Swype looking to expand beyond Android, targeting the iPhone and tablets
With its unique swiping keyboard, Swype is taking the Android world by storm. The novel input method is gaining worldwide exposure with its inclusion on …
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Intel to release x86 compatible version of Android 2.2 later this summer
Intel confirmed that it is close to bringing Android 2.2 to the Intel Atom and other x86 platforms. According to Renee James, Intel’s VP of …
Original DROID to get Froyo and Flash before the DROID X?
A leaked internal memo purportedly from Verizon Wireless suggests that the original DROID will receive Android 2.2 and Flash 10.1 support before its bigger brother, the DROID …
EVO 4G to get a software update on June 28th?
We’ve not yet independently confirmed this, but one of our Sprint connects just dropped us a line to let us know that Sprint is gearing …
Android 2.2 source code now available for Android developers
At the DROID X launch on Wednesday, Andy Rubin confirmed that Google is uploading the Android 2.2 source code to its Android Open Source Project (AOSP) repository. With …
Motorola DROID X first impressions
So we’ve had the DROID X in our dirty little mitts for about and hour, and while that isn’t nearly enough time to give a …
Verizon Wireless DROID X lands on July 15th for $199
Earlier today we were at the big event and covered the DROID X as it was announced, now it is time for us to take …
Android OS 2.2 build FRF72 is not final, Froyo still percolating
A leaked version of Android OS 2.2 (Froyo), build number FRF72, was thought by some to be the final GM candidate of Google’s latest mobile …
Droid X camera samples leak out
It might not be the most exciting leak surrounding the upcoming Motorola Droid X, but these sample photos taken with the phones 8 megapixel are …
SlingPlayer for Android makes its official debut in the Android Market
Slingbox owners rocking the latest Android handset will be happy to know that SlingPlayer has made its official debut in the Android Market. Available for …
Verizon releases a Droid X teaser
Remember those leaked scripts for the Droid X commercial? Well Big Red has just posted a portion of one of them to its YouTube channel. …
Dell offering HTC Aria for $0
What’s better than buying an HTC Aria from AT&T for $129.99? How about buying it from Dell for $0. Dell is offering the HTC Aria, …
Samsung Galaxy S Pro specs emerge at long last
There’s little in the way of proof that the following specifications are accurate, but according to one of Android Central’s “tried-and-true” tipsters, we now have …
Motorola's Droid 2 shown off on film
Last week we got to see the Droid X strut its stuff on video, so it’s only fitting that this week we get to see …
Rogers Acer Liquid e hands on!
Even though it was the first carrier to bring Android to Canada, Rogers has always had a bit of a tough time convincing Canadians to …
HTC confirms Droid Incredible browser issue, plans fix
HTC just let us know that their team has been able to replicate the browser privacy issue we posted about a couple of days ago. …
Samsung's Galaxy Q to challenge the BlackBerry in the U.S.?
According to one of the Korea Time’s sources, Samsung is preparing an Android smartphone designed to go head-to-head with the BlackBerry in the U.S. Said …
HTC EVO 4G coming in white to Best Buy
If you’re into the EVO 4G but aren’t too crazy about its bleak black stylings, cheer up! Best Buy has apparently locked down the exclusive …
Verizon's DROID 2 spotted, photoed, critiqued
The DROID X has been getting a lot of attention lately, which is nice, but, for those who need a physical keyboard it isn’t the …
Motorola adjusts its Android update schedule
Maybe we lead incredibly sheltered lives, but one of the worst things we can think of is not knowing when our Android smartphone will be …
Verizon's Droid X website goes live
There’s not really a whole lot for us to say here, but Verizon’s official Droid website is now showing the Droid X as “coming soon.” …
Sony Ericsson announces the Xperia X8
Feeling the Xperia X3 too small and the Xperia X10 too large, yesterday Sony Ericsson announced what we like to think of as the Goldilocks …
Cellular South confirms it will offer the HTC Desire
HTC announced earlier today the Android-powered Desire was slated to land with select regional carriers in the U.S., but the smartphone giant did not name names. Rather than keep …
Bell launches the HTC Legend
Virgin Mobile is no longer the only Canadian carrier to offer the HTC Legend, as today its parent company, Bell, announced that it too will …
Telus lowers the pricing on its popular smarthphones for Dads and grads
Telus is jumping on the Fathers Day and Graduation sale bandwagon with a promotion targeting its popular smartphones. The sale begins on June 16th and …
Google working to refine Android's UI
According to TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington, Google’s Android team is currently burning the midnight oil working on a UI refresh for it’s ever popular smartphone OS. …
Swype for Android now available for public consumption
Today Swype announced that its popular keyboard alternative is now available for public download for all Android users. The free-for-all beta download will be available …
HTC Desire headed to the U.S. in August
And the lovely deluge of hot summer smartphones continues, as today HTC announced that it will be bringing the 1GHz Snapdragon-powered Desire to the U.S. …
Browser privacy issue with DROID Incredible and HTC Sense UI widget?
An astute reader stumbled upon an interesting bug with the HTC Incredible. The Incredible, with Sense UI, will periodically store screenshots of the contents of …
Samsung tablet spied on video
The rumored Samsung tablet has surfaced again, this time on video. The Samsung Galaxy Tape, as it is rumored to be named, does a blurry …
