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The Nexus S is officially available at Best Buy stores everywhere today, and it’s running the much-anticipated Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Now that we’ve seen everything the new version of the OS offers, as well as the Nexus S, are you as impressed as you thought you’d be? Not too long ago, I asked if Android…
After seeing what Android 2.3 brought to the table, even the very impressed likely began looking to future releases to satisfy their hunger for new features and refreshed UIs. According to a rumor, the next version of the Android OS, which was expected to be version 3.0 (codename “Honeycomb”), may actually be version 2.4. Who…
An analyst over at Barron’s believes that NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 will be the ‘reference design’ for Google’s upcoming tablet-optimized version of Android, dubbed Honeycomb. While this isn’t necessarily confirmed by Google, it’s believable enough. The Tegra 2 chipset sports the dual-core ARM Cortex A9 processor and boasts the kind of graphical processing power that only…
While we all patiently await for the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update, we’ve got something to tide you over for now. The Gingerbread Live Wallpapers have been snatched away and are now ready to install on your Android phone. Maybe. While we’re not sure why this only works for certain phones, more phones will likely be…
With the Android 2.3 Gingerbread SDK released recently, many of the real geeks out there have been wondering as to when the source code would be released by Google. According to the tweet above, not too long after the launch of the Nexus S. How does this source code affect you, you ask? Well, if…
As if Android was in any sort of shortage of game emulators, there’s yet another game console emulator on the way. It’s called nullDC, a Dreamcast emulator, and it may be hitting the Market sometime in the near future. AndroidCentral showed the emulator booting the Dreamcast bios on an Android device yesterday, but I figured…
Remember the Meizu M9? The Meizu handsets have been the epitome of iPhone clones, so we were rather surprised when we heard the rumored specs were as impressive as they are. Those specs are now finalized, as the Meizu M9 website has launched, showing it off in all its iPhone-clone glory. You’ll find pretty much…
Wondering if your Best Buy will have enough Nexus S inventory when it launches the new generation of Google Nexus superphones this Thursday? AndroidAndMe has posted some numbers for the number of Nexus S phones that each Best Buy will get according to the store size. The numbers are unconfirmed, but these figures are all…
Motorola has been churning out smartphones — specifically, Android smartphones — like no other, this much we know. From the Flipout to the Droid X, Moto’s smartphone portfolio covers a vast demographic that rivals other Android leaders. But, where’s Motorola’s gaming focused handset? Well, the newest rumor to hit the streets is that Motorola is…
Motorola’s first Android phone, the Cliq, may finally see a successor coming to market. The Cliq 2 model name has found its way into the Trademark office, and while it’s a little late, it’s certainly better late than never! Codenamed Begonia, the Motorola Android smartphone will ship with Android 2.2 Froyo and the MotoBlur UI.…