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 …
Android
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. …
HTC blessing European Desire owners with Android 2.2 this weekend
HTC has released a statement to let all those Europeans owning an unlocked HTC Desire know that they will start getting Android 2.2 this weekend. …
Samsung Galaxy S to get Android 2.2 in September
Samsung’s official UK arm confirmed via twitter that the mobile manufacturer is working on an Android 2.2 update for its Galaxy S handset. The update …
EVO 4G getting Android 2.2 this weekend?
Engadget is reporting that HTC EVO 4G owners may be getting Android Deuce Deuce as soon as this weekend. The blog received a whole heap …
LG's android tablet to drop in Q4 2010
LG announced earlier this month that it was launching an Android-powered tablet as part of its new Optimus brand. On Thursday, the Korean company confirmed …
Dell Streak, first impressions
Does size matter to you? The bigger the better perhaps? Well, Dell may have crafted your next smartphone, the Dell Streak. We’ve been messing around …
BGR Poll: What smartphone operating system update are you most looking forward to?
We thought it might be a good time to try and take the collective smartphone OS pulse of the BGR community. The question we are …
Morning smartphone OS roundup: iOS 4.1 beta 2, Froyo for Galaxy S, Incredible with 2.2 and Sense
What happened with smartphone OS’ overnight? Here’s what… Apple released a second beta of their iOS 4.1 software to users enrolled in the Apple developer …
Dell demos Streak running Android 2.1, $299 on contract, $549 off
In a sort of puzzling YouTube post, Dell did a quick demo of the 5-inch Streak running Android 2.1 (Eclair). The handset, according to Dell, …
UPDATED: Dell Streak goes on sale tomorrow in U.S.
You can’t pre-order yourself a Dell Streak anymore, but that really doesn’t matter all that much. According to the company’s website, you can purchase your …
Smartphones dominate the UK market with Android rising 350%
Market research company GfK RT released a report on Monday that revealed this simple fact: the British love smartphones. According to GfK’s June figures, smartphones …
Google Maps for Android updated, brings new application Places
Alright, I need to get this off my chest. I’m an iPhone user, and as such the one thing that makes me stark-raving green with …
Samsung Galaxy Q specs leak, 1 GHz Android, GSM, full-QWERTY?
MobileCrunch seems to have acquired some new information about the rumored Samsung Galaxy Q. The Q will purportedly be an Android 2.2 powered, quad-band, GSM …
Carrier billing coming soon to the Android market
Google updated its Android Developers blog with some legal changes to the Android Market Developer Distribution Agreement (DDA) that suggest carrier billing is on the …
Samsung Epic 4G to launch by August 20th?
Anxiously awaiting the 4G version of the Galaxy S? If you answered with an enthusiastic “yes”, then you may be happy to know that Sprint’s second 4G …
BGR Caption Contest: Motorola DROID X launch
Who thinks they can come up with the best captions for this photo we took of the Motorola DROID X announcement event? From left to …
Motorola DROID X gets rooted
All that hoopla about Motorola using e-fuse to brick DROID Xs seems like a thing of the past doesn’t it? Thanks to some serious Android …
55.5% of Android users running version 2.1
Google has released their latest Android platform distribution numbers, and it looks like Android 2.1 — Eclair — is dominating. In a report from last month, Google reported 50% of …
Verizon Wireless DROID X plagued by Wi-Fi connectivity issues?
Chatter on the forums suggests that the latest update hitting the DROID X has not fixed the WiFi connectivity problem many users were reporting. Affected …
Dell Streak available in "late July," offering pre-sale opportunity
Anybody out there looking for an Android smartphone with a 5-inch screen? Dell has updated their official Streak webpage to let you know that the …
Nexus One no longer available for purchase from Google
The day hath cometh. Last week, Google cautioned users that after it had sold through its remaining stock of HTC Nexus Ones the handset would …
Verizon Wireless rolling out an update to the LG Ally
Have an LG Ally? Just love those soft updates? Well, Verizon Wireless is rolling out an update for the LG Ally starting this weekend. The …
Motorola DROID 2 to be released with Android 2.2?
This weekend, the folks over at Droid-Life acquired an image that seems to answer a question a lot of potential DROID 2 owners have. Will …
Nokia looking for new CEO
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that mobile giant Nokia is on the hunt for a new CEO. The WSJ claims the motivating factor is …
Unlocked Motorola Milestone XT720 debuts in the UK
Originally announced in June, the Motorola Milestone XT720 has landed sans carrier in the UK today. The unusually-contoured handset sports an ARM Cortex-A8 processor, 3.7-inch display …
Blurry Motorola DROID-branded slider spotted in the wild
An unusual Motorola handset has been spotted in the wild with Verizon Wireless DROID-branding. The device takes the form of a traditional slider with slide-down QWERTY …
Motorola i1 to hit Sprint on July 25th for $149
After launching on Boost Mobile last month, the Motorola i1 is hitting Sprint on July 25th. The touchscreen offering will be the first Android handset …
