We have already seen some photos of the new Samsung Stratosphere which is headed to Verizon Wireless, and now some new product shots of the device have been leaked, which could mean the Samsung Stratosphere is about to launch shortly.

What we know so far is that the Stratosphere is an LTE smartphone, with a slide out QWERTY keyboard, and it is rumored to come with dual cameras, with a five megapixel camera on the back and a 1.3 megapixel camera on the front.

We have also heard that it will come with a 2GB microSD card pre-installed, and will probably come with Android Gingerbread, as soon as we get some more information we will let you guys know.

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The Motorola Atrix 2 will come with Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, and it looks like it will

come with a 1GHz OMAP 4 processor and 1GB of RAM, plus and 8 megapixel camera.

Head on over to This is My Next for lots more details and photos on the new Motorola Atrix 2.

Sprint has added another Android smartphone to their range with the launch of the Motorola Admiral, which the company has announced via a YouTube video which you can see below.

The Sprint Motorola Admiral will come with Android 2.3 Gingerbread and features a 3.1 inch VGA display plus a QWERTY keyboard, processing is provided by a single core 1.2GHz processor.

The Sprint Motorola Admiral also come with a 5 megapixel camera which can record HD video in 720p, and it is also designed to be rugged as it features dust and shock protection.

There are no details or pricing or availability as yet.

Source Ubergizmo

I think most of us are in agreement that wireless contracts suck. If you want a reasonably priced Android smartphone and it doesn’t have to be the fastest, but you don’t want a contract Cricket Wireless has a new one for you. Cricket has announced that it will be the exclusive provider for the ZTE Score.

The Score is an entry level Android device with a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen that runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The smartphone has a 600MHz processor, accelerometer, a virtual keyboard, 3.2MP camera and WiFi. The camera can record video and the phone works on 3G networks.

The phone also supports the Muve Music unlimited music service Cricket offers and a lot more. It can access the Android market as well. The phone will sell for $129.99 and will be available in Best Buy locations around the country.

The other day we heard that the new Pantech Breakout was coming to Verizon Wireless in the US, and it looks like it is now available from Verizon for $99 when you sign up to a new two year agreement.

The Pantech Breakout features a 4 inch multi-touch touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, it comes with Android Gingerbread 2.3 and also features a single core 1GHz processor.

Other specifications on the Pantech Breakout include a rear 5 megapixel camer and a front facing VGA camera, plus 802.11 b/g/n WiFi and can be used as a mobile hotspot for up to 10 WiFi enabled devices, and it feature Bluetooth 3.0 and comes with an 8GB microSD card.

Source Engadget

Sony Ericsson recently announced the new Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, which we had a brief hands on with earlier in the month, and now it looks like the Xperia Arc S is headed to mobile operator Three in the UK.

Three has listed the Xperia Arc S on their coming soon section of their site, with a launch date of October, and it will come with Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 and features a 4.2 inch multi-touch touchscreen display with a resolution of 854 x 480 pixels.

Other specifications on the Xperia Arc S include a single core 1.4GHzs processor, and an 8GB microSD card, plus an 8.1 megapixel camera which feature Sony’s Exmor R C ... Read more »

HTC announced the new HTC Rhyme the other day and they have just released a promo video for th Rhyme, which gives us a good look at HTC’s latest Android smartphone.

The HTC Rhyme comes with a 3.7 inch multi-touch touchscreen display with a resolution of 800 x 480

pixels, it will come with Android Gingerbread and HTC’s Sense 3.5 UI.

The HTC Rhyme also comes with HSDPA, WiFi, GPS, and a 5 megapixel camera with auto-focus and an

LED flash, and will also come with a range of exclusive accessories.

The HTC Rhyme will go on sale with Verizon in the US next week and with O2 here in the UK next month.

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It looks like HTC Had teamed up with Dropbox, according to a recent report by Pocket Lint, HTC will be offering owners of its latest Android smartphones like the new HTC Rhyme, will get an extra 3GB of Dropbox storage on top of the existing 2GB of free storage already offered by Dropbox.

This will give HTC customers who purchase a new HTC device a total of 5GB of Dropbox storage for free, and it looks like it will be expanded to all HTC devices running the HTC Sense 3.5.

So it looks like the devices that will support the service at the moment are the new HTC Sensation Xe and the HTC Rhyme, we expect to hear about more devices with the 5GB dropbox service when they are announced at the HTC event on the 6th of October.

Source Pocket Lint

The Samsung Galaxy W is expected to go on sale in the UK later this month, with a number of different mobile carriers, and now it looks like the SIM free version of the Galaxy W has gone up for pre-order at Amazon for £269.99.

The Samsung Galaxy W comes with Android Gingerbread 2.3, processing is provided by a single core 1.4GHz processor and there is also a 3.7 inch Super LCD Display.

Other features on the Samsung Galaxy W include 4GB of storage plus a microSD card slot which can take up to 32GB cards and a 5 megapixel camera which can shoot HD video in 720p.

Source Mobile Whack, Amazon

Earlier today we saw Windows 8 running on a USB drive, and now we have another Windows 8 video, this time the Windows 8 developer preview has been installed on the HTC Shift.

Have a look at the video of it in action below, we are wondering if this is the oldest device so far that Windows 8 has been installed on, considering the HTC Shift was launched back in 2007.

Earlier today we saw Windows 8 running on a USB drive, and now we have another Windows 8 video, this time the Windows 8 developer preview has been installed on the HTC Shift.

Have a look at the video of it in action below, we are wondering if this is the oldest device so far that Windows 8 has been installed on, considering the HTC Shift was launched back in 2007.

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