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Samsung Captivate on Rogers gets its Gingerbread update via Kies

Samsung Captivate on Rogers gets its Gingerbread update via Kies

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

If you're a Rogers customer and using a Samsung Captivate, this weekend would be a good time to hook it up to Kies — there's an update to Android 2.3.3 waiting for you to grab and install.  Reports say that this one doesn't wipeout all your user data, but it does reset your homescreen(s) configuration, [...]

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AT&T Impulse 4G by Huawei Review [Video]

AT&T Impulse 4G by Huawei Review [Video]

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

When it comes to AT&T, it’s difficult not to get lost in the fold, the massive amount of devices this carrier carries, especially when it comes to Android. What Huawei has done here is to not concern themselves with being the biggest, the best, the thinnest, or the lightest, instead coming forth with one of [...]

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Pantech Breakout Review [Video]

Pantech Breakout Review [Video]

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

Welcome to the most affordably priced 4G LTE device to be released on Verizon yet, a device made by Pantech to not only give customers a choice of a cheaply priced bit of access to the highest speed network in the USA, but a reinforcement of their still tiny Android-based representation here in the United [...]

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Verizon isn’t okay with Apple trying to block imports of Samsung Android devices in the U.S.

Verizon isn’t okay with Apple trying to block imports of Samsung Android devices in the U.S.

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

An International Trade Commission (ITC) hearing is scheduled for October 13th, which could result in a preliminary injunction of four Samsung Android smartphones in the U.S. The largest mobile carrier in the U.S., Verizon Wireless, has requested permission to file a brief in the Federal Court for the Northern District of California on the part [...]

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DROID 3 And DROID Bionic Official Bootstrap Recovery Hits The Market

DROID 3 And DROID Bionic Official Bootstrap Recovery Hits The Market

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

You can go ahead and drop the unofficial bootstrapper you’ve been using for your DROID 3 and Bionic. Official bootstraps from clockworkMod for both are now up in the market for You can go ahead and drop the unofficial bootstrapper you’ve been using for your DROID 3 and Bionic. Official bootstraps from clockworkMod for both are now [...]

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HTC Runnymede (HTC Bass) Caught On Video

HTC Runnymede (HTC Bass) Caught On Video

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

The HTC Runnymede (aka HTC Bass) Beats Audio branded phone has been caught on camera for your viewing pleasure. There isn’t much information here other then a peek at the home screens and the front and back of the phone, but it’s worth a peek (the person who’s using this leaked phone is a Lamb [...]

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[Leak] Motorola XOOM 2 Media Edition with 8.2-inch IPS display

[Leak] Motorola XOOM 2 Media Edition with 8.2-inch IPS display

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

It seems to be a Motorola weekend as we showed you pictures and specs for the upcoming Motorola XOOM 2 and the RAZR. Now we have info on the XOOM 2 Media Edition (codename Fleming). The Media Edition will have an 8.2-inch HD IPS display with an anti-glare coating and weigh a mere 0.95 pounds, which [...]

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Samsung Galaxy S II global sales at 10 MILLION

Samsung Galaxy S II global sales at 10 MILLION

September 25, 2011 | Comments (2)

It appears that the next generation in the radically popular Galaxy line from Samsung is hitting just as many plateaus as its predecessor, today the Galaxy S II being reported as hitting 10 million in global sales. This is the model GT-I9100, the original version of the device that you’ll remember seeing first in Chris [...]

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T-Mobile HTC Amaze 4G sighted, looks like the Sensation’s big brother

T-Mobile HTC Amaze 4G sighted, looks like the Sensation’s big brother

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

We've seen blurry-cam shots of T-Mobile's HTC Amaze 4G before, but now it seems we may have the first set of leaked press shots for the phone, along with a more detailed list of device specs to boot. T-Mobile blog CellphoneSignal has published what look like official promotional images of the Amaze 4G, as well [...]

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Experiencing Issues After Updating Your Sprint LG Optimus S To Gingerbread- Here Are Some Potential Workarounds

Experiencing Issues After Updating Your Sprint LG Optimus S To Gingerbread- Here Are Some Potential Workarounds

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

On September 14, Sprint revealed that an update to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) was rolling out for the LG Optimus S. Seems like a good thing, right- Not so fast, actually – it turns out there are some fairly substantial bugs that weren’t worked out before rolling out the update. Sprint is aware of the keyboard [...]

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Samsung Galaxy S II Sales Hit 10 Million, Excluding The U.S.

Samsung Galaxy S II Sales Hit 10 Million, Excluding The U.S.

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

We already know the Samsung Galaxy S II (SGSII) is a huge success (even compared to the original SGS), but now sales of the uberphone have been kicked up even higher. In the last 8 weeks, sales have gone from 5 million to 10 million – or 625,000 units sold per week. And here’s the [...]

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Samsung announces 10 million Galaxy S II moved so far, beats previous record by one month

Samsung announces 10 million Galaxy S II moved so far, beats previous record by one month

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

Back in July Samsung announced that it had sold 5 million Samsung Galaxy S II units already, and it was only available overseas, and that they predicted they would hit the 10 million mark ahead of what the original Galaxy S did. Well, Samsung has announced that the Galaxy S II has hit the 10 [...]

