Virgin Mobile appears set to launch a Motorola Android 2.2 device, but rumors that the device may be stock are very premature. The screen shot above looks to be nearly stock Android, but it is the same home screenshot used for the Samsung Intercept, seen here. Nothing is really known about the device other than [...]
Droid Incredible 2 Pre-Sale The Droid Incredible 2 from HTC is available for pre-sale starting today from Wirefly, but where is the Verizon announcement? We have heard a number of times that the official release date will be April 28th and this news is further evidence of that being the accurate date. It does however [...]
When the pieces of the puzzle were getting joined together, ASUS’ much anticipated Honeycomb (Android 3.0) tablet is being reportedly delayed. Amazon was the first place to let the word out of the Eee Pad Transformer being delayed. They said to their customers to not expect the tablet until June. Can’t Blame Technical Difficulties This dockable tablet, [...]
It was just yesterday that T-Mobile’s new LG G2X launched in stores, and already people are noticing something that is rather disconcerting. Since the phone first launched it has been getting rave reviews. But our friends over at AndroidCommunity.com have noticed that the LCD screen’s backlight is bleeding, badly. Apparently it is very common with [...]
HTC Sensation Release Date What looks like another good HTC device, the Sensation, may be released for T-Mobile on 6/8 according to tmonews.com. If you are the kind that likes totally circumstantial evidence the above ad (which has since been changed to remove the date) happens to coincide with the use of 6/8 twice in [...]
Bravo Finally Has Froyo Bravo users rejoice! Android 2.2(Froyo) is now available for download. While it may not be the latest and greatest OS, with honeycomb and gingerbread currently available, it is definitely a welcomed update featuring a flurry of improvements, tweaks and refinements for the MotoBlur sporting device. Motorola has added a [...]
Android Brings The Heat While Androids popularity has been gaining I’ve still had to deal with some of my smug iPhone-toting friends saying things like “Ya, well once the iPhone’s on Verizon you’ll see how much people really like Android”. I guess they were right! Instead of flocking over to Apple once it was available, [...]
BlackBerry Playbook Runs Android Apps The BlackBerry Playbook has made its official debut and the WiFi tablet is available online and in stores now. The Playbook is running the new QNX designed BlackBerry OS and it does indeed run Android Apps. It is entering what is becoming a very competitive tablet market facing competition from [...]
While there has been a few unofficial CNN apps available in Android Market, this is the first release of the official CNN Headlines version. It was released on 4/18 and with the high quality presentation it has become the news app that sets the bar that other news apps will be judged by. If you [...]
The Droid Incredible 2 has had a rumored release date of 4/28 for a while now and this VZW Demo app supports the idea that it really is coming soon. It isn’t different from the other demo apps that run on VZW demo phones and the app description makes it clear that this is only [...]
Start saving your money now because the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is coming to Canada in the next 6 months. It will be a Wi-Fi only model, while the smaller 8.9″ version has yet to be given a release date. Galaxy Tab 10.1 This is a well equipped tablet with a 10.1”, 1200×800 TFT [...]
Toshiba’s first Android tablet attempt, the Folio 100, never made it to the US after getting very lackluster reviews and suffering from very high return rates. I doubt that either of those will be an issue for the new Toshiba Regza, a 10.1” Honeycomb powered tablet. From my first glance this should be a contender [...]
If you bought your Samsung Fascinate back in September your long and painful wait for the Foryo update is almost over. According to the @VerizonWireless Twitter account your Froyo update rolls out tomorrow, just a few weeks shy of the one year anniversary of the official Froyo release date. Who says Samsung and VZW are [...]
A long-awaited tablet has finally gotten a hands on testing. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1″ is out of the box, booted up, and tested thoroughly by our friends over at AndroidCentral. The video shows some interesting features, and there is a comparison with the iPad 2. For those of you who fell in love [...]
We’ve seen awhile back about the new Xperia Arc making its debut, but nobody has confirmed when or if it was coming state side. But now over at the Sony Ericsson Product Blog, Rikard Skogberg has mentioned the Arc is going to make a debut here in the United States. Here is the little snippet [...]
The folks over at Androidguys have gotten a pretty reliable source that gives some insight about Samsungs bootloader policy. According to their source Supercurio, Samsung will not used locked bootloaders on their future devices unless Google specifically required them to. Supercurio was also able to give a bit of info regarding if the bootloaders would be [...]
Under the category of “with a grain of salt”, Mobilesyrup.com is reporting that a source within Rogers has given them information that the LG Optimus Tab and Huawei S7 tablets are set to drop on May 10th. If the date holds up, the releases will cover both the high and low-end of the tablet spectrum. LG [...]
HSUPA Update Spotted In The Wild? There’s been quite a buzz in the XDA forums about a possible update to the Motorola Atrix 4G on AT&T, which appears to finally activate its HSUPA capability. Nate2569, a user in the forum, claims to have received two previously unknown updates to his Atrix. We’ve been waiting for [...]
