Although the T-Mobile G2 has been delayed till October 16th, Best Buy is continuing to hype it up and this includes featuring it in this month’s buyer’s guide tagged as “Coming Soon”. Anyone who is going to get the G2 is not going to be shocked at the “Coming Soon” tag but it is good to [...]
iPad killer now has a price tag I was just listening to a BBC world service radio article about the Samsung Galaxy Tab. They described it as ‘the first real iPad killer’. That’s the BBC, so we know its true. However they also said that nobody knows what the price would be yet. Has the [...]
Well it’s about time we finally get a version of Tetris that won’t get pulled from the marketplace. Tetris Holdings has officially released Tetris for Android and it is basically the same thing that the iPhone has had for quite some time. When you download the game you will be greeted with two different modes [...]
A lot of Canadians have been expecting for the Samsung Captivate phone, but now it seems it will be pushed a few weeks back due to a manufacturing issue. Here’s their statement: “UPDATE: We have news for those who have been asking about the release date for the Samsung Galaxy Captivate. We anticipated launching earlier, [...]
Everyone’s favorite Android is going to be the new platform for the next generation of in-flight entertainment and connectivity (known as IFEC in the industry). Panasonic Avionics and Thales announced that the OS will be live on airlines by the end of next year. At the APEX conference in Long Beach, California, Thales unveiled an [...]
It seems a new version of Gmail has been released to the Market with some well needed changes to the application . One of the biggest features added is the tab style message viewing system which the desktop version uses to view large message threads. Tapping the quoted text shown at the top of each [...]
Earlier this morning, Verizon Wireless published the Android OS 2.2 (Froyo) release notes for their Motorola DROID X handset. There’s been a number of announcements, hints, and rumors from both Motorola and Verizon Wireless that the operating system upgrade was coming “late summer.” Well, the 22nd of September is about as late as you can [...]
One company has decided that their Android tablet should come with a remote control. The HAIPAD M701-R tablet is a 7” tablet that will come equipped with its very own remote that you will be able to use when you connect the tablet to a TV. This is a pretty cool idea when you’re watching [...]
A week ago Adobe published on their blog a security flaw found in all platforms, including Windows, Mac, and Android. The flaw was rated as critical and was known to “cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.” Now, a week later, Adobe pushed out an update, recommending all [...]
As you can see in the above picture, Sony is again looking for developers with experience with the Android OS. So now the rumors fly again about the possibility of the “PSP phone”. I, for one, am not convinced that we will be seeing an Android PSP phone just yet. The reason I say this [...]
Motorola has always stated that the xt720′s cpu was capable of 720MHz however however it had been clocked in the field pretty consistently at 550MHz which did not make the potential owners and present owners of the device very happy however Motorola seems to have addressed this issue. The new update allows the phone’s processor to run [...]
The LG Optimus will be coming to Verizon with the name of Vortex. The LG Vortex will feature Android 2.2 (Froyo), 3.2 inch screen, 600 MHz processor, FM radio, and more. As to when to expect the phone, according to TmoNews (by way of thedroidguy), a leaked inventory sheet revealed accessories for a T-Mobile branded [...]
Everyone by now has already heard about the Desire HD ROM already being leaked. Well it turns out that the ROM has HTC’s new Sense features on it. So what that means is that we can expect to see the new features on other Android devices in the very near future. So what are the [...]
The highest famed one-click root program, UnrEVOked, has been updated to version 3.21. Along with being more reliable, this remains to be the easiest program to root you compatible Android smartphone with. There isn’t too much added to the change log, but there were some obvious needed fixes. As you can see UnrEVOked strives to [...]
Google has recently begun rolling out much-improved and secure account security features firstly for its Google Apps Premiere, Education, and Government customers. The system features the standard “username and password” that is really the standard, but it also will be accompanied by a second form of verification. This more secure step will require a special [...]
One of my favorite things–the Samsung Galaxy S will now be combined with one of my other favorte things–makeup! That’s right, Samsung has hooked up with Aveda and are releasing the Samsung Galaxy S Femme Aveda Limited Edition phone. This consists of the phone encased in pink, Aveda travel kit and voucher, and a 4 [...]
Some people have said for a while that Flash has poor performance overall, but especially on mobiles – including Steve Jobs who doesn’t want it on his iPhone, and promotes HTML5 instead. But Flash came to Android and it showed that it can have good performance, at least on the mobile optimized Flash sites. Today, an [...]
Historically it is very strange for a carrier to hype a phone and then drop it however it has been known to be done in the past. Although this may not exactly be what is happening to the AT&T branded version of the Flipout but there was no flipping out happening at any of the [...]
