HTC EVO Shift 4G is hitting the major retailers across the country, Best Buy and Sam’s Club included. Walmart is also on the list and soon enough you’ll be able to put your signature on a Sprint contract and go home with a QWERTY keyboard-equipped Android smartphone. Of course, there’s also an option to do…
Dell Venue: The Venue Pro, but without a keyboard and Android instead of Windows Phone 7
Once upon a time Dell used to made a fantastic lineup of personal digital assistants (PDAs) called the Axim. Dell proved with each new generation of Axim devices that there were competent enough to create outstanding hardware. What happened to the people behind Axim is a story no one really knows, but there was a…
DISH Network adds support for Android tablets
2011 will be a big year for tablets. That said, we’re glad to see smart companies riding the trend, providing customers with additional ways to use their brand new gadgets. One such company is DISH Network which launched an app for the growing army of Android tablet owners. The application takes advantage of a bigger…
ViewSonic ViewPad 4: Quite possibly one of the most boring Android devices at CES
ViewSonic, a brand many of us remember from the golden days of CRT monitors when you could pick up a 22 inch tube that weighed as much as your girlfriend for about the same price as an unlocked unsubsidized iPhone, is looking to get into the smartphone game. Why wouldn’t they? Everyone and there mother…
Sony Xperia PlayStation Phone gets an exhaustive preview [Is it awesome?]
When people started snapping up smartphones en masse back in 2007, thank Apple for that, no one could have predicted that it would be mobile gaming that would drive the ecosystem forward. Many, myself included, thought that push email, maps, and general web browsing would make the “new” product category popular enough that people would…
MyFord smartphone app give electric vehicles remote control
Just a few short hours before Ford will keynote at CES 2011, the auto maker has revealed the MyFord smartphone app for BlackBerry, Android and iPhone which will let Focus Electric drivers keep tabs on their vehicle from afar. The key points according to Ford are: Ford has developed the all-new MyFord Mobile app for…
Acer Iconia Tab A500 Android tablet pleases with LTE and Tegra 2
Acer has just opened a can of worms and announced their new tablet device, the Iconia A500. This bad boy rocks Android, Verizon 4G LTE, Tegra 2, and more. The Iconia A500 will ship with the latest version of Android, and if Acer knows what’s good for them, that version should be Honeycomb, and not…
Hulu Plus for Android 2.2 Froyo phones on its way in the coming months
Hulu Plus is coming to Android for select phones in the coming months. Finally Hulu Plus users will be able to enjoy their content on the go with their Android 2.2 Froyo-based phones. No specific devices have been given, but a confirmation was certainly nice. Announced at a Samsung press event here at CES 2011,…
Motorola Atrix 4G – Hands-on Motorola’s first dual-core Android phone
Motorola just wrapped their CES 2011 Las Vegas press conference, and it was filled with exciting demos of the company’s new Android smartphones – like the Motorola Atrix 4G for AT&T. With a whopping 4-inch qHD capacitive touchscreen, 1GB of RAM, support for AT&T’s HSPA+ network, and a fingerprint scanner integrated into the power button,…
HTC and Verizon announce the 4G LTE Thunderbolt
Peter Chou, CEO of HTC, took the stage during Verizon Wireless’ CES press event and unveiled the new Android-powered Thunderbolt. The Thuderbolt will be HTC’s first LTE handset and will feature a beautiful 4.3-inch Super LCD touchscreen display. While on stage, Chou confessed to using the Thunderbolt as his primary device and claimed it was…