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Another day, another Samsung Epic 4G rumor for Sprint. Initial rumors said that the Galaxy S variant would be launching on August 11, and seeing how it’s a day away and it’s all quiet on Big Yellow’s front, it’s safe to say that ain’t happening. The new rumor says that the Epic 4G will be…
Our smartphones are little computers that fit in our pockets, but we’re still so used to thinking of them as just phones that we sometimes forget that these little things are susceptible to viruses, too. Today, a Trojan virus for Android has been discovered by Kaspersky Lab. The virus is named Trojan-SMS.ANdroidOS.FakePlayer.a and has apparently…
The successor to the original Motorola Droid, the highly anticipated Motorola DROID 2, will be bringing Android 2.2 Froyo to Verizon on August 12th. Verizon has official announced today that the DROID 2 goes up for pre-sale tomorrow, August 11, with sales kicking off the very next day. Get excited! The Droid 2 is faster…
In its five-year fiscal report for the top wireless carriers in the US, IE Market Research predicted that AT&T will overtake Verizon Wireless as the nation’s largest wireless carrier. The report cites AT&T’s increasing growth rate and Verizon’s falling growth rate for this leadership change which is expected to occur in 2011. Much of this…
Android users who recently updated to version 2.2 were shocked to discover that their once pristine streaming audio now sounds muddy, tinny, and downright awful. This flaw with streaming audio was originally reported in June by Nexus One users who were the first to rock this latest version of Google’s mobile OS. With the debut of…
Tawkon may have added a little credence to Apple’s claim that the “death grip” which impacts the Apple iPhone 4 is common across many smartphones. The Tawkon app for the BlackBerry, Android (soon to be released) and iPhone prototype uses algorithms to determine how much radiation is being emitted from your cellular device. This doesn’t…
No, MOTOBLUR isn’t going anywhere for now, but Motorola has recently come out and said they will be pulling back on emphasizing their Android UI overlay. The custom skin for their Android handsets have been an eye sore for some time now to some of Android fans, and it seems Motorola has heard those complaints.…
Some Motoroal Droid X owners have reported that their notification ringtones are not as loud as they would like. Some meaning many, as it turns out, and after many complaints of the issue, Motorola is stepping up to the plate and is planning a fix for the issue in an upcoming software update. We’re not…
You’ll soon be able to secure your Android phone with biometric security, as Blue Planet Apps is preparing a BioLock app which will include facial recognition and iris scanning. The BioLock Android app will reportedly enable facial-recognition to unlock your device. This could be especially useful if you have sensitive information on the device. This…
The wait is almost over, fellow Android users who also happen to be TweetDeck fans. The TweetDeck Twitter client should be coming to Android in the form of a public beta some time at the end of this week. While there are some great Twitter clients out there for the OS, TweetDeck is sure to…