As India keeps growing its economy, we see more and more advanced devices being announced for the country’s ever-growing mobile phone market. Today we bring you the story that involves the launch of two all-touchscreen handsets for the Indian market. First comes the HTC Legend, usually known as the Hero 2, which comes with Android…
HTC Desire Coming to U.S. Cellular
Just as inventory had suggested, U.S. Cellular has announced that by way of Facebook they’ll be releasing the HTC Desire: The worst kept secret in online history! HTC Desire with Android from U.S. Cellular, coming this summer after our rigorous testing is complete. Now have fun guessing which other Android phone we’ll launch. Elsewhere in the…
Verizon opens up HTC Incredible pre-orders
We just finished telling you all about the upcoming HTC Droid Incredible in our “Incredible” review, and it looks like Verizon is doing their part to start building hype for the soon-to-be-released Android phone from HTC. Verizon Wireless has officially started accepting pre-orders for he HTC Incredible on their website. You can find the page…
T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide gets spec’d, shows impressive features for mid-range
You know how the HTC-made T-Mobile MyTouch 3G lacks a physical keyboard? It might be the mid-range king of Android phones at the moment, but the lack of hard keys for tapping out long-winded emails could be a deal breaker for some. That’s where the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide (codename: Espresso) comes in – it’s…
Review: Verizon’s HTC Droid Incredible – Is it really Incredible? Or is it just another Droid phone?
Some time ago, there was no question that the iPhone was the hands-down most compelling smartphone on the market. Today, with Android phones hitting market hard and fast, the iPhone isn’t as appealing a smartphone as it once was. Android has the potential to give Apple a serious run for their money. The latest Android…
HTC Desire to come in two flavours from 3UK!
3UK released some PR this month saying that they were ranging the HTC Desire – nothing unusual there you might think, other than perhaps the fact they are slightly behind some of the other Operators (notably T-Mobile and Vodafone). However, it’s this very fact that might be behind the definitely unusual stance of 3 releasing…
The mobile roundup – the hot hardware edition
We had a very eventful week in the mobile world, as we saw a bunch of new hardware, cool new programs and a few surprises. Microsoft’s introduction of the Kin devices was the biggest story of the week until Verizon Wireless introduced the hot Droid Incredible. Apple, Palm, and Sony Ericsson also made some waves.…
Google Nexus One used as G-Force meter in super geeky centrifuge lava lamp test
Fancy yourself a geek, do you? Well, consider your geekiness outdone by Neil Fraser. Armed with a Google Nexus One and a little too much free time on his hands, Fraser set off to answer the question of how a lava lamp would work on Jupiter. Would the lava lamp still work correctly? Would the…
Sprint phones could get Android 2.1 in early May
Remember how it seemed like the Motorola Droid 2.1 update took forever? Well, Sprint Android users have been suffering even more but there are signs that this could change in early May, according to leaked screen shots. The HTC Hero and Samsung Moment are solid handsets, but both rock Android 1.5, which is getting long…
Google financial results: Android going strong, Nexus One profitable, 38,000 apps
Google had a solid earnings quarter but what our readers should find interesting is that the results show Android is rapidly gaining traction. An interesting aspect is that the search giant said the Nexus One was “a profitable business,” which is kind of surprising because the data we’ve seen indicates it’s not selling like gangbusters.…