Are you one of the lucky few that got a Nexus S when they were released? If you are and you are a little brave you can check out this kernel from xda-developers that overclocks the new Nexus to 1.2 GHz. This is still a work in progress so don’t expect everything to work, like [...]
Sprint’s official announcement and available date for their HTC EVO Shift 4G has come to light. It will be available at Best Buy on January 9th for $149.99 under a two-year contract. This is Sprint’s version of the T-Mobile G2. The HTC EVO Shift 4G is equipped with a 5 megapixel camera with HD video recording [...]
Our friends over at Engaget have gotten their hands on some nice crisp, non blurry cam shots of the soon to be announced HTC EVO Shift 4G. This phone will be dropping on Sprint and is a QWERTY keyboard equipped version of the EVO 4G. This phone is coming packing a 3.6” Capacitive Touch Screen(800×480), 800 [...]
Meizu is certainly starting off the new year right! Massive crowds formed a considerable line outside two stores in Shenzhen, China on the first day of 2011 despite the cold. Some people arrived as early as 8 pm New Years Eve, then many more started arriving at 6 am and more yet by 8 am [...]
If anyone has been holding out for some Samsung goodness on T-Mobile, now is the time to act. T-Mobile has just announced their version of Samsung Galaxy S phone, the Vibrant, is now being offered for free with a two year contract. The Vibrant brings some very nice specs to the Android table, 4 inch [...]
The latest rumor surrounding the next Android version, 2.4 or 3.0 (Honeycomb) could affect the future of the current phones/tablets out there. According to Bobby Cha, director of Enspert, a Korean electronics company, there will be hardware requirements for Honeycomb, in order to “run properly.” Honeycomb will require a higher resolution display of at least [...]
If this is isn’t an iPad killer, I don’t know what is. Toshiba announced a tablet that will be released whenever Honeycomb (Android 2.4? 3.0? What’s today’s rumor?) becomes available. This tablet packs a powerful punch and includes: 10.1 inch screen, 1280 x 800 resolution, capacitive touchscreen Tegra 2 processor accelerometer, ambient light sensor 2 [...]
In an effort to expand and improve Google TV, Google announced a new partnership: Vizio. Vizio will be coming out with an entire line of TVs and Blu-ray players that will be Google TV-compatible, being released later on this year. Also, developer tools will be released this year to help bring the Android Market to [...]
First it was the iPhone 4′s antenna problem, now it appears Google’s Android OS has a bug that sends some text messages to the wrong contact. If you send an SMS to one contact, it appears this bug will send it to a completely different contact. Hmm…this sounds like it could get some people in [...]
Keeping the theme of CES 2011 Tablet oriented, Opera Software has announced via press release that its own browser will be making a debut at the show as Opera for Tablets. They just released Opera 11 for smartphones last month, but with increased focus on Tablets this year, it only makes sense to bring their software to the [...]
The Sprint HTC Evo Shift 4G is about to hit Sprint very soon, but before it does how about a little more mystery. It looks like someone over at Amazon jumped the gun with a pre-order page, which has now disappeared. You can see what once was the Evo Shift page on Amazon thanks to [...]
Looks like we will soon have another medium for Google and Apple to fight for supremacy over. According to The Wall Street Journal, Google is in talks with Time Warner, Condé Nast and Hearst to offer their publications through a new Android “digital newsstand”. These top U.S. publishers will be happy to find an easy way [...]
Before anyone really knows for sure if Android Honeycomb will be 2.4 or 3.0, electronics company eLocity has just announced that they are planning to release 7 new tablets featuring Honeycomb. Each of the new tablet models will expand the A10 model line, featuring a 10-inch screen. Availablity will span across numorous retail and online [...]
LG does not want Motorola to be the only one presenting a Honeycomb tablet at CES, and plans to bring their tablet to the show. LG will have their own 8.9 inch beast on display in Las Vegas next week, to go along with their dual core Superphone the Optimus 2x. Also on display from [...]
Technically, the HTC Thunderbolt smartphone (SCU ADR6400) is showing up in Verizon’s system along with the Samsung SCH i520, but with CES being right around the corner, one can’t help but get the impression that these devices are nearly ready for prime time. There are a lot of rumors surrounding these devices, and no concrete specs [...]
We all knew it was coming, Android powered MP3 players to go up against Apple’s iPod. ARCHOS is unveiling these two bad boys at CES next week. The ARCHOS 28 and ARCHOS 32 are internet ready “tablets” that boast 8Mb of storage and the ability to access chat, social networking, play 3D games, and even take [...]
ARCHOS just let loose a new tablet, the ARCHOS 70. Not only will we see a 250 GB HDD, but also an amazingly tasty $350 price tag! So this is not just your run of the mill tablet, both those features have definitely set it apart from the crowd. I’m thinking once you try it, [...]
A Playstation app for Android phones…what a great idea Sony! Christmas was when Sony had forecast its release, but now 2011 is upon us, and we will likely see a January release (version 1.1) in the US. What can we do with this app? Well, the first Android Playstation app (version 1.0) has been referenced on Sony Europe [...]
One could easily argue that smartphone innovation has stagnated over the past few years. Sure we’ve gotten faster processors, more internal memory and higher-res screens, but there really hasn’t been anything to make you go, “Wow!” Samsung intends to change that with a new screen technology set to debut at the upcoming CES – a [...]
HTC has been very successful on the Android smarthphone front, but now it seems they might be stepping into the Tablet industry with their very own device. The “HTC Scribe“, the rumored name for the new device, has appeared in a trademark application filed by HTC in the past week. A separate application filed for [...]
The newly released Nexus S has been flying out of the doors of Best Buy. But now apparently there is glitch that might slow those sales down. A rumor has surfaced that Best Buy’s activation system for the Nexus is having some issues, meaning no Nexus S activation on T-Mobile. It isn’t known how widespread the problem [...]
One thing for sure about the upcoming CES is that there will be a mountain of Android tablets making appearances. While many of these will likely be low-powered and cheaply built devices, there are companies who are trying to create a truly unique product. ViewSonic is going to throw another hat (we’ve already seen the [...]
Thunderbolt, Thunderbolt, Thunderbolt! The Android world is on fire with news and rumors about HTC’s upcoming 4G super phone. HTC is saying, “It’s not your dream phone. It’s the one after that.” With all of the hype, expectations are high that this is going to be on kick-butt device. A German HTC fansite is posting [...]
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