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Not to be outdone by that red Galaxy S III over at AT&T, Sprint has confirmed that its inadvertent ad posting wasn’t just a fluke: it’s bringing out a white version of the EVO 4G LTE. Strictly speaking, it’s more of a aluminum-with-white-accents trim, but we’ll let that slide given that the back and kickstand are now decidedly less smudge-prone. The white EVO will cost as much as that Galaxy S III variant (and the black EVO) at $200 on a contract. Sprint will start selling the white hue on July 15th — and unlike AT&T, it should have phones on shelves rather than leave customers to online window shopping.

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Sprint confirms HTC EVO 4G LTE in white, battle of carrier-specific phone colors rages on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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After seeing many other Galaxy S II variants get upgrades to Samsung’s TouchWiz’d edition of Android 4.0, tomorrow should finally be the day for owners of Sprint’s Epic 4G Touch. While the date has been rumored before, now TechnoBuffalo has posted the image above showing off the date and details, while Phandroid also points out that source code for the FF18 update has already arrived on Samsung’s servers indicating a release is imminent. That the update is showing up just in time to still be out of date now that Jelly Bean is officially shipping however, still puts just a little drizzle on the parade.

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Sprint Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade reportedly arrives tomorrow originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Here you are one of the most anticipated Android Tablet that is finally headed to Japan, the almighty ICONIA Tab A700! Sold in Japan in its 16GB or 32GB version at 44,800 and 47,800 Yen respectively, the ICONIA Tab A700 comes with a Tegra 3 1.3GHz Quad Core CPU, a gorgeous 10.1″ WUXGA screen, 1GB of RAM, Android 4.0 (ICS), MicroUSB, MicroHDMI, SD a 1Mpix front facing camera and a 5Mpix rear facing one! Now 3G or LTE on this model in Japan but the ICONIA Tab A700 comes with the usual …

The gaming public at large has spoken. In less than 12 hours, Yves Behar’s Android-based Ouya gaming console has reached its lofty funding goal of $950,000 on Kickstarter. To refresh your memory, the $99 system (which was only $95 for 1,000 swift early adopters) packs a Tegra 3 CPU, 8GB of storage, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, a USB 2.0 port and an SD card slot — that price also grants you a single controller with a touch sensor. Most notably, the system is aimed at being extremely developer-friendly, having open hardware and software with a push for free-to-play content. There are only about 5,000 units (out of 10,000) (update: that number has been bumped to 20,000, with just under 10k available) left at the $99 price, so feel free to check out our in-depth chat about Ouya with Behar himself here before you head over to Kickstarter. It appears that the traditional business model for gaming consoles just got rocked, and we can’t wait to see the final results.

Update: If you thought that was fast, you’d be right: Kickstarter has confirmed that Ouya achieved the biggest first day ever for one of its hosted projects, and it’s just the eighth project ever to crack the million-dollar mark, joining an esteemed company that includes Double Fine’s upcoming adventure game and the all-time champion, the Pebble smartwatch.

Ouya’s $99 Android-based gaming console meets Kickstarter goal: $950k in under 12 hours (update: it’s a record) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sony’s smallest additions to its smartphone roster won’t launch until late August, but that didn’t stop us dabbling with both handsets at Carphone Warehouse’s Christmas (already?) show in London earlier today. The point of interest here is Ice Cream Sandwich, which arrives ready-to-go on both devices. The Xperia tipo will be arriving in Europe in its single SIM guise, with the dual-slot brother launching in Asia. It feels unerringly light in the hands at 3.5 ounces, while the 3.2-inch 480 x 320 TFT screen and 800MHz processor just about suffices for web browsing. There’s a 3.2-megapixel camera on show on the back, with room for microSD storage expansion.

The Xperia miro expands the touchscreen to 3.5 inches, and whacks the camera up to five megapixels, although you won’t find the same Exmor R sensor that impressed on preceding devices. There’s a nice curvature below the Android capacitive button row, although the backing is unfortunately plain on both color options we saw. In sort, both devices aren’t going to wow you with their technical prowess — although they might with their prices. The Xperia tipo is set to arrive in August priced below £100 (less than $155), while the slightly larger Xperia miro will arrive around a month later, priced around £150 ($232). Head on past the break for a video of both handsets in action.

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Sony Xperia miro and Xperia tipo hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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