Dell Thunder prototype gets photographed, 4.1-inch Android device
The folks over at Engadget were sent images (Mr. Blurrycam style) of the unannounced and unreleased Dell Thunder. The Thunder is reportedly an Android 2.1 …
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U.S. Cellular releases second Android device, HTC Desire
It appears that U.S. Cellular has become quite smitten with the “Androids” these days. Today, the company announced that the HTC Desire will be available …
HTC pushing out Android 2.2 update to those who updated early
If you’re one of those people who just couldn’t wait for the official build of Android 2.2 to drop on your HTC EVO 4G, and …
Motorola DROID Android 2.2 updates begin, DROID 2 on sale now
If you are an original DROID owner keep your eyes peeled for the much anticipated Android 2.2 update. Our inbox is filled with reports from …
Adobe demos Flash 10.1 on Motorola DROID 2
Adobe has just thrown up a quick blog post that demos Adobe Flash 10.1 running on the Motorola DROID 2. The post contains a video …
DigiTimes: Quanta to make RIM's BlackPad tablet, runs Android?
According to blog DigiTimes, Quanta Computer will be charged with manufacturing Research In Motion’s rumored tablet, dubbed BlackPad. The blog cites Chinese publication Apply Daily, and …
HTC Desire HD gets videoed, 4.3-inch screen
Earlier today, a blog named 247windowsphone.com brought you video of a leaked HTC Windows Phone 7 handset, and now a blog (cleverly named) 247android.com has …
Samsung Craft to be MetroPCS' first LTE handset
Yesterday, pre-paid wireless provider MetroPCS dropped a few more details about their first LTE phone and launch plans. MetroPCS CEO Roger Linquist noted that the …
Facebook releases minor update to Android app, addresses battery drain issue
Yesterday, Facebook acknowledged that their recent Android application update — version 1.3 — contained a bug that was draining handset batteries. The post looked like …
Best Buy accepting preorders for Torch, DROID 2 release date confirmed?
A Best Buy source just messaged us some information of interest.
Nokia EVP tweets: major MeeGo milestone by end of year, no Android, N8 by end of Q3
On Wednesday, we told you that Nokia’s head of sales and markets, Niklas Savander, would be hosting a Twitter question and answer session on Thursday …
Motorola employee states Android 2.2 for DROID X due by "early September"
Yesterday afternoon, a Motorola employee named Matt dropped this little nugget in the company’s official forums: Some Droid X users are experiencing an issue using …
Samsung Epic 4G launching August 11th, Sprint stores to open early?
One of our Sprint sources has just given us a heads up that the Samsung Epic 4G will be released on Sprint on August 11th…
Google to keep Nexus One available for developers, a classic never dies
In a short but sweet blog post, Google announced that the HTC Nexus One would remain available to developers for purchase for $529. Here’s the full text of the …
Motorola DROID 2 launching on August 12th?
We have heard from a Verizon Wireless source that Verizon is targeting an August 12th launch date for the Motorola DROID 2.
Eric Schmidt: Google activating 200,000 Android handsets per diem
We told you about Android’s worldwide growth, then about their Q2 U.S. sales figures, so how about some more data! Google CEO Eric Schmidt noted …
Vonage to offer Facebook users free VoIP calls via 'Vonage Mobile' app
Today, Vonage announced the Vonage Mobile application for Facebook. The new app will allow users to, “make free mobile calls to all of their Facebook …
Rogers launches Motorola Flipout and BlackBerry Curve 9300
Here’s a little update for the folks north of the border. Rogers has added both the BlackBerry Curve 9300 and the Motorola Flipout to their …
NPD Group: Android top selling smartphone platform in U.S. for Q2
The NPD Group, “provider of reliable and comprehensive consumer and retail information for a wide range of industries,” has just published a report that indicates …
AT&T pushes Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 through technical acceptance
We are thinking some of you may have entirely forgot about Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA X10 Android handset — we know we pretty much have. That’s …
Facebook for Android updated, brings new features to homescreen
Last night, the Android iteration of Facebook was updated to bring it more inline with its iPhone counterpart. While there are a lot of minor …
Rumor: T-Mobile's 'Project Emerald' is dual-core, Android powered, HTC Glacier
The folks over at alienbabeltech.com have been doing some serious sleuthing. While looking at the GLBenchmark 1.1 database, they discovered a phone with very impressive stats …
BlackBerry Torch 9800 hands on
We wrapped up the RIM and AT&T event with some hands on time with the just-announced though hardly-a-secret BlackBerry Torch 9800. Here are some first …
Motorola DROID doesn't… have the hardware to support mobile hotspot creation
The Motorola DROID is scheduled to get a much anticipated update to the Android 2.2 operating system sometime this week. However, one of the features …
Worldwide smartphone market share grew 64% in Q2, Android shipments grew 886%
Analytics firm Canalys has released their Q2 2010 smartphone market share metrics, and the numbers show Android continues its explosive growth. In Q2, the top …
Sprint's Samsung Epic 4G teaser site goes live
Sprint’s second 3G/4G dual-mode handset, the Samsung Epic 4G, now has its very own teaser page. For those of you closely following the genesis of …
Sony Ericsson X10 Mini and Mini Pro rooted
Owners of a Sony Ericsson X10 Mini or a Mini Pro will be happy to know that the folks at xda-developers have been able to …
Google now serves up mobile ads based upon your location
Google has introduced new location-aware advertising for iPhone and Android handsets. Advertisers will now have the ability to select a “location extension for display” option …
Samsung to introduce its Android tablet in Q3 2010
Add Samsung to the long list of hardware manufacturers that are confirmed to be jumping on the Android tablet bandwagon in 2010. Samsung was not …
Official: Sprint bringing Android 2.2 to HTC EVO 4G August 3rd
It is officially official. Sprint has announced that it will be “the first wireless carrier to bring Android 2.2 to customers […] beginning Tuesday, Aug. …
