One of the most desired Android smartphones to date, HTC Desire HD, is now available for purchase across few UK online stores. First comes uSwitch which is offering the device on an array of carrier contracts as well as SIM free. With some solid contract, users can get it for FREE, while the unlocked version…
Samsung Continuum, LG Vortex hit Verizon shelves on October 29th?
Even if Verizon is prepping an iPhone later next year, it surely isn’t slowing the massive onslaught of Android devices. Rumor has it that the Samsung Continuum and LG Vortex could be on its way as soon as October 29th. Neither of the handsets will be graced with the Droid name and will both sport…
HootSuite for Android Updated with Facebook Functions
Following-up on the public launch of their BlackBerry app, HootSuite has added Facebook functionality to their Android client, which was previously only used for accessing Twitter. The update includes all of the corporate-grade social networking you could need, like accessing multiple accounts, scheduling posts, leave comments, and import most of your settings from the web…
T-Mobile G2 overclocked to 1.3GHz
The T-Mobile G2 has been under fire about its performance since the carrier announced that the handset would come with an 800MHz processor, making skeptics believe that the G2 wouldn’t be able to hold its own against the competition. That was disproved through benchmarks, yet some still look at the 800MHz number and believe it’s…
MyTouch 3G Android 2.2 Froyo update rolling out now
Looks like the Android 2.2 Froyo update is beginning to roll out for MyTouch 3G owners who’ve been stuck on 1.6 for some time now. The MyTouch 3G, one of the oldest Android handsets in the US, is receiving the latest OS update, and it’s hard not to be excited. Android 2.2 Froyo brings a…
Google, Android devs respond to Apple criticism
During Apple’s fourth-quarter conference call yesterday, CEO Steve Jobs ripped into the competition. In particular, he criticized Google Android for being too fragmented and said the “open” label doesn’t mean a thing if it means that end users and developers have to suffer through a poor experience. Google’s Andy Rubin, who is a key figure…
Vlingo InCar Voice Control for Android Now Available on All Carriers
Voice recognition app Vlingo had partnered up with Sprint in what looked like an exclusive arrangement to provide new in-car functions, but today Vlingo announced that the same features are now available globally to those nabbing the the app in the open Android Market. To kick off the new version, Vlingo has a contest where…
Engineering samples of Android 3.0 powered tablets to be ready in December; Android 4.0 in 2H 2011
Our favorite Taiwanese rumor site Digitimes is saying that by the end of this year Google is going to finish Android 3.0 and that engineering samples of the hardware it’s meant to run on will be ready during the same period. Android 3.0, which we know very little about other than that the codename is…
Deal Alert: Amazon offers HTC Evo 4G and Samsung Epic 4G for $99.99!
Good ol’ Amazon never ceases to impress. Their latest mobile offering involves two of the hottest smartphones from Sprint’s portfolio, HTC Evo 4G and Samsung Epic 4G, both of which are available for $99. As you can imagine, this is the price with an appropriate two-year contract, but that’s still $100 less from what Sprint…
Toshiba Regza IS04: Android 2.1, 4 inch screen, 12 megapixel camera [Japan only]
It used to be that every time the Japanese came out with a device I’d wave my fist in the air because it could do things like pay for groceries using NFC or tune into the free over the air crystal clear television signals. For all the things Japanese phones do, they’re mainly feature phones,…