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Ford has joined forces with National Public Radio to bring NPR news programs and stations to select Ford vehicles with Ford SYNC AppLink. Since SYNC is powered by voice control, drivers can listen to NPR’s radio stations without even having to glance at their smartphone. The updated NPR app includes support for SYNC AppLink, which…
Tired of being limited to just two mobile OS’s when it comes apps? Well, this may be a thing of the past. OpenMobile today announced its Application Compatibility Layer (ACL) technology that allows Android apps to run on any platform. This software ports more than 300,000 apps available for Android to devices running on other OS’s…
Motorola’s expanding its RAZR lineup with the purple Droid Razr and the Droid Razr MAXX. The purple Razr is self-explanatory, while the Razr MAXX appears to a Droid Razr with better battery life. According to Verizon’s press release, the Razr MAXX is only 8.99 mm thick, has 32 GB of storage, 21 hours of battery life…
Sprint today announced its latest Android smartphone, the LG Viper, to join its family handsets. The Viper will be one of the first to use The Now Network’s forthcoming Long Term Evolution (LTE) network. The device also sports Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a 4.0-inch WVGA touchscreen, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a primary 5.0-megapixel camera and front-facing VGA camera,…
Verizon and Motorola teamed up today to finally announce the Droid 4. The carrier is touting the handset as the “thinnest and more powerful 4G LTE Qwerty smartphone” in Verizon Wireless’ lineup and the specs appear to support this claim. The Droid 4 is a razor-thin half-inch thick and sports a dual-core 1.2 GHz processor, 1…
Just as expected, AT&T announced the LTE-enabled Samsung Galaxy Note, the Korean company’s big smartphone/tablet device. We mentioned the specs for few times in the past, but they are worth repeating nonetheless. So, this beast rocks a huge 5.3-inch 1280×800 HD Super AMOLED touchscreen with 180-degree viewing angle, dual-core 1.5GHz processor, LTE connectivity, Wi-Fi, GPS,…
AT&T will offer the Galaxy Nexus, too. But why call it Galaxy Nexus when you can have your own name – Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD, which [name] sounds much easier to remember. Say what? Don’t be fooled by the name change, this bad boy is Galaxy Nexus to the bone with the addition of…
AT&T announced Sony Ericsson Xperia ion, the handset maker’s first device with a dual-core processor and 720p screen. This superphone doesn’t wear Ericsson badge and will be released as the first Sony Android smartphone in the second quarter of this year. Unfortunately, we don’t know the exact date, but you’ll be the first to know…
We already know the LG Spectrum has been announced but we thought we’d show our readers the rest of the press conference LG held earlier today. While the event wasn’t completely focused on mobile, the introduction of the Spectrum and its features are sure to satisfy. Check out some of the highlights below!
AT&T has just announced a handful of new LTE Android phones for its new network but those who crave the speed of LTE but aren’t looking to spend too much money are in luck. Enter the Pantech Burst, Pantech Element, and Samsung Exhilarate. Pantech Element This $300 (on a two-year contract) Honeycomb tablet will give you…