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Verizon starts teasing R2-D2 Droid 2 details
Verizon’s DroidLanding Twitter account started back up earlier this week, dropping vague clues and toying with the Star Wars faithful. Once used to help promote the Droid X ahead of its launch, the DroidLanding account is now a source to leak R2-D2 Droid 2 details. As some of you may know, the special edition of [...]
Huawei announces affordable Android 2.2-powered IDEOS
As expected, Huawei unveiled an Android 2.2 smartphone Thursday at the IFA trade show in Berlin. Dubbed the IDEOS (Industrial Design Evolution Operating System), we’re looking at an entry-level device with a 2.8-inch (240×320) touch display and 528MHz processor. There’s also a 3.2-megapixel camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and an microSD slot. Though this certainly [...]
Motorola takes another shot at the iPhone 4, says Droid X is ‘no jacket required’
Well this is getting good. Motorola was one of the first to take a subtle swipe at Apple’s iPhone 4 antenna dilemma with an ad saying you could hold the Droid X “any way you like,” Apple came right back with a video purportedly showing the Droid X suffering similar attenuation issues when held in [...]
Verizon confirms Droid X screen glitch and fix
A small number of Motorola’s Droid X smartphones are experiencing display issues, Verizon Wireless has confirmed. However, Motorola has resolved the problem and is replacing affected units with new glitch-free models. Reports had emerged, including on Engadget, that some Droid X users were seeing vertical banding and flickering on their screens, as one unhappy owner [...]
iOS gaming network OpenFeint coming to Android
OpenFeint, the free social-networking layer that can be found on a large number of iOS games, is headed to Google’s Android platform. According to the company, Android developers will be getting the same version of the OpenFeint SDK that’s available for iOS developers. The Android release will also include the game discovery tools, and a [...]
Jumping Ship from iPhone to Android: A Switcher’s Guide
If you’re sick of Apple’s walled garden but have yet to make the jump from the iPhone to an Android handset, here’s what to expect, how to adjust, and how to cope with certain app withdrawal. Let me preface all of this by saying that for many—not all—the switch from iPhone to Android will feel [...]
HTC HD2 Shown Running Android, Looking Like an EVO Doppelganger
There definitely won’t be an official Android version of HTC’s WinMo-running HD2, but the chaps at HTC Linux have finally released an Android 2.1 build for the WinMo-running largescreen, with a fully-working touchscreen. It’s a dual-booting release, meaning it also loads the Ubuntu Linux flavor ‘Karmic Koala,’ and Windows Mobile 6.5 with HTC’s Sense UI [...]
New Ball Prototype
So basically how HTC/Android/Apple make smart phones, we make smart toys. Our first smart toy is a robotic ball that you can move by tilting your phone in the direction you want the ball to roll. We are then leveraging the connectivity and computing power of the phone to create a fully interactive experience for [...]
Quick look at LG Ally
We just got our hot little hands on the LG Ally, so before we delve into the review, we wanted to give you a quick overview of the first LG Android phone to hit U.S. shores. Despite its ties to the futuristic superhero action flick “Iron Man 2,” the LG Ally doesn’t exactly surprise us [...]
All U.S. Android phones to receive Android 2.1, but some will require a wipe
Considering over 80% of our readers with Android phones are running an outdated version of the operating system, I think most of you will find this interesting. There has been some confusion over which phones would receive an Android 2.1 update and I am partially to blame. I authored a post way back in August [...]