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Once again, it looks like MetroPCS may beat the major carriers to the LTE punch, as the nation’s fifth-largest carrier is promising to have an Android handset with LTE capabilities. According to Fierce Wireless, MetroPCS CEO Roger Linquist said the company will have an LTE Android smartphone out in the first quarter of 2011. He…
So, the Samsung Nexus S went live today complete with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and along with it a flood of background information like instructional YouTube videos and the operating system’s user manual have been made available. We’ve got them all here for your perusal. Before diving in, let’s run through the Nexus S specs again…
While many are still awaiting Android 2.1 Eclair for their Xperia X10‘s, we’re now hearing that Sony Ericsson may already hard at work getting some Froyo on the handset. Well, maybe. We know that Japanese-Swedish smartphone-maker isn’t the only one suffering from long software update cycles, thanks to all the extensive testing that needs to…
It’s Google day in the Android world as the Mountain View company unveiled the Nexus S and unleashed the Android 2.3 “Gingergbread” SDK into the capable hands of the developer community. While the world takes a long and close look at the successor to the Nexus One, original Nexus One users are anxiously awaiting their…
Sprint said it will begin phasing out its iDEN network in 2013 and it will move the more than 10.6 million subscribers over to its CDMA network and still retain the much-vaunted push-to-talk feature. Don’t worry, you’ll still be able to ask chicken heads “Where you at?” According to the USA Today: The phase-out is…
When it comes to check-in services, Foursquare and Facebook Places generally get more attention than Loopt, which was pioneering location-based social networking before it was trendy. Well, Loopt has just released its 4.0 version of its app for Apple iPhone and Android and the LBS apps features a revamped user interface and some cool geo-related…
Amidst a flurry of Android 2.3 Gingerbread news today, the details just keep piling on as the user guide has become available. If there was anything you needed to know about the new iteration of Google’s platform, this user guide ought to take care of it as it’s very thorough. Perhaps you’re already an Android…
The Barnes and Noble’s NOOKcolor has gotten some Android 2.2.1 Froyo treatment, possibly making it a bit more appealing to those looking for an Android tablet on the cheap. Thanks to some creative hackery, some clever developers managed to put Android 2.2 Froyo onto the B&N NOOKcolor e-book reader. But while it’s indeed a nice…
The Google Nexus S with Android 2.3 Gingerbread looks like a killer superphone and with the pricing, Google appears to have learned from its mistakes with the Nexus One. You’ll be able to stroll down to your local Best Buy beginning Dec. 16 to buy the Google Nexus S, made by Samsung, for $529 unlocked…
The iPhone fanboys now have a devastating bit of ammunition to pull out against their Android counterparts, as an iPhone CPR app has helped save the life of a young basketball player. According to the LA Times, Xavier Jones was playing high-school basketball when his heart stopped due to a pre-existing medical condition. Luckily, coach…