Motorola CEO Sanjay made another great announcement today regarding software upgrades to its Android lineup. He spoke about the learning curve the industry went through as a whole last year regarding the timeliness of software upgrades and feels Motorola came out on top. He mentioned it wasn’t until June 2010 that they started to [...]
The Motorola Atrix 4G has not been out for very long, but due to the fact that it was rooted before it was even released it wasn’t going to be very long before custom ROM came out. Designgears of the XDA-Developers forum has released the first custom ROM for the phone. The ROM has two [...]
Third Party Marketplace Malware is becoming an issue for Android We all know that there have been instances of malicious code being dropped into phones via questionable apps, but now third-party marketplaces have started to repackage well-known apps and bundling them with spyware. As a computer technician, I know the damage that spyware can [...]
It was reported late last year by Bloomberg that Samsung would be making Google TVs with the use of Intel chips. The idea itself made little sense as Samsung makes its own chips based on the ARM architecture that run the same Android on which Google TV is based. The ARM chips have a clear [...]
The Motorola Atrix is the first of its kind smartphone with Webtop dock functionality. The Dock has most of the functionality of a Netbook or at least more functionality then any other smartphone. Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha has just told investors at a Morgan Stanley event that the Atrix will not be the only device receiving [...]
The sad news is true, readers. According to Phandroid and its source, the powerful Thunderbolt will be missing half of the download and upload speed available to customers who buy the 4G stick for their laptop. As of now, the release of HTC Thunderbolt is March 3/4 (Update: we have no idea when it’s launching, [...]
Websites not loading fast enough on your Android device using the stock browser? Well, try the new Firefox 4 Beta 5. With the release of each new Beta, the file size seems to decrease while the speed of the browser itself skyrockets. This is by far the fastest browser your device has ever seen. Benchmarks [...]
It seems that Android 3.0 doesn’t play nice with Mac OS. Those that are lucky enough to have a device that supports Android 3.0 have been experiencing troubles when it comes to transferring files between their device and their Mac laptop. It’s unclear as to whether this is an Android issue or a Mac issue [...]
Seems like an oxymoron to have manufacturers working with hackers, but that’s what Simon A. Walker is probably trying to avoid by announcing it’d only be a possibility, “if we do it right.” Clearly the key to smartphone success is applications, and thankfully Sony Ericson sees that early enough. So they’re trying to bring developers [...]
Fastest Android Tablet. The Motorola Xoom now owns that title after the developer of the popular SetCpu application managed to boost the tablet’s speed by a whopping 50%! At 1.5 GHz it puts the 1.2 GHz speed to shame. Don’t expect for this to come without consequences, your battery will drain extremely fast if you [...]
For all those who are waiting for the Samsung Galaxy S II, it is now available at Play.com along with release date and Sim-free price. The Samsung Galaxy S successor features an Exynos 4210 dual core processor and Android Gingerbread (probably OS 2.4). The website is taking pre-orders for the device and they are expected [...]
HTC Incredible S will be renamed Incredible 2 and will be available on Verizon in the coming weeks as its code name was found on a leaked release sheet. UK customers are already enjoying the availability but thankfully those of us stateside won’t be far behind. HTC ADR6350, the last item above, is revealed in [...]
Big Red Yanks YouTube Commercials for Long-Awaited, Repeatedly-Delayed Device If you haven’t already had doubts about when Verizon’s first LTE device, the HTC Thunderbolt, would make an appearance, this latest development will have you shaking your head, or maybe calling your oddsmaker. Remember those highly-charged ads we showed you last week for the lightning-fast 4G [...]
Introduction Today we take a look at the LG Optimus Chic E720 android smartphone that was announced in July of 2010 and was recently released by Bell Canada early last month. This phone is part of LG’s Optimus line-up of android smartphones that has made a big splash on the market this year. Looks The [...]
Tired of looking at your old boring Android phone? Me neither, nevertheless it looks like a member over at XDA Developers has found a way to port Android 3.0 Honeycomb to our favorite devices. Of course this will not work for all phones but if yours can run the ROM it may be worth a [...]
NVIDIA Tegra 2? It’s no longer for video watching and awesome multitasking. Add high-quality 3D gaming to the mix. Let’s take a look at the newest game to hit the Android market: Monster Madness. This high-def game allows you walk around ending the lives of 70 different kinds of monsters, in a killer 3D adventure. [...]
The Samsung Continuum has been around for a few months and kept in the dark corners of the smartphone modding regime. Now, there are some hacks available for the device. It is a flashable application which allows you have options such as Reboot, Recovery and Download. These options are added to the master menu when the [...]
Yesterday we told you that the LG Optimus Pad was up for pre-order in Japan and today we bring you news of a few other Android-powered devices that are heading their way. One of these is the MEDIAS N-04C being offered by Japanese network NTT DOCOMO, which is claimed to be the world’s thinnest phone. [...]
