Archive for March 18th, 2010

The Nexus One is really a beautiful handset. The phone so far seems to be a hot selling point for the current companies involved in selling the phone. The first US carrier to announce the Nexus One was the T-Mobile, and now the Nexus One is also compatible with AT&T (and the Rogers) networks. Soon,...

“We’ve Always Been Shameless About Stealing Great Ideas” –Steve Jobs It was inevitable that the competition would catch-up to Apple’s iPhone, and its App Store eventually. My guess is that in the near future we will see an Android based equivalent to iTunes either built by, or endorsed...

Finally, the much anticipated Slingplayer application is coming to the Android platform this summer.  For those of you who have not heard of the Slingplayer, it is a device that connects to your cable/satellite receiver and redirects the signal over the internet and delivers it directly to your mobile...

Android TV could possibly be here in the near future, thanks to Google, Intel and Sony. It appears that the three are in the early stages of designing set-top boxes and Internet-ready TV’s.   As we all know, Google does not comment on any type of rumors.  However, the claims are supported by a...

If you are a Real Estate agent, a house flipper, or just someone who loves housing information boy does the Android Market have the app for you. Zillow.com has released there own app, and you can find this application via the Android Market under “Lifestyle” category. Some of the key features...

Ah 2.1, the gift Droid owners have been anxiously waiting for, only to disapear with a card saying better luck next time in it’s stead. The soul crushing disappointment you must be feeling. So why the delays? It’s not entirely clear yet, though some are speculating Motorola is still trying...

Folks! Remember the HTC Supersonic? The First smartphone that comes with 4Gconnectivity, and it is powered by Android OS. As many of you know, Sprint has been working hard to boost their 4G network from a long time. Lets talk about the Supersonic. The first screen-shot of the Supersonic hit the web...

Remember the HTC Incredible? HTC Incredible is the latest handset and it will be available soon on Verizon Wireless. The first pictures of the Incredible hit the web in the first week of February. Then we saw it rolling into Verizon’s inventory list. Two days later it appeared in a video running...

To be exact, today Google dished out an Orkut App and a Buzz Widget. Never heard of Orkut? Orkut is Google’s first of three attempts at social networking (that is if you count Wave and subsequently Buzz as numbers two and three) and the most orthodox among them. Here are the respective press releases...

Google had its request to register the Nexus One trademark reject due to the resemblance to the Nexus trademark from Integra Telecom. Although the resemblance is clear, other similar requests have been know to be accepted, but the whole issue here is that both trademarks are used in the same business...

Ah March, that time of year where it seems like almost everyone has gone basketball crazy. Over at Laptop Magazine they’re doing a smartphone-themed bracket. It’s still in the early rounds, but with 6 Androids up for competition, there is a good chance one will be winner. The only question...

This afternoon Google released version 4.1 of the oh-so popular Google Maps App. Here are the release notes directly from the Google Maps Blog (a more detailed review should be following soon): Making sense of a fast paced and changing world is difficult under the best of circumstances, but when you’re...