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The Limited Edition R2-D2 Motorola Droid 2 for Verizon, due to launch at the end of this month, has made a cameo appearance on Verizon’s website and it’s a beauty. Not only does the Droid 2 come with a special paint job that George Lucas makes a penny off of for every unit sold, but…
Don’t know about you, but I’m a big fan of audiobooks. I listen to them when in a gym, when doing dishes, cleaning around the house and all those other “brainless” activities, if ya know what I mean. So I’m personally glad to report that the Audible application is now available for the Android platform!…
As a manufacturer of Android handsets, Samsung has agreed to release the source code for all devices powered by Google’s popular mobile OS. The latest handset exposed to the world is the recently released Epic 4G. The source code let loose by Samsung has the underlying Android OS for Sprint’s latest and greatest smarthphone, minus all the proprietary content which includes, among other…
Chinese manufacturer Huawei is looking to branch out beyond its Asian roots and may launch its recently announced Ideos handset stateside. According to the Wall Street Journal, Huawei is in talks with T-Mobile and a deal between the two companies could be signed in as little as four weeks. If all goes smoothly, the Ideos could make its US…
I pegged the TELUS HTC Desire as a hot seller (in my mind). To backup my case, Simon posted a mostly glowing review of the device… in fact, if you give the review a look, you might even catch Simon say something like ‘why do I use BlackBerry again?’. Check it out and give his…
An Android-powered QWERTY slider from HTC was uncovered in the myriad of test results that emerge from the FCC. Designated the PD42100, the handset prominently features a Verizon logo and Android-specific touch sensitive front buttons. According to the test results, the handset is a world phone with dual-mode CDMA(2000)/GSM(850), EV-DO Rev. A, Bluetooth, and 2.4GHz…
The Toshiba Folio 100 was recently announced at IFA 2010 in Berlin, and we got some hands-on time with the Europe-only (for now) Android tablet that Toshiba is positioning to take on the Apple iPad. The 10.1-inch tablet boast all kinds of connectivity options (including a USB port capable of charging devices), a full-size SD…
That was pretty damn quick, no? The Samsung Galaxy Tab was just officially announced yesterday, yet it has already been rooted. Now users can take full advantage of all the root applications you’d like. At this rate, we may see a custom recovery image in the near future to make way for some custom ROMs.…
It looks like Android may not be as far behind Apple iPhone (and iOS devices) as it may seem when it comes to mobile web usage, as new research from Quantcast shows the little green robot is gaining on iOS. In a blog post, Quantcast said Android has 25% of the U.S mobile web consumption…
It’s been a big week for the Samsung Galaxy Tab, as we’ve seen it officially announced, get some ridiculous rumored pricing and now we’re hearing that the tablet may be hitting up Sprint sometime in November with 4G inside. If the trend continues, I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if we see this thing pop up…