Mavericks Civilian Space Foundation took a Nexus One and strapped it to a Intimidator-5 rocket and sent it soaring 28,000 feet straight up. “The purpose of flying the Nexus One is to find a low-cost satellite solution,” says Thomas Atchison, chairman of the Mavericks Foundation. “The radio, processing power, sensors and cameras in smartphones potentially have the same capability as those in satellites.” He continued on to say, “If you put a Nexus One in orbit, how will it perform?” he says. “How does the device handle the thermal temperature and vibrations. We wanted to see the results.” The Nexus One hitched ...

I was very surprised that I was one of only 3 people waiting at my local T-Mobile store this morning. Only 2 of us were there for this incredible phone. Lucky for me I worked with half the reps and we cut right to the chase and got me upgraded in 11 minutes. I’m not sure how other stores stock was, but I found out there were 40 in stock at that location. Without further ado, though let's go through my thoughts on this device. To give a quick run down on the features for those of you that may not ...

About a week ago, yours truly happened to get his hands on the T-Mobile Slide. The phone itself ran very smooth, which may have well been because it was a brand new phone. The first video is of sub-par quality due to a promise made with the owner, and the second video shows the same phone running Neocore as a demo test. The first test came up with a 33.0 FPS count (with the sound on), but that was not captured on video unfortunately. The second attempt results in the video below. HTC Slide Video: Neocore Demo: Here is a picture of the ...

The guys over at WireFly had their hands on the soon to be launched T-Mobile MyTouch 3G slide.  They've created a 13 minute review of the device. The conclusion seems to be that they really like it. Quote: Slated to slide into T-Mobile’s ever-expanding Android lineup in June, the myTouch 3G Slide is the obvious successor to its older sibling, sporting a full physical sliding QWERTY keyboard along with a number of enhancements including a custom user interface dubbed Espresso. Although our time with the myTouch 3G Slide was relatively fleeting, we did come away impressed ...

The Droid Incredible is not out yet! (Only one day left) but the folks at TechnoBuffalo got their hands in this lovely device. They compare it with the Apple iPhone 3GS and the one of the best Android handset available out there, the Google Nexus One. If you want to know more? Check out the Videos below: Source: TechnoBuffalo

The guys over at WireFly have created a new cool video Shmack Down comparison, this time they compare the Motorola Droid to the all new Droid Incredible. Check out the video below: Are you getting your Droid Incredible at midnight? Source WireFly

Remember the People of Lava TV's I reported on at the beginning of the month? We just received an email from the guys over at People of Lava letting us know they have put together a new video overview of the Android TV's set for release in September. It's really more of marketing video that a technical video but it does show some of the applications running. I'll let you know if we hear anything new these guys. Head over to the People of Lava site for more info.

I guess today is the day for the HTC Droid Incredible as news just keep coming in from the guys over at WireFly.  While they had the opportunity to test out this amazing new device they got a chance to plug it into a High Definition TV and test out the HDMI video performance.  If I ever wanted a HTC Droid Incredible, now I just want it more. The video output from the device is amazing with everything from the screen of the device appearing via 720p High definition video on your TV screen. UPDATE: Sorry, the video out is Composite, not ...

Our good friends over at WireFly had a little visit from HTC and had a chance to do an in-depth video review of the new HTC Droid Incredible coming to Verizon. Is it all it's made out to be?  Could this be the device that tops all other devices? I think the answer to this question is obvious but I'll let you decide once you've checked out the review for yourself. I sure do hope that HTC work with other carriers to get more devices like this available, especially T-Mobile.  It would be even better if they used this device as a ...

The guys over at Moto Development Group have done a few tests to find out which mobile out on the market right now has the "best" touchscreen. At first their tests were all done using a human touch and critics came back with the argument that a finger was not actually the best way to test a screen. What does Moto do? They use a robot to simulate the tests and post the results. Out of all the devices tested, three were Android, one was running each of WebOS, BlackBerry OS, and iPhone OS. Take note that of the three Android ...

We've previously seen the Android OS partially running on 4 WinMo powered HTC handsets.  There are various issues still to be resolved, like Bluetooth is not working correctly and the camera not working.  Well, there is now a video of the HTC Touch Pro2 running Android OS published by the guys over at PocketNow. Most of the major functions of the device are already working like calls, data, SMS, the Android Market and more. Currently,  the Touch Pro2 is only available on Sprint. If you want to know more, then watch the video: Source: Pocket now

First it was the Haleron, then the Entourage Edge, now the Dell Mini. It's a tablet-stravagana! New information about the Mini 5 tablet/smartphone from Dell has been revealed on Friday thanks to a comprehensive interview. Speaking to Laptop in a Thursday article, Neeraj Choubey, the general manager of tablets in Dell’s Communications Solutions Group, said the company is working with AT&T on offering the Mini 5 to customers. Choubey also revealed users will have access to the Android Market, just like a more conventional Android-powered smarpthone. The tablet is otherwise unique in that it will have a front-facing webcam that will allow for video calling. ...

Better than all of the Superbowl commercials... ;)

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Six Android handsets enter, One handset leaves. Yes, that was a Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome reference, so?  :-P Meet the contenders (clockwise above): MyTouch 3G, HTC Hero, Motorola Milestone/Droid, Acer Liquid, Nexus One, and the Samsung Galaxy. These six handsets were forced into a battle of display quality by the guys over at AndroidHD. And I have to agree with Engadget, the very appropriately named Nexus One looks like the #1 to me. It's got that 3.7-inch AMOLED display and 800 x 480 pixel resolution and it's kicking ass and taking names. Engadget is also right when they say the N1 display ...