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Earlier today, an internal Verizon Wireless document suggested a December 9th launch date for the Galaxy Nexus. Now, a leaked equipment guide all but confirms this December 9th date. The guide is an internal document for Verizon employees and has detailed information about a new handset. Besides the launch date, the document also lets us know the handset will be available in…
Have you ever noticed an odd trend with the names of Android smartphones? There’s the Samsung Epic 4G Touch, HTC Evo Design 4G, Samsung Galaxy S II 4G, Samsung Captivate Glide, LG T-Mobile myTouch Q, and so many more. Do you see any similarities? Yes, the names suck. Introducing the Android Phone Name Generator. It’s…
The Android Market hit a humongous milestone this past weekend, as it passed the ten billion app download milestone. It has come a long way since the end of 2008 and Market downloads are now happening at a rate of one billion per month. Google didn’t announce the lucky Android user that made the prestigious…
Verizon is making an effort to say that it’s not blocking Google Wallet on the Galaxy Nexus, but the mobile payment service still won’t be on the first U.S. Ice Cream Sandwich device. Verizon states a case for itself in a very vague manner: “Google Wallet is different from other widely-available m-commerce services. Google Wallet…
Great news for you Android fans out there. The search giant has decided the Android Market should have a slew of some of the most popular apps for just 10 cents. Why, you ask? No one knows. When I woke up this morning I noticed a banner in the Market that said “10 Days of Offers…
The Huawei Honor, or U8860, just arrived at my doorstep and it represents a very interesting device for the handset maker. It’s expected to be relatively cheap (about $300 unlocked) but it packs a ton of specs and has a fit and finish that Huawei isn’t generally known for. The Huawei Honor packs a 1.4…
Though it was mentioned yesterday, today there’s even more evidence that points to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus being released on December 9th. The picture you see above not only shows the Galaxy Nexus being released this Friday but the Motorola Droid 4 set to be released on December 8th. With Galaxy Nexus phones already arriving…
October certainly was a big month for Rockstar Games as the announcement of Grand Theft Auto III coming to Android and iOS was received by many a squeal of delight by mobile gamers everywhere. After going hands-on with the game at New York Comic-Con later that week, I can tell you that we all have a very…
After quietly introducing a pair of Motorola tablets a few days ago, Verizon officially made the Motorola Xyboard tablets with 4G LTE official but I fear that these devices will still be too expensive to really carve out a market. The Motorola Xyboard is much thinner than the Xoom – Verizon describes it as thinner…
Virgin Mobile, the American prepaid operator that offers unlimited everything plans for just $55 per month, will soon introduce a pair of Android smartphones to the market according to PocketNow. They say that the two devices in question are manufactured by Chinese handset vendor ZTE and will be known as the Chaser and the Venture.…