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“Motorola to Manufacture the Next ‘Nexus’ Android Smartphone?”

“Motorola to Manufacture the Next ‘Nexus’ Android Smartphone?”

February 1, 2011 | Comments (18)

Android Authority got a tip from a Google insider that the next Nexus Android device could be a Motorola manufacture. While this is a completely unsupported rumor at this point, it makes sense.  HTC did a great job with the Nexus One, and then Google says “Sayonara, we’re switching to Samsung.”  This is Google avoiding [...]

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Rogers Wireless Users, Prepare for a White Out Exclusive pics of White Galaxy Tab

Rogers Wireless Users, Prepare for a White Out Exclusive pics of White Galaxy Tab

February 1, 2011 | Comments (9)

The wait for the White Samsung Galaxy Tab is over, at least for customers of Rogers Wireless. This tablet, while the black version has been available since November, was announced by Rogers Wireless today and is a beautiful addition to Samsung’s Galaxy line. These Exclusive pictures obtained from the good folks at Rogers show the [...]

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Rumors About Tomorrow: New Android Market and Google Music to be Revealed

Rumors About Tomorrow: New Android Market and Google Music to be Revealed

February 1, 2011 | Comments (7)

Times, they are a-changing.  This seems to be the theme of Google’s press conference scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday.  Google’s Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system was unveiled last month at CES, and we were told that it was not yet complete; that there was more to come.  It looks that “more” will come tomorrow at a [...]

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Google Maps 5.1 Brings Check-Ins to Latitude, 1 ups Foursquare and Facebook Places

Google Maps 5.1 Brings Check-Ins to Latitude, 1 ups Foursquare and Facebook Places

February 1, 2011 | Comments (13)

Latitude is Google’s version of Foursquare and now Facebook Places. It is a location and GPS based check in service integrated with Google Maps. I have been using Latitude before the recent update and needless to say it was lacking in features compared to its competitors. Although it integrated nicely with Maps and even gave [...]

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Optimus 2X Weather Widget Ported to all Android (What’s the Catch?)

Optimus 2X Weather Widget Ported to all Android (What’s the Catch?)

February 1, 2011 | Comments (10)

Do you want to make your home screen on your Android smartphone sleek, stylish and have your friends wondering where you got that?  Well now you can, boys and girls. Sony_Ericsson_X10, courtesy of XDA-Developers.com, has ported this amazing-looking widget to work on all (yes I said all) Android phones.  How he did it?  In the [...]

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Android OS up to 43% of the market in last six months.

Android OS Market Share Rises to 27%, Tied with Blackberry OS

February 1, 2011 | Comments (4)

The new Nielsen reports are out and show the continued growth of Android OS, swelling to a total of 27% of the total smartphone market.  Apple iPhone OS fell to 28% of the current smartphone market and RIM Blackberry OS has risen to 27% as well. If this growth rate continues Android OS will be [...]

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Samsung Updates ‘Unpacked’ Site with More Teasers

Samsung Updates ‘Unpacked’ Site with More Teasers

February 1, 2011 | Comments (5)

Nearly two weeks ago, we reported about Samsung will announce the next evolution in their mobile sector. Now, over on the Samsung Unpacked website, they’ve posted two teaser videos (which apparently are the same) and have updated the webpage. There are now three sections that can be viewed, “Explore” (which houses the teaser videos with [...]

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Photos! New Android Figures Coming in March

Photos! New Android Figures Coming in March

February 1, 2011 | Comments (7)

Just last week Andrew Bell was showing off some of the Series 2 Android Figures at the “Come Draw With Me” event in NYC (our coverage is here), but now his distribution blog Dyzplastic posted a preview of the upcoming set, which spotlights 3 of the 6 shown at the event last week. Since these toys [...]

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LG Optimus 2X Gets Fully Benchmarked, Everyone Else Just Go Home

LG Optimus 2X Gets Fully Benchmarked, Everyone Else Just Go Home

February 1, 2011 | Comments (15)

The results are in and the LG Optimus 2X is a beast.  The power behind the superphone, the Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core 1 GHz “superchip” processor, is proving it deserves all of the hype it has received. Intomobile has run a full suite of benchmarks on their review unit of the new Tegra 2 SoC (system-on-chip) [...]

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SE Vivaz 2 now Xperia Neo?

SE Vivaz 2 now Xperia Neo?

February 1, 2011 | Comments (4)

Most likely, Sony Ericsson’s Vivaz handsets would not have any next-generation experience. Not only the name is going to fade, but new rumors from inside Sony Ericsson are pointing to the device which was leaked few days back with a new name. It’s going to be launched by naming it the Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo. [...]

