
HTC’s new Desire HD has gotten its first over the air (OTA) update to fix some general problems with the smartphone. Since it seems the new trend for Android powered smartphones to go through a serious OTA update to get the bugs worked out, you can now feel semi-safe buying one. Despite all of the ...
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ota,
HTC Desire HD,
review,
HTC,
android os
Posted on Oct 27, 2010 in Android, Google, HTC •
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It is no surprise that T-Mobile will be launching the LG Optimus T on November 3rd—just in time for serious holiday shoppers to get a good look at it before making a decision. What is surprising is the price on the Optimus T. T-Mobile will be selling the Android OS powered smartphone for a mere ...
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LG Optimus T,
Android 2.2,
launch,
T-Mobile,
android os
Posted on Oct 26, 2010 in Android, LG, T-Mobile •
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Apple has some competition from Samsung in an unlikely sector. Sure, the iPhone has managed to propel itself into second place globally in terms of smartphone marketshare but now Apple’s core business—music—might be under attack from the Galaxy S series of smart devices. Samsung already has like half a dozen Galaxy S series smartphones hitting ...
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Samsung Galaxy S Player 50,
ios,
video,
Apple iPod touch,
Samsung Galaxy S
Posted on Oct 22, 2010 in Android, Apple, Samsung •
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Google’s coming Android update—‘Gingerbread’—might not the version 3.0 or even version 2.5 like we all thought. Instead, someone from inside the company has mentioned a “major release” with 2.3 as the version number. Hmm. This really shouldn’t be that big of a surprise since so far what has been confirmed in Gingerbread has not been ...
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Google,
gingerbread,
android os,
Android 2.3,
Android 2.2
Posted on Oct 22, 2010 in Android, Google •
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A smartphone newcomer—Denmark based Lumigon—will be shipping the first batch of its new T1 smartphone to some retailers “by the very end of this year” and the first major shipment will go out during the first quarter of 2011. Lumigon is rolling the dice since it has practically no brand name recognition and will have ...
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press release,
Lumigon,
Lumigon T1,
android os,
launch
Posted on Oct 22, 2010 in Android •
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The current version of Google’s Android operating system for smartphones is codenamed ‘Froyo’—the next will be called ‘Gingerbread’. Gingerbread will be bringing plenty of new features, including native video chatting. Think something like Google’s answer to Apple’s FaceTime. According to Phandroid, Gingerbread (it is unknown if this will be released as Android version 2.5 or ...
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operating system,
rumor,
Ice Cream,
android os,
leak
Posted on Oct 18, 2010 in Android, Google •
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Since the last time anyone checked, Apple’s iTunes App Store has increased its offerings by approximately 50,000 to a total of more than 300,000 apps. The split between paid and free apps is about two to one. Nearly a thousand new apps are appearing on a daily basis. The iPhone 4 is selling amazingly well ...
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itunes,
Apple iTunes App Store,
blackberry app world,
android os,
apps
Posted on Oct 18, 2010 in Android, Apple, apps, BlackBerry •
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Google TV has arrived and there are currently two companies who are making products that support it: Sony and Logitech. Both companies are tech experts and have a wide range of successful consumer electronics under their belts. If you are looking to get your hands on some Google TV fun, you’ll have to choose one ...
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Google,
smart television,
Blue-ray,
Logitech,
Google TV
Posted on Oct 15, 2010 in Android, Google, Uncategorized •
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab might be coming as Early as November 1st through Verizon Wireless, and a leaked information sheet for Verizon employees outlines the Android powered tablet. AndroidCentral got the info on the Samsung Tab from an anonymous source, but it looks quite genuine. The information page is labeled “Samsung Galaxy Tab: Top Things ...
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samsung tab,
tablet,
android os,
Samsung Galaxy S,
Samsung Galaxy S Tab
Posted on Oct 12, 2010 in Android, Samsung, Verizon Wireless •
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Two of T-Mobile’s smartphones running Android OS will be getting software updates. These over the air updates (OTA) for the myTouch 3G and the G2 are huge. Both models are made by HTC. The myTouch 3G will start its OTA update tomorrow to bring its Android OS version to 2.2 ‘Froyo’. The T-Mobile software update ...
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HTC,
T-Mobile,
android os,
g2,
Froyo
Posted on Oct 12, 2010 in HTC, T-Mobile •
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Motorola is building a super-high end smartphone with a dual-core processor from NVIDA. According to Androidandme, the chipset that NVIDA is building is called the Tegra 2 and while no official (or really even unofficial) name for the coming Motorola smartphone has been released, bloggers have taken up calling it the T2 or Droid T2. ...
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rumor,
motorola,
Android 2.5,
gingerbread,
android os
Posted on Oct 11, 2010 in Android, Motorola •
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Adobe's AIR has shown up in the Android Market and is ready to download. While so far it is just the runtime to allow AIR apps to run on your Android powered smartphone, expect some exciting apps using AIR to show up soon. These coming AIR powered apps will be installable just like regular Android ...
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adobe flash,
android os,
android market,
Adobe AIR
Posted on Oct 8, 2010 in Android, apps •
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T-Mobile is getting another Android powered smartphone in time for the holidays. This is called Optimus T and is made by LG. It is quite similar to the Optimus S for Sprint, but just different enough so that you can tell the difference on sight if you know what to look for. The button layouts ...
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T-Mobile,
launch,
LG Optimus T,
android os
Posted on Oct 7, 2010 in Android, LG, T-Mobile •
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It was only a matter of time until manufacturers realized that their own, proprietary operating systems couldn't hold a candle to what Google gives away with Android OS. Guess what? The world needs business oriented smartphones and that means Motorola is making one with Android. While Android has not yet managed to get a firm ...
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Google,
Android,
leak,
droid,
Motorola Droid Pro
Posted on Oct 6, 2010 in Android, Motorola •
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The new LG Optimus S for Sprint's network has gotten its picture snapped. It's a little blurry but better than nothing. We don't have the actual physical dimensions yet, but it looks a tad clunky. Hard to tell just from the front. The Optimus S from LG will be running Android OS 2.2 'Froyo' at ...
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LG Optimus S,
Sprint,
Android,
picture,
LG
Posted on Oct 6, 2010 in Android, LG, Sprint •
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