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Bell has just unleashed a new promotion, featuring a pair of Android-Powered devices, and one Windows Phone 7 handset at a favorable discount. On now through the end of the month, you can take $75 off the regular price of the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant, HTC Desire Z, or LG Optimus Quantum. The Quantum runs…
The Google Nexus S launched with an integrated NFC chip manufactured by NXP. According to a report from NearFieldCommunicationsWorld, the NXP-branded chip inside the Nexus S is capable of bi-directional operation but it has been crippled. In its current state, the handset only works as a reader and not a transmitter. While operation as a…
A report out of Digitimes suggests HTC is planning to ship 60 million handsets in 2011, a three-fold increase over 2010. In a summit held in Taipei, the Taiwanese manufacturer reportedly informed the executives of over 100 parts suppliers of this manufacturing goal. The suppliers were warned in advance that they should be prepared to deliver the…
Nexus One owners who bought their device via Vodafone may be getting the Android 2.2 update as we speak. It’s not a full Gingerbread upgrade, but something worth looking forward to, nevertheless. The process is conducted over-the-air, requiring no software installed on your PC or Mac. Here’s what Vodafone had to say about it: Google…
With the success of Google’s Android operating system it comes as no surprise to hear that HTC, makers of devices such as the T-Mobile G2 (Desire Z in Europe and Asia) and Droid Incredible on Verizon Wireless, has just set a new record for monthly sales. During November the Taiwanese firm scored $1.27 billion in…
Two of the hottest Android smartphones are coming to India – HTC Desire HD and Desire Z. Apparently, the first of the two may hit the major HTC dealers at some point this week, with the latter to follow shortly afterwards. According to FoneArena, the Desire HD may retail for about 35,000 INR which is…
We had previously heard that the HTC Knight (Speedy) would launch Jan. 6 and the arrival of some accessories are further proof that this Android superphone with WiMax should be hitting Sprint in just a few weeks. HTCPedia has just landed a few cases and some decent-looking pictures of what it claims to be the…
There are more signs that the just-announced Google Nexus S was very close to being called the Nexus Two. Google’s YouTube page for the Android superphone calls to a domain called “nexustwophone.appspot.com.” This is despite the fact that the company’s CEO Eric Schmidt said the company wouldn’t be making a sequel to the world’s first…
Everyone’s favorite Windows Mobile device gone Android, the HD2, has just been blessed with its own Android 2.3 Gingerbread port. This comes from none other than XDA-Developers, and while the port is not available at the moment, we can expect a team of skilled developers to be working on this to get it up and…
Don’t get too excited just yet, but there seems to be a handful of Android 2.3 Gingerbread ROMs already available for a select group of HTC Android phones. Like I said, don’t get too excited, as these ROMs are not going to be stable enough for day-to-day use. Rather, you should consider these Gingerbread ROMs…