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Thanks to a filing at the FCC, it looks like we can expect to see the Samsung Galaxy Mini 2, but as far as its entry to the US is concerned, the FCC filing has shown us that the device will be sporting 850 and 1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE radios.This means that it should be compatible with AT&T’s 3G network and T-Mobile’s edge network only.The Galaxy Mini 2 is expected to feature an 800MHz processor, a 3.

The white Galaxy Nexus is a pretty sweet looking device, and the good news is that the white version of the Galaxy Nexus could be headed Verizon’s way soon.However according to reports, the white version of the Galaxy Nexus may very well be offered in the 16GB size.

Samsung had previously confirmed that the Galaxy S II lineup would be getting and update to Ice Cream Sandwich this year. And well, it looks like some evidence of an Android 4.0.3 update for the Epic 4G Touch has been spotted on the Sprint website.Needless to say, while things look good in terms of an upcoming update, we still need the official word from Sprint before we begin to get super excited.

The details are still rather scarce, however an image of what is said to be the first Motorola smartphone that is powered by an Intel processor and running Ice Cream Sandwich has surfaced.This yet to be named smartphone will be running on the Intel Medfield platform and as you can see from the above pic, the handset will drop the hardware buttons.The only other details involve the camera, which is said to be a “major selling point” and include “instant-on capabilities as well as 15 frame-per-second burst capture.

LG is coming up with another 3D smartphone called the LG CX2 (aka Optimus 3D 2),According to the leaked image, the device display improves greatly both the 3D effect and legibility due to IPS-based screen.The device thickness is 9.9mm. Expect to see the device on LG’s announcement at MWC 2012.

If you are looking forward to seeing more Symbian devices released by the Finnish company despite their plans to eventually phase the platform out, you might be interested in checking out the Nokia 302.Photos of the device has been recently leaked and one of the Chineze sites managed to get their hands on it.Unfortunately the specs of the device cannot be confirmed now, and even though its choice of platform remains a mystery for now, based on its shape and design, it’s highly likely that the Nokia 302 will be running on Symbian.

It looks like Nokia might be adding to their Windows Phone lineup with the Nokia Lumia 730.According to the reports, Nokia is rumored to announce the Lumia 730 at MWC 2012. In terms of specs the device will include capacitive buttons, support for both LTE and CDMA networks, an 8MP camera and unfortunately it will not be featuring a ClearBlack display nor will it sport a polycarbonate body that can be found in the Lumia 800 and 900.

Not-particularly high-end Galaxy Mini 2 will purportedly arrive with a 3.3-inch display at 480 x 320 resolution, running Gingerbread on an 800MHz processor, capable of HSDPA data speeds up to 7.2Mbps; add in a three-megapixel camera, 3GB of built-in storage.Unfortunately, at that speed, don't expect to get any Adobe Flash action on this presumably entry-level phone.

ZTE Tania was supposed to launch in the UK this week for £250, but in an effort to undercut the competition with Nokia the price has now been lowered to just £199.For those of you who may not remember the device, it sports a 4.3 inch screen that pushes 800 x 480 pixels and has the specs of just about every other Windows Phone on the market: 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon, 512 MB of RAM, 5 megapixel camera.

According to rumors, HTC is set to unveil the HTC Endeavor (formerly known as the HTC Edge), a device that has been rumored to be the company’s, and possibly the world’s first, Android smartphone to sport a quad-core processor.The rumors are saying that the phone will be powered by none other than NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 quad-core processor, the same processor that is currently powering the ASUS Transformer Prime Android tablet.