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The One S is what you’d call the “middle of the road” in the new One line from HTC, but the handset is anything but mid-range. The handset packs a punch with its internal hardware, and demands attention with its simple and ultra thin profile. We recent got one of these bad boys sent to…
Back in January of this year we covered a story out of Japan that centered around one particular operator, KDDI, pushing ads to customers via the notification bar that all Android devices come with. You know the one we’re talking about, the bar you pull down from the top of the screen that shows you…
Today’s flagship smartphones are using chips built by a variety of vendors. The Samsung Galaxy Nexus uses a Texas Instruments OMAP4460. HTC’s One X has an NVIDIA Tegra 3 in Europe and Asia, but a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 in America. The upcoming Galaxy S III will likely use a Samsung made Exynos chip. Apple designs…
Samsung’s Galaxy S III is, without a shadow of doubt, going to be the best Android smartphone to hit the market this year. Early reviews of HTC’s One X are starting to trickle in and they’re not exactly flattering. Some folks are saying that it’s simply not good enough. So why are we so bullish…
Sprint’s Galaxy Nexus version has been announced few months ago but we still don’t know when you’ll be able to grab one. If you recall, this particular Google phone is slated to be the first LTE device on the Now Network so it’s fair to presume it’s Samsung and Google waiting for Sprint rather than…
So you’re waiting for the HTC One X, huh? You’re not alone, we all want what looks to be one of the best smartphones ever made. The problem is that HTC is still not ready and neither are its carrier partners… According to AndroidCentral, Best Buy has apparently sent at least one customer an email…
Vodafone UK has started rolling out Ice Cream Sandwich update for the HTC Sensation, which at one point was one of the most popular Android smartphones, meaning there’s a ton of users waiting to grab it. That in turn usually means staged release with some folks getting the new software before others. Here’s what Voda…
T-Mobile USA announced that two of its HTC smartphones, Amaze 4G and Sensation 4G, will get Ice Cream Sandwich updates. That’s all nice except that the Magenta carrier failed to share exact dates with the world. Support pages for both phones says that the release and schedule for future updates are yet to be determined…
Zite, which is now owned by CNN, is bringing its personalized magazine to the Android community. Available as a free download, the application gets a head start against the market leader Flipboard, while still facing competition from Google Currents and some other, smaller players. If you missed our previous posts on Zite, you should know…
It looks like Verizon Wireless and its handset making partners are super serious to release Ice Cream Sandwich updates for popular phones before anyone else. According to a leaked document from Best Buy (pictured above), two (or that’s three) of the hottest Android smartphones in the Big Red’s portfolio — DROID RAZR, DROID RAZR MAXX…