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NEW Moto Blur for DROID X Arrives, It’s DROID BIONIC!

NEW Moto Blur for DROID X Arrives, It’s DROID BIONIC!

February 1, 2011 | Comments (6)

The folks over at MyDroidWorld have uncovered something worthwhile for all the Droid X owners out there. They have the new Moto Blur version that was featured on the Droid Bionic at CES, only running on a Droid X. As a Droid X owner myself I am very excited about the prospect of getting this [...]

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Android Wrests #1 Spot from Nokia

Android Wrests #1 Spot from Nokia

February 1, 2011 | Comments (7)

Research firm Canalys has announced very good news for Google. According to their research, in Q4 2010, 32.9 million Android devices were sold compared to Nokia’s Symbian which sold 31 million. No doubt Android has had a bigger reach than even Apple, which remains in the number three spot. That’s because their software is not device-specific, [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Player Pre-Release Dates Leaked

Samsung Galaxy Player Pre-Release Dates Leaked

February 1, 2011 | Comments (8)

It seems that finally the Samsung Galaxy Player received a pre-order date set for February 4, 2011. The Android-powered device, which is a direct competitor of Apple’s iPod Touch, is based on Samsung’s popular Galaxy S line of phones and shares many of the same features: 4-inch Super LCD screen 1 GHz CPU 3.2 megapixel [...]

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Leaked: LG Optimus 3D Smiles for the Camera

Leaked: LG Optimus 3D Smiles for the Camera

February 1, 2011 | Comments (7)

Courtesy of Phandroid comes our first look at what is believed to be the LG Optimus 3D, or at least an LG 3D Android. According to a source, the name of the device couldn’t be confirmed, but it will likely be featuring a 4.3 inch touchscreen, a dual-core processor  with multi-channel memory, with NVIDIA’s Tegra [...]

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Moto Milestone X First Landing: Kentucky’s Bluegrass Cellular

Moto Milestone X First Landing: Kentucky’s Bluegrass Cellular

February 1, 2011 | Comments (4)

Of all the places that you would expect to find the Droid X when it isn’t dressing up as a Star Wars robot, Bluegrass Cellular — a regional provider based in Kentucky — may be the last. Instead, they will be the first to get the device simply known as the Motorola Milestone X.  (Does [...]

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Leak: Saga Successor to HTC Desire?

Leak: Saga Successor to HTC Desire?

February 1, 2011 | Comments (4)

HTC is stepping up the competition with Motorola and LG being the first mobile manufacturers to release dual core smartphones. Samsung is also trying to keep up with the pace by announcing the successor to the Galaxy S with dual core processors. HTC launched the G1 which was the first Android product to hit the [...]

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HTC Inspire 4G Hitting AT&T Feb. 13th for $99.99!

HTC Inspire 4G Hitting AT&T Feb. 13th for $99.99!

February 1, 2011 | Comments (4)

AT&T is planning on an Android market flood this year, with one of those devices being the HTC Inspire 4G.  According to recent info, it is set for an official release on February 13th. The Inspire 4G, was introduced at mega tech show CES a few weeks ago, and will now apparently debut to the masses just [...]

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Whoops: Samsung Galaxy Tab Sales Lower than Reported?

Whoops: Samsung Galaxy Tab Sales Lower than Reported?

February 1, 2011 | Comments (6)

The little device we’ve come to know and love, the Samsung Galaxy Tab, had supposedly passed the 2 million-unit mark last week. But  The Wall Street Journal has reported that during Samsung’s quarterly earnings meeting, one of their executives, Lee Young-hee, stated that sales to consumers, and not just carriers and retailers, have been “quite [...]

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Google Hiring Android Developers, for Android Market

Google Hiring Android Developers, for Android Market

February 1, 2011 | Comments (3)

Google is hiring  Android and mobile application developers for various positions. These positions include product managers, software engineers and user interface designers involved in development of mobile applications. The company is searching for individuals or teams who already have new ideas or mobile application under development. These are going to be developed alongside the company [...]

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Motorola Xoom Super Bowl Teaser Takes Aim at Apple’s 1984

Motorola Xoom Super Bowl Teaser Takes Aim at Apple’s 1984

February 1, 2011 | Comments (13)

We all know what the best part about the Super Bowl is.  That’s right the commercials.  As we approach Super Bowl XLV I keep seeing teaser ads being released.  The latest one I saw was “Goodbye 1984,” due to the article written by our friends at AndroidCentral.com. In the video you are about to watch [...]

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