Galaxy Tab in Australia and Italy I just read that the second most wanted tablet was the wonderful Samsung Galaxy Tab That’s not right, not right at all. The excitement that apple generated about their tablet has all but died down and I don’t think the fact that in Australia a Galaxy Tab will set [...]
Improving boot time and overall performance has been a pressing matter for a lot of folks in the Android community. With the availability of custom ROMs, kernels and apps like this one, Hot Reboot, that faster reboot time is much more achievable than ever. There are other ways to achieve boot times faster than what [...]
T-Mobile’s G2 launches October 6th, there’s leaks saying RadioShack will have them October 3rd, and customers who pre-ordered them are starting to receive them. So several videos for you to enjoy of this hot new phone coming out of the box. This one’s from David at TMONews: Another unboxing from nomimepatris, 9 and a half [...]
Yeah, yeah, we just got those other leaked photos out of this new offering from Samsung. But these are so much nicer looking, no blur, nice and close, you can really see both the screens clearly. You’re looking at the Samsung Continuum, another a Verizon Wireless smartphone coming to their stores soon. Even better, this [...]
Motorola will launch a new phone called Begonia on T-mobile on Nov 1st and it will come with Android 2.2. If you thought you’ve finally escaped the Blur UI then you’re not in luck, because it will also have Blur. Motorola doesn’t want to get rid of it so quickly. You can at least be [...]
What looks like a DROID 2, clocks in at 1.2 GHz, is available in white, and can make calls outside the US? No, it’s not the R2-D2 version of the Motorola DROID 2. I suppose you could be forgiven for thinking that since you can buy the Star Wars themed phone starting today from Verizon [...]
Since the Motorola DROID 2 Global has been clocked at 1.2 GHz, does that mean the R2-D2 is as well? I’m afraid not. Despite having the same processor, the R2-D2 is checking in at the same speed as the original DROID 2: 1.0 GHz. Let’s hope that gets fixed in an update real soon. And [...]
Do not start drooling just yet, you are looking at the Samsung Continuum a Galaxy S phone for Verizon (at least they hope so). Little is know about this phone, but rest assured if its as hardware pleasing and eye pleasing as the other Galaxy S Series we are all in for a treat. So [...]
LauncherPro is based on the stock Android 2.0 Launcher. All the base code comes from it, and all of LauncherPro’s features were added on top of it. Launcher pro points out that the problem is that the 2.0 stock Launcher wasn’t coded to have 7 homescreens, or a lot of the features that exist today [...]
Google has updated their Google Maps App in the Android Market. The update is available to everyone in the market right now and will bring your current version to version 4.5.1. There are significant changes that come with this update. It brings weather into the live Maps wallpaper! It’s pretty difficult to see from the [...]
As previously reported, Canadian cell carrier Fido has released another smartphone, their first Android-powered device into the wild. The Acer Liquid E can be yours for a mere $30 with a 3-year contract or $375 without. It’s safe to assume that many of the smartphones (including Android) will make their way from Rogers over to [...]
While there are not any concrete information on a specific release date of this Logitech hardware, Logitech has big plans for their Revue Google TV box. The set-top Android device should hit shelves just in time for the holiday season, and the company and its partners are hoping Google TV will be the must-have gift [...]
Not sure whether to call this one a leak or a rumor. Internal RadioShack documents hit the blogosphere, and it looks like the hobbyist electronics stores are planning to sell the T-mobile G2 three days ahead of T-Mobile’s planned launch date. The above from TmoNews clearly states “T-Mobile HTC G2 Launches Sunday, October 3″ and [...]
Engadget got their hands on a picture with a phone that looks exactly like the Sprint Samsung Epic, but without the physical keyboard. The Samsung Transform has been been rumored to be coming to Sprint since the FCC approval of a SPH-M920, and now with its strange resemblance to the Epic, one might wonder, what [...]
In a press release Nationite just announced their new Rocktab Android powered Tablet. This will come packed with a 7 inch, 800×480 resolution resistive touch screen and Rockchip RK2808 (600 MHz) processor. It will also come with built in WIFI; the ability to load and or make your own custom ROM, 128 MB of RAM [...]
Not sure which Android phone to buy, or try out, or slaver over? Google is going to make your comparison shopping much easier, and they want you to know about it. The Google Phone Gallery has Android phones featured from all over the world. As long as the phone has Google mobile services, it should [...]
While some of the most biggest Star Wars fans are at select Verizon stores, having a good time, The R2-D2 website is live, and guess what? You can buy it directly from the site! No word on how limited supplies are, but believe me, I would not wait to see how long it would take [...]
