Archive for October 1st, 2010

Not at the Android BBQ? Not arriving until later? No worries! The welcome party is being being streamed right this moment, have a look: I’m actually kinda jealous that Simon and Allen are already there, while Alex and I won’t be joining until tomorrow morning. Source: UStream

If you’re thinking Apple is getting lawyer-happy again, you’ll have to try again another day. This time it’s Microsoft V. Motorola and patents.  While this is good in the sense of it being a sign of Android’s growing popularity and dominance in the market, litigation is generally...

As with every new device, once people start to receive them we start hearing about all of the flaws of the device. The following issues pose a big problem as T-Mobile gears up for the official launch of the G2. First up is that unique “Z” hinge mechanism which looks very cool and allows...

While we’re patiently awaiting the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, wireless carriers are readying the pre-order promotions in order to grab up as many customers as possible. The Galaxy Tab is looking to follow the path laid out by the Samsung Galaxy S and as the tablet is headed for Sweden,...

The HTC Merge/Lexikon will soon be hitting shelves in all of its full-QWERTY slider glory and we’ve got some numbers for you all who underestimate the 800 MHz processor. The guys over at Android Central have put this device through the benchmark ringer and as you can see above, the device put...

Image source: Engadget The Motorola WX445 Ciena, also known as the Motorola Citrus that was leaked back in August, has shown up again offering a little more specs that will make up this entry-level device heading to Verizon. This device offers nothing us power users would be interested in, but still...

While the big four have been rocking much of the U.S. Mobile market with the latest and greatest, U.S. Cellular has just launched the HTC Desire, which we haven’t seen any of the big four take under their wing yet. Just to step up the game, U.S. Cellular has also just announced “The Belief...

T-Mobile UK will be rolling out an OTA update to their HTC Wildfire beginning Monday, October 4th that will bring more stability to the Android 2.1 firmware. Although it’s not the Android 2.2 that Wildfire users were hoping for, stability is always a good thing. T-Mobile UK posted the following...

If you are a little agitated with Samsung and T-Mobile because of the delayed OTA update for the Samsung Vibrant, you might rest a little easier as Samsung has stated on their Facebook page that more details regarding the OTA update will be coming next week. T-Mobile and Samsung are hearing your questions...

If you live in Canada and are looking to score Google’s Nexus One, you will soon have your chance as Mobilicity in Canada will soon be launching the device for a non-subsidized price of $549.99. This is Mobilicity’s first Android device and they have picked a great one to start with. The...

It looks likes Google is throwing some of their core applications into the Android Market which we have already seen them do with their Gmail application and now they have tossed in their Car Home app. The new features of the Car Home application allows the user to customize the shortcuts displayed...

If you’re expecting the maintenance update for the Samsung Epic 4G, you can stop manually checking for now as Sprint has stated that there are “administrative” issues that caused this hold and has issued the following statement: We learned this evening that there were administrative...

Android Market just extended it’s global reach with added support for buying and selling in more than 30 countries! Effective today, developers from 20 countries can now sell paid apps on the Android Market! This brings the total number of countries with paid apps support to 29. The newest...

Samsung UK has officially announced that the Galaxy Tab will be hitting shelves on multiple carriers on November 1st, which means in a little over a month you’ll be enjoying Android 2.2 on this 7-inch goodness while some phones still have yet to receive Froyo. Features of the Samsung Galaxy Tab...