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April, 2010 Articles

HTC Incredible Equipment Guide Leaks!

by Rob Jackson on April 8th, 2010

As if 205 pages of HTC Incredible information isn’t enough, we’ve got one more page to provide a little icing on the cake – introducing the HTC Incredible Equipment Guide (click to enlarge): As if dropping one bombshell wasn’t enough, this 2nd Incredible update ALSO comes from AF member/guide Anonimac, who we can safely say [...]

WIND Customers: Get Your Hands On A Compatible Google Nexus One

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 8th, 2010

Throughout the iPhone OS madness, Google brought it upon themselves to silently update their mobile storefront to include WIND Mobile as an official carrier which supports the Nexus One’s frequencies. All you need to do is head over to Google’s online store to order yourself a Nexus One compatible with T-Mobile and you’ll be able [...]

Two New SIM-Free Acer Handsets on Pre-Order in the UK

by Kevin Krause on April 8th, 2010

Acer is bringing two new smartphones to the table through eXpansys in the UK. Both devices are rather modest on the hardware side, and only one will feature Android 2.1, but for their low price-points, these units are an appealing option for those on the look out for a SIM-free, Android-packing phone. The Acer beTouch [...]

Steve Jobs: There’s A Porn Store For Android

by Rob Jackson on April 8th, 2010

There is no doubt that the Apple and Android battle has heated up, and things have gotten much more personal between the company’s respective CEO’s – Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt – in the past few months. I feel like Steve Jobs’ feels a sense of pressure, and as questions about Android’s success mount in [...]

Netflix Is Hiring! Android Video Expert Needed To Build Official Streaming App

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 8th, 2010

It seems that Netflix has let the floodgates open recently on getting clients out to every major platform they can. Set top boxes, video game consoles, and Apple’s mobile round-up all have Netflix applications to facilitate their instant viewing service. And now Android is getting its fair share of the pie! Netflix seeks an engineer [...]

2.1 For Samsung Moment Gets a Leak

by Kevin Krause on April 8th, 2010

Along with a slew of other Android handsets, the Samsung Moment  has yet to see an upgrade to Android 2.1. That is until now, if you are one of the brave few who will take advantage of one of TWO leaked builds from SDX -Developers. With a little bit of work, you can soon be running [...]

FCC Approves The Archos 7 Home Tablet

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 8th, 2010

Archos’s latest in its brand of tablet devices has been given the seal of approval by the FCC. The Archos 7 Home tablet became available for preordering early last month, and now we’re one step closer to seeing it alongside its cousin: the Archos 5 Home. Along with the FCC-standard treatment of confirmed specs – [...]

AT&T Wants To “Rethink Possible”

by Rob Jackson on April 8th, 2010

AT&T is ditching their company image and moving onto another philosophy entirely. Their recent “coverage” and “3G” spat with Verizon might get buried underneath a new slogan – “Rethink Possible” – and a new logo. Clearly their marketing team and engineering/product strategy team aren’t on the same page, because the latter seem to be asking, [...]

Incredible April 29 Best Buy Release Confirmed

by Kevin Krause on April 8th, 2010

Just a few hours ago we gave you your first look at the HTC Incredible User’s Guide. Confirming the specs of the handset, it is looking to be one stellar Android device. Well, the Incredible news continues to break as PhoneArena has gotten a hold of some leaked shots of a few documents circulating around [...]

Nexus One Users Are Getting Fed Up With Issues

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 8th, 2010

Uh-oh. Looks like Google’s self-coined Superphone is starting to attract negative attention in the eyes of its owners. We knew about the spotty 3G signal strength issue since the phone’s launch and even with an update to address those concerns, users are still experiencing problems. Unfortunately, more complaints are beginning to rear their ugly heads. [...]

For Those Still Waiting, Droid 2.1 Completes Roll Out Tomorrow

by Kevin Krause on April 8th, 2010

Many Droid users have already received their OTA update to Android 2.1. Others opted to go the way of a manual update. For those of you left in the remaining category of still waiting for the update, fret no more, for your phone will be kicking it with 2.1 by tomorrow. Verizon informed Gizmodo that [...]

ICD’s Gemini Tablet Spotted And Early Tests Look Great

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 8th, 2010

It’s only been about a month since we heard anything from Innocomm, but today they felt the need to shower us with some great new information about their upcoming Gemini Tablet. Yesterday, we saw the features and specs detailed for the first time, and now we already have a prototype to gawk at. The Gemini, [...]

Droid Does What Now? [VIDEO]

by Kevin Krause on April 8th, 2010

If I had a dollar for every time I wanted to scan a girl’s bust with my Droid, I’d be a much richer man and go on a lot less dates. But the folks over at M80 are promising us in a new viral ad campaign that Droid does just that. But wait, there’s more! [...]

Google Further Embraces QR Codes, We Will Too

by Rob Jackson on April 8th, 2010

Android lovers understand those square barcodish looking things called “QR Codes” more than the average American, but they still haven’t picked up steam in the United States outside of a few main pockets or interest. One of those main “pockets” is the Android Market, where people across the interwebz link directly to Android Market apps [...]

HTC Incredible User Guide Leaks [EXCLUSIVE]!

by Rob Jackson on April 8th, 2010

Are you ready for 205-pages of Incredible glory? HTC Incredible glory, that is – we’ve just gotten our hands on an exclusive copy of the HTC Incredible User’s Guide! The Incredible User Guide was brought to you courtesy of AndroidForums Member and Forum Phone Guide – Anonimac. To see the entire 200+ page guide you’ll [...]

Sagem Pounces on Android for Puma Phone 2

by Kevin Krause on April 8th, 2010

Sagem just dropped their new Puma phone, and while it is not an Android device it was hinted that the company may be looking towards Android for the second iteration. At a pre-launch event for the Puma Phone, the VP of Marketing for Sagem revealed they are considering a scaled down version running Android for [...]

Orange Brings Out the HTC Desire

by Kevin Krause on April 8th, 2010

It seems no carrier in the UK will be spared in the huge push for the HTC Desire over the past few weeks. The latest to pick up the phone appears to be Orange, as reported over at Tracy and Matt. A source confirmed that the Desire should be appearing on the Orange site for [...]

It’s Over 9,000! Android Market Sees Huge Growth In March

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 8th, 2010

While the number of apps available for any platform can be irrelevant thanks to questionable quality, it’s still nice to see that the Android Market is garnering so much attention. Androlib, the third-party market browser and statistics source, tallies the number of apps submitted to the market in March 2010 at 9,308. That means March [...]

myTouch Slide appears in Radio Shack’s Direct2U System

by Kevin Krause on April 7th, 2010

Is this the first in-the-wild confirmation of the rumored follow-up to the G1? Not much can be gleaned from the image leaked out of The Shack’s computer system, but any sign is a good sign for fan’s waiting for a worthy follow-up to the G1 (I’m looking at you, Quentyn). Of course lacking is any [...]

Ochocinco And MOTOBLUR Continue To Inform Millions On The Motorola Devour

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 7th, 2010

The marriage between NFL wide receiver Chad Ochocinco and Motorola is a very unlikely one. Soon after the announcement of their Cliq (Get it? No? It was worth a shot.), we learned that the two would move forward in promoting MOTOBLUR – the custom Android UI that Motorola is using to set themselves apart and [...]