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The upcoming Microsoft Windows Phone 7 will still come with a licensing fee of about $15 per unit and that could seem odd in a world where open source alternatives like Android and Symbian can be had for no royalties. A Microsoft employee supposedly contacted AlleyInsider to say that the “free” label with Android and…
Disappointed that the HDMI output on the DROID X is limited to the gallery app only and can’t output streaming content from SlingPlayer to your HDTV? If you have $1.99 to spare, you may want to checkout Real HDMI, a new app from GmanApps that will free you from this troubling restriction. For the cost of a…
If you can’t wait to get your hands on the Samsung Epic 4G for Sprint tomorrow, you’ll be happy to know that the carrier’s stores will be opening early to accommodate demand for this new Android superphone. What’s all the fuss about? Well, the Sprint Epic 4G is the carrier’s version of the Samsung Galaxy…
Once we got news that the Motorola Droid X had received its very own custom recovery image, we were patiently awaiting custom Android (well, Android 2.2 Froyo, in particular) ROMs to surface. Today, Verizon’s power-packed flagship Android smartphone has been given some custom ROM love in a video demonstration that proves it’s at least possible…
If you’re tired of Android gaming being behind the Apple iPhone, you should be happy to know that Google is bolstering its mobile gaming portfolio with the purchase of SocialDeck. On its website, SocialDeck said, “We started this company with the goal of connecting friends through social games on all kinds of exciting new mobile…
Motorola expanded its Ming lineup today by launching three new Android handsets specially designed for China. The eclectic three include the A1680, the MT810, and the XT806. Destined for a different wireless carrier in China, each handset sports the distinctive design and signature transparent flip screen of the Ming handset series. With WCDMA onboard, the…
While there aren’t too many more details on the upcoming 7 inch Android tablet from ViewSonic, dubbed the ViewPad, we now have a couple of pictures of the upcoming tablet and some confirmation of it’s features. With 3G, GPS, and a microSD card slot, this little guy is shaping up to be one nice tablet,…
Bing arrives for Android users on the Verizon Wireless network today, so if you’re an avid Bing user there is plenty to get excited about. You can hop on over to the Android Marketplace to grab the Bing app and get to searching with the feature-rich application as a bunch of nifty features have been…
The NVIDA Tegra 2 dual-core chip will find its way into many upcoming Android phones and tablets later this year, and for good reason. The Tegra2 offers a true dual-core processor, giving any device with the Tegra 2 system-on-chip CPU running under the hood the kind of experience that is probably best described as “blazing…
Some shots of a new Android phone from LG have bubbled up, along with a handful of specs. Running Android 2.2 (Froyo), the LG E720 has a 3.2″ capacitive touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, and is powered by a 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM 7227 processor. It looks like a pretty standard mid-range handset, but…