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Announcing the Android Super Challenge on HyperQuiz winners!

Announcing the Android Super Challenge on HyperQuiz winners!

February 7, 2012 | Comments (0)

Over the weekend we gave you the chance to win one of two HTC Sensation XL handsets by proving your superior Android knowledge in the addictive HyperQuiz game. Today we're back with the full list of winners. Join us after the break to find out who managed to walk away with a shiny new handset… [...]

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[Deal] Amazon Offering Sprint Epic Touch 4G At Discounted Price: Black Version is $79.99, White Version is $99.99

[Deal] Amazon Offering Sprint Epic Touch 4G At Discounted Price: Black Version is $79.99, White Version is $99.99

January 28, 2012 | Comments (0)

Always fancied that Sprint Epic Touch 4G phone, but was concerned about the steep price of the phone? Well you will want to pay a visit to Amazon, ASAP.  The online retailer is offering the ever-popular Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G for a lowered price. Yup, it’s offering the 1.2GHz Exynos-powered Gingerbread handset for [...]

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Deal Alert: Samsung Epic 4G Touch Now Only $80 On Amazon Wireless

Deal Alert: Samsung Epic 4G Touch Now Only $80 On Amazon Wireless

January 28, 2012 | Comments (0)

Amazon Wireless has just dropped the price of both the black and white versions of the Samsung Epic 4G Touch Galaxy S II on Sprint. Arguably the best handset on the carrier, the black Epic 4G Touch is actually being offered for slightly less than its pale sibling, coming in at only for new customers. [...]

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Weekly Poll: Do You Use VoIP?

Weekly Poll: Do You Use VoIP?

January 26, 2012 | Comments (0)

Do You Use VoIP? We’ve reviewed a few voice-over-IP (VoIP) apps on this site Kryptos, Sipdroid, and most recently Viber and we’ve also explained how to make calls with Google Voice and GrooVe IP in combination. In case you’re not familiar with the idea behind VoIP apps, it’s simple: they let you talk to other [...]

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Rumor: AT&T Bringing Galaxy Note on February 18th for $300

Rumor: AT&T Bringing Galaxy Note on February 18th for $300

January 25, 2012 | Comments (0)

Even more rumors from BGR suggest that AT&T will be bringing three different devices on February 18th. Despite AT&T’s affection for Sunday launches, that falls on a Saturday. The first of the three devices is the Galaxy Note. The 5.3 inch Android handset is said to be coming for 0. The device is already available [...]

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[Updated x3] OneLouder Apps Blows Our Minds With 1Weather, The Most Beautiful Weather App We’ve Ever Seen

[Updated x3] OneLouder Apps Blows Our Minds With 1Weather, The Most Beautiful Weather App We’ve Ever Seen

January 25, 2012 | Comments (0)

There’s no shortage of weather apps in the Android Market – they’re all pretty useful and give basically the same information. So how do you make one that stands out? If you ask OneLouder Apps, the same guys behind apps like Tweetcaster, Friendcaster, and BaconReader, they’d tell you to make it one of the most [...]

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White Samsung Galaxy Note now in stock at Clove UK

White Samsung Galaxy Note now in stock at Clove UK

January 25, 2012 | Comments (0)

The folks at Clove just sent along an email to remind us that the white version of the Samsung Galaxy Note has just gone up for sale over at their website. The latest edition of the Note is identical to previous incarnations in every way save for its outward appearance. As a bonus, Clove is [...]

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Huawei Honor Review

Huawei Honor Review

January 23, 2012 | Comments (0)

With a new Android device announced ever hour, it takes a lot to make a device stand out from the crowd. Some devices are marketed heavily, some bring new features and others just fall to the wayside after announcement, and the Huawei Honor is a handset that falls in the middle of a bunch of [...]

