Gaming and tablets seem to go hand-in-hand since the release of the iPad, and we are getting closer to the release of the first major contender to its reign with the release of the Samsung Galaxy Tab. It seems like Gameloft is planning on releasing three of its HD games for the Tab when it’s [...]
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Verizon has been hard at work on the upcoming V Cast App Store for Android. The V Cast brand itself has evolved over the years from an OTA music service to the chosen branding of any and all multimedia services offered by the carrier. The V Cast App Store has been a reliable tool to those [...]
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All right all you G2 owners; I’ve got some news for you. Surfing around on XDA the other day I found this small little thread about a bounty for the first one (or group) who gets NAND Unlocked and thus perma-root on the G2. According to the XDA post the rules are simple: Full root [...]
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The first bit of news is a little late on our part, sorry. LOGO CONTEST It turns out that Notion Ink wants a new logo, you don’t have much time to design it and again, I apologize for being late on this, it is due October 22nd! Yeah, sorry! I missed the boat on reporting [...]
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Let’s say you’re a large American cellular carrier, and you know what 4G means, because there’s an international standard that defines it. Let’s say your current network doesn’t comply with that standard so you call it something else more accurate. Now let’s say your competitors’ networks are slower than yours but they use the term 4G [...]
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TmoNews has gotten ahold of a bevy of T-Mobile myTouch 4G screenshots as well as many more hands-on pictures. We have the whole Gallery at the bottom of the this article, just click on any thumbnail for a closer in look. TmoNews is saying they’re 99% sure that’s the name this smartphone will be launching [...]
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Well here’s an interesting bit of leaked info from TmoNews. Seems a new myTouch phone will be launching on November 3rd. We can’t see what myTouch it will be, but my money is on the much anticipated myTouch HD. The next big T-Mobile superphone. for more info on the myTouch HD check our hands on here. [...]
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According to City AM, the next generation of Google’s own branded phone will appear before Christmas in UK, released as an exclusive deal at Carphone Warehouse. Google’s failed attempt with their own site for Nexus One has taught them a valuable lesson: you can’t sell phones online as well as in retail stores – at [...]
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There has been much talk in recent weeks about Motorola’s involvement with the NVIDIDA Tegra 2. Mixed in with all of the hype, we’ve heard the name Motorola Olympus bounced around a bit. Many seem to pin the Olympus as a tablet but our friends at BGR are informing us this could be a “tablet [...]
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In the tablet race that is Android, there is another challenger to the crown, the 7” Nationite Rocktab. The tablet is designed to be economical. The Rocktab is running the Rockchip RK2808 processor and an optimized version of Cupcake (Android 1.5). It has a 7 inch screen that should be perfect for those that want [...]
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News from Denmark-based Lumigon, is that the much anticipated T1 will soon be reaching consumers. The device was unveiled yesterday at an international show in Copenhagen, Denmark. The device itself is based on an open standard, with and Android OS and a special Lumigon P-GUI software. Some of the specs for the T1 include an 800MHz Freescale i.MX515 processor and [...]
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LG is definitely not playing around anymore. They’re going full speed ahead with Android, as it can been from the fact that they are now selling Android phones from the low-end to the high-end. This time they are releasing a low-end smartphone, called Optimus T, on T-mobile’s network, for the very low price of $29.99 on [...]
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Best Buy is looking to be the place to go for your tablet purchase. We see here that Best Buy will be carrying WiFi only, Verizon, and Sprint versions of the Galaxy Tab. The Verizon and Sprint versions having 3G capabilities along with WiFi. You’ll be able to grab one for $499 for all three, with contract [...]
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The HTC Desire Z is one of the latest and best performing phones in the market, using Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon chip, which is faster and more efficient than the old Snapdragon and has a much better GPU (close to Hummingbird’s GPU performance). Even though the chips come at 800 Mhz, it has already been overclocked [...]
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Hey all you Twitter fiends, want a free Galaxy Tab from Samsung? Here’s your chance. Samsung Mobile announced a giveaway today to take place on Twitter. All you have to do is follow them and answer the questions, pretty easy right? Well… what are you waiting for, Dooo It! This could be your new Galaxy [...]
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We still don’t know much about this device known as the HTC Knight, or possibly Speedy. We know it is a smaller EVO look-alike. There are rumors flying around that it has a slide out QWERTY keyboard and it looks to have the same micro USB as the EVO with a 3.7″ screen. Well we [...]
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The Android Market today crossed another huge milestone, with crossing the 100,000 app threshold. It was tweeted out this morning by the twitter account AndroidDev. If you would like to put this all into perspective just last year arguably the most popular Android device out yet hit store shelves, the Motorola DROID. Even though the [...]
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The Venue Pro that runs WP7 will probably be a popular phone, but not necessarily because it runs WP7, but for its design. The Dell Venue Pro has a sliding design with a full portrait keyboard and a 4.1″ screen that is slightly bent, which many people think it’s amazing. Dell is apparently going to [...]
