Are you a Droid Eris owner waiting impatiently for the updated Sense UI running on top of Android 2.1? Well good news guys, a recent leaked ROM found its away on the XDA forums! But with the update officially coming some point soon, is it worth it? Right after the ROM was released onto the…
Google Gesture Search now available for Android 2.x devices
Google has really been churning out their own apps lately. It seems that Goggles, Shopper, Buzz, Earth, appeared relatively quickly one after the other, and now we have Google Gesture Search hot off the shelves. If you’ve used any of Google’s applications for Android, you’ve probably noticed that they work rather well, even for a…
Cell phones may get cancer warning labels in Maine
The Health and Human Services Committee is proposing a bill that will require handset manufacturers to put risk of cancer warnings on mobile phones in Maine. There have long been reports that cell phone radiation can cause brain cancer, especially in small children. Tests on the matter are usually a mixed bag, that do not…
Nexus One not so good at multi-touching
Multi-touch, specifically pinch to zoom, has been one of the few/many (depending on how you look at it) things that was left out of almost all Android devices. Shortly after the launch of the Nexus One, Google turned on the switch to this technology, but it looks like it has a few bugs, and now…
AT&T kicks Google search out of their own phone in favor of Yahoo
Everyone break your piggy banks, the Motorola BackFlip is coming! Or, not. AT&T has just stuck it to Google by going with Yahoo as the device’s primary search feature. Why they decided to go this route is up for debate, but all the upcoming AT&T Android devices coming out this year could be shipping with…
Archos Android Phone tablet may be scrapped
Early last fall, we caught a glimpse of the Archos Phone Tablet. Expected to be officially revealed at CES earlier this year, the handset never materialized on the floor. Has it been put on the back burner? Or has it been scrapped all together? Promised to run Android OS, sport a 1GHz ARM cortex processor, and…
Apple’s at it again – rejecting apps people want.
Apple has a way of — let me put this in a nice way — really pissing people off with what gets approved in their App Store, and what does not. From rejecting Google Voice, and then accepting a Spanish version of Mein Kampf, you’ve really got to wonder if they are reviewing these applications…
Android and RIM web share up in February, iPhone falls slightly
It looks like Android and RIM have really been clawing their way up in they smartphone market food chain. Both OS’s have increased their share of North American mobile web traffic a decent amount in the month of February, and let’s hope they don’t stop. On the other end of the spectrum, the iPhone has lost…
T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ XT (Zeppelin) features touch-sensitive body
It wasn’t too long ago that we first laid eyes (and hands) on T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ XT. The CLIQ XT (Quench, for all you non-Americans out there) was unveiled at Mobile World Congress last month in Barcelona, and the keyboard-less CLIQ makes for quite a slick successor. The refresh of Motorola’s original MotoBlur drops some weight and…
Nexus One Mods coming down the pipe in full force
The Nexus One’s modder’s have very been busy lately, turning something great into something better. First, with the new Sense UI ports that have began to trickle out, and now we have video of some other goodies on their way. The newest additions to the fast growing add-ons are a multi-color trackball option, custom live…