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Best Buy is reportedly developing a tablet device to compete with the Apple iPad. Best Buy CTO and Geek Sqaud founder, Robert Stephens has used Twitter to shed some light on this new tablet device. Recently, Stephens posted photos of a non-functional prototype tablet that was used to test different form factors, including one with…
Android is no stranger to the battlefield, as multiple applications have been made with the platform for military operations. This time around, though, we’re seeing some hardware in the mix, the arm-mounted Android computer from General Dynamics. The General Dynamics GD300 is an 8-ounce GPS unit that’s worn on the wrist, sports an 8 hour…
Shortly after we heard that Kmart’s $150 Android tablet, the Augen GenTouch78 was running a pirated version of Android OS, the company has come out and said that the addition of the app was “overlooked,” and was not meant to ship with it installed. The issue at stake is that the Augen Android tablet shipped…
Search within the depths of your memory if the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 doesn’t ring a bell because it’s soon coming to AT&T. Remember that handset now? The one Sony Ericsson unveiled in November of last year? The handset that is virtually ancient compared to the Samsung Captivate and iPhone 4 on the same carrier?…
Ever hear of CitySourced? No? Well, we received a note from the good developers over there just a little while ago… informing us about the new availability of an Android and BlackBerry flavor of their mobile app. Woohoo! Before I touch on that, here’s a quick overview of what CitySourced has to offer. CitySourced is…
On social news site Reddit, a member by the name of NFLX claims to be an employee at Netflix and that the company is actively hiring Android developers. Netflix, the service that ships DVDs to your home and helps you avoid the weird people who go to video rental stores to keep on checking out…
The Verizon Motorola DROID 2 hit the advertisement section of select Sunday newspapers in a Verizon-branded insert that advertised the Android handset as “coming soon”. Verizon is taking an unusual marketing strategy with this upcoming flagship handset and is advertising it in flyers and the summer catalog prior to making the handset official (unless you count…
It’s been an incrementally painful journey for those of you waiting for the Motorola Droid 2, and it’s largely thanks to Best Buy leaks. First, there were the pictured cases online which revealed the fact that the mega-retailer would be carrying the Verizon smartphone. No surprises there. Then cases actually started arriving, which signaled the…
The HTC Desire HD, also known as the Ace, was outed by retailer SuperETrader last month. With the customary leaked introduction out of the way, we can now turn our eyes to potentially the first spy shot of this rumored handset. The surprisingly clear photo is consistent with the leaked specs of the Desire HD…
You could consider the AT&T HTC Aria a smaller version of the HTC Legend, with out the slightly protruding chin. The Aria is the carrier’s first HTC Android device, which is appealing on its own as customers have since seen devices like the Sprint HTC EVO 4G and Verizon HTC Droid Incredible going live on…