Alongside all the whiz-bang tech coming out of Google I/O 2011, Sony Ericsson came to the developer-focused conference to show off their new, pint-sized Android smartphones – the Sony Ericsson XPERIA Mini and XPERIA Mini Pro. In an age where smartphone displays seem to be getting bigger and bigger (and pushing the limits of pocketability),…
Sneak Peak: New Android Market features and UI – Google I/O 2011
Today, at Google I/O 2011, the Mountain View, CA.-based Android showed off a few screens from the new Android Market app for Android phones. The aim of the revamped Android Market UI is to aid in app discovery, app promotions, and to make it easier for a user to read details about a particular app.…
Live Blog at the Google I/O Day 2 Keynote
Hey, folks! We’re here at the Google I/O day 2 keynote and we’re hoping to follow up yesterday’s hot news with more from the search giant, and perhaps more coming from the Android department. We’ll be keeping you updated as the news happens, and we’ll share photos as well so you’ll feel like you’re right…
Video: Google I/O 2011 Day One Keynote
If you’ve been kicking yourself for missing out on the Google I/O 2011 Day One Keynote, you’ll be happy to hear that Google has just posted their full-form keynote video for all you Android fans to enjoy. The keynote, which ended earlier today, focused on all things Android, and served up some interesting sneak peaks…
Hands-on: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Limited Edition with Android Honeycomb OS
In case you missed it, Google just handed out free Galaxy Tab 10.1 Limited Edition Android Honeycomb tablets to all five thousand or so attendees of its Google I/O 2011 conference. While the rest of the world has to wait to put their own fingerprints all over the shiny new tablet, we’re lucky enough to…
Sprint CEO Hesse: AT&T / T-Mobile deal will ‘stifle’ US wireless market
Sprint chief Dan Hesse today took aim against the pending AT&T and T-Mobile deal that could radically affect the US wireless landscape. Hesse took to the keynote stage at the ClimateOne conference in San Francisco to speak out against the proposed AT&T buyout of the Duetsche Telekom-owned T-Mobile, which we first caught wind of just…
Meet the people behind the HTC Thunderbolt [video]
If you’re a fan of the HTC Thunderbolt, like we are, you’re probably wondering where all the ideas and creativity behind the smartphone came from. There’s a lot that goes into making a smartphone, so to show you what went into making the Thunderbolt a reality, HTC has posted an inspiring video that gives you a close-up…
REVIEW: Verizon HTC Thunderbolt – Screaming along at 4G LTE speeds (at a cost)
There’s no doubt that “4G” networks and devices are the hotness right now, and Verizon’s first 4G LTE smartphone capable of bringing real mobile broadband speeds to the palm of your hand – the HTC Thunderbolt – is about as hot as it gets (for the moment, at least). The HTC Thunderbolt is brimming with…
iOS 4.3.1 gets untethered jailbreak via PwnageTool 4.3, redsn0w 0.9.6rc9
With a working jailbreak exploit for iOS 4.3.1 delivered to the hackers on the iPhone Dev Team last week, it really was only a matter of time before the latest version of iOS got an official jailbreak via PwnageTool and redsn0w. Today, the Dev Team released the new PwnageTool 4.3 and redsn0w 0.9.6rc9 to help…
REVIEW: Apple iPad 2 – Resetting the bar for tablets
The iPad 2 is the second coming of the iOS-powered device that jump-started the current trend of all trends in tech – the tablet computer. Armed with a next-generation dual-core Apple A5 processor that sports two processor cores running at 1GHz each and both rear- and front-facing cameras, the new iPad 2 is slimmer, faster,…