Motorola Xoom Headed to US Cellular for 2Q Launch Thanks to a tipster at Android Central, we can share yet another cellular network getting the Motorola Xoom: regional carrier US Cellular, the sixth-largest carrier in the United States. While we don’t know whether US Cellular will be getting a CDMA version or the Wi-Fi only [...]
Again from Mobilesyrup.com comes another Rogers rumor, this time about the upcoming LG Optimus 3D. Timing on this release is rumored to be back-to-school season so if you can wait 6 months this is going to be a great device to own. This is an absolute beast of a phone, as noted in the Androidheadlines.com [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II’s AMOLED screen “Too Realistic?” If Samsung’s new ad for the Galaxy S II is to be believed. The untrained eye of a small child would confuse the objects on it’s Super AMOLED screen to be real. In this adorable ad, a little girl tries to grab a fish appearing on the [...]
According to a forum post by a Vodafone Community Manager the Gingerbread update for the Samsung Galaxy S has been suspended. By Google. There’s no real detail on what caused the suspension of the update, but there is a clue in the forum post: “As there are no known performance issues with the Vodafone [...]
The T-Mobile G-Slate Arrives Today: Critical Reviews are… Critical Move over, Motorola XOOM. Tegra 2-powered Honeycomb Android tablet fans have another choice. The T-Mobile G-Slate launches today. The G-Slate, manufactured by LG, is an 8.9 inch 1280 x 800 Android OS 3.0 (Honeycomb) tablet, powered by NVIDIA’s dual core Tegra 2 chipset. It offers T-Mobile [...]
T-Mobile G2X Available Now: $199 It’s April 20th, and that means all kinds of new toys at T-Mobile today! In addition to the T-Mobile G-Slate, today is the day you can pick up the T-Mobile G2X at a T-Mobile store. This smartphone, made by LG, can be yours for $199 on a two year contract, [...]
Motorola DROID Bionic Launch Date Slips, Rumored Battery Issues It’s deja vu all over again. Just as the HTC Thunderbolt had rumored release dates on Verizon come and go while rumors swirled around the troubled LTE-equipped smartphone, the Motorola DROID Bionic is also dealing with failure to launch. But this time Motorola seems to have [...]
Full Recoveries now possible on Xoom Last week the Motorola Xoom got SD card support and that could only mean the next logical step is custom recovery. Sure enough in a weeks time Clockworkmod Recovery has been released for rooted Xoom users. This effectively minimizes the risk of people who want to hack their [...]
Hello? Hello? Oh, there you are Back in February, no one could have been more ecstatic to get an update than those using a Nexus One. The update to 2.3 was certainly a great relief, allowing N1 owners to get access to the Gingerbread OS. But now it seems like there may be an issue [...]
Leaked Verizon Roadmap A new leak today adds another Droid to Verizon’s big launch day April 28th. Already scheduled for release on the date are the Xperia Play, and the new Droid Incredible with the addition of the Droid Charge its going to be a great day for Verizon customers. If You haven’t heard about [...]
Another season/another update. Angry Birds sure does love to give us some themed levels for the holidays. This Easter is no different! In the latest update we have pigs dressed up as bunnies, colorful chocolate eggs, and more hidden golden eggs than previous seasons updates. The update contains 15 standard levels, 3 you unlock via [...]
AT&T Xoom Coming Soon Motorola is preparing the Android 3.0 Honeycomb Xoom for AT&T to go along with the Sprint WiMAX version and Verizon LTE model. With the addition of the AT&T Xoom Motorola is taking a Galaxy S like approach by offering their tablet on all carriers to reach the largest possible customer base. [...]
Don’t worry, you aren’t going crazy and yes, you read that headline right. Supposedly a high-ranking executive at Samsung wants to release a phone some time next year that could beat out netbooks in processing power. Granted, the pace at which smartphones have evolved means a 2GHz dual-core processor phone in 2012 shouldn’t be that [...]
Apple Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Samsung Over its Galaxy Series of Phones and Tablets The history of the smartphone has been one of extremely rapid advances in technologies and usability. But this story of progress has also been peppered with an endless stream of legal actions between rival manufacturers and developers, each claiming infringements on their [...]
This dual high-resolution screen phone offers a lot of value for only $199.99. Dual 3.5 inch screens, Android 2.2 (Froyo), 5 megapixels in the rear-facing camera, 8GB of memory expandable to 32GB, hotspot capable of supporting 5 devices, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, and bluetooth 2.1 all adds up to a great deal. If you’re ready to [...]
This review has been a long time in coming. You may have heard that shipments for the Notion Ink Adam were delayed a bit. I ordered during the first day, buy my order was delayed three times. When it finally shipped, it got from China to the US in three business days. I had received [...]
The Toshiba Ant Priced Right Toshiba has stated that they are going to have Honeycomb tablets priced at three different target markets upon release. All models will have (1280 x 800) resolution 10.1″ screens and feature a dual core 1Ghz Tegra 2 and 1GB of memory. The prices will start at $449.99, $499.99 and go [...]
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