At Mobile World Congress 2009, a small company named Innocomm showed off an Android phone they called the Innocomm Skate (pictured) – it still isn’t released. That phone faced delays due to a change in chipsets but that hasn’t slowed down the company’s Android aspirations. In an interview with PC World the company’s Sales Manager [...]

I woke this morning to find I had zero 3g coverage on Verizon. No data!  Maps, Google Talk, Market, Browser – all dead. I probably restarted my phone 5 times, went through the settings a couple, and even REMOVED THE BATTERY.. but to no avail. Fortunately it only took but a glance on our forums [...]

We figured this would happen: Apple issued a press release claiming they were filing suit over HTC’s alleged infringement of 20 iPhone related patents but said little else. Now the filings have been found and Apple calls out Android by name, taking issue with only HTC’s phones that feature Google’s mobile OS. You can check [...]

Call it the Galaxy Spica, Lite or whatever the heck you want – the point is that Rogers in Canada is getting Samsung’s second “Galaxy” branded phone and dummy units have already begun arriving in stores: It’s looking like a mid-to-late March release for this 3.2-inch Android phone with 3MP camera, 3.5mm headset jack and [...]

In case you forgot, the Maryland/DC/Virginia area got pummeled by several feet of fluff that caused the Android Dev Lab scheduled for February 9th to be canceled. If you were one of the folks who planned to attend you might want to check your E-Mail – her is what one Phandroid reader is reporting they [...]

Germany hasn’t yet got to enjoy the love/hate relationship between Motorola’s BLUR Android build and the people loving/hating it – but they soon will. Motorola Europe’s Facebook page has just announced that the Motorola Backflip is headed to Germany. One would THINK this to be an exciting development, but comments suggest otherwise – they’ve only [...]

If you’re craving some non-keyboard CLIQ action then the Motorola CLIQ XT on T-Mobile is your guy and TMOnews has evidence of the potential price. Based on this leaked screenshot it looks like the CLIQ XT will cost $129.99 with a 2-year contract/rebate and $329.99 if you want nothing but the goods: Another neat note [...]

This could be big – Apple just sued HTC for patent infringement on 20 different patents related to the iPhone’s User Interface. I’m guessing the bulk of those accusations are regarding HTC Sense elements and specific functionality like, perhaps… pinch-to-zoom. Here is the press release from Apple: Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement CUPERTINO, California–March [...]

One of Android’s biggest knocks is that it doesn’t attract the big name development houses, users are stingy, the platform is so open that there is a lot of garbage, the relaxed rules allow free alternatives that screw some developers out of funds they might have otherwise earned, and piracy exists. There are counterarguments against [...]

One of Android’s initial goals was to lower the cost of manufacturing “smart” devices, a savings that could/would be passed onto consumers. The cheap labor in China certainly doesn’t hurt and HiVision showed off a 7-inch Android tablet at CeBIT 2010 that will cost only about $100. Check out the video snagged by JKKMobile: The [...]

The Samsung Behold 2 was launched quite awhile ago (2009)… and not exactly to overwhelming positive fanfare. For some reason the manufacturer thinks now would be a good time to promote their T-Mobile Android Phone, publishing a commercial/promo that might be too little too late: Two part question: How do you like the commercial and [...]

If you’re not satisfied with the current Twitter Apps on Android Market and you think an alternative might work better, you’ll have another one to test in less than 12 hours if the writing on the wall is being decoded properly: That’s the HootSuite twitter feed and you can find their website here. If that [...]

Are you a prolific Nexus user who streams videos while listening to music while using location-based apps connected to 37 social sites that all feed you status notification updates? Or maybe you just use your phone quite a bit. Either way, you’ll probably be interested in learning that you can now buy Nexus One batteries [...]

Want a chance to win 1 of 3 Motorola Milestone’s from TELUS? Just retweet something from their @TELUS Twitter account between March 1st-5th and/or March 8th-12th for the chance to win. Each time you retweet, once per day maximum, you’ll earn an entry into the contest. When the Droid launched on Verizon it caused quite [...]

UPDATE: Realized after posting this it actually DOESN’T have Android. I jumped the gun. I guess my thought is that it – and everything else – SHOULD have Android and I just assumed. Tisk tisk. So instead how about we discuss the lack of Android Media Players – maybe someone will contribute some awesome media [...]

Want a beefy Android Tablet that looks more like a photo frame than anything else? Lucky you – ARCHOS has just announced their ARCHOS 8 Home Tablet: The ARCHOS 8 home tablet is the first 8’’ home digital device to help keep the family connected to each other. The ARCHOS 8 Home Tablet is perfect [...]

The non-keyboard version of the Motorola CLIQ – named the CLIQ XT although it takes something away rather than provides something “XTra” – was just spotted in the wild thanks to the folks at AndroidCentral… take a look: While the device was confirmed to be running Android 1.6 with Wi-Fi and MOTOBLUR, it seems maybe [...]

It seems Vodafone might be the first to offer the HTC Legend, claiming they’ll have it at the end of the month for free with a £35/monthly tariff or £1.99 (about $3) for those paying £35/month. The more expensive monthly plan has 600 compared to 300 monthly minutes with both plans offering unlimited texts. Not [...]

We’re often looking for the coolest apps, most entertaining games, and neatest ways to improve our personal lives through our Android Phones. But how about improving our ability to do our jobs and help save lives? That is what the PEPID Android Application intends to accomplish. PEPID just launched the beta of their Android Application [...]

It’s already March 2010 and time just seems to be FLYING past us. NCAA College Basketball has their “March Madness” tournament in just a few weeks, and I’m sure there will be plenty of apps to follow the action, but let’s hope Android has some “March Madness” of it’s own. Exiting February and heading into [...]