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May, 2010 Articles

Want More Sub-$200 Android Tablets? VIA’s Got You Covered

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 25th, 2010

Were you one of those who liked what the Eken M001 had to offer for just $108? You’re going to love what VIA’s expecting you to see by the end of 2010. Bloomberg’s reporting that VIA’s Richard Brown – vice president of marketing –  is expecting around 5 different Android-based tablets to contain their chipset [...]

A Flash Games Site Just For Froyo

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 25th, 2010

While I’m sure this site can be used by anyone with a Flash-enabled mobile phone (several Nokia and Windows-based devices in the wild still come to mind), Mochi Media saved the launch of the mobile version of their site – m.mochigames.com – specifically for the launch of Froyo. Starting out, it features 25 games optimized [...]

AT&T to Finally Get an HTC Android Called the Aria?

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 25th, 2010

A source of Phonedog’s chimed in to give them the rundown on a new device being worked on under the wraps for AT&T. It’s called the Aria and it will supposedly be unveiled June 7th (basically, iPhone day) at an unnamed event. It’s said that it would be running Android 2.1 with the latest version [...]

Motorola XT502 (Greco) Shows Up in Bluetooth SIG

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 25th, 2010

Unwired View has uncovered a device being named the Motorola XT502, with its retail name being dubbed the “Greco”. The phone showed up by way of the Bluetooth SIG who was gracious enough to give an initial (and blurry) photo of the phone. It’s a full touchscreen device with quad-band GSM, tri-band UMTS, Wifi, GPS, [...]

Dell Streak Officially Gliding to O2 UK this June

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 25th, 2010

We’d already gotten word that the Dell Streak was heading to O2 in June (and another carrier in the US later on in the summer) thanks to CEO Michael Dell, but now they’ve made it official with a press release. They describe the Streak as a tablet  best for people needing on-the-go entertainment and a [...]

The London Evening Standard for Android Available Now

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 25th, 2010

Handmark – the guys behind some of your favorite apps such as TweetCaster, Express News, and more – has released their app made for the popular British publication London Evening Standard. It’s similar to the set up of their other news applications, and from my initial usage, there doesn’t appear to be any problems. You’re [...]

Garminfone Navigating to T-Mobile Stores June 2nd?

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 25th, 2010

Earlier, it was believed that the T-Mobile Garminfone would be $199.99 and headed to their stores sometime in June. Today, Engadget’s tipster sent in a pretty convincing shot of a pricing and features overview that states the phone will be available on June 2nd. For those that can’t remember, this thing sports Android 1.6, has [...]

Gizmodo Gets Their Hands on Another Unreleased Device: the Motorola Shadow

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 25th, 2010

I’m sure many of you heard about the big showdown between Gizmodo and Apple over the leaking of the iPhone. It looks like unreleased phones are starting to fall into their laps left and right, now, and their story regarding this newly found Motorola Shadow sounds just as “random” as the iPhone 4G story. Apparently, [...]

T-Mobile Expands HSPA+ Coverage, Brings “4G Speeds” to More Areas

by Kevin Krause on May 24th, 2010

T-Mobile has brought its HSPA+ coverage to three new areas in the Northeast. If you live in a major city in upstate New York, Connecticut, or in Providence, RI, you can say hello to what T-Mobile is claiming to be 4G-like speeds. If you live in Washington, D.C. or Boston, you won’t have to wait [...]

New Mediatek Chip Looks to Lower Cost of Android Handsets

by Kevin Krause on May 24th, 2010

Taiwanese chip maker Mediatek recently finished development on a new 3G system-on-a-chip processor designed to do the heavy lifting on Android devices. While Mediatek has begun shipping sample CPUs out to manufacturers, full-scale production won’t begin until the end of the year. The new chip could see handsets dropping to a $100 price range, and [...]

Fix Your Apps! Enhanced Error Reporting in Android

by Kevin Krause on May 24th, 2010

The Android Developers Blog is once again giving us the skinny on how developers can make their apps better for users, and one of their latest posts focuses on the new error reporting system that was announced at Google I/O. When a user reports an application crash, they will have the option to provide an [...]

Google TV: The Must Have Holiday Gift Of 2010 [OPINION]

by Rob Jackson on May 24th, 2010

[Excited about Google TV? Head over to our Google TV Forum on AndroidForums.com!] Mark my words… Google TV is going to absolutely blow up. The reason? There are a bunch – many of which Vic Gundotra and Rishi Chandra identified in their Google IO keynote on Day 2 – but they’re very similar to the [...]

Motorola i1 Headed to Boost Mobile

by Kevin Krause on May 24th, 2010

We just found out that the rugged Motorola i1 is available on SouthernLINC Wireless, and we are now learning of what will potentially be the next carrier to host the first iDEN ‘Droid. MobileCrunch has gotten their hands on a little promotional image that shows Boost Mobile getting the handset, which will be sold exclusively through [...]

Adobe Reader for Android Released

by Kevin Krause on May 24th, 2010

If you have used the words “Adobe” and “Android” in the same sentence in the past month, you have no doubt been talking about their work to get Flash onto smartphones as part of Android 2.2. But in all of the ensuing chaos, let’s not forget that Adobe also makes several other very useful products [...]

Inkia inPad Specs Surface

by Kevin Krause on May 24th, 2010

Remember the Inkia inPad from not too long ago? Turns out its copying the iPad in more areas than just the name (and we aren’t talking about the specs just yet). The final product is looking to be a full on iPad clone if we ever saw one. Yes, you’ll get Android on this one [...]

Motorola i1 Launches on SouthernLINC Wireless iDEN Network

by Kevin Krause on May 24th, 2010

The iDEN-ready Motorola i1 is now out on SouthernLINC Wireless for a two-year contract price of $199.99. And while the specs might not blow you away, if you are at all familiar with other iDEN phones many are often designed to be of the hard-to-accidentally-destroy variety. Along with the 3.1-inch HVGA touchscreen, 5MP camera, and [...]

Grab the Cincinnati Bell Blaze for $99

by Kevin Krause on May 24th, 2010

Similar to the release (or lack thereof?) of the LG Ally last week, another lower-end handset came to market under the radar as everyone fussed over Google I/O. The regional carrier Cincinnati Bell dropped the Commtiva Blaze onto its airwaves for $99.99 on a two-year contract (and after a $100 mail-in rebate). The phone retails [...]

Andy Rubin: Android Will “Blow Your Mind” in 6 Months

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 24th, 2010

Gizmodo had the pleasure of sitting down with the godfather of Android – you know him as Andy Rubin – and he had some interesting things to say about the rate at which Android innovates today. Specifically, he says that getting into a good software iteration process has helped the team find a groove that [...]

A Few Early Tidbits About the Acer Liquid Stream

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 24th, 2010

We found this phone sitting inside the display case alongside its huge army of Android big brethren during last week’s Google I/O conference. Before then, we’d never heard of the Acer Liquid Stream, and all we could walk away with is a name and a picture of how the phone looks (and it doesn’t look [...]

Pandigital Bringing a $200 eReader Called the Novel, Will Work With Barnes & Noble

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 24th, 2010

For those that weren’t too keen on what Barnes & Noble was offering with the Nook, you’ll be pleased to know that there are some other options coming soon. A company called Pandigital is making an eReader called the Novel that’ll tightly integrate with Barnes & Noble’s eBookstore. For $199.99, there’s a lot to like [...]