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Sony Xperia S Arriving This Month

Sony Xperia S Arriving This Month

January 20, 2012 | Comments (0)

The Xperia S is a sleek and stylish phone. Given that it’s the first handset from Sony after they bought out Ericsson from Sony Ericsson they are coming in with a bang. Quite anticipated after its announcement at CES this year users from the UK will be happy to know that the Xperia S is [...]

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LG Spectrum Now Available at Verizon

LG Spectrum Now Available at Verizon

January 19, 2012 | Comments (0)

Verizon is adding yet another handset to their 4G LTE lineup as the LG Spectrum goes on sale today for 9 on a new two-year contract. The Spectrum features a 4.5-inch display, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, and 8MP camera and ships with Android 2.3.5. An Ice Cream Sandwich update is planned. You can check out our [...]

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ZTE Makes Big Push In The US – Plans To Double Smartphone Shipments in 2012 With Focus On High-End Devices

ZTE Makes Big Push In The US – Plans To Double Smartphone Shipments in 2012 With Focus On High-End Devices

January 18, 2012 | Comments (0)

If you’re living here in the states and have never heard of Android OEM, ZTE — I wouldn’t hold it against you. Despite being the #4 handset maker in the world, ZTE has largely been absent in the US market but it looks like could soon change. In an interview with Reuters, ZTE’s head of [...]

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Verizon Now Selling 16GB Droid RAZR for $199

Verizon Now Selling 16GB Droid RAZR for $199

January 17, 2012 | Comments (0)

With the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX lined up for a potential January 26th launch, Verizon has seen to it to drop the pricing on the standard Droid RAZR. But that isn’t the only thing that is dropping. To reach the new 9 price point storage space has been sacrificed. For the money you will find [...]

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Is Your Galaxy Nexus Randomly Rebooting?

Is Your Galaxy Nexus Randomly Rebooting?

January 16, 2012 | Comments (0)

With a couple months for users to get accustomed to their new Samsung Galaxy Nexus (one month if you own the CDMA version), most issues with the device have been acknowledged or addressed. One problem that more and more users are reporting an issue that has the handset randomly rebooting during normal use, whether the [...]

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With Droid 4 Looming, Verizon Drops Droid 3 Price

With Droid 4 Looming, Verizon Drops Droid 3 Price

January 16, 2012 | Comments (0)

Though we don’t have a release date on the books, the Motorola Droid 4 is already helping to put the Droid 3 out to pasture. Verizon has dropped the price of the currently available handset in light of announcement of its followup last week. After less than a year, the Motorola DROID 3 has been [...]

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Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX to Launch January 26th?

Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX to Launch January 26th?

January 16, 2012 | Comments (0)

When we met with Motorola at CES to discuss their newly unveiled Droid RAZR MAXX, representatives were tight-lipped about when the phone would launch. Luckily for us their website isn’t. All the talk of a release in the next few weeks looks to be true as the RAZR MAXX landing page listed over the weekend [...]

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First Alleged Sprint LTE Speed Tests Surface – Yeah, It’s Pretty Fast (At Least For Now)

First Alleged Sprint LTE Speed Tests Surface – Yeah, It’s Pretty Fast (At Least For Now)

January 7, 2012 | Comments (0)

As we already know, Sprint is going to roll out its next generation 4G LTE network in four U.S. cities somewhere around mid-2012, and it would only make sense that they already have some of the towers undergoing testing. The first of such alleged tests surfaced online today: While I can’t promise you it’s 100% [...]

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PRADA phone by LG 3.0 coming to the UK in early February, yours for £429

PRADA phone by LG 3.0 coming to the UK in early February, yours for £429

January 6, 2012 | Comments (0)

It's already available in parts of Asia, and now we have details of when the PRADA phone by LG 3.0 will be launching in the UK, and for how much. On its official blog, online retailer Clove says it'll begin shipping the device from the week commencing Feb. 6 (that's going to be a busy [...]

