Apple’s not the only one getting sue-happy over patents, as this brilliant infographic from The New York Times shows that pretty much every major player is involved in a patent lawsuit. Google says the smartphone will overtake the desktop within the next three years, so many companies are trying to carve out their space. Patents…
Droid Eris gets Sense 2.1 through leaked ROM
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…
Cool beans: Spidey comes to your iPhone case
GelaSkins has inked a deal with Marvel to bring your favorite superheroes to your iPhone, Nexus One or virtually any other portable gadget. You can now bring Spider-Man, Iron Man and the X-Men to your favorite device and there are over 75 templates to choose from. An iPhone case with Marvel art will only run…
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…
Google backs HTC in Apple’s patent lawsuit, of course
Even though Apple sued HTC for patent infringements, it’s not that hard to tell this is kind of a proxy fight against Google and its Android mobile operating system. Because of this, it’s not much of a surprise that Google would offer its support for the maker of the Nexus One. Apple singled out some…
HTC HD2, Motorola CLIQ XT T-Mobile Release Dates Leaked
According to some internal docs, the Motoro9la CLIQ XT should be arriving on T-Mobile March 10th and the HTC HD2 (listed as “Dark Handset” here) should be coming on March 24. Just yesterday, we heard some pricing details on these two: $139.99 for the CLIQ XT, and $199.99 for the HD2, both on contract. Our…
HTC responds to Apple lawsuit, cites own patent portfolio
We live in an age where intellectual property can easily be worth more than any physical asset, and that situation has spawned an entire business based on suing companies for dubiously infringing on particular patents. Companies these days wage patent-warfare on each other for the sake of protecting unique and innovative technology or just to…
Rumor: WIND Getting the Android-Powered HTC Magic+
If getting a whackload of new Motorola MOTOBLUR-enabled devices wasn’t enough for Canadians… How about another carrier choice for even more Android love? Wouldn’t that be nice? Recently a WIND subscriber reported that the HTC Magic+ showed up when he logged into his account. Granted, this could be easily faked, but still, I wouldn’t put…
Google: FREE Nexus One or Motorola Droid phones for all (eligible Android devs)!
When you have the kind of bankroll that Google carries around in their back pocket, it’s not hard to seed the entire free world with gratis smartphones like the Google Nexus One or Motorola Droid. Granted, Google isn’t about to hand out free high-end Google phones to the entire world, but they’re going to do…
Windows Phone 7 themes hits Windows Mobile
Sad you can’t get Windows Phone 7 on your Windows Mobile device? Well, it looks like the XDA developers have your back because we’re seeing multiple themes already being worked on. One promising theme is being created by LeSScro for WisBar Advance Desktop 2.x and it has the minimalistic goodness of Microsoft’s latest offering (video…