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October, 2009 Articles

HTC Dragon To Breath 1GHz Of Android Fire?

by Rob Jackson on October 4th, 2009

There is a nice selection of Android Phones available and upcoming, but everybody wants to know when we’ll get a nice bump from the seemingly standard 528 MHz processor to something a bit beefier. Well if the name has anything to do with it, the HTC Dragon could come with Qualcomm’s 1GHz processor which I [...]

Acer AOD 250, Android Aspire One Netbook Coming Soon

by Rob Jackson on October 3rd, 2009

The Acer AOD 250 isn’t JUST an Android Netbook… its also a Windows XP Netbook. The folks at frandroid (translated to English) got their hands on the netbook for testing and taking a look at the dual boot screens is interesting indeed: Unfortunately it doesn’t come with Android Market, but some alternative app stores for [...]

LG GW620 Caught On Video

by Rob Jackson on October 2nd, 2009

Considering the LG GW620 will launch in France first, it isn’t surprising to see a French website (JournalduGeek) leaking a video of the Android Phone in action: Unfortunately they didn’t hook us up with any sound… perhaps they knew we were English and couldn’t understand anyways? Meanwhile the guys at frenChNET have some coverage as [...]

Sprint HTC Hero Review

by Rob Jackson on October 2nd, 2009

Welcome to our complete review of the Sprint HTC Hero. I totally, 100% agree – as most sources have already noted – that Sprint’s version of the HTC Hero is for the most part the exact same phone as the original HTC Hero that launched in Europe a couple months ago. We did an extensive [...]

Geeks Phone One: Video And New Specs

by Rob Jackson on October 2nd, 2009

On Monday I told you an update was coming to the GeeksPhone One. The phone’s name itself is just ONE and compared to their first iteration of the device there are sweeping changes. In a blog post today the company posted specs and a video from Xataka: And the updated specs: Form factor: Full screen [...]

Half Of Acer’s 2010 Phones To Run Android

by Rob Jackson on October 2nd, 2009

There are a lot of manufacturers migrating to Android, mostly at the expense of proprietary garbage and Windows Mobile. The latest added to this list is Acer who – according to DigiTimes – has shifted focus from WinMo to Android and half of their 2010 devices will feature Android OS. This according to their industry [...]

HTC Tattoo Priced, Dated and Buyable

by Rob Jackson on October 2nd, 2009

Vodafone customers in the UK have yet another Android Option – the affordable HTC Tattoo which will be FREE on contract with a monthly plan of £25 and up. You can purchase the phone now and it will ship on October 8th. The Tattoo has 3 pricing options that ALL offer unlimited mobile internet: £25/month [...]

LG GW620 To Launch In France First

by Rob Jackson on October 2nd, 2009

It appears as if the LG Eve – model GW620 – will first launch in Francefor an unlocked price of about 450€ ($654) and 69€ ($100) with contract and discounts. According to GPSandGo (Translated to English and via AG) it will be available early October on Bouygues, Orange and later SFR. The below video is [...]

T-Mobile Pulse Now Available In UK!

by Rob Jackson on October 2nd, 2009

The T-Mobile Pulse is now available for purchase at T-Mobile UK! Wait… does that say FREE? It sure does. T-Mobile has made it a great day for affordable Androids – commit to £20/month on a 2-year contract and you’ll get this phone absolutely FREE. There are a bunch of service plans you can choose from [...]

Google Wave Invites (CONTEST)!

by Rob Jackson on October 1st, 2009

Alright folks I just got my own official invite to Google Wave and as you may well know, I’ve got 8 invites to share the Wave love. What else would I do with them besides share them with my favoritest of most favoritey-fave people (or sell them on Ebay)! Here is the deal: I’m giving [...]

Verizon Motorola DROID… More Details

by Rob Jackson on October 1st, 2009

UPDATE: The Motorola Droid will launch on November 6th. For more information visit our Motorola Droid Guide or talk with thousands of other Android fans  in the Motorola Droid Forum! It isn’t the Sholes. It isn’t the Tao. It’s the Motorola DROID that will become the first ever Verizon Android Phone. That is… if tipsters [...]

DONUT! Android 1.6 OTA Update Begins!

by Rob Jackson on October 1st, 2009

We heard grumblings last night that Android 1.6 aka Donut might start rolling out to customers but we were hesitant to believe the hype. Afterall, you folks DO remember how long those cupcakes took to bake, don’t you? Well now it is 100% OFFICIAL… T-Mobile has announced that they have begun rolling out Android 1.6 [...]