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TELUS Landing Galaxy Nexus January 13

TELUS Landing Galaxy Nexus January 13

January 5, 2012 | Comments (0)

TELUS is rounding out the major carriers to stock the Galaxy Nexus in Canada with the announcement that the handset will go on sale January 13th. Bell launched the device exclusively last month and rumors give it a January 10th release on Rogers. Pricing hasn’t been announced, but it is expected to be in line [...]

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LG Optimus 2 Uncovered on Official Site

LG Optimus 2 Uncovered on Official Site

January 3, 2012 | Comments (0)

The LG Optimus lineup found its way to nearly every corner of the globe last year, and it looks like its predecessor is already on tap. The LG Optimus 2 has surfaced on the manufacturer’s website showing a 3.2MP camera, 3.2-inch display, and 800 MHz processor. The handset will run Android 2.3 out of the [...]

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Sony Ericsson Xperia Active Takes a Pummeling, Keeps on Ticking

Sony Ericsson Xperia Active Takes a Pummeling, Keeps on Ticking

December 21, 2011 | Comments (0)

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Active can take a beating, but it isn’t invincible, is it? This collection of videos suggests otherwise, as the handset designed to survive the stresses put on it by an active user is tortured in a way that makes Hostel look like a Disney flick. Nearly every implement imaginable is take to [...]

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New Google Wallet APK Installable on the Galaxy Nexus without Root

New Google Wallet APK Installable on the Galaxy Nexus without Root

December 19, 2011 | Comments (0)

Hesitant about rooting your shiny new Samsung Galaxy Nexus but still reeling from a lack of Google Wallet? No problem. A new APK that brings Wallet to rooted and non-rooted phones alike is making the rounds through the Android developer community. If you do happen to have a rooted Galaxy Nexus running some other form [...]

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Bell Gives Rough Timeline for Android 4.0 Upgrades

Bell Gives Rough Timeline for Android 4.0 Upgrades

December 15, 2011 | Comments (0)

With one Android 4.0 device already in their lineup, Bell is looking to to upgrade a handful of their top tier devices to Ice Cream Sandwich. The eventual roll out of the new OS ultimately will be dictated by the speed at which manufacturers can get an update prepared, but Bell is already looking at [...]

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White Droid RAZR Now Available from Verizon

White Droid RAZR Now Available from Verizon

December 15, 2011 | Comments (0)

Though folks are lining up for the Galaxy Nexus, it isn’t the only handset Verizon is releasing today. Also newly available is a white-washed version of the uber-slim Motorola Droid RAZR. Other than some new white trim, specs remain the same throughout, including a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED Plus display and 1.2GHz dual-core processor. Pricing [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Simulator Goes Live on Verizon Website

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Simulator Goes Live on Verizon Website

December 14, 2011 | Comments (0)

We are still waiting for any official word of the release of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Verizon, but signs continue to suggest it could be soon. While we haven’t heard much to suggest the phone won’t launch tomorrow, December 15th (other than a few indications that it could actually hit shelves the following day), [...]

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Gallery of Verizon’s Retail Release Galaxy Nexus and In-Box Accessories

Gallery of Verizon’s Retail Release Galaxy Nexus and In-Box Accessories

December 9, 2011 | Comments (0)

Third-party retailers and VZW corporate stores alike have the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in stock and ready to go, but Big Red hasn’t given the go-ahead to start selling the Ice Cream Sandwich handset. Despite this, earlier today we reported that a member of our own Android Forums managed to get a third-party retailer to sell him [...]

