Bloomberg: BlackBerry PlayBook to run Android apps
We independently confirmed it with multiple sources of ours when we broke the news back in January, and today, Bloomberg has chimed in with multiple sources of …
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Alltel adds Samsung Gem to lineup; Android 2.1, free with 2-year contract
If you’re on regional wireless carrier Alltel and are looking for a low-cost, Android handset, listen up. The wireless provider has just announced the addition …
Sonos Controller for Android coming soon [video]
It’s finally coming, folks. Sonos told us that an Android client was by far the most requested item (and even noted how passionate Android users were about …
Nokia weighs Android, MeeGo, and Windows Phone
Tomorrow is D-Day for Nokia. At the company’s Capital Markets Day, CEO Stephen Elop is expected to announce a major shift in Nokia’s smartphone strategy …
Skype updates iOS app for Verizon iPhone; video calling coming to Verizon, Android sets February 28th?
Two quick bits of Skype news to report. Today, the internet-based communications company has posted an update to its iOS client. The new code allows …
Gene Munster: Android’s annual ARPU could be $10 in 2012
Think Android isn’t creating a serious amount of cash for Google? Think again. According to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, the search giant’s free mobile …
Motorola ATRIX 4G review
The Motorola ATRIX 4G is the fastest smartphone not yet on the market. Come March 6th, however, it will be. AT&T has landed a screamingly …
Samsung Galaxy Indulge appears on MetroPCS’ website; Android 2.2 and LTE in tow
Remember that Samsung SCH-R910 we first told you about back in January? Well, it looks like the device has officially launched with a new name, …
HTC Wildfire 2 surfaces in official HTC video?
In a brief video clip on HTC’s official YouTube page, the Taiwanese company provided us with a glimpse of a phone that, up to this …
Google brings Gmail’s Priority Inbox to HTML5 mobile browsers
Yesterday, Google announced the expansion of Gmail’s Priority Inbox feature to its mobile website. Users accessing gmail.com from their HTML5-capable smartphone browser can now view messages categorized by …
Sony Ericsson to unveil Xperia Play on February 13th
The worst kept secret in the cell phone industry is no longer a secret: Sony Ericsson officially outed the Xperia Play smartphone in a creepy …
Sprint Kyocera Echo hands-on!
We had a chance to spend time with Sprint, Kyocera, and the Echo earlier in the day, and while there were mumblings about what to …
WSJ: Sprint’s Kyocera Echo will be a dual-screen Android phone
Sprint will unveil the industry’s first dual-display Android phone at a press event in New York City on Monday, The Wall Street Journal reports. Reports …
Android 2.4 reportedly lands in April; ViewSonic among first to launch
Google is reportedly preparing to release the next major build of its Android OS at some point in April, and ViewSonic will be among the …
Dell Venue now available for $499.99
If you’re aching for a great unlocked Android phone and the plasticky feel of the Nexus S doesn’t float your boat, Dell may very well …
T-Mobile offers two free G2 smartphones with unlimited family plan
Several BGR readers have emailed us to point out a new limited-time promotion T-Mobile is running, and we’re glad they did because it’s quite an …
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo gets exhaustive hands-on preview – again
We hope you’re sitting down — Sony Ericsson has another handset ready for an unveiling at Mobile World Congress that will ship with… Gingerbread! Yes, …
Motorola previews Super Bowl XOOM ad; shots fired at Apple now more subtle
As it turns out, Motorola’s Super Bowl XLV television advertisement won’t be as blatant a shot at Apple as the teaser spot we showed you …
HTC Desire 2 may be set for MWC unveiling
As we near one of the biggest shows of the year for the mobile industry — Mobile World Congress in Barcelona — there always seems …
Motorola cans CLIQ XT’s Android 2.1 update; CLIQ XT
If you’re the owner of a Motorola CLIQ XT from T-Mobile, you’re not going to like this news. Via its user forums, Motorola has announced …
Full video from Google’s Honeycomb event now available
Following Google’s Android 3.0 Honeycomb event on Wednesday, the Internet giant has made its full press conference available on YouTube. From start to finish, anxious …
Google will not bring Honeycomb to smartphones – yet [updated]
At a press event on Wednesday, a Google spokesperson confirmed that Android 3.0 Honeycomb will not be made available for Android-powered smartphones, PC Magazine reports. …
Samsung: Galaxy Tab return rate is below 2%
Following a string of misguided reports, Samsung on Thursday issued a comment suggesting that recent claims of high Galaxy Tab return rates are wildly misguided. …
Sony Xperia Play commercial gets outed, makes no sense [video]
Leave it up to Sony’s Playstation ads to really make you scratch your head, right? The first commercial for the new Xperia Play has surfaced …
Google launches Web-based Android Market
During a press conference on Wednesday, Google announced and subsequently launched a Web-based version of the Android Market. Providing functionality similar to iTunes where apps …
Google dishes details on Android 3.0 Honeycomb
Today, at a scheduled press conference, Google, Inc. provided the world with additional details about its Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) mobile operating system. From a new …
Samsung’s portrait QWERTY Android phone for Sprint spied
It looks like Verizon Wireless’ Motorola DROID Pro won’t be the only device to bring the beloved BlackBerry keypad to Google’s Android platform for very …
T-Mobile expands HSPA+ footprint, makes Samsung Galaxy S 4G official; available ‘in February’
We’re not sure why T-Mobile loves the midnight press release, but they do. At 12:00AM, T-Mo officially announced it’s first 21Mbps capable smartphone, the Samsung …
The ‘race’ for smartphones: Nielsen examines ethnicity and mobile
Have you ever wondered which ethnicity purchases the most smartphones (by percentage) in the U.S.? And of those devices purchased what operating system is most popular within each …
Google Latitude adds check-ins, available now for Android devices
If there has been one thing Google Latitude lacked, it was the ability to actually check-in to places and locations. You might ask why you’d …
