Are you tired of the regular old look and feel of stock Android, Sense, TouchWiz or any other manufacturer’s take on Android? How is your Chinese? If you understand Chinese, you might want to check out the new version of MIUI. It looks super awesome! It is available for the Motorola Milestone, Nexus One, and [...]
Welcome the 4″ beast from LG!! the LG STAR! This phone’s name isn’t final yet but it is called LG STAR at the moment. Changes to its retail name are still unknown. The specs: Tegra 2 processor (Yes it’s really fast) 8 MP camera, video capture at 1080p, with front-facing camera 15000 mAh battery 800 [...]
Sharp has joined the crew in acquiring celebrities as their promoters for their Android device along with Megan Fox promoting Motorola and Maria Sharapova for Sony Ericsson. Who did they get? LADY GAGA!! Here are the videos posted in youtube.com by DiscoGaGaDOTCom.
You may have noticed that LG hasn’t been playing it big in the Android market. But this is about to change in 2011, with them announcing that they will release a few powerful phones from the company. This, the LU3000, is the start of it and it is truly a powerful phone to kick it [...]
While most of us were out eating turkey and hanging with the family, Cyanogen and Team Douche let loose a new RC (release candidate) for a few lucky devices. A couple of the cool ones I will explain below but for a full list of changes hit up the git hub. The lock screen has been [...]
In an attempt to be the first carrier to offer FOTA(firmware over-the-air) updates to the Galaxy S series, T-Mobile UK has said they will try it today. This is great news for our friends “across the pond” as the Galaxy S series has been waiting for Android 2.2(Froyo) for quite some time. T-Mobile says if [...]
What’s this? A Snap-On Cover for the HTC Merge?! Where’s the phone? Features? Sad to say that there’s not much information on the Merge’s release date or any other information. Well, at least we know that there will be a HTC Merge coming out soon. This photo of the Body Glove Snap On Cover has [...]
If you’re a fan of Android devices and have been following the latest breaking news, you probably caught some of the news from the Web 2.0 summit where Google CEO Eric Schmidt teased the crowd with an unknown, unannounced device. The device in question is rumored to be to the Samsung Nexus S, pictured above in the [...]
Microsoft Windows Mobile has been around for a very long time. With their newest OS (Windows Phone 7) out, it’s a tough market to catch on. According to MobilesPlease, Microsoft’s latest Windows Phone 7 (WP7) is selling below expectations. Android phones are thrashing WP7 in terms of sales with a 15:1 margin. MobilesPlease also mentioned in [...]
By now, we all know that Honeycomb should be the Holy Grail of Android tablets. In fact, they should’ve just named Android 3.0 the Holy Grail, since it also starts with an “H” and Android fans can’t wait to see what is all about. It could also be overhauled Android interface for smartphones that we’ve [...]
Developers and hackers, start your engines, the race is on. MagicAndroidApps has offered a thousand dollar bounty to the first person to successfully root Google TV. The root must be done via software hacking and must give the Google TV box the ability to download and use third party apps before Google releases the Android Market [...]
Sony has submitted 8 patents in the past week, but only one is from the upcoming PSP phone, according to Engadget. Apparently, all 8 patents are for a new Android interface that Sony is working on. Here’s what the other patents suggest: Touchscreen separate from the screen itself, perhaps even on the back of the actual device [...]
We’ve been getting quite a few rumors about the upcoming Tegra 2 device from Motorola, which will actually ship in at least 2 versions: Olympus for AT&T and Etna for Verizon. Olympus was rumored to come in late January, while the LTE-compatible Etna was supposed to appear in February. Now, however, we’ve learned from a [...]
Were you craving Acer’s phone with a stainless steel back and chrome finish? Your wait is over as Acer Liquid is coming to Rogers soon, so all Canadians will have the opportunity to get one. This was confirmed at the Acer conference when someone asked if the Liquid Metal was coming to USA. Acer responded [...]
That’s right, according to its Twitter feed, Rovio’s Angry Birds has reached an astonishing 7 million downloads just after a few weeks of its arrival on Android. And even with free version of the Android app, don’t guess that they are not making any profit. If we assume they are earning a revenue per thousand impressions (RPM) [...]
The Gingerbread man appeared on the lawn of the Googleplex, and we have all been waiting (some more patiently then others) for the next iteration of Android, 2.3 Gingerbread to follow suit. Taylor Wimberly, of Androidandme.com, published a great article about some speculations of what the Gingerbread-flavored future might hold. Their article is a great [...]
When a new product gets launched, it isn’t a good sign when the price is slashed by 25% within a month. Clearly, lackluster sales of Sony’s new Google TV-equipped Blu-Ray DVD player (the Sony NSZ-GT1) led to the price cut. And it didn’t help matters with most of the major television content providers, namely the [...]
