Dwight Silverman of the Houston Chronicle traveled to the big iFail event last week and decided to turn his trip into a little test; he brought both the Nexus One and iPhone 3GS and pit the two head to head in a battle of the best smartphones. His conclusion? Overall, the Nexus One made for [...]

We’ve heard countless rumors and seen numerous photo leaks of the Motorola Devour – just yesterday we spotted the official promotional material that suggested an announcement and launch was imminent. Well… it has arrived. Motorola has just published a press release (below): Motorola DEVOUR Brings MOTOBLUR To Verizon Wireless’ 3G Data Network MOTOBLUR Service Gives [...]

We JUST told you about the Nexus One OTA update that enables Pinch-To-Zoom along with a 3G connectivity fix among other things, but our own device says we’re currently up to date. Lucky for the Engadget guys they got video of a Nexus One that HAS received the green light and they waste no time [...]

Nexus One owners with 3G woes will start having their prayers answered today as Google has announced an OTA will begin shipping today. Not only does it fix 3G problems but there are some improvements included as well: Google Goggles: this mobile application will now be available directly on your device by launching it from [...]

If you didn’t know, Phandroid.com runs on an open source blogging platform called WordPress. I’m sure you’ve heard of WordPress, right? Well the company behind the popular software has released an Android Application that you wpToGo users will find familiar: The code for WordPress for Android was actually based off the original wpToGo code and [...]

Before we told you about a special Android Developer’s Lab at this year’s MWC in Barcelona. Well, for those of you who will be unable to make it to this year’s MWC, the Android Developer’s Lab will be coming to a city near you. Check out this year’s tour dates for February and March: North [...]

Anyone traveling to Barcelona this month? Well if so be sure to check out a special Android Developer’s Lab at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) on Wednesday, February 17th as part of the inaugural event. The App Planet will offer technical presentations and a developer’s lounge. The Android Developer Lab will offer various resources [...]

One of our readers just dropped this fun news into our inbox. Looks like Dyzplastic is manufacturing series 1 of our favorite robot in 3″ vinyl figures with rotating head and arms. Series 1 features 12 different designs sold in cases of 16, so, a single case will hopefully complete your series. Looks like we [...]

The good folks at HTC have been pretty consistent about getting the Kernel Source Code and Binaries of their Android Phones out there into the public realm. While most Android users have no need/use for them, this equips the Android hackers and modders with the stuff they need to create customized builds and goodies for [...]

About 10 minutes ago my friend posted an explicative riddled Facebook status about spilling a glass of water on his BlackBerry. About 9 minutes ago I got a “Tip This” submission from AndroidForums about a solution for those who spill water on their phone – or even drop it fully submerged into a sink or [...]

Great news for you LG fans out there! The Android device for you is here, that is for those of you in the UK via T-Mobile and Virgin. The LG InTouch Max GW620 has a slew of features including: Android Cupcake 5-line QWERTY keyboard 3-inch touchscreen display 5-megapixel camera with auto face tagging 1500mAh battery. [...]

Before we told you that the Motorola Milestone made its Best Buy Buyer’s Guide debut, well now it is listed as “Coming Soon” on the Telus site. On the new page you can register to receive updates on the Milestone and its availability in Canada. It seems Canada will be receiving the Moto Milestone very [...]

Fresh from France, here is some tasty footage of the Alcatel OT-980 running on Android OS 1.6 with: Wi-Fi, GPS 3G 600 MHz processor 192 MB of RAM 2 megapixel camera MicroUSB plug MicroSD memory card slot 1150 mAh battery flesh out The OT-980 will be a base line entry-level device with a price point [...]

Devour is exactly what Android phone fans would do to this box if they had their hands on it right now. You’re looking at none other than the Motorola Devour Android Phone with MOTOBLUR. This HAS to be coming to Verizon stores in the very, very near future as this is probably something the stores [...]

If you’re looking for Halloween costumers 9 months in advance or maybe if you’re just the most bored person on the planet, you might find the following video on creating an Android Robot Helmet/Mask interesting. It is certainly entertaining… but to actually spend the time to MAKE this? Wow. I’m praying to God that I [...]

Steve Jobs is feeling the heat. In some cases an executive might play the calm, cool and collected gameface, allowing a sense of confidence to convince the masses that yeah, this dude is in control. But not Jobs. At an employee conference/event he was asked about Google and Adobe and went on a tirade that [...]

For people like you and me, phones and gadgets are mostly (if not all) fun and games. The battle between smartphone powerhouses is an entertaining spectacle that, regardless of which company comes out on top, consumers always win. But for the people behind the scenes the picture isn’t always as pretty. A Samsung VP was [...]

We previously showed you the Hivision PWS700A, which is an Android powered 7-inch netbook based on a 600MHz ARM926 processor for the astonishing price point near the $100 mark. Charbax, of ARM Devices has been reviewing the Hivision PWS700CA. What do you all think? Although it may not be the most ideal/powerful netbook, with a [...]

Canadians rejoice! The Motorola Milestone is on its way! Although there has been rumored launch dates, the Moto Milestone seems to be one step closer to its actual release. Seems as though the Milestone has received some prime coverage in Best Buy Mobile’s upcoming buyers guide under the “coming soon” section. The alleged pricing plans [...]

Remember the Motorola Backflip we told you about a while back? Well, it turns out that AT&T’s first Android handset has been seen tumbling around in China. Available for 4,298 Chinese yuan, the low low price of $629 US, gets you an unlocked Motorola Backflip with an 8GB memory card and a car charger. Check [...]