Earlier this morning we announced that the HTC Magic was available for purchase on Vodafone Spain. Next up: Austria. Thanks to a tipster (Thanks Old Schepperhand) we’ve spotted the HTC Magic for sale on the A1.net shop! The Tipster says announced for “beginning of May” but nowhere on the product page can I find any [...]

So you thought the HTC Magic would launch in the UK first while the rest of Europe suffered through a TBD status… not so fast! Just 16 hours ago a tweet from UnAndroide indicated that a big surprise was coming in days and not hours. And hours later a it was revealed (translated) that the [...]

Much like the HTC Magic this will be a touchscreen only phone running Android 1.5, no physical keyboard.  Judging by the picture, it seems like it will use a D-Pad rather than a trackball. The specifications on top of that are fairly impressive (G1 for comparison): Qualcomm MSM7200A CPU at 528 MHz (528 MHz Qualcomm [...]

So you’re at a store looking at a lava lamp at Spencer Gifts and are wondering if you should buy it. Can I get it somewhere cheaper? Is this product/brand reliable or will it break in a couple months? Personally, I’ve been using ShopSavvy and Compare Everywhere to find my answers. But often these applications [...]

Deutsche Telekom’s stock has tumbled in recent days and much of that was tied to a public announcment which downgraded their estimated financial outlook for the remaineder of 2009. The company, who trades with stock ticker (DT), owns the T-Mobile and inherently are responsible for our beloved G1. And when I say “our” I mean [...]

We’ve talked a lot here at Phandroid about mobile convergence and one trend that persists is computer hardware manufacturers yearning to jump into the mobile phone game. It seems Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo all want a piece of the Android Phone action. Acer doesn’t intend to play follow the leader. Following up on [...]

In January 2009 we saw the HTC Hero leaked along with a HUGE list of other devices HTC has in the works but there were literally know details besides the name and a blurry picture. Last month it looked as if Orange would carry the HTC Hero in Europe but what about in the United [...]

It is only a matter of time before we get to freely chomp on Android’s delicious cupcake development branch which includes a software keyboard, video recording, support for widget extension, UI upgrades and bug fixes among other things. But as far as the Android Robot and Google Campus are concerned… Cupcake has already arrived: If [...]

Google Android and the Apple iPhone are two simultaneously emerging and dominant mobile platforms fighting to snatch up market share as their global roll-out continues. Apple had a huge head start and the iPhone is available in dozens of countries worldwide. However, Android could beat Apple to the largest country in the world and launch [...]

While we were busy telling you about the Skytone Alpha-680 Android Netbook the rest of the interwebz was bringing you news about the I-Buddie Android Netbook that got its own little video demo. Although it is complete with error messages and underwhelming footage, rumor has it that it IS indeed a prototype and the company [...]

Guangzhou Thienthone transmission technology is on a mission to bring technology to children in developing countries by way of their low-cost netbooks and e-education terminals. While the company’s corporate goals are states as providing, “a range of low-cost broadband terminals, so that more people can use the broadband network, reduce the digital divide and improve [...]

One of the new features in the Android 1.5 are widgets, supported in the new 1.5 SDK with the AppWidget framework allowing developers to write “widgets” that people can drop onto their home screen for quick access and interaction with information. I have to say this is poised to be one of my favorite additions [...]

Last week when we first heard about the T-Mobile event being held on April 21st in NYC, we were “please, please, pleasing” that it would be an Android related announcement ( T-Mobile G2? ). The very next day it seemed that the event would be for a T-Mobile BlackBerry. And today, we’re unpleased to announce [...]

On Friday, April 17th we were among the first to tell our readers that the HTC Magic was available for pre-order. We don’t really want to toot our own horn… the entire interwebz should get credit for the great coverage across all the top tech sites I’m sure you’re familiar with by now. But I [...]

A few days ago an article was circulating around the web about a device called the auBox – a Set-Top Box manufactured by Motorola to launch with KDDI in Japan. The rumor that it was running Android was immediately gobbled up by a ton of media sources – including us – but we have now [...]

The HTC Magic is now available for Pre-Order with Vodafone (for FREE)!!! If you’re the type of person who: Doesn’t like to wait in line Likes to get gadgets first Doesn’t want to miss out if they sell out quickly I would suggest you head on over to our information page where you can pre-order [...]

When financial growth for Google slowed dramatically in 1Q 2009 it wasn’t THAT surprising – the whole economy is in the gutter. But this is GOOGLE we are talking about here, what in the world is going on? In a conference call on Thursday, CEO Eric Schmidt acknowledged the stumble with quotes like “No company [...]

A Reuters article has quoted Hideki Komiyama, Chief Executive of Sony Ericsson as saying there is, “still some time to go” in regards to their Android initiative and that, “It does require a lot of evaluation, as well as a lot of testing, a lot of acceptance from a consumer viewpoint.” Last we heard, Sony [...]

After a 1.5 week hiatus the Phandroid Podcast is back! With the blame for delay placed squarely on my own shoulders, I will gladly use the out-of-town wedding (congrats Karen and Anthony Perez!) and need to “catch up” as my scapegoat. But not like you care – the important part is we’re back! And yes, [...]

Patience is a virtue. One admitted edge that the iPhone has over Android is the out-of-the-box multi-touch integration. The whole thing is odd since the Android source code already features multi-touch capabilities, simply commented out. It is a complex web of patents and proprietary technology that Google seems to not want to, well… touch. But [...]