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April, 2010 Articles

MyTouch 3G Slide Gets Delayed

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 22nd, 2010

We haven’t even gotten confirmation of a solid date yet, but the rumored May 17th date seems to be invalid now. TmoNews is reporting that a source of theirs told them June 2nd would be the phone’s new release date. Set to release on Magenta, the MyTouch 3G Slide is the follow-up to T-Mobile’s flagship [...]

Google Halts Development On Nexus One’s 3G Issues

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 22nd, 2010

Well, this is a bummer. We understand some of you may not have any problems whatsoever with your 3G (seriously, please don’t attack me in the comment section this time), but there are still a significant amount of people out there longing for strong 3G to play nice with their Google Nexus One. Unfortunately, Google [...]

Android Being Taught In Middle School Programming Class

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 22nd, 2010

Well, look what we have here: Android is making its way into the classrooms. Josh Beck – an advanced programming teacher at Krueger Middle School (San Antonio, Texas) – has been incorporating Android programming lessons into his curriculum. On April 13th, one of his students – 14-year-old Christian Cruz – was the first to publish [...]

PR Newswire Is Bringing Us An Android App

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 22nd, 2010

I felt the need to report on this particular announcement since PR Newswire is something that Phandroid relies on daily. For those of you who are unaware, PR Newswire is amongst the leading sources for press releases from businesses of all sorts. They aggregate all of the companies’ press releases into one database to make [...]

European HTC Legend To Receive Fix For Missing Apps

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 22nd, 2010

Users have reportedly been having problems seeing apps in the market for some time now. Specifically, users of the HTC Desire and HTC Legend overseas have been unable to see certain apps (such as Twidroid, amongst others), however the Legend’s problem seems to differ from what Desire users suffer from. The problem – which seems [...]

Dell Aero Gets Confirmation Treatment

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 22nd, 2010

Probably the entity to make the smallest splash of the huge Dell leaks we were treated to yesterday, the Dell Aero will still get its chance to wow and impress you. While it definitely doesn’t achieve either of those things, we’re still happy that some of its specs are finally beginning to come together. It [...]

Dell’s 7-inch Tablet Turns Out To Be The Looking Glass

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 22nd, 2010

Along with the announcement of new phones, we were also treated to new information on devices we’d heard about before. The 7 and 10-inch tablets – which we started calling the Streak 7 and 10, respectively – turns out to sport different names. At least for now, we’ve only got new information on the 7-inch [...]

Dell Streak To Get Android 2.1 In September, Accessories Outed

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 22nd, 2010

The Dell Streak (Dell Mini 5 for those of you who don’t keep up with the times) might not be a new announcement, but we’re getting some new information alongside the huge blowout that Engadget showered the digital herd with yesterday. A release date hasn’t been confirmed – as far as we know, it’s still [...]

BMorn Has An 8.9-inch Tablet to Show, Too

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 22nd, 2010

Chinese consumer electronic company BMorn – known for their GPS systems and PMP devices – has decided to adopt Android as they take their first step into the blazing hot “slate” category of devices. Frankly, I’m a bit underwhelmed by this device: it’s running a slightly modified version of Android 1.6 (yes, that is an [...]

Android 2.2 Allows Automatic App Updates?

by Rob Jackson on April 22nd, 2010

I was a bit skeptical when a user from 4chan claimed to be an “android trusted tester” and posted screenshots of a MyTouch 3G supposedly running Android 2.2 Froyo – afterall we know how easily those “About” screens are faked. But after some trolling (“No one cares, take this $#!* to XDA”) and small talk [...]

OMG! Android Running On The iPhone (No, Seriously)

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 21st, 2010

Today has just been unreal! Three new Dell Android phones leaked within a couple of hours of each other, and now we’re given a treat that we never thought we’d see: Android has been ported to the iPhone. I came across this link thanks to fabled Android ROM developer Cyanogen, who simply pasted the URL [...]

The Final Blow: Dell Thunder Completely Outshines the Flash and the Smoke

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 21st, 2010

There’s a boatload of pun in that title and I didn’t even mean it! Anyway, the big Dell explosion (at least on the Android side of things) caps off with a monster of a device that made me wet my pants just a little bit. The Dell Thunder looks to be the third in a [...]

Strike 2: Dell Switches Things Up With the Dell Smoke’s Unique Form Factor

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 21st, 2010

Well the form factor isn’t THAT unique (really, it’s just like a skinny Blackberry), but it is something we’ve yet to see on the Android front. Following up with the leak of the Dell Flash, the Dell Smoke is obviously aimed toward the teenage hipsters (is it still cool to use that word these days?). [...]

Strike 1: The Dell Flash Leaks, Will Offer Froyo 2.2

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 21st, 2010

Some major leakage has just been spilling from the Dell camp lately. If the introduction of two new tablets weren’t enough – and if the Aero and Mini aren’t your thing – the Dell Flash will definitely catch you off guard. Taking a look at the list of specs, I’m completely in awe: if this [...]

Adobe Tags Google and Andy Rubin In to Wrestle Apple and Jobs

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 21st, 2010

Well, this little “War” has just gotten a bit jucier. We already knew Google and Apple began butting heads a while ago (even if they claim they are still conducting business with each other just fine). We’ve been hearing about Apple’s qualms with Adobe for a few days, as well. Now, the gloves are off! [...]

Droids Need Lovin’, Too [Video]

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 21st, 2010

I love Android. I love my T-Mobile G1. It’s probably the single-most entity that I think about in my everyday life (sad, right?). Now that I’ve made myself vulnerable and susceptible to a good verbal beating, there’s no-one that loves ‘droid like another ‘droid. IntoMobile came across some rather funny (and, depending on what kind [...]

TELUS Milestone Users Can Now Grab Their 2.1 Update

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 21st, 2010

Great news for our Canadian phans! The 2.1 update for your Motorola Milestone is fresh out the oven and ready to be served. This update is not applicable over the air, so you’ll have to download some software to your PC to get your fix. Head over to Motorola’s support site and select your carrier [...]

New Screens of the MyTouch 3G Slide

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 21st, 2010

In similar HTC Droid Incredible fashion, the T-Mobile MyTouch Slide is being leaked piece by piece. We haven’t seen much about the device (T-Mobile has yet to even officially acknowledge its existence), but we do have enough to know it’s real. The latest shows up in a few screenshots of the phone’s interface inside a [...]

Get Ready For HP’s AirLife 100: Official Specs Revealed

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 21st, 2010

HP Compaq gave us a sneak peak at their Android-powered netbook at the most recent CES and Mobile World Congress, but they’ve remained rather tight-lipped on the device’s specifications (even after it’s passed FCC). We’ve already gotten our taste at an initial list of expected specs, but HP has officially confirmed them today. As expected, [...]

Android 2.1 Upgrade Now Coming to HTC Hero in June

by Kevin Krause on April 21st, 2010

HTC Hero owners in Europe will have to wait a bit longer to get their phones bumped up to Android 2.1. At an event focusing on Google Maps Navigation (which hit UK Androids today), HTC slipped in the announcement that the upgrade process for all European HTC Hero variants will begin in June. An initial [...]