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Slightly in advance of its rumored IFA debut, Samsung’s Galaxy S tablet has made its appearance within the inventory system of Vodafone UK. While the debut is not a lock that the carrier will offer the Samsung Tab on contract ,its appearance is a good sign for Vodafone customers interested in this Android-powered tablet device.…
Samsung is bringing its popular Galaxy S smartphone to China and Brazil. Chinese folks will be able to grab the all-touchscreen Android device from China Mobile and China Telecom. I assume the version China Telecom will sell (marked as I9008) will rock TD-SCDMA radio that allows users to take advantage of 3G speeds. As for…
Vlingo, developer of a popular Voice command application for a wide variety of mobile platforms, responded to Google’s new Voice Actions application by offering its Android application for free. Vlingo points out in a blog post that its voice-product overlaps Google’s Voice Actions in many areas and offers similar functionality. To compete with the Google application, Vlingo…
AlwaysOnPC launched mobile version of its Virtual PC app/service for iOS and Android with more than 40 pre-installed programs including a mobile office suite, image editing software and Flash-enabled Firefox. Hosted “in da cloud,” AlwaysOnPC offers an encrypted SSH connection to and from all devices supported. For users this means both security and performance for…
The Samsung Galaxy S and its variants are plagued with a troubling GPS problem that produces inaccurate GPS readings. Not only is the internal GPS slow to get a satellite lock, when a lock is finally obtained, the location information reported to the handset is often streets, sometimes even towns away from your physical location.…
There was a bunch of news this week that could have long-reaching consequences and no story was bigger than the Google and Verizon putting forth a joint policy statement regarding net neutrality. This was also a big week for Android with the release of some high-profile devices but Google also faces a huge lawsuit over…
Are you a Twitter (or Facebook or Foursquare or Buzz) user with an Android phone, looking to get in on the official TweetDeck beta app for your smartphone? Well, word to the wise, we’ve gotten word that there was a counterfeit app in the Android Market that was masquerading as the official TweetDeck version. The…
According to Asustek Computer’s CEO, Jerry Shen, the company will release a tablet that’s running Google’s Android operating system sometime in March of 2011. The tablet, a part of the Eee Pad family, will cost less than $399. The company has a team of 800 software engineers working on Android, but most are working on…
Good news if you’re one of the few, lucky Verizon users who were able to buy the HTC Droid Incredible, as we’re hearing that Android 2.2, or Froyo, will be hitting the device next week. The news comes from our friends at Mashable, who say the over-the-air upgrade will start rolling out August 18. As…
The Motorola Droid 2 campaign has officially begun, and we have a new TV spot for you. It looks like they’re going the way of the Droid X, and turning users into, well, Droids. The ad is short and sweet, and mentions only a few of the updated device’s features, such as the unified inbox,…