Nexus S 4G owners, you could soon be rocking Android 4.0.4 on your device. A new Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich firmware for the Nexus S 4G was posted earlier today on XDA Developers. The leaked ROM contains a new software modem and bootloader. Some people are saying that this leaked ROM is the final [...]
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While the original Epic 4G never saw a truly stable release of CyanogenMod 7, the Epic CM team are making a lot of great progress with CyanogenMod 9. The Android 4.0-based ROM brings a stock Android offering for those who’d rather not deal with TouchWiz. An “alpha 0″ build was posted yesterday and it looks [...]
The sequel to the original Samsung Epic 4G was rumored to be seen on Sprint‘s network way back in quarter three of last year. However there hasn’t been much in terms of news regarding this device since then. Heck, the phone hasn’t even seen a release since it was first announced. Well it appears that [...]
The Motorola Atrix 4G may be a bit old in smartphone years but it’s still a pretty great device and Motorola’s committed to continued support. They’re gearing up to release a new software update soon, one we expect to primarily be a bug fixer. Users have started receiving invitations for soak testing. As always, we’re [...]
Battery life on Android devices is, in a word, abysmal! At best, a battery can be expected to last 12 hours with normal use, less in most cases. This is an issue I had to deal with everyday at CES. My Evo 4G was my lifeline. Whether I was talking to friends back home, using [...]
With plans for release of the LG Connect 4G on MetroPCS solidified, an FCC filing is suggesting a bigger player also has their hands on the LTE smartphone. Reference by model number VS840, the Connect 4G has received approval for CDMA/EvDO bands in addition to LTE band 13, the very band assigned to Verizon’s next-gen [...]
If you check out Samsung‘s open source portal you’ll see that both the Epic 4G and 4G Touch have a new kernel source up. The 4G has both a kernel and other open-source items for update version EL30 ready for download while the 4G Touch has theirs for version EL29. An OTA update usually follows [...]
MIUI is one of the more popular ROMS out there. While at first one would confuse it with that of the iOS it’s so much more than that. Well until now those with a Samsung Epic Touch 4G on Sprint weren’t able to play with this ROM. In order to run this ROM you need [...]
The DROID 4 was finally announces yesterday with a release in the coming weeks. The DROID 4 continues the tradition of having a slide-out QWERTY, but this one might be the best one yet. It’s also the first DROID QWERTY style phone that is compatible with Verizon’s 4G/LTE network. Click here to view the embedded [...]
Earlier today we took a quick look at some pictures of the Pantech Burst, a recently announced cost effective 4G LTE device making its way to AT&T later this month. We know video is better than still pictures so without any further delay here it is! … Continue Reading Here Video hands-on with the [...]
Motorola Droid 4 LTE Today at CES Motorola and Verizon announced the newest addition to the Droid lineup with the full QWERTY Droid 4. It is being described as the thinnest full QWERTY device to sport LTE connectivity. It comes in with a 4″ qHD display, a 1.2Ghz dual core processor, 1GB of RAM, 16GB [...]
AT&T 4G LTE AT&T is getting serious about their 4G LTE lineup announcing no less than 6 LTE Android devices at CES with surely more to come. They are planning to ramp up their new network as quickly as possible and many of their new handsets show a lot of promise keep reading to see [...]
Samsung and Sprint have just the thing to celebrate the wintery months ahead. How about a Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch in Frost White? It will be available this Sunday, January 8 for 9.99 with a two-year contract. It’s essentially the same phone as the original Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch. [...]
Wi-Fi HTC Flyer owners, you might want to check your system for an update. It looks like the Honeycomb update for the popular 7-inch Android tablet is starting to roll out to devices. Users have been reporting that they have been prompted to update their Flyer tablets to Honeycomb. Once update to Android 3.2, the [...]
Starting today, the Samsung Epic 4G is now a CyanogenMod-supported device. The good news was announced in a forum posting on CyanogenMod.com. Starting today, Team Epic CM’s github repositories have been merged into CyanogenMod’s repositories. The first official build from the merge is CyanogenMod 7.2.0-RCO. There are still some minor bugs that need to be [...]
If you have a Samsung Epic 4G and aren't overly happy with it being stock any more, you'll be pleased to know you can now add some new life to the device as it now has official support for CyanogenMod. It has taken a lot of work from a lot of developers but Team EpicCM's [...]
You won’t find it listed among the likes of the T-Mobile myTouch 4G and HTC View 4G, but the tools available via HTCDev.com are apparently capable of unlocking the bootloader of the HTC Rezound as well. It’s as easy as heading over to the site and following the same instructions that unlock any other listed [...]
A while back HTC made a promise saying that they would begin to offer the online ability to unlock bootloaders of HTC devices. While they have been slow to increase the number of unlockable devices, HTC is keeping true to their word and has added the EVO View 4G and myTouch 4G Slide to [...]
