Dave (or EL’ Vendor ) finds himself trapped under a vending machine at his office, problem is he still has to continue his work as an Assistant Regional Manager. Not sure whether these short are affiliated with Google in any way but one things for sure there quit hilarious. Although pinned under this machine Dave [...]
“One of the biggest complaints we have is that smartphones are too similar and too masculine” These were the words LG told Pocket-lint before focussing on changing their attitude towards smartphone customizations. It seems that LG is planning to bring customization back but to the smartphone market this time. This is going to be done by [...]
HTC has confirmed that HTC Gratia (also known as Aria) will be available for UK buyers. The smartphone weighs 4.06oz and has aa pearl white rubber back cover designed for consumers who would like to have an above-average yet fashionable smartphone. The HTC Gratia runs on Android 2.2 Froyo and features a 600 MHz Qualcomm processor, a3.2-inch [...]
Officially, Sony Ericsson released its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2010. The spotlight is the figure of nine million Android-based Xperia handsets shipped since the launch. Sony has always loved to report its number of shipments to retailers but never has it reported its actual sales. Sony Ericsson’s has released good number of [...]
Android phones continue to grow in popularity, with much of their appeal buoyed by the games that can be played on them. While smart phones are still very much phones, a lot of their appeal lies in the apps that can be downloaded and used on them, which include games in a wide range of [...]
Here, we have a new VoIP app for all you Android users looking for something new. Line2 adds another phone line to your phone and gives you unlimited calls and texts for $9.95 per month, but gives you a 30-day free trial. Features include a new phone number, the ability to make calls over Wi-Fi [...]
Everyone always wants the latest version of everything, and the mobile phone market is no different. The most recent chart from Android Developers shows that 52% of Android phones are running Froyo, and only .4% of the market has Gingerbread. A lot of sites love to compare these numbers to Apple’s, yet they are completely [...]
Tomorrow will be exactly 6 months since Samsung brought their first Galaxy S line of phones stateside on T-Mobile’s network in the form of the Samsung Vibrant. It’ll also be the day that the Vibrant is updated to Android 2.2 (Froyo). It’s been delayed time and time again and even promised, but this time seems [...]
For the past decade and what would seem like an eternity in the technology business Eric Schmidt has been the CEO of Google. He brought the company from a small search engine to the advertising giant, OS making, Facebook and Apple fighting Google we know today. On the heels of Google’s just announced Q4 2011 earnings which were [...]
If this could be the future design of smartphones, we have some amazing things coming our way. While this device is only a concept, our emerging technologies will no doubt make what is seen here a reality within no time. Designed by Kristian Ulrich Larsen, the Android concept phone, pushes the boundaries of what we [...]
For those of you that don’t know, Google Voice is a fantastic Google service that offers its users free text messaging, call forwarding, Voicemail transcription and a great user interface to use it (especially on Android phones). One of the drawbacks to using all of these services was to inform everyone to start using your [...]
Have you signed up yet on the T-Mobile website to be notified when further information becomes available for the LG G-Slate? I certainly have, but the wait is killing me, and now even more so! You may want to hurry on over to T-Mobile and sign up. The latest information received on the G-Slate is pretty outstanding. [...]
While the amount of applications you have available doesn’t necessarily mean that they are all worth getting, our friends at Mobile Syrup are reporting that Android has hit 225,000 Apps (or should we say “items”) in the Android Market. The only other competitor in the mobile space with more would be Apple, who has about [...]
Having just made an appearance at CES, the Motorola Cliq 2 has officially been released onto T-Mobile. Improving on the original, the Cliq 2 has increased focus on social and business needs as well as spec tweaks across the board. The phone features Android 2.2 OS(Froyo), MOTOBLUR, a 1 GHz processor, a 3.7-inch WVGA screen, HSPA+ connectivity, [...]
ARM Holdings were in talks with Google last year in anticipation of bringing Google TV support to ARM chip-sets, and that should become reality this year. Google TV was first designed to operate on Intel’s X86 chips, but a fully compatible (less expensive) ARM version is on its way. Word comes right from the President of [...]
Our friends at Androidandme had a really good interview with Michael Rayfield, the GM of NVIDIA mobile business unit at CES this year. When they asked him when information on Tegra 3 might surface he had this to say, ”It will be pretty quick. I believe I will have my next generation Tegra in production probably before [...]
So, bad, bad news for all you who chose to pick up the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, no Froyo for you guys. Sony found out that the current Xperia line, and its Timescape UI, was proving to be extremely difficult to uncouple from Éclair (2.1). Therefore, they will concentrate on getting out their new Xperia [...]
Google’s Nexus One is one of two phones (the other being the Nexus S) that get updates directly from Google in the most timely manner of all Android phones. It still currently waits on the sidelines along with the other phones, but it should be getting updated rather shortly. On January 4th, @GoogleNexus on Twitter [...]