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Ingenious Macro Lens in a Rubber Band Brings Close-ups to any Smartphone

Ingenious Macro Lens in a Rubber Band Brings Close-ups to any Smartphone

December 8, 2011 | Comments (0)

We’ve always thought the idea of additional lenses for a smartphone camera was a neat, if not a bit impractical, idea. The macro lens is a popular choice for those wishing to beef up their shooting power, but there is no easy way to mount most options found on the market. That was before someone [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Now Available through Bell and Virgin Mobile in Canada

Samsung Galaxy Nexus Now Available through Bell and Virgin Mobile in Canada

December 8, 2011 | Comments (0)

While US residents continue to wait for Verizon to get their act together and announce a release date, Canadian carriers Bell and Virgin Mobile now have the Samsung Galaxy Nexus for sale. The phone is available for 9 on a three-year contract from both carriers or can be purchased outright for 9.99. The handset will [...]

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Got $1000? Verizon Galaxy Nexus for Sale on Craigslist

Got $1000? Verizon Galaxy Nexus for Sale on Craigslist

December 2, 2011 | Comments (0)

For 00 you could soon be the lucky owner of Verizon’s 4G LTE Samsung Galaxy Nexus and the peace of mine that you will no longer have to deal with the carrier’s games regarding the handset’s still undisclosed release date. A Craigslist posting local to Phoenix is reportedly listing the highly anticipated handset for sale. [...]

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Forgot Your Phone At Home?  No Problem Thanks To “SMS2Gmail”

Forgot Your Phone At Home? No Problem Thanks To “SMS2Gmail”

November 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

If you’re the forgetful type like some, and you’ve left your device at home but are super duper dependent on receiving all of your messages, we’ve got a useful tool for ya.  Check out SMS2Gmail for Android.  The application allows you to forward all of your important SMS and call info to your Gmail account.  In addition, [...]

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HTC Raider (Holiday) Passes Through The FCC En Route to AT&T

HTC Raider (Holiday) Passes Through The FCC En Route to AT&T

November 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

We’re getting closer and closer to getting our hands on the long awaited HTC Raider, once known by its former code name, the Holiday.  As word continues to trickle down the pipeline, it looks like the now Canadian blessed handset could be making its way to the US, possibly by year’s end.  The device still [...]

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Galaxy Nexus LTE Images Uncovered in Verizon Site Source Code

Galaxy Nexus LTE Images Uncovered in Verizon Site Source Code

November 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

We have no idea when Verizon actually plans to launch the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (though there is plenty of speculation), but whatever is going on Big Red is most definitely getting things prepared. Android Forum member Ytram did some digging in the Verizon website’s XML manifest and uncovered the images that will eventually make up the [...]

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HTC Raider (Holiday) Stops by FCC en Route to AT&T

HTC Raider (Holiday) Stops by FCC en Route to AT&T

November 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

The HTC Raider has been available in Canada for a few weeks now, but a US release still escapes the device. The handset once known under the Holiday name has long been rumored to make a stop at AT&T, but any word of an announcement has been missing as the holiday season kicks into high [...]

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As Testing Continues, Official Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug Fix Leaks

As Testing Continues, Official Galaxy Nexus Volume Bug Fix Leaks

November 28, 2011 | Comments (0)

As is too often the case with big handset releases, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus launched with an erratic volume bug that was deemed a big enough problem for shipments of the device to be halted.  Google’s team of Android engineers has been busy cooking up a fix for the problem, one which is now available [...]

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HTC Wildfire S Mini Review (Virgin Mobile)

HTC Wildfire S Mini Review (Virgin Mobile)

November 27, 2011 | Comments (2)

With the times as tough as they are today it is no surprise that many people look to save money anywhere they can, and for many an easy savings is in their cell phone bill. Virgin Mobile has done a great job with their smartphone line up, bringing great handsets to their network, and recently [...]

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Latest Bugless Beast Build Brings Android 2.3.7 to the Original Droid

Latest Bugless Beast Build Brings Android 2.3.7 to the Original Droid

November 23, 2011 | Comments (0)

Who said the original Motorola Droid isn’t worth anything these days? While most who picked up the phone two years ago will be moving on to a new device, for those hanging on the Droid a bit longer Peter Alfonso has a treat for you. He has released his latest update to his popular Bugless [...]

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