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HTC Vigor to be renamed the Rezound-

HTC Vigor to be renamed the Rezound-

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

It looks like Verizon has chosen to name HTC Rezound as an alternative to the Vigor according to leaked internal documents. We suspect that, considering the new name, the Rezound will possibly sport Dr. Dre’s Beats technology. It is also carrying the same model number ADR6425 that has been attached the HTC Vigor since it [...]

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Latest Motorola Xoom 2 leakage outs specs and ‘media edition’

Latest Motorola Xoom 2 leakage outs specs and ‘media edition’

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

Just the other day we were presented with a new image of the unannounced Motorola Xoom 2, and yesterday This is my Next and Engadget leaked just about everything except for a working model. It seems there will be two different variations of the Xoom 2, one standard edition and one “Media Edition”, which will be [...]

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[Weekend Poll] How Many Apps Have You Purchased In The Last Month-

[Weekend Poll] How Many Apps Have You Purchased In The Last Month-

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

This is the latest in our Weekend Poll series. For last week’s, see Tablet Fight: 3G/4G Vs. Wi-Fi Only- Possibly the simplest (and undoubtedly the shortest!) question we’ve ever asked in a Weekend Poll… how many apps have you purchased in the last month- Sound off in the poll, then head on down to the [...]

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Samsung sold 10 million Galaxy S II handsets worldwide

Samsung sold 10 million Galaxy S II handsets worldwide

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

Samsung has just announced that they sold over 10 million Galaxy S II devices worldwide since it was released back in April 2011. Over 3.6 million devices have been sold in Korea, 3.4 million in Europe and 2.3 million in the rest of Asia. In just five months the Galaxy S II has seen tremendous [...]

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Quick Look At Today’s Free Amazon App: Screebl Pro

Quick Look At Today’s Free Amazon App: Screebl Pro

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

Up today in the Amazon Appstore is another fantastic app for free called Sceebl. With this app you’ll never have to worry about your screen shutting off on you again while reading a long e-mail or showing off a picture on your phone. Based on your phones orientation, you’re phone’s screen will be kept on [...]

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AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II unboxing and first impressions

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II unboxing and first impressions

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

Thanks to great people at Samsung we have been able to get the AT&T version of the Galaxy S II on Friday. I’ve put an unobxing video of the phone together for you guys along with some first impressions. I am also working on bringing you a full in-depth review in the upcoming days. As [...]

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Free Android App of the Day: Dropsync Android App

Free Android App of the Day: Dropsync Android App

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

AndroidAppReviewer | Sep 25, 2011 | Comments 0 Keep your phone/tablet and your Dropbox in sync at all times. Reliable, battery efficient, full two-way(!) sync client for Dropbox. Download Dropsync Android App Popularity: 1% [-] Filed Under: Free Android App of the Day Tags: dropsync android app • free android app • free android app [...]

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Android on Your Netbook!

Android on Your Netbook!

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

Like the idea of the ASUS Transformer, but don’t want to splash out on a new netbook- Well, I recently stumbled across an article written by Web.AppStorm editor Matthew Guay on How-To-Geek, describing how to run Android on a Netbook. I was intrigued and tried it out as an experiment. Since it runs off a flash [...]

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Download Circle Launcher free from the Amazon Appstore

Download Circle Launcher free from the Amazon Appstore

September 25, 2011 | Comments (0)

I just wanted to let you guys and girls quickly know that Circle Launcher is today’s free app of the day. Sorry for the late announcement. Between being a new dad and keeping up with all of the crazy Motorola leaks that TIMN provided us with today, I completely forgot to let you guys know [...]

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Video: HTC Runnymede (HTC Bass) makes a Youtube appearance

Video: HTC Runnymede (HTC Bass) makes a Youtube appearance

September 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

Someone’s got their hands on the upcoming HTC Runnymede, and they’re not afraid to show it off. A video popped up on Youtube today showing the upcoming Beat Audio-enabled HTC phone today. We’re still not sure if the phone will launch as the HTC Runnymede or the HTC Bass. What we’re sure of is that [...]

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Video: HTC Runnymede (HTC Bass) makes a Youtube appearance

Video: HTC Runnymede (HTC Bass) makes a Youtube appearance

September 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

Someone’s got their hands on the upcoming HTC Runnymede, and they’re not afraid to show it off. A video popped up on Youtube today showing the upcoming Beat Audio-enabled HTC phone today. We’re still not sure if the phone will launch as the HTC Runnymede or the HTC Bass. What we’re sure of is that [...]

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Video: LG G-Slate tablet gets destroyed by an M2 Flamethrower

Video: LG G-Slate tablet gets destroyed by an M2 Flamethrower

September 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

The title says it all. The video below is of an LG G-Slate honeycomb tablet getting owned by an M2 Flamethrower. If you thought that the G-Slate had a chance, think again, because it’s pretty much toast! For more videos of electronics getting destroyed by lots of different guns and weapons, check out Tech Assassin’s [...]

