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With Smartphones these days becoming an essential part of our lives, we are faced with the one problem that always occurs at the worst time possible; a dead battery. Some of us carry around spare batteries, or even worse, our chargers in our backpacks. However, what happens if you are at an event like...

On Tuesday, I thought that I would have to buy a new microSD due to frying mine. Doing a quick Google search, I found that others have had a similar issue, but not exactly the same. For those of us that have a Nook Color, or another tablet that requires you to burn a bootable image onto the SD card,...

Last week during the Big Android BBQ in Austin, Texas; our very own Simon Cowell…I mean Simon Walker had the chance to meet with a developer that goes by the name of davidjr621. David has had his hand in Rom development, theming, as well as boot animation development, and now he is working on his...

Hardware: - Unlocked bootloader! - Android 2.3.5 pre-loaded (MIUI ROM) - 4inch screen at 480 x 854 res - Dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S3 (MSM8260) - 4GB ROM - 1GB RAM - Up to 32GB Micro-SD card support - 8MP Rear Camera - Noise-cancelling microphone - 1930mA battery! - GPS (U.S. GPS and Russian GLONASS;) -...

Do you use your Android Device to play emulated games? Ever thought to yourself that it would be a better experience with a controller? Well that thought is now a reality thanks to development group Dancing Pixel Studios and their app called Sixaxis Controller. Here is some information about the application...

Krylon360 over at RootzWiki.com found the Official Gingerbread build for the Samsung Galaxy S 4G by T-Mobile. The past few weeks, we have been seeing a few leaks for the device, but nothing that has come over Samsung Kies Mini. Here is what Krylon360 has to say about it. “I bring to you, The Official...

Today, Samfirmware.com, a site that hosts Samsung mobile device information, as well as stock ROMS for both Android and BADA devices, reported that they have received the Gingerbread Leak for the T-Mobile Galaxy S 4G (T959V). The Firmware is build T959VUVKF1, with a build date of June 7th, 2011. So...

    Today, Developer Krylon360 gave the Sidekick4G community a present they have all been waiting for. As seen from the image above, ClockworkModRecovery is now fully working on the Sidekick4G. As an added bonus, Krylon360 has made it compatible with both EXT4 and RFS filesystems. Now keep...

Earlier today we received an email from one of our PR contacts about a Social News Reader called Taptu, and that it was being upgraded with some new features. This is the first I have heard of the application, so I hopped onto my G2x and loaded up the Android Market and did a quick search for Taptu. Taptu...

  We recently spotted an article on TopComputerTablets.com that just made us all get that dumb-founded look on our face; the type of look that makes you want to say “Here’s Your Sign”. Apparently, there’s a student in China that sold his Kidney to the Black Market, just...

  Samsung recently released their Smart View application on the Android Market for the Galaxy S 2, allowing users to stream content from a “Smart TV” such as the Samsung LED 8000 Series Smart TV; directly to their phone. With the Smart View application, you not only control a Samsung...

  Last week we informed everyone of some new information on a Sprint device called the Motorola Xprt. This device is Sprints version of the Motorola Droid Pro. Today our Sprint source informed us that the Motorola Xprt was updated to Android 2.3.3 with Motoblur. This is great news for users who...

  Last week, I had reported that our Sprint contact confirmed, that the rumored Samsung Within was indeed coming to Sprint as their version of the Samsung Galaxy S 2. Well today, AndroidSpin.com brings you even bigger news. You wont have to wait long to get your SGS2 fix; our source confirms that...

Earlier this morning, while we were all still asleep in our nice soft (or firm if you like it that way) beds, a pretty sweet concept, which is turning into a reality pretty quick was introduced. We’ve all seen the Motorola Atrix 4G, and the add-on dock that you can purchase with it; well ASUS...

So, I know we have all been keeping a close eye out on what US Carriers will receive the Samsung Galaxy S2 (SGS2), and what their names will be as well as the features. Friday I received confirmation from my Sprint source that they will in fact be getting the Samsung Galaxy S2, and that the rumored...