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As expected, the Samsung Galaxy Tab should be hitting AT&T, along with Verizon and Sprint. While no carrier has confirmed the Galaxy Tab’s availability, the Android tablet has been spotted with the AT&T logo on its backside. The Galaxy Tab will join the Dell Streak and the iPad at AT&T, and even though we can expect…
Another tidbit from that Nielsen survey last week is that a whooping 33% of Android users had opened an in-application advertisement in the last 30 days. The other platforms trailed at 29% of Windows Mobile users, 26% for iPhone owners, 24% in other (presumably made up mostly of feature phones), 22% of Palm OS users,…
Well, it looks like the HTC Droid Incredible is going to get one of those fancy SLCD screens from Sony and this should help keep the device on the shelves. As you know, HTC was having problems with the AMOLED screens it was getting from Samsung. Actually, the screens were fine but it couldn’t get…
Those of you who are a part of theSwype beta for Android, you’ll be happy to know that you have an update waiting you. You need to be a registered beta tester in order to get access to this updated version of Swype, but if you are, you can expect many bug-fixes across the board.…
Traditional publishers are facing disruptions from all over the place, as the Internet and mobile apps are becoming increasingly popular and disrupting business models. At the App Nation conference in San Francisco Monday, representatives from ESPN, TIME and Samsung offered some interesting takes on how mainstream publishers can adapt to the new world. “What’s most…
While we know that many upcoming Android tablets may not sport the application marketplace, there were even more worries if applications developed for the platform would even run efficiently on a screen larger than a smartphone. It looks like applications, if available on the tablets, should run rather well. We know that Android 2.2 Froyo,…
We heard that Rogers was going to be launching the BlackBerry Torch 9800 on September 24, and as you might expect, they’ve got some sales staff to train. More interesting than that though is Galaxy S Captivate training starting online as well, meaning we’ll likely see it in the next week or two, even though…
Motorola unveiled its special surprise for Oprah fans- it is the Motorola DEFY for T-Mobile USA. The press release is hitting the wires before the show and confirms that American manufacturer will launch the DEFY with MOTOBLUR in time for the holiday shopping season. This latest offering is a rugged Android handset that features a 3.7-inch WVGA (480…
Motorola announced that it will share an exciting announcement on Oprah’s farewell season opener today. Details are sparse but it involves Android and will be a special surprise. Oprah has supported Android in the past. She is a known Evo 4G owner and has pimped the MyTouch 3G with a coupon code that offered the handset for…
With Android handsets being churned out like there’s no tomorrow, users are still complaining about fragmentation. After all, some devices released recently are still sporting version 1.5! However, it seems that as more and more devices come out with Eclair and Froyo – 2.1 and 2.2, respectively – the user base for the more recent…