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May, 2010 Articles

Motorola Shadow Emerges from the Shadows Again

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 26th, 2010

There’s something about Verizon and their upcoming phones that just can’t keep themselves under wraps. It’s been a few days since the Motorola Shadow was revealed over the weekend, and we’ve already gotten our first shot of the device in the wild yesterday. Not even a day after the Shadow was caught working out in [...]

Nexus One Starting to Show Up in Third Party Retail Outlets

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 26th, 2010

Google hadn’t given us a solid time frame for when we could expect to see the Nexus One in third party retail stores when they announced they’d be shutting down their web store, but there appears to be a little-known third-party site giving us the first indication of that transition. i Wireless – an authorized [...]

Marvell Tries Again with this 10-Inch Tablet

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 26th, 2010

The first time Marvell attempted to show off their own tablet device, it left nothing less than a very sour taste in our mouth. The bugs that riddled the thing were less than desirable, and the response we got when we asked about them were nothing short of amazing (and I’m not saying that in [...]

T-Mobile CEO Robert Dotson To Resign After 15 Years Of Service

by Rob Jackson on May 26th, 2010

While the transition won’t take place until May 2011, CEO of T-Mobile USA – Robert Dotson – has announced he will move onto other opportunities. He leaves the company with a 1 year window provide a smooth transition to his successor, Phillip Humm. T-Mobile sent me the following press release: T-Mobile USA CEO Robert Dotson [...]

April 2010 AdMob Report Echoes Everything We’ve Heard About Android’s Growth So Far

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 26th, 2010

Before we get started drilling down some numbers, I’m obligated to remind everyone that AdMob’s reports are based on devices that access their ad pool. This means that the actual number of devices in the ecosystem will differ from the numbers that AdMob’s reporting. This is not the most accurate representation of the market, but [...]

Is Samsung Trying to Take Back Their Word on a Behold II Update?

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 26th, 2010

The Samsung Behold 2 has become a phone of much controversy and negative views from its owners. If it’s not from the many bugs that the device is riddled with, then it’s with Samsung not making due with any type of support for the problems whatsoever. The latest blow to Behold 2 owners by Samsung [...]

enTourage to Partner with The Douglas Stewart Company to Bring eDGe to Schools

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 26th, 2010

These are the things I wish I had when I was still a young student. enTourage Systems is announcing that they’ve teamed up with The Douglas Stewart Company – a leading distributor for computers – to help bring the enTourage eDGe DualBook to classrooms. It’s a pretty cool device that I’m sure got you a [...]

AT&T Nexus One Suffered a One Day Shortage

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 26th, 2010

I was surprised to see reports that the AT&T-compatible Nexus One was unavailable for purchase at Google’s yet-to-be-yanked phone store. At one point, many believed Google was preparing to clean out their online stock to begin the trek to retail stores, but it seems it was just a small hiccup in inventory. I went to [...]

Going Deeper With Android 2.2′s JIT Compiler

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 26th, 2010

Before the official Froyo announcement at I/O, we’d learned that an Adobe employee’s phone was running at ridiculously high speeds. Most outlets quickly chalked this up to the possibility that Google implemented a Just-In-Time compiler for their Dalvik Virtual Machine. Sure enough, they confirmed our suspicions at the keynote in San Francisco, and we even [...]

Foodie Alert! Epicurious Releases Android App

by Kevin Krause on May 25th, 2010

Want access to 28,000 tasty recipes procured by the folks at Epicurious right on your Android phone? Then look no further than Epicurious’ new Recipes App for Android. Just like the iPhone version which has reached over 2 million downloads, you can now have a mini chef’s companion in your pocket. The Android version supports [...]

Froyo Brings Enhancements to On-Screen Keyboard, Still Nothing Spectacular

by Kevin Krause on May 25th, 2010

Let’s face it, the stock on-screen keyboard for Android is nothing to write home about — or to write home on for that matter — so any news about improvements is always welcome. It looks like a few small enhancements are coming as part of Froyo, aimed at making the keyboard slightly more accessible. It [...]

Acer Liquid Stream Passes the FCC

by Kevin Krause on May 25th, 2010

We have just begun to learn about the Acer Liquid Stream, a handset that we snapped a pic of last week at Google I/O and that the guys at AndroidFrance uncovered a bit of dirt on, and now the phone has made its way through the FCC, showing off a bit more of its details in [...]

A Zombie Apocalypse on Your Android [Live Wallpaper]

by Kevin Krause on May 25th, 2010

My heart has a huge soft spot for zombies — just the kind of moist and tender spot that would make it the perfect snack for the living dead — so when I heard about the Pixel Zombies Live Wallpaper I couldn’t help but immediately assume it was the coolest Live Wallpaper ever. And you [...]

Droid Incredible Mysteriously “Unavailable” On Verizon Website? [UPDATE]

by Kevin Krause on May 25th, 2010

We’ve received a few tips that when attempting to purchase the HTC Droid Incredible on the Verizon Wireless website, users were met with a screen stating the phone was currently unavailable. I decided to look into it for myself, and sure enough when navigating to the Droid Incredible splash page and clicking “Buy Now” I [...]

Samsung Galaxy S Goes Up for Pre-Order on Amazon Germany

by Kevin Krause on May 25th, 2010

If you live in the land of good beer and lederhosen clad wenches to deliver said beer, you can now pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S on Amazon.de. Samsung’s take on the uber-phone will set you back 649 euros, but you will be one of the first to get what is surely one of the hottest [...]

Motorola i1 on Boost Mobile Will Be $349.99 at Best Buy

by Kevin Krause on May 25th, 2010

One drawback to the pay-as-you-go model of Boost Mobile and other month-to-month carriers is that their system doesn’t leave much room for subsidizing handset costs, and while $349.99 for the Motorola i1 at Best Buy certainly isn’t an astronomical figure to ask for the iDEN Android, it isn’t exactly what everyone wants to be paying [...]

Boxee Will Be Bringing an App to Google TV

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 25th, 2010

When Google announced they’d be launching Google TV, I expected that apps would be a huge part of it thanks to Android being the base technology. The first app announced outside of what Google demonstrated that I/O looks like it’ll be coming from the last competitor you thought you’d see targeting the technology: Boxee. People [...]

Looks Like Someone Got Android 2.2 Going on the Motorola Droid

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 25th, 2010

I couldn’t imagine that it was far off after seeing Froyo be installed on other unsupported devices already, but now the Motorola Droid has gottten its taste of early Android 2.2 action. Droid-Life reports that a forum member over at My Droid World has gotten the newest version of Android – 2.2 – running on [...]

Vlingo for Android Now Available on the Android Market

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 25th, 2010

Vlingo has released their Android app, recently, and the things you’ll be able to do with it are pretty cool. You’ll be able to use human-language to update your Twitter status, send a text message, an email, and more. It even has the option of playing back your text messages and emails word-for-word for those [...]

Take Screenshots on the HTC EVO 4G Without the Need to Root

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 25th, 2010

Ever since the G1 has been out, everyone’s been trying to figure out how to take screenshots of their device without the need to root their phones or install the Android SDK to their PCs. Why Google has not allowed this functionality without clever hacking is still a mystery, but it appears that the story [...]