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I know you’re getting about as sick of elections and polls as I am but here’s a poll I can really get behind. Retrovo has brought us a different take on the old smartphone polls. As we see below, Android has a good lead with voters, Taking 21 states. However just as in the presidential [...]
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Much like the myTouch 3G the myTouch HD or 4G (whatever you nerds are calling it now) will come in more than just one color. There will be four different colors to be exact; white, black, red, and a plum color. Thanks to CellPhoneSignal we have a couple screen shots of the fancy new colors. [...]
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The ultra-hot Samsung Galaxy Tab, the Android tablet that’s going to give the iPad some headaches, is landing at both Rogers and Bell. And why not? The seven-inch tablet computer with a 1024×600 display Super LCD capacitive touchscreen has already been picked up by all four major US carriers, so why not share the love [...]
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This little beauty has been popping up a lot lately, It’s the aluminum housed Acer Liquid Metal. We hear it has a 800MHz Qualcomm MSM7230-1 processor and has just cleared the FCC with GSM/EDGE 850/1900 and WCDMA Band II and V. This sounds like it would be perfect for AT&T. With Android 2.2, GPS, Bluetooth, 802.11b/g/n [...]
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News has finally broken about the Samsung Galaxy S2. Yes my friends a Whole New Galaxy is here and set to launch the First Quarter in 2011 so we can predict 6 to 8 months and with the competition getting fierce this will be right on track so keep Samsung strong in the phone market. [...]
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A Verizon Wireless test site shows the upcoming Motorola DROID Pro selling for a Pro price: $299 with a two-year contract, and $499 without. If the world-roaming smartphone sells without a rebate, that would make it the most expensive Android device in the US. Samsung’s Epic 4G (running on Sprint) retails for $250 on contract. [...]
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What’s this? Why it’s an upcoming Android phone that LG is making for Verizon Wireless. But this one is made to run on Big Red’s LTE network, which is how Verizon spells 4G. LTE stands for Long Term Evolution, although customers may be calling it Loathsome Tiered Excess. LG has been late to the party with [...]
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TELUS, a national telecommunications company in Canada, will soon be releasing yet another beast into their market. The Samsung Galaxy S Fascinate is said to be on its way to consumers sometime in the near future. At this point there is no exact release date, or pricing for the device. The Fascinate will come packing your normal Android goodies, [...]
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Remember the Samsung Continuum? It got some buzz when photos leaked, but things have been quiet for this upcoming Verizon offering. The Continuum features a smaller “ticker screen” at bottom, which lets you keep the large, battery-draining big screen dark until you need it. Android Central has a hands-on video so you can get a [...]
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Google TV is now available as both a set up box from Logitech, but also comes in a TV from Sony. You can’t say you don’t have options, and these options will only multiply a few months from now. But if you’re looking into getting Google TV for Christmas, then you don’t even have to [...]
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Yes my friends the good people at T-Mobile are bringing T-Mobile TV in an OTA update that is set to launch this week, just in time for Halloween and an early Thanks Giving Present. T-Mobile TV offers live streaming of TV and will be a subscription based service for $10 a month, but a free [...]
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Chinese mobile company Huawei has giving a look at two new Android devices, the IDEOS X6 and the IDEOS X5. Each will come ready with Android 2.2 Froyo and supports HSPA+ high-speed data network. The IDEOS X6 comes with: 4.1-inch 800×480 capacitive touchscreen Qualcomm MSM8255 SnapDragon 1GHz processor 512MB RAM and 2GB of ROM a new graphics [...]
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While the verdict is still out as to how much these scores really mean, someone ran them on the new myTouch HD. No matter which side of the fence you are on with benchmarks, they do give us an idea of the computing power of a device. Now this may or may not show any [...]
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The latest rumor from news source TmoNews, is that the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Tab will be launched on November 10th, that will be one day ahead of Verizon’s scheduled release. Thanks to the screenshot above you can see that rumored release date along with your basic product features coming with the tab. There still hasnt been an official announcement of [...]
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If you are in the UK, the HTC Desire HD is now ready to meet you. Three network has made the device available to the masses on a monthly plan or pay as you go. If you buy it subsidized, you will pay £40 per month on The One Plan. If you pay as you [...]
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November 3rd. That is the date T-Mobile stores will begin selling the ‘Comet’. It’s not going to get the attention Halley’s Comet would, but with a new device being released on the Android OS every couple of minutes now, a phone like this doesn’t deserve it! Android 2.2 Froyo 2.8 Inch Capacitive Touch Screen Display 320 x [...]
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Wall Street Journal Dubbed Google OS which we all know is Android. Now this is not a Scientific Poll and not world-wide, but who cares Wall Street Journal is pretty big, and their following Android and so are well. You all know what I would put in that ballot box and that’s a 2 fist [...]
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