The winter holidays are a special time of the year. Christmas lights are going up on homes, carolers are filling the streets, fireplaces are glowing, and we’re taking stock of the best smartphones of 2011. Whether you’re planning to purchase one of these amazing devices for yourself or a loved one, Engadget’s smartphone buyer’s guide is your essential source for selecting a handset that best suits your desires and budget.
No doubt, you’ve already had an opportunity to review our holiday gift guide for 2011. The smartphone buyer’s guide is a bit different. Read more…
T-Mobile has announced its new myTouch 4G Slide Android Smartphone which is scheduled to be launched in the US this July. The new T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide comes with a slide QWERTY keyboard, a 3.7-inch Touchscreen display with a 800×480 pixel resolution, an 8-megapixel camera that offers some advanced features making one of the smartphones with the most advanced features, including a backside illuminated sensor, zero shutter lag, dual-LED flash and 1080 HD video recording. It is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, it supports 4G UMTS/HSPA + support, Bluetooth, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n and a WiFi hotspot feature that enables the user to share connection with multiple WiFi-enabled devices. 
HP well anticipated small-screen Smartphone running the new HP webOS 2.1 is expected to be launched at an HP Press Event on May 2. The slogan that HP has for that smartphone is “small is the new big” as it comes with a 2.6-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a 320×400 pixel resolution which is quite minimal when compared to the major smartphones on the market at the moment. With Android activating more than 350,000 Smartphone daily, we are wondering the the HP Veer will do as good as the Palm Pre or the Palm Pre 2. Well