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Not to be outdone by T-Mobile and Samsung, Sprint is promising that the Android 2.2 Froyo update is coming soon to the Epic 4G but it declined to be specific about a date. “Sprint & Samsung are working to release Froyo for Epic ASAP, but only after it meets rigorous testing criteria to ensure quality…
It looks like it won’t be too long before you can get one of the hottest Android smartphones around, as the Motorola Atrix 4G has just passed the Federal Communication Commission and it shouldn’t be too long before it hits retail shelves. The Motorola Atrix 4G passe the FCC and there aren’t many surprises, as…
The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc will be getting a little brother, which may show its face at Mobile World Congress next month: the Vivaz 2. We had caught a glimpse of this phone before, named the Hallon, but combined with the Experia branding, it’s hard to tell what exactly this new phone will be called…
Android wasn’t much of a focus on Google’s fourth-quarter earnings conference call, as there were bigger fish to fry, but there were a few interesting nuggets along the way. At the end of 2010, search on mobile devices grew four times more than the previous year. That’s good news indeed, but it was Android devices…
We know that Samsung will show off the Galaxy S2 at Mobile World Congress in a few weeks but we’ve just heard another tidbit that the smartphone will be capable of full 1080p HD video recording. This tidbit comes from TechRadar, which said the Samsung Galaxy S2 will pack an 8-megapixel camera that can do…
The RealPlayer media client for Android has been updated with a bunch of UI tweaks, plus a new homescreen widget for playback control, support for saving and listening to playlists, options to change video aspect ratios. The nice thing about this particular update is that it was built exclusively based on user feedback. On top…
It looks like there will be a major shakeup at Google, as Eric Schmidt will no longer be the CEO and co-founder Larry Page will take over the day-to-day operations starting April 4. Eric Schmidt will not be leaving the company, as he will now be the Executive Chairman and focus on partnerships, tech thought…
If you had any doubt that Google views mobile as its future, then you should check out the essay Google CEO Eric Schmidt wrote for the Harvard Business Review. The search giant’s CEO reiterates the company’s commitment to mobile and points to 4G LTE, mobile money and cheaper handsets as key to Android’s success. Android…
We’ve seen the Desire get its HD sequel and we were pretty impressed, but it looks like HTC just isn’t through with their Desire line just yet. The picture above may actually be what will be the HTC Desire 2. What basically looks like a black Nexus One with a front-facing camera, the Desire 2…
After rumors and leaks coming down the pipe for some time now, T-Mobile has officially announced their Samsung Vibrant successor, the Galaxy S 4G. So what’s this thing do that the original Vibrant can not? Well, for starters, the Galaxy S 4G supports Magenta’s 4G HSPA+ network. And, the handset ships with Android 2.2 Froyo…