With so many great devices on the market to help us entertain and manage our lives, its sometimes hard to choose which is best for our own lifestyle. This is not only true for consumers, but also for developers, who may not see the full potential of a device if its capabilities aren’t fully understood. This could be the [...]
If you’re a customer of Videotron, this latest bit of news might peak your interest. With the launch of the Google Nexus One on their network not very long ago, Videotron priced the phone at a “reduced price” of $99.95 with a contract. With its massive popularity the device was quick to sell out, but [...]
Feeling left out using your Xperia? Great news then! Sony Ericcson posted in their official blog that an update roll-out has started for handset devices specifically Xxperia X10, Xperia X8, Xperia X10-mini, Xperia X10-mini pro. This update includes Android OS 2.1(Eclair). Sony Ericcson says that updates will be rolled-out for these devices’ updates will be [...]
“TeamViewer connects to any PC or server around the world within a few seconds. You can remote control your partner’s PC as if you were sitting right in front of it.” That sentence pretty much sum up all the apps can do. It let you control your partner’s computers from miles away. Note that this [...]
App developer Christophe Versieux has been doing more than trainspotting the timetables of SNCB / NMBS (the railroad company in Belgium). He’s also been spotting which operating systems are using his BeTrains Belgium app (at right), and he’s found some Android OS 2.3 (Gingerbread) builds well away from the Googleplex in Mountain View, California. First [...]
We’re all waiting for Nexus S but until now we didn’t know much about what specs it’s going to have, which aside from the fact that it’s going to be the first Android phone with stock Gingerbread, it should also have some great specs to match it, and perhaps even set a new standard in [...]
Motorola will launch the Tegra 2 based Olympus at the end of January on AT&T, but they have something in store for Verizon, too, It’s just that it may come a little later. The reason for this might be because the Verizon version of the phone, named Etna, will be 100% compatible with Verizon’s new [...]
We’ve been seeing leaks for quite a while of the supposedly Playstation Phone, that won’t actually be called like that, but rather an extension of the XPERIA brand. That’s because this phone won’t support any of the older PSP games, so what they are doing here is trying to create a whole new market of [...]
So we have YET another weekend update from our good friend Rohan Shraven (CEO of Notion Ink). This week he gives us some more awesome info. One of those updates is a new page on the site “features“. Features is just showing some very cool FEATURES of the notion ink adam. Click the link I [...]
Introduction Today we review HTC Desire Z that was recently made available in Europe and now available in Canada via Bell Canada. It is the successor to the ever popular and original android smart phone the HTC G1. HTC has gone and created a masterpiece to follow-up what was the start of the android phenomenon. [...]
Top 40 Hottest Apps This Week Free homescreen 3D (free version) by Lee Felarca A visually dynamic 3D Home Screen replacement desktop app using OpenGL ES. Selectable 3D cubes float in space in a ver … 50,000-250,000 downloads, Rating 3.27 (1208) Free Police Scanner Radio Scanner Updated by BEROBO Inc. FREE Police Radio Scanner lets [...]
Hellotxt, Hello World! App Name: Hellotxt, by Hellotxt Description: Hellotxt is a simple and fun tool for your life online. A smart, mobile feed shows all your friends’ updates, while text and media you want to show friends reach multiple social networks simultaneously. Enhance pics with your personal creativity through our Doodle feature, and share [...]
With the holiday season starting off, and airports kicking into high gear, a little more help getting travelers where they need to be is always welcome. FlightView, known for having the most accurate, real-time flight info has just launched an upgraded version of their Android app currently on the market. With FlightView users are able to track flights, [...]
Creative has already announced their plans for a 7″ Android tablet and a 10″ one as well, but we haven’t heard anything since. It looks like the 7″ model has just hit the FCC and it’s getting reviewed right now, so I think we should see it before Christmas. Either the 10″ one will follow [...]
A new Android 2.2 phone from Samsung has just leaked from the FCC’s DLNA certification documents.It looks like Samsung is getting ready to unleash their first 4.3″ WVGA phone (800×480 resolution) with a 8 MP camera. I think it’s great that Samsung is making the transition to 4.3″ phones, because I think it’s the perfect [...]
With the popularity of Android OS growing by the minute, it could only be a matter of time before it will overtake the entire globe as OS king. The market in the US seems to be on a steady climb, while two new reports are giving a glimpse into how Android is performing in the rest of the [...]
Toshiba and Vizio seem to be 2 more companies that along with Samsung and Sony are going to integrate the Google TV software into their TV sets. Apparently, we’ll see some demos at CES in January, this year. While Google TV hasn’t been very success on the networks deals, it still has a lot of [...]
Here’s a fascinating find by DroidLife. While we’re all wondering why Google is teasing us on when they’ll release Android OS 2.3 (Gingerbread) update, seems that the next version suddenly hit the web just as the Gingerbread’s Coming Any Day rumors started revving up. The above graph was created by DroidLife using their site Google [...]
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