Motorola Mobility UK announced the limited edition DEFY+ JCB Edition featuring work-orientated protection transforming the life-proof handset into a work-proof device. With visco-elastic protective sleeve from JCB with re-entrant geometry, the limited edition DEFY+ is ideal for anyone operating the demanding construction and engineering sectors, or who work in the rugged outdoors and in extremely demanding conditions. Of course, the DEFY+ retains its water resistant, scratch resistant and dust proof design and the scratch-proof Gorilla Glass. The JCB Edition DEFY+ also comes

Motorola is launching in Taiwan the XT615 Android smartphone that measures just 9.8mm thin. The phone is boosted by a 800MHz processor with 512MB RAM and 1GB ROM, and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS with MOTO Switch UI 2.0 that learns who you talk to and which apps you use and keeps all of that information front and center. The XT615 has a 4-inch 480×854 touchscreen display, a 8 Megapixel camera with LED flash and a VGA front camera. Motorola’s new phone is just 9.8mm thin and comes with a 1390mAh battery for up to 300 minutes of talk time. The XT615 supports Bluetooth 3.0

  Motorola Mobility introduces the new DEFY+, an update to the DEFY, offering faster and smarter performance. The rugged smartphone has a water resistant, scratch resistant and dust proof design (IP67) and comes with scratch resistant Corning Gorilla Glass. It can survive a sudden rain shower, a day on the beach, an all-night party – or even a tough workout with the pre-loaded CardioTrainer application, which transforms the device into the perfect running mate. The DEFY+ is powered by a 1GHz processor and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS with MOTOBLUR. It features a 3.7-inch

  Sony Ericsson announced its Xperia arc S, an enhanced version of the Xperia arc. According to the company, the new arc S eatures 25% faster camera start up and media conversion , along with 20% faster web page rendering compared to Xperia arc, thanks to the new powerful Snapdragon MSM8255 1.4GHz processor. The phone comes with a 4.2-inch 854×480 Reality display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine and a 8.1 Megapixel caemra with Exmor R for mobile image sensor. It includes the 3D and 2D sweep panorama photography. The Xperia arc S runs Android 2.3.4 Gingerbrad. It supports GPS/aGPS,

Sprint announced the launch of the Samsung Conquer 4G, the carrier’s first 4G smartphone to launch at less than $100 enabling Sprint customers to experience industry-leading features without breaking the bank. The Conquer 4G is an Android 2.3 smartphone powered by a 1GHz MSM8655 Snapdragon processor. The phone has a 3.5-inch 320×480 touchscreen, a 3.2 Megapixel camera with flsah and a 1.3 Megapixel front camera. It supports Bluetooth, GPS, and WiFi connectivity and supports both 3G CDMA EVDO and 4G WiMax networks. Sprint’s Samsung Conquer 4G includes Mobile Hotspot

  Sony Ericsson’s upcoming Xperia ray is a new Android smartphone to be released in Q3 2011. The phone measures 9.4mm thin and has a stylish aluminum frame. The sleek smartphone is equipped with a 8.1 Megapixel camera with Exmor R for mobile image sensor. The camera supports face detection, auto focus and 720p HD video recording. The Xperia ray features a 3.3-inch 854×480 capacitive multitouch Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine, FM radio, Bluetooth, GPS/AGPS support, DLNA support and WiFi connectivity. The phone supports microSD/SDHC up to 32GB and comes with a 4GB

Cricket Wireless launches the Huawei Ascend II, a new value-priced Android smartphone which is the follow-up to the Ascend. The phone runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS on a 600MHz processor. It features a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen display and support for Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. There is a microSD card slot. The Huawei Ascend II is available for $1799.99. It is offered on Cricket’s all-inclusive $55 Android plan, which provides users with unlimited talk, text, 411 information, international text, unlimited and video picture messages, unlimited data services on the

KDDI au expands its INFOBAR range with the latest A01 model with a “Design infused with famed predecessor’s DNA”. Designed by Naoto Fukasawa, the new touchscreen INFOBAR features signature tile-like keys, hand-fitting form, and palette of colors, including Kuro, Nishikigoi, Hacca, and Chocomint. Powered by Qualcomm SnapDragon MSM8655 1.4GHz CPU, the INFOBAR A01 runs Android 2.3 and includes the iida UI that looks a bit like Windows Phone 7‘s tile style interface. It ahs a 3.7-inch 540×960 touchscreen, a 8 Megapixel camera, GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, Infrared and WiFi. The

HTC is planning a new large-screen Android smartphone for AT&T. Known as Holiday, the phone is powered by Qualcomm MSM8660 1.2GHz dual-core processor with 1GB of memory. The phone has a 4.5-inch qHD 960×540 touchscreen and a 8 Megapixel camera. The Holiday will come with Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread. [Pocketnow]

NTT DoCoMo is going to release in June/July in Japan its MEDIAS WP N-06C super slim waterproof Android smartphone. At its thinnest part, the N-06C is just 7.9mm thick (9.7mm thick around the camera). It packs a 4-inch 480×854 touchscreen LCD display, a 5 Megapixel auto focus camera with face detection, built-in 1Seg mobile TV tuner, integrated GPS, Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. The NEC MEDIAS WP N-06C is powered by Qualcomm’s MSM8255 1GHz processor with 512MB of RAM. It support GSM and WCDMA 3G/HSPA networks. Running Android 2.3 OS, the phone includes docomo’s Palette