Some of the Nexus S users are happy with the Google experience but feel dull with the new color schemes after updating to the latest Android OS 2.3.3 (Gingerbread). There were complaints regarding this colorful issue. Google said that the colors reflect any changes to the color temperature settings. The Gingerbread UI tends to get [...]
Looks like Galaxy S users will be getting some Gingerbread love as Samsung is set to roll out Android OS 2.3 (Gingerbread) to their devices next month. Announced at a Samsung blogger event in Frankfurt, it has now been confirmed through twitter by Frank Feil. Will this update be pushed out to the European Galaxy [...]
The Android OS 3.0 (Honeycomb) Motorola Xoom is bringing with it a batch of optimized tablet-only apps, one of which is the newly announced USA Today. The Android smartphone version of USA Today is already one of the most downloaded news applications, and features a sleek, clean user-friendly user interface. With the tablet version you’ll get all the same [...]
Intro The MyTouch 4G is a different type of phone, well different than the rest of the series before it, phones like the my touch slide, the my touch 3G and the my touch. The original was claimed to be the next G1, it didn’t do quite that but the MyTouch 4G could be considered [...]
The Android Market is growing exponentially these days. New devices are showing up and new apps seem to be popping up out of nowhere. But the latest advancement with the Android Market is that some apps are showing up and running on BlackBerry devices. The first big new about this topic was when RIM was [...]
Just two HTC Thunderbolt stories so far, and neither has yet another new release date! But one explains why the rumored dates keep slipping, and the other simply documents the result of The Phone That Wouldn’t Be Released, or Verizon does Vamoose. First up, Engadget got a tip that the T-Bolt is indeed firing off [...]
As if there wasn’t enough upcoming tablets featuring Android OS 3.0 (Honeycomb), we’ve got yet another addition to the lineup. Taiwan-based Micro-Star International (MSI) has plans to introduce the WindPad 100A, a 10.1-inch tablet running Android’s Honeycomb OS. The Windpad 100A’s specs are being kept under lock and key, but we have managed to pull together [...]
A New Era Now that Android tablets are finally rolling out with Android OS 3.0 (Honeycomb), it is great to see some applications taking advantage of the new innovations that Google has introduced. CNN has brought their A-game with this news app for Honeycomb. After watching some of the overview videos, it is clear to [...]
Android Vs. Apple. This is something you will see in the media for many years to come. While Apple came out with the iPhone before the first Android phone, the G1, both “camps” have their loyal fanboys fanbase. Apple has the best marketing BY FAR, but it looks like that’s not helping as much as [...]
The HTC desire fleet, it has been confirmed , which includes the Desire HD,Desire Z and the Incredible S are in line for an update to Gingerbread in Q2 of this year. This is to include the HTC Desire which was the first Desire from HTC last year and it proved very popular and still [...]
Here you will find a one-stop resource center that Motorola has posted on their youtube site. This is a great 30 video collection of just about everything you need to know and how to do on the brand new Motorola Atrix 4G. If you have an Atrix let us know how it’s working for you [...]
Did you recently purchase a new Motorola Atrix 4G or an HTC Inspire 4G? How’s your uplink rate? That is, if you send anything large from your device to the network, are you entering the Slow-Mo Zone? We previously covered this issue with the Inspire 4G, with the discovery that HSUPA, which is the upload [...]
While people love gaming on their Android devices, the market still doesn’t have a very strong way to single out the ‘cream of the crop’ when it comes to games and applications. While Appbrain is a service loved by many, it still doesn’t have a gamer in mind with its filtering. Playandroid.com is here to [...]
It looks like the Samsung Epic 4G’s update to Android OS 2.2 (Froyo) hit a few snags during release, with the update now out of service. Many Sprint customers were reporting data and SD card issues after the update. Several issues with Calender Sync, Camera, Media Player, and Gallery have been reported as well. Now posted on [...]
With Mobile World Congress 2011 out of the way, we now look towards the CEBIT show next month. And MiTAC has already began showing off a few of their newest android tablets. These include the Valar 7 and the Valar 10, both set to rock Android OS 2.3 (Gingerbread) at launch. Theywill be sporting screen [...]
Digital reading on your Android just got a little bit easier with the addition of Books to the Android Market. Available on both the mobile version and full web version, Books appears to be designed for tablets. It’s standard on the Motorola Xoom, whose Honeycomb interface was optimized with e-reading in mind. The book-buying method seems to work [...]
A slight upgrade to the Gmail application was announced yesterday. All of us Android lovers have email and I’m sure there are tons of us that use it constantly for communication. Here are the details promised by Google for the latest update: Enable long press to copy text on Android OS 2.3 (Gingerbread) devices Sync [...]
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