According to a Sprint community admin there is going to be an OTA fix being released from today and over a 4 day period, all the Epic 4g’s should be patched and 3g upload issue fixed. There is no clue as to weather the patch will address anything else as yet but I am sure [...]
For those of you that were lucky enough to preorder the T-Mobile G2 might have just received them a little earlier then expected. According to Engadget some T-Mobile customers have received their T-Mobile G2 before the actual launch date of October 6th. Some T-Mobile G2 owners where nice enough to put up a couple of [...]
Imagine this situation, you’re stuck with rush hours. You are late for work. You are all yelling and cursing. Then you saw an opening. You slap the accelerator. You went through the opening and saw cars stopped in front. Well then you stop but wait… the brake is not working!!! You struggle to avoid incoming [...]
Though only in its beta stages, Angry Birds was release on Sept. 3rd and already reached a flabergasted number of downloads in less than a months time. It seems the company was extremely surprised by the success reached in the short amount of time and it was Peter Vesterbacka, Rovio’s spokesman to announce to recent [...]
Apostek has announced the release of Untangle Space Out, their newest puzzle game for Android devices. A galactic themed puzzle, move the orbs around to untangle overlapping neon rays and solve the puzzle. A highly entertaining and addictive puzzle game for the whole family, Untangle Space Out promises to keep you hooked for hours. “Combining [...]
The day is very quickly approaching for all you Star Wars and Android fans to get your hands on an extremely limited edition Motorola R2-D2 Droid 2. This will be for the people who are lining up, very exciting and looks to hopefully feel like a little kid again waiting in line for the actual [...]
We were just discussing yesterday the rumor about Amazon’s own Android store and tablet, and if that will be a good or a bad thing for Android overall, and it seems we have real confirmation that these rumors are true. The agreement document that is forwarded to developers, has been leaked. Here is the full leaked [...]
HTC Wildfire is a device that will help you stay connected with those who are most important to you through HTC Sense, a user experience focused on putting people at the center by making phones work in a more simple and natural way. You won’t miss out on the gossip as HTC’s Friend Stream application [...]
Dell doesn’t want to leave any breathing time for Samsung with its 7″ tablet, Galaxy Tab, and wants to bring its own 7″ tablet, Looking Glass, to the market in just a few weeks from now. Dell also wants to bring to market a 10″ tablet, that will more directly compete with Apple’s iPad. It’s [...]
Hey Beam users, it doesn’t seem like Samsung cares much about you. They’ve just announced that you will not be getting the Froyo update. Of course, this is not the same time Samsung is doing this and every time they seem to have a different excuse. What’s the excuse this time? They simply don’t want [...]
In a recent survey done by Appcelerator and IDC, Android may just be the go-to OS for many devs in the future. Of course, can anyone really be surprised? As the number of Android devices hit the market in waves its almost a sure thing, but the little green robot still has some work to [...]
According to a report released by Millenial Media Android ad requests are up my 39% month to month which is a huge improvement in general for the platform. The report also states that since January Android ad requests have grown by 996% which is a massive figure to say the least. The literal saturation of [...]
There has been report that the Epic 4G’s latest update seems to have been caused a lot of issues with battery life. It also looks like we have information to the reason why. After various attempts to fix the issues, both by Sprint and other epic users, they stumbled across a very interesting and pretty relevant [...]
T-Mobile G2 is out in the wild and Engadget got their hands on it while at Best Buy’s Holiday Event in NYC. One of the first things they noticed is that it is the U.S. version of the HTC Desire Z. This is our first hands-on look at the G2 and Engadget was able to [...]
HTC’s looking to have shipped 16 million handsets in 6 months accounting for Q3 and Q4 of this year. In Q3 they are shipping 7-8 million devices and in Q4 between 9-10 million devices. These numbers include other handsets such as Windows 7 handsets however with these figures you can start to see why HTC is making [...]
I believe the astonishing growth rate of the smartphone market is proof that smartphones will very soon will outsell PC’s. The mobility a smartphone can bring and the way smartphones have evolved in performance in the past year and will keep evolving from now, is also evidence that consumers won’t need much more than a [...]
Sony Ericsson has a new accessory you didn’t know you needed: a 1.3 inch OLED display that connects with your Android smartphone via Bluetooth. If you just can’t be bothered to pick your phone up off your desk or take it out of your pocket or purse, you can use this satellite screen instead. The [...]
They had updated the notion ink development, saying that it will be release multitude of color. Not only that, there’s still details about it. Notion Ink utilized a Magnesium Alloy Chassis for the design of the Adam, which Shravan says will help in its integrity and strength. The camera is a 185 swivel instead of [...]
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