Adobe reveals zero day exploit in Flash, Android affected
Adobe has revealed a critical, zero day exploit in Adobe Flash that is affecting WIndows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris, and Android systems. Adobe does not provide …
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LG details Optimus One and Optimus Chic handsets
Today, LG finally shed some light on their two upcoming Android handsets, the Optimus One (left) and Optimus Chic (right). Both devices are full-touchscreen devices …
Motorola DEFY to debut on T-Mobile, rough and rugged Android touchscreen handset
Remember that rough and rugged handset with the code name Jordan we told you about last month? Well, it looks like it has come full …
Google Search coming to Samsung Fascinate with Android 2.2 update, Bing not replaceable
If you bought a Samsung Fascinate from Verizon Wireless, you might have been feeling a certain way at the fact that the default search engine …
Gartner: Android to be become #2 worldwide mobile OS this year, #1 by 2014?
Electronics research firm Gartner is predicting that: “The worldwide mobile operating system market will be dominated by Symbian and Android, as the two OSs will …
Google: "Froyo is not optimized for use on tablets"
Google’s director of mobile products, Hugo Barra, was speaking to technology site techradar.com when he uttered the following: Android is an open platform. We saw …
Google Maps for Android updated, walking navigation and new search bar included
Today, Google announced that it would be updating its Google Maps application for the Android operating system to include voice-guided walking navigation and a new, …
Google Voice widgets for Android made official
A few weeks back, we told you about Google Voice widgets for Android that were extracted from a leaked T-Mobile G2 ROM. Today, Google has made …
BlackBerry App World hits 10,000 applications
According to Research In Motion, the company now has over 10,000 applications in their application store, App World. While 10,000 is not a number to …
Android mobile web presence continues to rise
Quantacast has released their mobile web consumption numbers for August 2010, and Android continues to perform extremely well. The study shows that the Android web …
Motorola DROID 2 has lowest smartphone return rate on Verizon Wireless?
On the fence about the Motorola DROID 2? Wondering if people are happy with the device? Well, we have been told that the Motorola DROID …
WSJ: T-Mobile wants to sell Huawei Ideos
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that T-Mobile is “in talks to distribute Huawei Technologies Co.’s new Google-powered smartphone this holiday season.” The phone in …
Mobile app echoecho makes check-ins personal
This week, we inadvertently stumbled across a pretty neat, cross-platform, geo-location mobile app titled echoecho. The premise behind echoecho is simple: instead of using a service like Facebook …
Net Applications: iOS has over 1% of global browsing share, Android at 0.2%
Net Applications has released their report on global browsing usage numbers for iOS, Android, and Linux. The numbers show that from October of 2009 to …
Huawei launches affordable, Android 2.2 Ideos handset
Today in Berlin, Huawei announced the official launch of its affordable, accessible Android 2.2 handset, the Ideos. The Ideos handset comes complete with a 2.8-inch capacitive touchscreen …
Google refutes Apple's activation innuendo
During yesterday’s music-event keynote, Apple CEO Steve Jobs informed the crowd that his company was activating around 230,000 iOS devices every day. The figure 230,000 …
Samsung confirms Honeycomb as name of Android 3.5, more Tab models due
Today, at IFA, Samsung executives confirmed previous rumors and outed Google’s next, next mobile OS’ namesake: Honeycomb (also known as Android 3.5). No features or …
Verizon Wireless announces new prepaid data packages for smartphones
We knew it was coming, it was just a matter of when. Today, Verizon Wireless announced that it would be “expanding its portfolio of prepaid …
T-Mobile confirms G2 has 800 MHz processor, Android 2.2
T-Mobile’s own website has confirmed that the company’s first HSPA+ device — the HTC G2 — will be rocking Android 2.2 and will be powered by …
Samsung makes Galaxy Tab official
It looks like our friends over at Samsung have officially outed their much hyped Samsung Galaxy Tab tablet device. The Galaxy Tab will pack a 1 GHz …
Angry Birds public beta coming to Android Market on Friday
The gang over at Talk Android have gotten the scoop from Rovio — makers of Angry Birds — about their immediate plans for Google’s mobile …
Samsung Galaxy Tab is Verizon Wireless' tablet
Guess what we have here, folks? Confirmation that the very sexy and very unannounced Samsung tablet device for Verizon Wireless is actually Samsung’s Galaxy Tab …
Microsoft launches Bing for Android and ActiveSync for Hotmail
We have a couple quick Microsoft tidbits here. Today, Microsoft announced that the official Bing mobile application for Android is available to all Verizon customers. …
Sprint Samsung Epic 4G Review
The Samsung Epic 4G is Sprint’s second 3G/4G hybrid Android device. Although its form does not resemble that of the Captivate, Fascinate, or Vibrant, it …
Leaked T-Mobile G2 ROM brings Google Voice widgets for your existing Android phone
If you’re a Google Voice lover, there is a pretty good chance you’ll jump at the opportunity to install the latest leaked version. Not only …
Sprint's EVO 4G rooted… again
We are a little late on reporting this one, as it got lost in the DROID Incredible melee that happened yesterday afternoon, however the Sprint …
Official DROID Incredible OTA update coming tomorrow
The firmware leaked, and now support PDFs seem to indicate that the DROID Incredible will begin getting its Android 2.2 update — officially — starting tomorrow. There …
Full build of Android 2.2 for HTC DROID Incredible leaked
It looks like shipped-roms is at it once again. The site has just posted a full DROID Incredible Android 2.2 build Rom Upgrade Utility (RUU) …
Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 user manual outed by FCC
Thanks to the FCC, the user manual for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 has hit the interwebs. The device, which was first announced back in June, …
Dell makes Aero official, $99 on AT&T
Today, Dell announced that their Aero Android handset would be available on U.S. wireless carrier AT&T for $99 with a two-year contract; $299 contract-free. The …
