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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 [...]
Microsoft touts speech innovations in Windows Phone 7
Microsoft gave a keynote speech today at SpeechTek 2010, and there touted the integration of their speech recognition in their new ventures, including Windows Phone 7. Claiming the speech user interface is elegant and accessible, they claim Microsoft is raising the bar for mobile device interactions, with speech seamlessly integrated into the phone experience, for [...]
Kmart tablet probably as bad as it sounds
When I heard that Kmart is selling a $149 Android tablet with a 7-inch screen, I have to admit that I blew it off with a condescending snicker. No matter how you run the math, there’s simply no way to turn a $149 price tag into a satisfying tablet experience–at least not yet. Logic may [...]
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 [...]
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 Vision with Android, full QWERTY in the wild?
For reasons seemingly known only to Peter Chou himself, HTC has mostly steered clear of producing high-quality physical QWERTY devices running Android, despite the fact that there might be no phone manufacturer in the world more skilled at making them (let us remind you of the Touch Pro2, among many others dating back the [...]
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 [...]
Android 2.2 FroYo Source Code Now Open To Developers
If you’re an Android developer, you’ll be happy to hear that Andy Rubin, VP of engineering at Google and one of the main guys behind Android, has confirmed that the Android 2.2 (FroYo) source is now available. So if you’re a third-party developer who is looking to churn out the next breakthrough game/software for Android, [...]
Android 2.2 to integrate USB tethering, mobile hot spots
TechCrunch reported that Android 2.2 “Froyo” will feature built-in USB tethering and Wi-Fi hot-spot capability. This is exciting news for Android users as it could potentially provide all phones with one of the great selling features of the forthcoming HTC Evo 4G from Sprint. For those unfamiliar, mobile hot spots allow users to share their [...]