So if you have been watching TV over the last couple days, chances are you have witnessed Sprint’s “Epic Kiss” commercial. This is the first in a line of “mini epic movies” that are available on Samsung’s Media Hub service. These mini movies are usually less than a minute long are pretty humorous because they [...]
Even though we have been waiting on an Android based tablet for some time know Samsung is really pushing the point that this tablet is very pocket-able. In there latest promotional video they keep the key things that make the biggest iteration on. 1. The video chat capabilities and 2. The fact that you can put [...]
Up until now the G2 has been set for October 6th, but in recent information that has been coming in. There is news that is yet to be 100% confirmed, that the G2 Launch has been pushed back to the middle of October. A date of October 16th has been presented but it will only [...]
Kudos to DarkStone from XDA-Developers.com, HD2 owners now have a beta ROM from the HTC Desire HD announced just last week with the HTC Desire Z. During the HTC event in London, HTC Sense was revealed. HTC Sense is a much more enhanced version of their UI which comes along with a nice feature set. [...]
Avaya, the large business communications device and solution maker is stepping into the Android arena with a brand new ‘Desktop Video Device’ powered by their proprietary interface called ‘Avaya Flare’ (fact sheet PDF) this business communication and collaboration device is proving on paper to be quite an interesting device. The ‘Desktop Video Device’ is cram [...]
The high expectations of Adobe’s AIR for Android should be present in the Android Market on Oct. 8. Developers will be able to upload their apps as soon as the runtimes are live. Basically Adobe® AIR® will let you publish Adobe Flash projects to run as native applications (.apk) for the Android OS. These AIR applications [...]
G2 and Evo go global T-Mobile UK seem to be making a habit of being first when it comes to Android phones; the moment HTC announced that their G2 and the Evo models would be going international, T-Mo were ready with pricing plans. The handsets, re-branded as the Desire Z (G2) and the Desire HD [...]
HTC announced several improvements to their HTC Sense UI during their Desire HD and Desire Z launch. One of those improvements a lot of us wanted to see in action was their instant map feature. By pre-caching maps, one doesn’t have to wait for every location change to download. In fact, one shouldn’t need an [...]
Very soon after HTC is done announcing a couple of new devices do we start seeing accessories for those devices popping up in major retail outlets inventories like Best Buy towns that don’t even have the device selling yet. The phone is set to start shipping later this year in the US so this might [...]
Top 20 Hottest Apps Today Free SGS Tools New by Fusion Hosted SGS Tools is a Samsung Galaxy S toolkit that provides a bunch of useful utilities to help enhance your Galaxy S device. … 100-500 downloads, Rating 5.00 (8) Free Light Grid Live Wallpaper New by Joko Interactive A live wallpaper which displays a [...]
With Apple’s Game Center live and slowly starting to attract games and gamers, it’s no surprise that the thirdparty social gaming networks are looking further afield. Scoreloop’s CEO Marc Gumpinger is positively effervescent when it comes to taking about the opportunity across all mobile platforms. “The crucial thing about being cross platform is that gamers [...]
There’s a rumor that Samsung might put Chrome OS on their Galaxy Tab or perhaps on a next gen version of the Galaxy Tab. Google, in fact, may even recommend manufacturers to start using Chrome OS for tablets. I think Chrome OS will work much better on a tablet than on a netbook, especially since [...]
The first rumor we got on Lexikon was about a month ago with a leak that pointed a 2 HTC phones: Lexikon and Bee. The HTC Lexikon ROM has now been leaked and it points out to a future on Verizon. These specs may not be accurate, but they do point to a new version [...]
HP has decided to throw a kink into the Android Tablet market today with the announced pricing of a printer that comes with a 7 inch detachable tablet. HP’s eStation printer and tablet will be priced at $399 when it hits the shelves. That price is awesome because not only are you getting a tablet [...]
As I stated with the FCC sightings of the FOLIO 100, the Android tablet scene is getting quite the attention lately but did you really expect HTC to sit quietly on this? Rumors have surfaced that HTC placed build orders through Pegatron with specs that would drive even the most hardcore Android enthusiasts out of [...]
Here we see a memo that was distributed to select Verizon Wireless employees advising them to prepare for some changes to the carrier’s 3G multimedia handsets. This document states that beginning in Q4, Verizon will begin to phase out the “3G Multimedia device” category and no longer require a $9.99 mandatory monthly data plan (for [...]
Rogers Wireless announced the Samsung Galaxy S Captivate more than a month ago. Thus far there hasn’t been a follow-up with an availability date, but clearly the Canadian carrier has been getting ready for this major launch. Training slides were leaked on The Cellular Guru, and if employees are being trained, the smartphones must be [...]
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