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HTC filed a trademark in Europe for the word ‘Sensation’, leading many to believe that HTC is developing a skin for its rumored Android tablet. The name “Sensation” is similar to HTC’s popular Sense UI and could be an alternative name used to differentiate its tablet line from its smartphone line. The trademark filing lists…
CHARGE Anywhere updated its mobile payment application for Android. The main new thing included in this release is support for non-credit card transactions like cash, check and ACH payments. Merchants of any size can qualify for the lowest possible swiped rates on card transactions and run an efficient, professional operation by adding an optional battery-operated…
Earlier today, Florian Mueller, founder of the NoSoftwarePatents campaign, presented new evidence of copyright infringement in Android’s source code. His accusation focused on two sets of files found in separate locations within the Android source code tree. The first set is comprised of seven files (PolicyNodeImpl.java, AclEntryImpl.java, AclImpl.java, GroupImpl.java, OwnerImpl.java, PermissionImpl.java, and PrincipalImpl.java) that are included…
The Google Nexus One is being sent an OTA (over the air) update right now, bringing it up to Android 2.2.2 OS – notice that this is not Android 2.3 Gingerbread, sadly. The update serves up some “import security updates”, but we’re all still left wondering when the Nexus One will actually receive the Android…
Rejoice, T-mobile Samsung Vibrant users, as the long-awaited Android 2.2 Froyo upgrade for your Galaxy S variant has finally gotten the green light from T-Mobile and Samsung. As we mentioned previously, starting today, Jan 21, anyone with a T-Mobile Vibrant in their pockets can upgrade their Super AMOLED-toting smartphone to Android Froyo via the Samsung…
It looks like we can expect some great products from Verizon Wireless in the near future, as a new leak has the reported pricing for the HTC Thunderbolt 4G and the Motorola Xoom Android Honeycomb tablet. The leak says the HTC Thunderbolt 4G will cost $249.99 and that will likely be with a subsidy and…
When we first caught wind of the Samsung Gem, it looked to be destined for Verizon Wireless around September of last year. That date came and went with no announcement whatsoever, so the prevailing assumption was that the handset had been canned altogether by Big Red. Well, today, it looks like the Gem will be…
That scary Internet may have told you that the upcoming Motorola Xoom would be coming with MotoBlur but the company told IntoMobile that this wouldn’t be the case and that this tablet would be a Google Experience device to show off Android 3.0 Honeycomb. I saw the news earlier today, as an executive said the…
Remember the Motorola Xoom? You know, the Android-powered tablet that stole the show at CES earlier this month? The world’s first-to-market Android Honeycomb tablet is packed to the gills with high-end features, and we were happy to see that it would be unmodified, stock Android OS. While that’s great news for early adopters, we’re hearing…
GadgetTrak has recently launched a new security suite for Android and BlackBerry, which including remotely wiping contacts from the device, AES-encrypted contact and photo backup, remote GPS tracking (as the name suggests), and remote alarm. The app will also send you a notification if the SIM card has been changed, which is a likely scenario…