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January, 2010 Articles

MyTouch Slide Photos Emerge

by Anthony Perez on January 29th, 2010

Anyone out there a fan of the physical keyboards on their favorite Android device? Well soon T-Mobile will launch the Mytouch Slide. One of Droid Developer’s Ninjas sent in these photos. The obvious differences are the spacious keyboard and the lack of the familiar trackball for a new Blackberryesque trackpad that also acts as a [...]

Popular Images For Android Now On Google Mobile

by Anthony Perez on January 29th, 2010

Google just added the Near Me Now feature to their mobile searches – but only for Android and iPhone users. Now Google Mobile gives you popular image results during your search from your handset. Under the search box, you will now see some of the top popular corresponding images along with a link to “Browse [...]

Android Tablets vs. Apple iPad: Comparison/Review

by Anthony Perez on January 29th, 2010

With the launch of Apple’s new iPad this week, everyone seems to have their eyes tuned into the tablet market. Well jump on over to Gizmodo for the full review and comparison of the iPad, HP Slate, JooJoo, and a few Android tablets (Notion Ink Adam, Dell Mini 5, Archos 7 Android). We obviously have [...]

HTC Magic Now Compatible With Sense!

by Anthony Perez on January 29th, 2010

So for you HTC Magic users out there that have been operating without any Sense, HTC Sense UI that is, today’s the day that HTC finally released ROM Version:3.05.401.3.  Hit up HTC’s download page for all the necessary instructions and downloads. Anyone either already update their Magic or about to? Let us know how it [...]

Nexus One and T-Mobile Experience Data Issues

by Anthony Perez on January 29th, 2010

So this morning we were flooded at Android Forums with complaints of user’s beloved Nexus Ones experiencing data connectivity issues with T-Mobile. One such user emailed us bright and early this morning to tell us about his phone calls with TMobile as well as HTC in regards to his lack of data service: I just [...]

Dell Mini 5 Android Tablet Shown Off By CEO

by Rob Jackson on January 29th, 2010

Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Computers, was tracked down by Michael Arrington of TechCrunch and gave a snowy 1-minute preview of the Dell Mini 5 Android tablet. He provides little by way of details but DOES say it will be out in a couple months. A COUPLE MONTHS? That would be a pretty awesome development… [...]

MSI Android Tablet Coming 2nd Half Of 2010

by Rob Jackson on January 29th, 2010

We already knew that MSI was working on an Android Tablet because we saw one – called the MSI Harmony – at CES 2010. Although company sales director Sambora Chen doesn’t give us TOO much more information, price and general date are $500 in the 2nd half of 2010. The MSI Android tablet will have [...]

Flash Ready For Droid & Nexus One, OTA Please?

by Rob Jackson on January 29th, 2010

Earlier this month the folks at Adobe got Flash 10.1 working on the two latest and greatest Android Phones: the Motorola Droid and Nexus One. I’m assuming only paperwork, details, network testing and an OTA are keeping Droid and Nexus owners from enjoying flash on their mobile device – a convenience iPad/iPhone owners won’t  have. [...]

Samsung Galaxy 2 Picture Leaks, Announcement In February?

by Rob Jackson on January 28th, 2010

The Mobile World Congress is right around the corner in Barcelona and it looks to be a great event for Android lovers. One device that COULD be announced if the rumors fall graciously into place is the Samsung Galaxy 2 of which a picture/render just leaked: That’s a good looking device and if you ask [...]

Motorola CEO Confirms Google Phone: Nexus 2?

by Anthony Perez on January 28th, 2010

TheStreet.com reports that recently, Sanjay Jha outlined Motorola’s plans to introduce 20 smartphones this year including “one direct to consumer device with Google.” This would be similar to the Google Nexus One made by HTC. Jha seems optimistic of the road ahead. “We are just at the beginning of our transition to a smartphone company, [...]

50 Android Games To Catch The Wave

by Anthony Perez on January 28th, 2010

With all the talk and complaints with Android Market games V.S. the iPhone App store, Android HD has put together this video clip showing 50 amazing games that will soon be available on Android devices. Google and The Game Developers Conference are working together to provide game developers with Android phones for further game development. [...]

Firefox For Android Coming In February! (UPDATE)

by Anthony Perez on January 28th, 2010

UPDATE: It appears that February was a bit “optimistic” and Firefox for Android is more likely several months away although progress is being made quickly. To follow progress of the project visit this link. Good news for those looking to replace the stock Android browser on your device. The first beta version of Firefox for [...]

Nexus One Dock Available Now!

by Anthony Perez on January 28th, 2010

For those of you who are Nexus One owners out there, your long awaited accessories are now becoming available. Head on over to the Google store and check out the new Desktop Dock.  For $45, users get the dock as well as a 3.5mm RCA audio cable so you can listen to your music through [...]

Real Rendering of the HTC Supersonic?

by Anthony Perez on January 27th, 2010

By now I’m sure you have already seen the photos of the HTC Supersonic that have been floating around the internet the past few days. Although they were the worst photos ever, they do appear to be legit as we are now seeing with this rendering of HTC’s new device. It was only a matter [...]

Rooting Android: Worth It Or Not?

by Rob Jackson on January 27th, 2010

This is SURE to stir up some fierce debate and there is no right answer – different people have different wants/needs. The casual phone user will likely NEVER want to root their phone and even the majority of competent smartphone users will find Android more than capable of doing whatever they want. But we all [...]

Motorola Teases Superbowl Ad, Leaves Us Wondering

by Anthony Perez on January 27th, 2010

Motorola is once again giving us a huge tease! Their latest  shows a woman disrobing, entering a tub and leaves you wondering fantasizing what’s next. It says it’s for a MOTOBLUR smart phone but honestly, in the continuation, I’m not sure if I’m more excited to see her or the phone. What do you think [...]

Moto CLIQ Catching Tunes With FM Radio

by Anthony Perez on January 27th, 2010

A Moto CLIQ user named Eugene has figured a way to get some FM Radio to go with your amazing Android device using a non-standard ROM. At the present time, it will not work on the standard build and is not available to the public at this point. Currently it only works if you have [...]

T-Mobile Scores Exclusive Galaxy Portal In The UK

by Anthony Perez on January 27th, 2010

No your eyes are not deceiving you, this is indeed the Samsung Galaxy Spica we’ve previously told you about. The Samsung i5700 Galaxy Spica has been renamed the “Galaxy Portal” for their UK launch where T-Mobile has scored an exclusive for a month, and the black version will be an exclusive for 3 months. The [...]

Archos 7 Tablet Wants Some Love Too

by Anthony Perez on January 27th, 2010

With the rumored launch of Apple’s new tablet today, the Archos 7 tablet is getting a bit overlooked. The new Archos 7 is very similar to the current model aside from the obvious larger display and a web-cam. One drawback seems to be the fact that the Archos 7 has a two inches more of [...]

Nexus One Dock Will Bump Music Without Being Docked

by Rob Jackson on January 27th, 2010

The Nexus One has bluetooth. The upcoming Nexus One Dock has bluetooth. The Nexus One Dock has an audio-jack for plugging in speakers. Connect those dots and its very likely that you’ll be able to bump tunes from your Nexus One without it being docked. Nexus One owners better brush up on their DJ skills [...]