We recently learned the Motorola Opus One would be named the Motorola i1 and head to Sprint Nextel and Boost Mobile as the first Push-To-Talk Android Phone. There are a couple new details about the i1 that you should know about. First of all, since December 2009 the device was rumored to have a 3MP [...]

Earlier today Opera announced the launch of Mini 5 Beta for Android that brought new features and an improved experiece to your mobile browsing. What I felt and said was the best characteristic of Opera Mini 5 was the way it handles page rendering – it compresses them on their own servers and sends that [...]

The ODROID Android Gaming device has SO much potential, it’s a shame that nothing has reached the public beyond the Developer’s Edition. If you don’t remember ODROID it’s a PSP lookalike with (oddly) 3 D-Pads and HDMI video out that allows you to connect your device to a big TV for extra intense gaming. We [...]

Our friends at Waze have come a long way since we first helped promote their alpha application back in May 2009. The app now has more than 50,000 downloads and has been helping commuters and road warriors dodge traffic, avoid speed traps, and navigate in real-time for almost a year. The app was formerly only [...]

The Financial Times is reporting that News Corporation, owners of the FOX Network, are considering the sale of their mobile division – FOX Mobile Group. It consists of properties such as Jamba/Jamster which provide consumers with content such as ringtones, wallpapers and more. Sound archaic? It is… and that’s exactly why News Corporation wants to [...]

Burning the midnight oil at about 2am I saw the huge news that Motorola Android Phones would feature Bing and wrote up a lengthy article exploring what the move would mean for Google, Android and consumers. I didn’t realize it would be this bad… While we knew the Motorola/Microsoft partnership would be aimed at countries [...]

Make fun of MySpace all you want for getting up and on their way to becoming the next Friendster – they have a much different view of their direction. And that view is supported by a pretty startling statistic: “MySpace Mobile has become the number one social application on the Android platform, and the third [...]

As the opening of the clip accurately explains, we all know the inventor of the telephone (Alexandar Graham Bell) but what about the cell/mobile phone? The man credited with that feat was Marty Cooper who worked for Motorola and is named on the patent for the first portable telephone. A few days ago this wonderful [...]

Opera Mini is one of the most popular mobile web browsers out there and its making a valiant fight for supremacy, today launching Opera Mini 5 in beta form with a laundry list of new features. The most noteworthy additions are tabbed browsing, speed dial (quick access to favorites), password manager, opera link (sync with [...]

It’s been awhile since we’ve seen any of those Nexus One promotional videos that Google had YouTube partners put together but another one popped up today that’s definitely worth a mention. Chris Bosh is an NBA player for the Toronto Raptors and in illustrating his Nexus One ownership, explains some of the brilliant application ideas [...]

We recently learned that AT&T had taken Android’s precious Google Search bar and incorporated Yahoo Search instead – a virtual “in ‘yo face” to the search engine giant. But hey, them’s the rules and AT&T is playing by them, right? Well now Motorola could be playing that same game. A vague (and somewhat awkward) Reuters [...]

The Entourage eDGe is a dual-screen, Android-based eReader/tablet that is currently available for $500… but if you fork over $29.95/month more you’ll have access to 1500 newspapers and magazines (or 99 cents/issue or $9.95/31 issues of anything). The opportunity comes with a partnership between eDGe manufacturers and Newspapers Direct. Subscription to the service comes through [...]

Google keeps piling on the features for their “Maps” software, an already impressive service that continues to pile on features and capabilities. The latest addition is biking directions: The entire map changes when you select biking directions to highlight roads/streets without vehicles, with bike lines, and other streets recommended for cyclists. You can also select [...]

If you’re looking for a note-taking Android Application and ask around, chances are someone will direct you to Evernote. It does a lot more than just take notes: Evernote for Android is a free application that allows individuals to create notes, snap photos, and record audio. Users can instantly find any notes that were created [...]

A few lucky lads in the Netherlands are already reporting that their HTC Legend’s are arriving, so say members of the Dutch site Tweakers.net. And just in time for the rest of Europeans awaiting the device, reviews are starting to pop up that fulfill all your need-to-know-abouts for the phone. The must thorough review I’ve [...]

In the old days we used to see lucky ladies and gents unboxing brand new devices as soon as they got them and with great excitement. In the last few years though, as more companies push buzz through their own blogs, “official” unboxings have become much more regular. They lack a certain luster that fanboys [...]

Comscore has just published their smartphone reports detailing statistics from October 2009 through January 2010 and although we knew Android grew incredibly – the actual statistics are quite staggering. Take a look at this chart which shows market share from RIM, Apple, Microsoft, Google and Palm: Second to last place with hardly more market share [...]

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The Dell Mini 5 looked pretty sweet ever since we saw the CEO showing it off. It got all officialized and the specs are set but since then we’ve been playing the waiting game. Introducing some new info: a flyer was just published on Engadget that shows the Dell Mini 5 WILL likely be called [...]

LG has announced their first Android Phone for South Korea, dubbed the LG Andro-1 or KH5200. It has a 3-inch touchscreen, slideout QWERTY keyboard, GPS, HSDPA, EDGE, GRPS, Social Networking, 2MP Camera, Radio Tuner and MicroSD input. Unfortunately it is only running Android 1.5: The phone will be available on carrier KT ‘s services and [...]