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HTC Bass aka HTC Runnymede leaks on video

HTC Bass aka HTC Runnymede leaks on video

September 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

It’s someone in the UK that gets the credit (or the blame-) here, folks, for a video that shows off the soon to be revealed (or revealed again, if you count the multiple leaks across the internet) HTC Runnymede aka HTC Bass. You should know that this is going to be one of the first [...]

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31 Best New Android Games From The Last 2 Weeks (9/5/11 – 9/24/11)

31 Best New Android Games From The Last 2 Weeks (9/5/11 – 9/24/11)

September 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

Welcome to the weekly roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Market or were spotted by us in the previous 2 weeks or so. This edition focuses only on new games. The app roundup is coming up soon, and you can find the tablet app roundup [...]

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HTC Runnymede stars in a new video

HTC Runnymede stars in a new video

September 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

  We’ve seen the HTC Runnymede, a 4.7-inch device with Beats Audio support and a 1.5 GHz CPU leak a few times now but the latest gives us a pretty good look at the device as it starts in its own Youtube video. The device has been reported to be launching as the HTC Bass [...]

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Check out the Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition — features an 8.2-inch IPS display, IR Blaster, and weighs less than a pound

Check out the Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition — features an 8.2-inch IPS display, IR Blaster, and weighs less than a pound

September 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

This weekend is all about Motorola leaks. First we heard about the Motorola Xoom 2, then we got some more information on the Atrix 2, then we got some more information on the Motorola Spyder, which is going to be called the Motorola Droid RAZR. Now we learn about another tablet, the Motorola Xoom 2 [...]

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PSA: Chase Increasing Mobile Check Deposit Limits To $2,000/$5,000 From $1,000/$3,000 On October 2nd, 2011

PSA: Chase Increasing Mobile Check Deposit Limits To $2,000/$5,000 From $1,000/$3,000 On October 2nd, 2011

September 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

Ever since Chase launched its mobile deposit feature in the Android app, I’ve been using it to deposit checks pretty much exclusively. The only times I couldn’t use it were when check amounts exceeded 0:600,000 or I went past the ,000 calendar month limit. Thankfully, according to the letter we just received from Chase, these [...]

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Verizon To Apple: Banning The Import Of Samsung Android Phones Is Not Something We’re OK With

Verizon To Apple: Banning The Import Of Samsung Android Phones Is Not Something We’re OK With

September 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

Well, this is certainly an interesting turn of events. In Samsung and Apple’s ongoing attempts to sue the pants off one another in every court conceivable, an unlikely player has stepped into the arena as a voice of reason (sort of). Verizon Wireless, the US’s largest wireless carrier, has requested permission to file a brief [...]

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[Hunt For The Best Dialer, Part 4] GO Contacts EX – Buggy At Times, But Full Of Convenient Options

[Hunt For The Best Dialer, Part 4] GO Contacts EX – Buggy At Times, But Full Of Convenient Options

September 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

Bringing us familiar dialer features and fun design touches, GO Contacts EX is coming in at number four on our Hunt for the Best Dialer replacement for your Android phone. GO Contacts comes to us from the always awesome GO Dev Team, the developers behind other popular apps including GO launcher, GO keyboard, GO weather, [...]

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Android Central Editors’ app picks for Sept 24, 2011

Android Central Editors’ app picks for Sept 24, 2011

September 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

Can you believe it, back already for yet another round of some of our favorite Android applications. Finding them is the hard part, and using them is the fun part, so why not skip the hard, and jump into the fun as we take a look at some of our favorites for you this week. [...]

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[Keyboard Shootout Part 1] Swype Is The Hare To The Traditional Keyboard’s Tortoise

[Keyboard Shootout Part 1] Swype Is The Hare To The Traditional Keyboard’s Tortoise

September 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

  Greetings, dear reader! Tell me, how happy are you with your current keyboard- Autocorrect got you down- Looking for something a little different- Well, AP is here to help. Crack those knuckles and  wipe down that screen, ’cause we’re doing a Keyboard Shootout. I’ll bet you the keyboard is your most used app, and [...]

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More details on the Motorola Xoom 2 — will be 9 mm thick, record 1080P video, and stream Netflix in HD

More details on the Motorola Xoom 2 — will be 9 mm thick, record 1080P video, and stream Netflix in HD

September 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

Yesterday we saw pictures of what is rumored to be the Motorola Xoom 2. Today, we have more information on the upcoming successor to the first Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet. According to This Is My Next, the Motorola Xoom 2 is going to be a whopping 9mm thick. It’s not as thin as the Samsung [...]

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Android Community Weekly: September 24, 2011

Android Community Weekly: September 24, 2011

September 24, 2011 | Comments (0)

Viewing the Android Community Weekly roundup this week will land you in-depth reviews of two amazingly well build devices, more information on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and some Android OS controlled supergadgets. Both American variants of the Samsung Galaxy S II are now in our possession! The Epic 4G Touch was extensively reviewed this past [...]

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