Dell has already release it’s Streak’s upgrade from Android 1.6 to Android 2.2 (Froyo) for weeks now. Unlocked Dell Streaks have received their firmware update OTA. We are still waiting for AT&T for those who opted for it. If you haven’t rooted your AT&T Dell Streak then be on the watch for your 2.2 is [...]
As planned today, Verizon is updating their Motorola DROID to 2.2.1 starting today. Here is the changelog for the update: Improvements:: Updated Twitter application with new authentication support Updated Amazon widget Updated News & Weather widget Improvements to Exchange ActiveSync: Handles server-side inactivity timeouts of 34 minutes or greater Continues to sync emails after a [...]
Yes people! Rovio has released its ‘Angry Birds: Seasons’ in the Market and it’s now available for all fans, followers, and those who haven’t tried (really?) the number 1 game for mobile devices/tabs! The feathery friends in this new installment offers 25 new levels themed for the holiday! Why 25 and not 100 more? This [...]
Yes folks! The ‘Google Reader’ application is now available for download in the market after long.. long.. long.. years of waiting! The interface is simple and straightforward, the same way that Google has always been, “in your face” or “What you see is what you get” kind of way. This app is the first version [...]
Autodesk is set to release their drawing app, Sketchbook Mobile, on Android. After racking up 2.2 million downloads on iPods, iPhones, and iPads since last September, they have decided Android is ready for their app. Auotdesk will offer a free version and a Pro version for $2.99. The app will only run on Android 2.x, [...]
No, that’s not bigfoot in that blurry pic, but something almost just as mythical: a Playstation phone running what is rumored to be Gingerbread (Android OS 2.3). Coming out of Greece, the still shot above goes along with the very blurry video included below, which claims to show the much talked about, rumored Sony Ericcson [...]
Samsung is not standing still. It seems they are taking the mobile market very seriously and they want to innovate as much as possible. Good for them and good for us, too. This time they are announcing that they’re going to manufacture a NFC (near field communications) chip that also has flash storage in it. [...]
The latest update to WinAmp, has brought along with it quite a few upgrades to the application, and a lot of them are pretty exciting: Recent changes: SHOUTcast Radio (2.2 & above) Improved Wi-Fi sync and iTunes library import Large & small widget players Artist Info Easy to use interface with persistent player controls Play queue Scrobbling [...]
With the days ticking down before the official launch of Verizon’s 4G LTE network, pricing plans and details have just been announced to the public. On December 5th when 4G LTE goes live, it will be available in 38 markets, with an additional 60 airport locations available as well, for an estimated combined coverage area [...]
No, you didn’t read that wrong. The Motorola Olympus is supposed to be released 2 months from now, yet here it is at a flea market. It seems to be running an older version of Android 2.2 so this must be an older prototype. It’s a 4.1 inch display phone, with 8 MP camera and [...]
Among the ebooks reading applications, Kobo has been staying at the back of the competition in the Android market. Kobo allows you to download ebooks into the device. Using the Wifi at home (preferable) , ebooks can be downloaded and saved into the device and offers offline reading. This application also provides the option to [...]
Do you often travel with Southwest Airlines? Good news dear Android phone user. Southwest Airlines now has an Android App. From within the application you can book your flights, check in, rent a car, check your flight status and check your Rapid Rewards account. Having this app for the Holiday season or any other travelling [...]
Don’t act so surprised. You know the day when a phone will have a quad-core CPU is coming, you just don’t know how soon. Well, I believe it’s coming earlier than you might expect. Nvidia talks in their recently released white paper about the importance of multi-core CPU’s in smartphones and tablets. The key word [...]
For Android and music fans, doubleTwist would probably ring some bells. ‘doubleTwist’ is popular among Android phone users for its features as all-in-one music,video and radio application along with its syncing softwares for multimedia.Well , the company has decided to get to another level with its music player(doubleTwist) and they call it ‘AirSync‘. The ‘AirSync’ features [...]
LG has just entered a partnership with QD Vision, a company that can help them manufacturer quantum dot LED displays that promise to offer pure colors with an energy consumption that is smaller than OLED displays. The QLED displays are supposed to be very thin and even work on flexible form factors, not unlike OLED [...]
Motorola posted an update on their support forums but may not be the best for the Moto XT720 (Device available from Videotron and Wind Mobile) users. This will come loaded with Android OS 2.1(Eclair) but unfortunately will stay this way and will not receive any further OS upgrades. The XT720 WILL REMAIN ON ANDROID 2.1 [...]
Office Depot has now put their face back on the map in the mobile technology world by offering the Android-powered ViewSonic G tablet. The tablet is packing a punch almost as noteworthy as the fact that Office Depot will be providing this device. The tablet is powered by NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 processor which boasts some [...]
The hottest news from LG at the moment revolves around the leaked info about the LG Star, which will feature the amazingly fast Tegra 2 processor. A lot has been said in recent months regarding devices bringing NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 to the Android masses, with the LG Star now appearing to be the first smartphone out of [...]
The Samsung Galaxy S phones have been experiencing issues with their GPSs. So you may be interested that the new Samsung Mobile tweeted and is still tweeting about a “GPS Restore Application” that it’s thrown together for wiping the GPS subsystem and making it factory-fresh. But how helpful will this be? Restoring a screwed-up GPS [...]
Gameloft and Android have this crazy love/hate relationship. We love Gameloft’s titles and hate how they always refuse to put them up on the Android Marke,t making us perform circus acts to acquire a game from them. Don’t get me wrong, they still have great games so they aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. But now [...]
I have good news and bad news. Good news first: Android tablets are starting to appear at more and more retailers. Bad news: most of them are not very good. This Viewsonic G Tablet showed up at Sears and Staples first, and now Office Depot will be offering it as well. They all have it [...]
With the feature-rich technology of smartphones moving forward at such a rapid pace, it’s become necessary to increase the power at which our loved devices can operate properly. What was once a simply a phone in your pocket has become a supercomputer capable of almost anything. The future of powering such a device comes in [...]
This year has been brilliant and promising for smartphones and tablets in terms of technology. Therefore, it looks like a better future is coming by 2011. With all the advanced technology surrounding tablets, they are trying to dominate in the PC market by 2012. Having all these Android-powered tablet PCs, more and more features and [...]
Everyone knows the beautiful Super AMOLED screens that Samsung included in their Galaxy S line of phones, right? We also know that there was a shortage of them, which led to HTC switching the displays on the Nexus One, Droid Incredible, and EVO 4G to the SLCD screen. Well, recent news has it that the [...]
While Acer made its tablet announcement in New York last Tuesday, there was also further discussion of their Liquid Metal smartphone. Both AT&T and T-Mobile are considering the handset for their networks, according to the president of Acer’s smartphone unit. Aymar de Lencquesaing, speaking at a press conference in New York City, mentioned the US [...]
Archos has managed to update their whole range of Internet tablets (all 5 of them) to the latest Android 2.2 version of the operating system, just before Gingerbread (Android OS 2.3) is announced. While not super speedy, I still think it’s pretty fast considering other manufacturers like Samsung still haven’t updated some of their Galaxy [...]
T-Mobile and HTC haven’t been very nice to their customers. They decided they should try to lock down their phone much better than before, which pissed off quite a few developers willing to root the device at first. The G2 would revert back to its original version of Android, as soon as someone tried to [...]
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