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Well, what do we have here? It looks like Apple has successfully banned the import of select HTC devices in the US, effective April 19th, 2012. The decision has been delayed twice at this point, and today the International Trade Commission has sided with Apple. The HTC devices that are to be banned are only…
It seems that the new Google/Samsung Galaxy Nexus is having a little “antennagate” of its own. After Twitter user Jack Doyle tweeted to Verizon about signal strength issues he’s experiencing with his Galaxy Nexus, the Verizon Wireless Support team confirmed: “The signal strength issue is currently being investigated. We don’t have an ETA, but a…
When the Nexus name first appeared, it called together the disparate ninja clans to perform The Great Unboxing, unified as an unstoppable kung fu force. It didn’t take long for the tentative alliance to devolve into bickering, and finally brazen treachery for the launch of the Samsung Nexus S. Today, the furious Red Ninja takes…
Just when you thought that the Streak brand of devices was dead, think again. This is somewhat surprising because the company just killed the Streak 7. It turns out that an Android handset dubbed the Dell Streak Pro 101DL, just showed up in the FCC database with a V04B moniker and 1,700 MHz WCDMA radio.…
Google just released two new ads on YouTube showing off some pretty cool features of Android’s Ice Cream Sandwich on the Galaxy Nexus, as one video shows off Hangouts and the other ICS’s facial security. In the first video Hangouts is front and center; the video service enables live video chat with up to 10 people…
Another day, another lawsuit filed over Android. British Telecommunications is suing Google over its popular mobile operating system, which seems to be the trend nowadays. Whether or not the newly acquired Motorola Mobility will be able to aid Google in the lawsuit with its patent portfolio is still in question, but it does come at…
CooTek been’s making keyboards for several years now. Its the company behind TouchPal, a popular keyboard alternative for Android phones. CooTek recently expanded its portfolio by releasing a keyboard tailor-made for Android tablets. I’ve been playing around with the tablet version on a 7-inch Acer Iconia tablet and love what I am seeing. What I like most about the keyboard…
As I’ve been saying in my previous posts I’m not a big fan of ringtones, ringback tones, wallpapers and screen savers. However, I’m aware some folks like to customize their devices to make them truly theirs. Wallpapers are a big part of that customization which I’m addressing in this post. I decided to write an…
Verizon Wireless’ HTC Thunderbolt will be getting a new software update soon. Just how soon, we’re not sure, but considering this is a bug-fixing release (rather than the full-blown Ice Cream Sandwich firmware), I guess we/you won’t have to wait for too long to get it. Here are the issues software version 2.11.605.9 will address:…
It seems AT&T is becoming cozy with Pantech, having recently launched their Pocket Android smartphone. Apparently the mobile operator is working with the South Korean company on additional models as we speak. One such device, marked as P9070, has been caught at the FCC all in its LTE glory. Unfortunately, aside from the fact that…