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A rumor based upon a series of tweets by Eldar Murtazin suggests that Samsung may have halted production of its Galaxy S and Wave handsets. The unforeseen stoppage is reportedly the result of a shortage of Super AMOLED displays for its popular Android and Bada-powered handsets. These two details, though unfortunate, are reasonable as AMOLED…
A leaked document purportedly details the terms of service for Amazon’s rumored Android app store. If this document is legitimate, it confirms the existence of Amazon’s Android offering and reveals some the restrictive policies that Amazon is putting in place. According to the document, Amazon will be charging developers a $99 yearly registration fee and royalty payments of…
Remember the week leading up to the Nexus One announcement? Every Android fan was incessantly refreshing that google.com/phone URL to see if Google would slip and release some information early. In its heyday, that Nexus One URL was well-visited by those interested in Google’s flagship handset, but now that the Nexus One is part of smartphone history, that…
We’ve covered SCVNGR a few times before and I recently had a chance to check out the company’s Rewards system. Like Foursquare, SCVNGR lets users check in to locations and share that with their friends. It also integrates with Facebook Places, so you can share your location with your friends who are not savvy to…
It looks like some lucky bastards customers who pre-ordered their T-Mobile G2 are beginning to get their packages a little early. Many others (ahem, yours truly) have to wait until tomorrow before they can get a taste, but there’s now a video unboxing, and a picture of what HSPA+ can offer you. First up, the…
For those of you who actually remember or carry the Samsung Beam, we’ve got some bad news for you. It turns out that the pico-projecting phone will not be receiving the Android 2.2 update. So get yourself a Galaxy S already! Why would the Samsung Beam not get another update when it was just released…
It looks like Samsung kept up to its word and now the much-wanted GPS fix is online for Vibrant users. It’s available through Samsung’s Kies program, which allows you to sync files from your computer to your phone. All you need to do is download the program, and once it’s installed, it should give you…
Faster Android boot times seem to be all the rage these days, and who can say that’s a bad thing? Once we caught a glimpse of how fast the HTC Desire Z can boot, it didn’t take long to hear that the fast boot-up times will be available in an upcoming version of CyanogenMod. Well,…
So you rushed to Sprint a few weeks ago and nabbed the Samsung Epic 4G. It has that crisp Super AMOLED screen, WiMax capabilities, Android and, perhaps the reason you got the device, a physical QWERTY keyboard. Life is complete, right? Not so much. Several of you Epic 4G users started complaining that your upload…
Android isn’t unfamiliar with the military, so why not NASA? It looks like the National Aeronautics and Space Administration have come up with a way for the Android-powered Nexus One to control a Senseta Rover. Coupled with Arduino and Bluetooth on board, the Nexus One may have felt right at home with its geeky brethren. It’s…