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Smartphone usage in the U.S. is on the rise and it looks like half of all mobile users in the States will be using smartphones by the end of 2011. As a matter of fact, about a third of mobile users in the U.S. currently own a smartphone whether it’s an iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Symbian…
Popular twitter application, Touiteur, has been updated to version 2.0. The application supports widgets and is one of the top twitter applications available for Android. Touiteur offers a free version so you can try it out; with this latest update, the free version is now ad-supported. A Premium, add-free version is also available for €1.99…
With the success of Google’s Android operating system it comes as no surprise to hear that HTC, makers of devices such as the T-Mobile G2 (Desire Z in Europe and Asia) and Droid Incredible on Verizon Wireless, has just set a new record for monthly sales. During November the Taiwanese firm scored $1.27 billion in…
Good news for the NFL fans with Android smartphones. The best football game, Madden NFL 11, is set to hit the Android Market at some point in the first quarter of next year. While we don’t have the exact release date, we do know the game will feature an awesome 3D graphics and work on…
Good folks from the Swype team released a new version of the popular text input application for Android. Version 2.15.56.14870 of Swype BETA for Google’s mobile platform, packs several important fixes and enhancements, including: Resolved accuracy issue that was introduced in the last beta update. Double-Tap-to-Edit which you use when Swype chooses a wrong word.…
Two of the hottest Android smartphones are coming to India – HTC Desire HD and Desire Z. Apparently, the first of the two may hit the major HTC dealers at some point this week, with the latter to follow shortly afterwards. According to FoneArena, the Desire HD may retail for about 35,000 INR which is…
We had previously heard that the HTC Knight (Speedy) would launch Jan. 6 and the arrival of some accessories are further proof that this Android superphone with WiMax should be hitting Sprint in just a few weeks. HTCPedia has just landed a few cases and some decent-looking pictures of what it claims to be the…
LG has sent some people into a buzz with their recent comment on Facebook regarding Android 2.3 Gingerbread not coming to the Optimus Android smartphone lineup. While responding to a question as to when the Optimus line would be receiving the Gingerbread update, LG, likely only for the sake of keeping things as simple as…
Comcast is making a big push in the mobile space and it has just released its Xfinity app for Android. Like the iPhone app, the Xfinity Android app enables users to check their home e-mail, review voicemails, have their home phone calls routed to the Android phone. As you would expect, the Xfinity Android app…
The rumors about the Sony Ericsson PlayStation Phone with Android 2.3 Gingerbread have steadily been flowing out and the latest ones pegs the release date in March 2011. According to ITProPortal, the PlayStation Phone will launch in March after being officially debuted in February at the Mobile World Congress show. This does seem to make…