TheDroidGuy got his hands on the Samsung Tab in Berlin at IFA.  I had a call this morning with TheDroidGuy and he's been testing, playing and finding out all the details he can on the upcoming Samsung Tab, and from all accounts, it's going be the iPad killer everyone is expecting. IFA hasn't even opened its doors yet, but Samsung is hosting a number of pre-events and the news just keeps flowing.  They even talked about a Honeycomb tablet next year. Here's a little info from TheDroidGuy: In my hand the Samsung Galaxy Tab felt both sturdy and reliable, a far distance ...

We are writing here live from Berlin Germany where Samsung Mobile is about to unveil the highly anticipated Galaxy Tab. This 7" beauty is the first Android tablet to head to the United States with the feature rich experience we have come to expect from high end Android phones.  Unlike the ipad which came to market as "an oversized ipod touch" or "oversized iphone" the Samsung Galaxy Tab offers a similar but unique experience to Android users. We were on hand yesterday for a private screening of the device hosted by Soon Kim, Project Manager for the Galaxy Tab. During this ...

The T-Mobile G2 is coming and as the successor to the G1 and being T-Mobile's first HSPA+ device, this will be a huge launch for T-Mobile. Looking in the G2 system dump and seeing these images, this is obviously not HTC's Sense UI. The G2 features a "Z" hinge which easily reminds us of the G1 and although the keyboard does not look the same, it still looks sexy. The G2 is rumored to be launched on the 29th, but like everything else, details and specs could change. Via: Android Central What do you all think of the G2?

The Samsung Epic 4G has officially launched today so head over to the AndroidSPIN Cell Store and get your new phone while you can. If previous launches of the other Samsung Galaxy S series are anything to go by, the new Epic 4G is expected to disappear from store shelves pretty quickly.  If you prefer to get a hands-on feel for the new device, head down to your local Sprint store and see it for yourself. We've seen plenty of official reviews over the last few weeks, how would you like to write your own user review and share it on AndroidSPIN? We are ...

You may have seen the review of the Arkon Mobile Mounting Products a couple of weeks ago, well now it's time for one of you lucky people to get one for yourselves.  You must be living in the USA, have a Twitter Account and be following AndroidSPIN and AndroidBBQ on Twitter to win this prize.  We do have a selection of different models to choose from, so the winner will have the choice of windshield mounts, dashboard mounts, and vent mounts. As an added bonus, we will also be giving away 2 Big Android BBQ tickets for you and ...

After a series of test builds and release candidates  across several target devices, the first stable release of CyanogenMod-6.0 has officially been released! This ROM is based on Android 2.2, and is currently available of the following target devices: Google Nexus One HTC Aria HTC Dream / HTC Magic HTC Desire HTC Evo HTC Hero CDMA HTC Hero GSM HTC Incredible HTC MyTouch 3G Slide Motorola Droid I have been downloading the nightly builds daily and closely following commit changes in order to get a sneak peek at the new features present in the stable builds since the last release candidates. There are surprises all over. Cyanogen and Team Douche ...

  Thanks to an anonymous tipster, BGR has just received these images of a device that resembles the HTC Evo, but with a more luxurious look. This device is said to be heading to Verizon and I must say, I'm extremely jealous. The tipster didn't say if this was going to be a world phone, but judging by the Verizon roadmap, it will be. The sleek design fitted with brushed aluminum accents make this one sexy device. Anyone else thinking the HTC Merge? Judging by the looks of this device, we can see: 8 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash Kickstand 4.3-inch screen 3.5 mm headphone jack Front facing camera. There is no ...

If you have been listening to the AndroidGuys podcast, you may have just heard Kyle make an awesome announcement. T-Mobile has committed an unknown number of T-Mobile G2's in support of the Big Android BBQ. As if the Big Android BBQ wasn't already the biggest Android event of the year, this will hopefully provide some of the attendees at the Big Android BBQ event their very own, FREE, T-Mobile G2.  It's still not confirmed how many devices will be provided and HTC's production schedule may be one deciding factor, but the fact that we are expected ...

With the latest system software for the T-Mobile G2 that will be released later this year supposedly leaked today, the developers of the community are digging through the image to see what goodies might be in store. @Cyanogen tweeted the following: G2 is a brand new Qualcomm platform.. ro.board.platform=msm7x30 If this is the chipset in the G2, what does the MSM7x30 chipset do to make the G2 better than current Snapdragon based phones? We already know from a post on AndroidPolice that the following features should be supported: 720P video encoding (recording) and decoding at 30FPS Integrated 2D/3D GPU’s with OpenGL ES 2.0 and Open ...

A huge announcement came this afternoon stating that HTC, the handset manufacturer of the G1, has officially joined the rapidly growing list of sponsors for the Android Barbecue which will be taking place at Fiesta Gardens in Austin, TX. As everyone should already know, the event will kick off its activities on Friday, October 1st leading up to the barbecue on Sunday the 3rd. HTC sponsoring the event is huge, as their device was the world's first consumer encounter with the Android OS.  HTC continues to bring new and innovative Android devices to the world, through the many wireless networks. The ...

If you're looking for something to make switching tasks more efficient, or just want to make your Android even cooler, why not try Visual Task Switcher by ESD Mobile. Instead of just showing the app icon, Visual Task Switcher displays a mini-screenshot of whatever your current tasks are and displays them for you to select at a glance. There is a downside, however. Visual Task Switcher does not integrate with other home replacement apps like ADW Launcher or  Home++; and you are limited to using one or the other. For most of us, that means we'll be sticking with the home replacement ...

With the recent explosion of high-end Android devices hitting the market on all of the various carriers, it seems that the benchmark app Quadrant has become the 'standard' to test out and compare these new 'superphones', and to see how fast we can tweak them using mods, hacks, or other related improvements. Having just upgraded to a Samsung Vibrant myself, I too have found myself falling victim to this "benchmark fever", relentlessly trying to squeeze every last benchmark point out of my already-speedy device, through the use of optimized kernels, overclocking, "lag fixes", and other misc tweaks. With my background in repairing ...

Application: DroidCam Wireless Webcam DroidCam Wireless webcam has been around for a while now but I've never tried it.  If it hadn't been on the popular apps list on AppBrain, I probably would have never know about it.  I was just talking to my wife about spying on our kids in the bedroom to see what they are doing when we are not around, and how it would be fun to install a wireless webcam.  The next day DroidCam hit me in the face, so I decided to give it a try. DroidCam is a wireless webcam application that allows you to ...

The folks over at Electronista happened to see the Galaxy Tab in action at a train station in Sydney. They were quick to shoot a video of the upcoming Android tablet from Samsung asking the user a few questions that confirms a few specs of the device. The unidentified user called it "awesome" and when compared to the iPad, the user described the Galaxy Tab as "different." The 7-inch display, 3G capable tablet is rumored to be running the same 1GHz processor that is in the Samsung Galaxy S smartphone. As we've seen in their inventory leak, Vodafone is currently ...

It's been almost 2 years since the release of the G1, the world's first consumer Android phone.  T-Mobile took a chance with Google and started a revolution that has grown and grown for the last 2 years.   The world has adopted Android with a strength almost never seen before.  It was a big gamble for T-Mobile, but it was a gamble that paid off, big time.  Unfortunately, T-Mobile took a back seat for a while and let the rest of the world launch better and better devices when they should have been dominating the Android world, but finally they are pulling ...