I know many of the Xperia X10 (whether the original, Mini or Mini Pro) smartphone owners keep asking – WHEN? When will Sony Ericsson finally release the Android 2.1 and hopefully soon afterwards the 2.2 Froyo update for its devices? We don’t know the latter, but regarding the former, the Swedish-Japanese handset maker used its…
Orange to launch a £200 Android tablet by end of year
Orange seems to be looking at the prospects of today’s tablet computers with great interest. The France Telecom-owned operator is apparently planning to launch a £200 Android tablet by end of year. According to French financial newspaper Les Echos, they have reportedly contracted a “large Asian manufacturer” to make such a device. The idea is…
Archos unveils five new Android 2.2 tablets
After releasing a few entry level Android tablets over the past ten months, Archos is kicking it up a notch with five new Android tablets slated to make their appearance at IFA this week. Powered by Android 2.2, this diverse group includes slates whose display sizes run from the very small 2.3-inches all the way…
Angry Birds beta hitting Android this Friday?
The hit iPhone game Angry Birds is said to be hitting beta status for the Android operating systemthis Friday. This game alone will likely take the top spot in the Android Market in no time. Gaming options on Android is greatly lacking and even that is an understatement. Sure, Bonsai Blast, Devilry Huntress, and Alchemy…
Verizon making a ton of smartphones available for prepaid service [UPDATE: confirmed with box leak]
Verizon is stepping up its game on the prepaid front by offering some killer smartphones for this no-contract service. No longer will customers on Verizon have to choose from the crappy phones that most carriers provide for prepaid plans. It looks like Verizon will begin to offers these devices starting Sept. 2 – every Droid…
LG Optimus Pad Android tablet on its way
We knew LG had big plans for Android including a tablet, but that was about it. Although we still have very few details, the LG Android tablet now has a name, the Optimus Pad. Since all that was announced about the tablet was the name, we have every reason to expect that it will still…
Review: HTC Desire – You Know You Want It
The HTC Desire came out on U.S. Cellular last week, offering another opportunity for those who were sitting on the fence with the Nexus One. The Desire packs in a bit more RAM, a new kind of display, and the Sense custom user interface, but it’s otherwise just like the N1. Given Google’s experiment in…
AOL buys location social network Rally Up
Like fellow portal Yahoo, AOL is trying to adapt to a new reality where mobile is only going to become increasingly important. The company has just purchased the mobile app firm Rally Up to help usher in its new mobile strategy. Rally Up specializes in mobile apps and it’s probably best known for its Rally…
First official pictures of the T-Mobile G2 leak
We were pretty sure what to expect from the upcoming T-Mobile G2 at this point. From a leaked ROM revealing a new Qualcomm CPU, to a handful of pictures that have leaked into the wild, we though we had this thing covered from end to end. That may not be true, as we don’t have…
T-Mobile HSPA+ 3G now covers over 100 million people
T-Mobile continues to expand its HSPA+ 3G network and this mobile data network now covers over 100 million people. The new markets with access to T-Mobile HPSA+ 3G networks include Boston, Mass.; Erie, Penn.; Fresno, Palm Springs and San Diego, Calif.; Miami, Fla.; Richmond, Va.; Spokane, Wash.; and Topeka, Kan. The speed of the roll…