Samsung is sending various media organizations an invite to an event scheduled to take place on the 8th of November, and saying that they’ll be launching a “new Android device”. We’ve got our thinking caps on, and we’re trying to guess if this is a handset we’ve seen before in another territory like Asia or…
Adobe AIR SDK 2.5 Launches for BlackBerry PlayBook, Android and iOS
When RIM announced their first tablet a few weeks ago, the BlackBerry PlayBook, Flash support was one of the big selling points. To that end, today at the Adobe MAX conference Adobe has launched a set of AIR development tools that work with the tablet’s new operating system, Neutrino by QNX. BlackBerry wasn’t the only…
Huawei IDEOS X6 and X5: Stock Android 2.2 (FroYo) on surprisingly high end hardware [HSPA+, Snapdragon]
Huawei is a Chinese company that has traditionally been known for their infrastructure equipment. They do cell towers, portable WiFi hotspot devices, USB dongles, but more recently they’ve been trying to shoehorn their way into the handset space. In early September they announced the IDEOS, a 2.8 inch low end Android phone. What made it…
Video: “Itching Thumb” makes your Android device act like it’s been hanging out with webOS too much
It’s a little disappointing that webOS never took off. It has design elements in there that to this day have yet to be matched by other platforms. “Itching Thumb” is taking one of the webOS interaction metaphors, the use of cards to represent running applications, and bringing it to the Android platform. To use it…
Quicky: Acer Liquid Metal S120 caught at the FCC playing nice with AT&T 3G bands
Remember that somewhat nice lookin’ Acer Liquid Metal S120? The Android smartphone has been caught at the FCC playing nice on WCDMA II and V bands which perfectly fit AT&T’s 3G network. The test model S120 DVT2 relies on Qualcomm’s 800MHz MSM7230-1 CPU while running the latest version of Android OS – 2.2 Froyo. Rest…
Documents To Go 3.0 now available for Android
I guess DataViz had some serious problems with Documents To Go 3.0 when it took them 5 months to launch the application for Android. The new version of the mobile office suite is better than ever, bringing new features and capabilities, including: Ability to access all Google Docs files right from within Documents To Go.…
Rumor: Photo: Verizon bound LG Android smartphone that does LTE
The photo above was sent by an anonymous tipster to Engadget who says that it’s a high end Android smartphone made by LG for Verizon, and if the logos on the back of the device are any indication of what it’s capable of, then it looks like this could be one of the few LTE…
Square Credit Card Reader is Now a Go
You may already be familiar with Square, the mobile credit card reader for your iOS or Android device, but here’s a quick run down of how it works. You download the Square application and the company sends out a small dongle which allows you to receive payments via credit cards. Pretty simple. Now it’s open…
Motorola Droid Pro for Verizon Going for $299?
A test page is up for the Motorola Droid Pro which will be landing at Verizon and it appears to be quite pricey. The portrait-oriented Android device is a rarity, but most certainly welcome for those who want a physical QWERTY keyboard at the ready. However, at $299, it’s a pretty steep premium when compared…
T-Mobile Comet Spotted in All Its Celestial Glory in the Wild
The T-Mobile Comet is pretty aptly name given its appearance, especially where the physical buttons are beneath the display. It looks pretty mesmerizing. More surprisingly is this little puppy is manufactured by Huawei and is also known as the Ideos. We don’t see too many handsets from Huawei here in the States, but it’s most…







