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, as it looks like Samsung are currently testing out the update for the handset.

The guys over a Sammobile have received some screenshots of Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean for the Galaxy Ace 2, and the update is expected to be released some time in March or April.

The Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is now available for £249.98 including taxes, and the handset comes with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and the device features a 3.8 inch WVGA multi-touch TFT display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels.

Other specifications in the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 include a dual core 800MHz processor and it also ... Read more »

BlackBerry has been talking up its new BlackBerry 10 smartphones for months even though the devices only recently launched. Early reports indicate the BlackBerry is doing well in the UK and Canada with its Z10 BlackBerry 10 smartphones. We also know that the new BlackBerry 10 smartphones are destined for other countries, including the US.

However, BlackBerry recently noted that it would stop selling smartphones in Japan. BlackBerry confirmed with All Things D this week that it was pulling out of the Japanese market, for the time being. A BlackBerry spokesperson said that Japan is not a major market for the company and it has no plans to launch BlackBerry 10 devices within Japan.

BlackBerry leaving the Japanese smartphone market isn’t that big of a surprise. All T ... Read more »

Microsoft will start selling their new Surface Pro tablet on the 9th of February, and now it would appear that the device has turned up in some retail stores a little earlier than expected.

Unfortunately you will not be able to purchase the device until the 9th of February, when it will go on sale in Microsoft stores, Best Buy and Staples in the US.

There will be two models of the Surface Pro available at launch, the 64GB Microsoft Surface Pro will retail for $899 and the 128GB Surface Pro will retail for $999.

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A while back we heard that LG Display was suing Samsung regarding the technology used in Samsung’s OLED displays, and now it would appear that the two companies have decided to settle their differences.

There are no details on what sort of settlement has been reached between LG Display and Samsung regarding the patent disputes related to OLED displays.

LG were previously seeking an injunction against a number of Samsung devices which included the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the Samsung Galaxy Note, and Samsung were also looking to sue LG Display.

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Huawei announced their new 6.1 inch Android smartphone, the Huawei Ascend Mate back in January at CES, and now it would appear we may have some pricing details on the device.

Huawei will be selling the unlocked version of the Ascend Mate in China for the equivalent of $575, although it looks like the device will not be headed to the US in the future.

The Huawei Ascend Mate features a massive 6.1 inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, there is also a quad core 1.5GHx processor and a massive 4,050 mAh battery.

Other specifications on the Huawei Ascend Mate include an 8 megapixel rear camera for photo and video and a front facing 1 megapixel camera for video chat.

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BLU Products has unveiled a range of new Quattro Smartphones which are equipped with Nvidia’s Tegra 3 1.5GHz quad-core processors, and comes supplied running Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) operating system.

However BLU Products plans to release an update to make it possible for the devices to run Google’s latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system.

All the Quattro Smartphone range will include connectivity via quad-band GSM and penta-band 21Mbps HSPA+, including 1700MHz AWS for the US, and will all be available unlocked as with other smartphones released by BLU Products.

The new range includes the Quattro 4.5, Quattro 4.5 HD and the Quattro ... Read more »

We have a strong suspicion that HTC will launch its flagship M7 Android smartphone on February 19, but now it looks like the M7 may not be the only device making its debut at the show. UnwiredView has learned that two new devices called the M4 and G2 could either be unveiled at the February 19 event or during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later in the month.

The HTC M4 looks like it comes with a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.2GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, a 4.3-inch screen, a 13-megapixel camera, a 1.6-megapixel front-facing camera, a 1,700mAh battery with Android Jelly Bean installed.

The HTC G2 will have a 1GHz processor, a 3.5-inch display, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage, a 5-megapixel camera, a 1,400mAH battery and will come with Android Ice Cream Sandwic ... Read more »

Samsung are expected to announce a number of new Galaxy Tab 3 tablets at Mobile World Congress later this month, and now one has turned up in the GLBenchmark, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 GT-P3200.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 GT-P3200 will come with Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean, this is the 7 or 8 inch model of the new Galaxy Tab 3, which is rumored to come with a HD display with a 1280 x 800 pixel resolution.

It isn’t clear as yet exactly what the screen size will be on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 GT-P3200, there are rumors that Samsung will drop the 7 inch display and go for a slightly larger 8 inch display for this years new model.

As soon as we get some more information on all the new versions of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 3, including some actual ... Read more »

UK mobile phone operator Three just dropped us an email to let us know that Sony’s new flagship Android smartphone, the Sony Xperia Z is now available to pre-order on their network in the UK.

Three are offering the Sony Xperia Z on a number of contracts, with a starting price of £69 up front on a £34 a month contract, the contract length is 24 months, and the first 1,000 people who pre-order the handset will get a free pair of Sony MDR-1R headphones.

The Sony Xperia Z features a quad core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor and 2GB of RAM, there is also a 5 inch full HD display with a 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution.

Other specifications on the Sony Xperia Z include a 13 megapixel camera, and 4G LTE, the device is also resistant to dust and water and also features NFC ... Read more »