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 and Verizon deny net-neutrality rumors
Yesterday, the New York Times reported that Google and Verizon were, “nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Motorola DROID Android 2.2 (Froyo) update ready for manual download
Are you an original DROID owner itching to get your hands on the official Android 2.2 firmware? You may be in luck! Blog Nexeo has …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Google Voice app updated, Android and BlackBerry get faster dialing
Google has released an update to its Android and BlackBerry Google Voice applications, and is promising faster connection times. As Google states, “Our mantra is …
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 …
Google says "me too," offering $3,000+ bounty for Chrome bugs
Several days ago, Mozilla announced that it would pay developers and hackers $3,000 for every reproducible, critical security flaw found in its FireFox web browser. Yesterday, …
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 …
Google redesigns image search page, ditches the text
Today, Google announced enhancements to their Google Images search page that aim to be: more image-oriented, accurate, and efficient. The new look brings with it the following …
Why you type two words into reCAPTCHA.
If you’ve signed up for any sort of online service there is a high likelihood you’re very familiar with CAPTCHA. CAPTCHAs are “used by many …
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 …
Chinese search engine Baidu developing a mobile OS with the help of ex-Google employees?
Fearful of losing their jobs, a number of Google employees left the US search giant to join rival Baidu during Google’s brief mini-war with the …
Foursquare looking to ink search partnership
Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley did not mince words when speaking with the U.K. paper The Telegraph. Crowley said, “Our data generates hugely interesting trends which …
Google on Android: mobile search grew 300%, 160,000 activations daily, 70,000 Market apps
Google announced its second quarter 2010 earnings on Thursday, and the earnings conference call painted a rosy picture of the current state of Android. According …
Google now selling its final inventory of the Nexus One
Folks looking to snag a Nexus One before the Android handset disappears into the sunset are encouraged to make their purchase as soon as possible. …
Google has strong Q2, 24% revenue growth year-over-year
Mountain View, CA search juggernaut Google has announced their Q2 2010 financial results… and it all looks very good. Google posted revenue of $6.82 billion …
Business Insider: Apple, Google, and RIM were all contenders to purchase Palm
Now that the dust from the HP Palm merger has settled, some new details are starting to emerge. The Business Insider is reporting that Apple, …
Nokia the first to get approval from China for its online mapping service
Good news for Nokia, as the Finnish company is slated to be the first company to receive approval from China for its online mapping service. …
Some Nexus One users experiencing Wi-Fi connectivity issues
There is a fairly extensive support thread over at Google — that stretches from January of this year all the way to the present — …
Google releases App Inventor for Android
Google has unleashed a new tool for Android application creation cleverly named “App Inventor.” The new, web-based tool uses an MIT-created Open Block programming interface …
YouTube announces support for 4K video resolution
Today, at VidCon 2010, YouTube announced support for what it is calling 4K videos; meaning videos shot in their original aspect ratio “all the way …
