The HTC Rezound aka Vigor, whose launch on Verizon’s LTE network seems imminent, has been handled on video now, after numerous pictorial leaks already.

It should be the first HTC handset with 4.3″ HD display, with the astonishing 720×1280 pixels, allowing you to thumb your nose at those poor schmucks with “only” qHD resolution. LG Optimus LTE is the only one we know to sport such a display, so it might be precisely what HTC is using as well, meaning a traditional RGB matrix arrangement might have been used to achieve the high-res screen, unlike on the HD Super AMOLED displays.

The rest of the rumored specs are more typical for a high-end HTC Android handset – 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM (an upgrade from the usual 768MB), 8MP camera, and 16GB of internal memory. We don’t have those red highlights in the earspeaker grill, the capacitive buttons and the camera ring like on the Sensation XE, but the Rezound is also a Beats Audio device, as you can see in the video below. It will be interesting to know if the HTC Rezound will have the new camera module found in the HTC Vivid for AT&T, which would allow for 1080p HD video capture with 60fps instead of 30fps.

If it is, Verizon will take the cake with the best Android phones for this holiday season, when we pair the wider coverage of its LTE network with phones like the Android ICS poster child Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the thin Motorola DROID RAZR, and the HTC Rezound with its HD LCD display. We don’t know why there was a red patterned back cover in some of the leaked photos, which seemed an acquired taste, but thankfully we are not seeing it in the video below, although HTC apparently did paint the internal chassis frame and the battery in red as well.
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The update to Android 3.2 Honeycomb for Motorola Xoom tablets sold outside the US has been a very long time coming. It was first supposed to go live in September (although even that would have been more than a month later than when the update became available in the US), then it got pushed to ‘before the end of October’.

Motorola made that last deadline, but only just. The Android 3.2 update for Wi-Fi-only Xooms sold in some European countries has started rolling out last night. As usual, if you have a 3G-enabled tablet, you get to wait more. The countries in which the update is currently on its way to Xoom owners are Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.

The update will take your tablet’s software version to 6.6.23. It also comes with a few new features, such as faster screen rotation, better docking support, a full version of QuickOffice preinstalled for all your Microsoft Office needs on the go, a new printing app which lets you print from your Xoom via Wi-Fi, enhanced VPN support, additional languages and keyboard layouts, and remote management software. More details can be found in this PDF provided by Motorola.

The update is over-the-air, so your Xoom should just notify you when it’s available. Make sure you have at least 50% of the battery left before updating. If you’re impatient, you can manually check for the update by going to Settings > About tablet > System updates.
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T-Mobile has started selling the HTC Radar 4G for $99.99 after rebates when you sign up to a new two year contract. Powered by the Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango OS, the smartphone features a 3.8-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels, a 1GHz processor, a 512MB of RAM, an 8GB of storage space and a front-facing VGA camera for video calls. The HTC Radar 4G also offers a 5-megapixel digital camera with a LED flash and a BSI sensor. Other specs include 3G, GPRS, EDGE, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 and a 1520mAh battery.
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AT&T today announced its new LTE lineup, including a Galaxy S II handset. On the hardware front, the phone is similar to Galaxy S II LTE but sports a slightly revamped design with a four touch-sensitive button layout.

Specs-wise, Galaxy S II Skyrocket comes with a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus WVGA display, AT&T 4G support, Android 2.3.5 OS, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 8MP camera with 1080p video recording support, 2MP front-facing camera, 16GB internal memory, microSD card slot, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and more.

AT&T will release the phone on November 6 for $249.99 on two-year contract.
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Announced last month as HTC’s most affordable Android smartphone, the HTC Explorer is now available in the UK, where retailer Clove is offering it unlocked.

The Explorer costs £192 (about €219 or $307), and comes with Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, Sense UI 3.5, a 3.2 inch HVGA display, HSDPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, SRS sound enhancement, 3MP camera, 512MB of RAM, 600MHz Qualcomm processor, and MicroSD card support.

You can go here at Clove to buy the HTC Explorer.

The Explorer will also be sold by Vodafone and Three in the UK, obviously for free on select plans (although we don’t know when exactly the two networks will launch the smartphone).
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Verizon and HTC should officially announce the new Rezound Android smartphone this Thursday, on November 3. As reported more than once until now, the Rezound will come with lots of high-end features, including a 4.3 inch screen with HD resolution (1280 x 720 pixels), and LTE connectivity.

Another nice feature of the Rezound, discovered thanks to the FCC, is its wireless charging capability. According to the FCC, the smartphone (model number PH98100) will have a wireless charging back cover.

Verizon could start selling the Rezound shortly after its announcement, namely on November 10, for $299 on contract.

All in all, Verizon users in need of a new smartphone will have several awesome options this November. In addition to the HTC Rezound, the largest US carrier will also launch the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the Motorola Droid RAZR. Plus of course, you can also get the iPhone 4S (available since earlier this month).
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HTC has announced the availability of the Raider LTE smartphone in Canada via Bell and Rogers. Powered by the Google Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, the smartphone comes equipped with a 1.2GHz Qualcomm APQ8060 processor, a 1GB of RAM, a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540) display, Wi-Fi, GPS, SRS WOW HD surround sound, an 8-megapixel rear-facing digital camera with 1080p video recording and a 1.3MP front-facing camera for video calls. Priced at $149.99 with a 3-year contract agreement, the HTC Raider LTE also supports a Wi-Fi hotspot capability to share access to the web with multiple devices.
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HTC Raider 4G phone is released by Rogers. Offered with $150 prce aling with a 3-year contract, HTC Raider 4G or better known as HTC Holiday sport a 4.5-inch display with 960 x 540 pixels reolution. The phone arrive with Android 2.3.4 with HTC ense 3.0 and powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and 16GB onboard storage. Its rear facing camera has 8MP resolution has LED flash and capable to record 1080p video while it’s front facing camera is a 1.3MP one.
Rogers is the first Canadian carrier which release Raider while Bell will release it “coming soon” and might be will ask for $170.
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It looks like Verizon and LG have finally finished working on the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the LG Revolution. This, if you remember, is one of the first 4G LTE smartphones offered by Verizon, and it launched many months ago running Android 2.2 Froyo unfortunately. But Revolution owners are about to get their first taste of Gingerbread.

Verizon has already published all the relevant documentation about the update, and according to Android Police, the rollout has started today. The update is expected to have reached all the LG Revolution smartphones by the middle of next week. So this is a staggered rollout, but a pretty fast one. Needless to say, the update will come over-the-air and you can apply it without using a computer.

There’s not much that this update brings aside from the platform upgrade to Gingerbread. There are, however, many bug fixes and performance enhancements in there for your convenience. To check out the full list of what’s new, go through this PDF.

For detailed software update instructions, refer to this PDF. Oh, and happy updating!
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