Archive for September 9th, 2010

Not too long ago, I went to my local Best Buy. I really wasn’t looking for anything in particular, I only went to browse the gadgets and play with the display models. Unfortunately for Best Buy, I left without buying anything but I did take something away from the visit. No, I didn’t steal...

Some good news for developers and custom ROM enthusiasts! Dell has finally released the source code for the Dell Streak mini tablet which runs Android. A few weeks ago, Dell responded to accusations from the open source developer community that the company had failed to release some source code components...

We learned before that Motorola was working on a tablet device and now it’s safe to say that Verizon must be making the necessary arrangements to prepare for it. Thanks to an anonymous tipster who most sent this in to Phandroid, we know a little bit more of the story. As you can see above, the...

Since we first heard of an 800MHz processor coming on the G2, many people felt let down by HTC and T-Mobile for offering such a lower processor than the 1GHz devices running the show for such a highly anticipated device. The G2 features Qualcomm’s MSM 7230 Snapdragon processor according to the...

It looks like the LG Ally got a new color and a new name as this device has just launched on Telus. Launching as the LG Shine Plus, this device will feature the same specs as Verizon’s Ally here in the states. Android 2.1 3.2-inch WVGA display Full-QWERTY keyboard 5MP camera GPS Wi-Fi 3G You...

Google has now made it easier and faster to access your Google Voice application by making available two new widgets. We first learned of the widgets when the G2 system dump turned up, but Google has updated their Android Market application allowing for everyone to get in on the time saving action. The...

In the press release unveiling the T-Mobile G2, we learned that the Android Market has grown from just 50 applications 2 years ago to over 80,000 today. Google’s Vice President of engineering Andy Rubin shared a few words about Android innovation and even offered up some numbers to show the growth...

We always love to see devices that come in different colors and here are a couple that will be exclusively heading to UK retailer Carphone Warehouse. The white HTC Desire and the silver HTC Wildfire will be hitting shelves just in time for the holidays. The white Desire looks rather appealing and a...

It looks like an OTA update is hitting Europe as HTC Desire owners are reporting that they are receiving a 25MB update. The update is reportedly bringing the latest firmware version of 2.10.405.2 along with: Android OS update patch Enhanced Gmail support Improved RUS keyboard layout Unbranded Desire...

The release of Verizon’s Samsung Fascinate, the latest version of the Samsung Galaxy S, is here.  You can purchase the phone for an amazingly low $99 right now from the AndroidSPIN Cell Phone Store.  Identical in most ways to all the other variants of the Samsung Galaxy S, the only difference...

It’s official folks! T-Mobile has finally unveiled their first HSPA+ device and successor to the world’s first Android device, the T-Mobile G1. The G2 has some pretty big shoes to fill if it wants to be hailed as a worthy successor. The G2 will feature the stock Android UI and much like...