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Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS has finally gotten real, well, at least for those of us with a Google Nexus S in our pockets. Of course, that’s all going to change in less than a day, when Best Buy officially kicks off sales of the Nexus S through all their brick-and-mortar and online stores. But, is…
For months and months, Apple and the iPad had a virtual stranglehold on the tablet computing space. Armed with undeniably sleek industrial design, the proven iOS mobile operating system, a huge display and a battery the size of a small planet, the Apple iPad ushered the world into casual computing on tablet devices designed for…
We’ve been seeing an awful lot of the LG Star recently, and today it has gone official – for South Korea, anyway. At least one local managed to get some time with the Optimus 2X SU660 to compare it with the iPhone 4 and the Samsung Galaxy S, and as you can see in the…
We’ve felt that Microsoft has done a good job building the app ecosystem for its Windows Phone 7 but it has been missing two major parts: app reporting and payouts for developers. Luckily, both of these will soon be addressed. On its blog, Microsoft said that Windows Phone 7 program makers now have download reports…
The Google Nexus S is one of the most anticipated handset launches of 2010, and we managed to get our hands on one of these Samsung-made superphones to put it and its new Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS through its paces. But, before we give the handset the flogging of its life, we figured we’d unbox…
Since October 2009, BlackBerry has slowly but steadily been losing sales on America’s top carrier, Verizon Wireless, to Android handsets (mostly Motorola, but also LG and Samsung). This probably isn’t a huge surprise to anyone who has seen Verizon’s aggressive (and awesome) Android marketing; in fact, Verizon would go so far as to say as…
If you’re like me, you like the idea of Windows Phone 7, but still have no intention of giving up your Android phone to make the switch. Thankfully, with a new theme, you can make your Android phone homescreen work and look like the Microsoft MetroUI that is used on WP7. Now you can get…
The Google Nexus S is only a few days old but we’re already hearing word that there might be some problems trying to fulfill demand with the originally-promised specs. In particular, it looks like the Russian version of the Samsung Android superphone will have Super Clear LCD screens instead of Super AMOLED displays. This likely…
LG has sent some people into a buzz with their recent comment on Facebook regarding Android 2.3 Gingerbread not coming to the Optimus Android smartphone lineup. While responding to a question as to when the Optimus line would be receiving the Gingerbread update, LG, likely only for the sake of keeping things as simple as…
The Nexus S broke cover and was made official yesterday by Google and Samsung. The successor to the Nexus One was confirmed to be an unlocked GSM handset that supports T-Mobile’s 1700MHz flavor of 3G. Today, a rumor fresh from the Android-o-sphere suggests the handset may rock a CDMA/LTE radio and land on Verizon Wireless.…