The hype on Sprint right now is big. I hope we don’t set ourselves up for disappointment, but it’s getting serious. Here is the latest rumor swirling for their “Big Announcement” on February 7th. There are talks of a device being between the size of an Evo and a Galaxy Tab. Whether it’s a dual [...]
On a normal January day, Kongregate announced it would be bringing an application that would bring you over 300 flash-based games, FOR FREE. All you need is an Android device running 2.2 (Froyo), Flash 10.1 installed, and an internet connection and you’re good to go. Press release below: KONGREGATE LAUNCHES KONGREGATE ARCADE, WORLD’S LARGEST COLLECTION [...]
While there is no solid news here, there seem to be some new rumors flying around the web revolving around the fabled HTC Sidekick 2 aka the “Sidekick 4G”. Not too much has been heard since December, when T-Mo asked via tweet what their users would want to see happen with the Sidekick brand. The device [...]
Approximately 4 million people in the US have purchased one of the variations of the Samsung Galaxy S. Approximately 4 million people in the US are STILL waiting for the Froyo (2.2) update for these phones. There have been many delays and many reasons as to why this update hasn’t been released in the US [...]
Don’t feel like leaving your couch? Or maybe you’re stuck in an office and just want some food. SeamlessWeb might be the perfect solution for you. Currently available to use with over 6,000 restaurants in NYC, DC, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, and LA, SeamlessWeb uses your phone’s GPS to locate restaurants nearby that offer [...]
Swiftkey, one of the more popular third-party keyboard applications, is set to be updated at Mobile World Congress 2011. With this update will bring new ways for the keyboard to learn the individual’s typing techniques. It will begin to use Facebook, Twitter, and Gmail accounts to further refine its recommendations during typing. Right now, Swiftkey [...]
With so many Android devices heading our way it’s easy for some to slip between the cracks, as is the case for the Dell Looking Glass which hasn’t been heard from in quite a while. According to source TheWired, a “Dell Looking Glass” filing was just approved by the GCF(Global Certification Forum), and will support quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as quadband [...]
The HTC Thunderbolt will no doubt be an Android powerhouse for Verizon, and now thanks to sources of DroidLife, we might have a better idea of when to expect its launch on the carrier. According to those sources, the HTC Thunderbolt along with an unnamed Samsung 4G LTE device are said to have a dual [...]
In 2007, Apple reinvented what the smartphone could be and do. Since then, they’ve created tsunamis through the mobile industry and led to other companies (Google) and manufacturers to create or recreate their mobile OS. Then in 2010, Apple reinvented what the tablet market was to come to after the failings of Microsoft and their [...]
Well well well… Look what Sammy is up to now. After upsetting a lot of folks with the Android updating issues, Samsung now has a few tricks up their sleeve. And no I am not talking about David Blaine or any other magician. On February 13th Samsung will reveal their Evolutionary news. The Mobile World [...]
By this time, a number of you should know that Acer announced 3 tablets at this year’s CES, and now we have word from Computer World that one of these tablets may be a quad-core. That’s right FOUR CORES! This thing, if it comes to fruition, will be blazingly fast, and could be the fastest [...]
According to a vaguely worded press release today sent out by Sprint, as of January 30th they will be charging an extra $10 on all smartphones that are activated on their network. For those of you already using the EVO 4G, EVO Shift 4G, or Epic 4G. This is going to come as news though [...]
Notion Ink has been going through some issues leading up to their launch of their Adam tablet. Their problems with FCC Approval and the pre-order mix ups led many to doubt they were on schedule for a successful release. I guess they wanted to put all the naysayers in their place with this shot of [...]
Publications PlusNews and Etnews in Korea have indicated that LG will introduce a new smartphone that features NFC (Near Field Communication) technology built in. In our article about Google releasing NFC this year we explain the promise this technology has. The report says that the device features Android 2.2 but as Froyo does not support NFC we [...]
The LG Optimus 2X has been making waves in the mobile industry and with tech blogs as of late. Whether it be the announcement that it’s the first phone running the Dual-Core Tegra 2 processor, or its crushing of other phones in a benchmark test, the Optimus 2X is shaping up to be a very [...]
With an array of new phones coming for the new year or from the CES event in Las Vegas, there were far and few coming to T-Mobile. The fact that T-Mobile continues to be 4th largest operator in the US has led the parent company, Deutsche Telecom to take action. D. Telekom CEO Rene Obermann [...]
AT&T recently sent out an email featuring their new 4G products. It stated that speeds will increase up to 4x over their current speeds, while their HSPA+ and LTE networks allows them to have two underlying technologies that deliver those speeds. The email also officially announces the HTC Inspire 4G, Motorola ATRIX 4G and the Samsung [...]
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