The Honeycomb update for the HTC Evo View 4G (HTC Flyer variant) has finally arrived making this tablet on par to compete with other tablet in the market. This update was rumored in early December when the European version of the HTC Flyer started receiving their updates. Those that own the View 4G are in for a real [...]
The T-Mobile Galaxy S II is ready for a battle against the iPhone 4S anywhere, anytime. In a humorous skit, an iPhone user decides to take on a Galaxy S II user. With the Galaxy S II’s bigger screen, faster dual-core processor and T-Mobile’s 4G network, can you guess the winner of the battle? [...]
We’ve been hearing that the DROID 4 will launch this Thursday, December 22, and now more evidence (above) has surfaced confirming the date. Unfortunately, all of this is unlikely. This is a DROID branded launch and a rather big one since it’s a 4G LTE device. We all know that before DROID releases, there is [...]
DailySteals.com has the HTC EVO View 4G for only 9.99. This is a brand new model that is compatible with Sprint’s network. It is essentially an HTC Flyer tablet with access to Sprint’s network. The EVO View 4G features a single-core 1.5GHz processor, Android 2.3 Gingerbread (Honeycomb is on the way), 32GB of internal storage, [...]
It’s baaaaaaack… The possibly discontinued HTC EVO View 4G is being offered once again at a heavily discounted price, this time — for 1 day only — from online retailer Daily Steals. The 32GB Sprint branded 4G version of the HTC Flyer can be picked up for only 0 and with HTC updating the device [...]
After suffering numerous price drops and lack luster sales, we now have some new clues that the HTC Flyer could, in fact, be discontinued after going missing from Best Buy’s website. The link to where the single-core tablet was once found on BestBuy.com now pulls up a “Sorry, no results found” page. The device was [...]
The Dec. 6 Deal of the Day brings us the Seidio Innocell 3200 mAh super extended battery for the LG Thrill 4G and Optimus 3D. That's more than double the stock battery that comes with the Thrill 4G and Optimus 3D. The extended battery also comes with an extended battery door, featuring Seidio's signature soft-touch [...]
Remember the update for Verizon’s Motorola Xoom we reported about yesterday? It is now rolling out to Big Red customers in the form of an Over-The-Air update. It is only 7.8MB small which explains why it was called ‘invisible.’Folks who download it will be able to activate the 4G LTE Pay-As-You-Go feature. So if you [...]
The HTC EVO Design 4G is the latest HTC phone to get an official bootloader unlock via HTCDev.com. If you were waiting for HTC’s method and want to apply it, this process is usually so simple that people who haven’t rooted a device before will be able to get through it easily. Anything you do [...]
Looking for a new ROM to try on your original Motorola Droid? How about a rom running Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread, the latest and greatest? If you’re up for something new, why don’t you give Peter Alfonso’s Bugless Beast a try? The ROM has been updated to version GPA19, and is based completely on Android 2.3.7. [...]
Let me start off by saying that I am not only an unabashed Android fan, but have also not kept it a secret that I’m a lover of Motorola’s Droids. I still have my original Droid, got my wife a Droid 2 when she took the plunge into smartphone space, and now have a [...]
When we first caught wind of the rumors, we questioned whether or not Motorola and Verizon would choose to brand the new XOOM 2 and XOOM 2 Media Edition under a different name. With the first XOOM launching as a Verizon exclusive, it seemed logical the name would stay around. Instead, not only will the [...]
LG has just announced that they will release an “enhanced” Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the Optimus 3D. It will be rolled out starting November 21 in Europe, other countries will follow by the end of the year.There is still no word about when the U.S. version of the Optimus 3D, the LG Thrill 4G, [...]
With AT&T announcing the rollout of their brand new 4G LTE network and a handful of devices all set to take full advantage of it, you may be asking yourself, “Just how fast is AT&T’s LTE-” Well… buckle up kiddos and take a look at these Speedtests. Given the fact that there’s only — say, [...]
Piggybacking off an announcement by the manufacturer, Sprint has confirmed the list of HTC devices that will receive Ice Cream Sandwich. Giving no date other than early 2012 (which could range from January to early Spring), a over-the-air update will be headed to the “ HTC EVO 3D HTC EVO Design 4G and other key [...]
If you call Canada home and want to lock into the LTE airwaves currently permeating the Great White North courtesy of Bell, you get your chance today as the carrier has released their first 4G smartphone, the HTC Raider The Raider features a 4.5-inch qHD display, 8MP camera, and 1.2GHz dual-core CPU. If you can [...]
As we explained yesterday, now that the Ice Cream Sandwich SDK has been released, we're about to see a deluge of SDK-based ROM ports. We're not going to cover them all here, but will will cover the first to come out of the Android Central Forums. Beezy's been hard at work, and you'll soon be [...]
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