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Motorola extended its bootloader program to include two new devices, global RAZR HD and RAZR i. The “global” part for the RAZR HD means it’s an international model of the Android smartphone, which is sold everywhere but the U.S. Whether the U.S. version of RAZR HD with unlocked bootloader will be released has little to…
Lava XOLO X900, aka the world’s first Android smartphone with Intel Medfield processor, is getting the Ice Cream Sandwich update as we speak. While we haven’t tried it ourselves, we guess the new software (version 2.190-CRAK), based on Android 4.0.4, packs minor UI changes which some of us, myself included, like a lot — when…
Developers for the Google Play app marketplace now have the choice to give potential buyers of subscription-based apps to try it out for free before you make a purchase. It’s a nice addition to the fairly new in-app subscription feature launched back in May and users are sure to be happy about it. Previously if…
While we’ve already pegged it for the 24th from a leaked document, T-Mobile and Samsung have officially announced the Galaxy Note II. The phablet device, which I’ve personally heard many people say that it’s the handset they are waiting for, will be coming to Magenta shelves sometimes this fall. As we’ve highlighted in our hands…
Today, in partnership with Sprint, Samsung announced the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. The Tab 2 10.1 will be rocking similar specifications as the global HSPA+ version, but ship with LTE support and a faster processor. The tablet also joins the ever-growing list of new devices that have been announced with no pricing or availability. Outside of…
Samsung Galaxy Music has been officially announced, offering solid music listening experience for folks on a budget. As we wrote in the two previous posts, it’s a rather low-end device with specs that include an 850MHz processor, 3-megapixel (fixed-focus) camera, 3-inch QVGA screen, 512MB of RAM, HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity (with Wi-Fi Direct), Bluetooth 3.0,…
We’ve already heard rumors that LG could make the next Nexus phone, and now we have another proof this could be the case. What you can see from the image above, and few additional photos below, is apparently the LG E960 aka Mako. As we know, Google likes to name its reference Android phones after…
Let’s face it – there are not that many high-quality apps available for Android tablets. In comparison, there are many more awesome iPad titles that further cement Apple’s (top) position in the tablet market. Obviously Google doesn’t like that and it has now decided to help developers make high-quality apps. To that end, the search…
Verizon Wireless will soon launch a firmware update for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7. Software version i815.LP10 packs a number of new features, including: New homescreen layout with widget tab that enables adding widget to the Homescreen New Video Calling icon to the apps menu makes it easy to begin making video calls with apps…
Alcatel is getting into the tablet market with a low-end model, One Touch T10. The device comes with a 7-inch WVGA (800×480 pixels) screen, 1GHz single-core Rockchip processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of built-in storage, microSD memory card slot, front-facing VGA camera, while Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is running the show. It’s an entry-level…