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July, 2010 Articles

HTC Could Ship 8.5 Million Devices in Q4

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 15th, 2010

According to Commercial Times – a Chinese outlet – HTC could see itself shipping 8.5-million handsets in Q4 2010. They would be able to achieve the feat by reportedly introducing six new devices before year’s end. Three of those devices are said to be Android-based: the Europe-bound HTC Vision, and two US bound devices – [...]

Samsung Vibrant Now Available

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 15th, 2010

The Motorola Droid X isn’t the only phone launching today that’s getting us happy. T-Mobile’s launching their Galaxy S smartphone – the Samsung Vibrant – today and will be available in stores once they open in a couple of hours. If you’re an online shopper, you can head over there now to buy the phone [...]

Motorola Happy They Went All Android

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 15th, 2010

Motorola’s mobile division tanked a few years ago after they finally figured out that people weren’t really into the RAZR, ROKR, or WTVR (whatever) craze anymore. Beneath Sanjay Jha’s direction, Motorola turned their big leaf when Android was introduced and they jumped on board as one of the first partners in the Open Handset Alliance. [...]

T-Mobile UK Getting the Samsung Galaxy Apollo this August

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 15th, 2010

T-Mobile UK’s looking to add another of Samsung’s lower-end Androids to their line-up by introducing the Samsung Galaxy Apollo. The Galaxy Apollo has proven to be a viable option for those that can’t be bothered being locked into a three-year agreement for a higher-end device at cheaper rates. I’m sure the device will be offered [...]

HTC Desire Going to Telus

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 15th, 2010

Telus has announced that the HTC Desire will be available on their network soon. We first suspected the device would be going to the carrier when we learned they’d started training sessions for the device for employees. The Sense-enabled Nexus One (that’s probably the best way to describe it, really) is a big hit over [...]

Droid X Now Available!

by Rob Jackson on July 15th, 2010

After our own in-depth Droid X Review we have no problem recommending Verizon’s latest Droid and for those who have been patiently waiting, its finally available! You can either buy it directly from Verizon Wireless for $199.99 or check out our phone store where you’ll get a Special Phandroid Promotion Price. With a 4.3-inch screen, [...]

Verizon Will Offer 32GB microSD Card Along with Launch of Droid X

by Kevin Krause on July 14th, 2010

Verizon just sweetened the pot for those who plan to head out and pick up the Motorola Droid X tomorrow. Not only will VZW be offering exclusively the SanDisk 32GB microSDHC card, but for new Droid X owners they will but slashing $50 off of the $150 regular price tag. It will still cost you [...]

T-Mobile Seeks Cliq XT Owners to Test a Not Android 2.1 Update

by Kevin Krause on July 14th, 2010

T-Mobile is searching for 1000 guinea pigs upon which to unleash an in-testing update for the Motorola CLIQ XT. The new update is in no way, shape, or form Android 2.1, but it promises to fix a handful of bugs and add some improvements to the Cliq XT experience. Users can expect better overall phone [...]

Seesmic Updates Android App to Include Google Buzz Support

by Kevin Krause on July 14th, 2010

The buzz around Google Buzz may have came and went, but that doesn’t mean the service doesn’t still have some legs to it. Any users of the Google’s take on short and sweet social updates looking for a way to manage their Buzz account along with Twitter now need look no further than Seesmic. In [...]

Verizon Teases Tomorrow’s Droid X Launch [Video]

by Kevin Krause on July 14th, 2010

A brand new teaser just hit to get all of you Droid-fans hyped about the launch of the Motorola Droid X tomorrow. Will there be enough to go around? Will Verizon stores be mobbed with disappointed customers? Will this signal the beginning of the robot uprising and the end of human supremacy on planet earth? [...]

Dell Streak Landing at AT&T on July 19th?

by Kevin Krause on July 14th, 2010

Though the buzz around AT&T and Android is currently focused on the Samsung Captivate, the Dell Streak is another device that will be hitting the carrier in all of it’s tablet/phone glory. According to BGR, the device might just be getting to AT&T not too long after the Captivate. July 19th seems to be the [...]

Evernote Announces Trunk: Integrated Services that Bring Extensions to Usability

by Kevin Krause on July 14th, 2010

Evernote just wrapped up a special press event in San Francisco where they announced the latest addition to their Evernote service: Trunk. As the name implies (while alluding to Evernote’s elephant imagery), the Trunk will store a collection of integrated extensions that bring enhanced usability to the already excellent Evernote service. While a lot of [...]

Swiftkey Beta Swiftly Makes its Way to the Android Market

by Kevin Krause on July 14th, 2010

If you have been looking for an intelligent and enhanced virtual keyboard experience and Swype just ain’t cutting it, Swiftkey has just launched their beta publicly for all Android users. I haven’t spent much time with the keyboard that somehow knows exactly what you want to say next, but it definitely comes off as a [...]

HTC HD2 Gets More in Touch with its Android side, Gets Choice of Froyo or Sense

by Kevin Krause on July 14th, 2010

It wasn’t too long ago that we saw the HTC HD2 get a fully functional, touchscreen-capable port of Android bringing it’s impressive specs back into the realm of relevancy. That really lit a fire under the development community surrounding the HD2 and the result is not one but two new takes on Android for the [...]

SmartDevices Announces SmartQ T7-3G Android Tablet

by Kevin Krause on July 14th, 2010

Yet another tablet has been announced for the Chinese market, this time from SmartDevices, makers of the Linux-based SmartQ tablet. Their latest offering doesn’t veer too far from SmartDevices’ Linux-based work as it will implement Android in a line of  7-inch touchscreen tablets. While the SmartQ T7 will support Wi-Fi, it will also come in [...]

Android Gets Fair and Balanced with Fox News App

by Kevin Krause on July 14th, 2010

For all those leaning to the right or feeling a bit red (politically that is), Fox News just unleashed their app into the Android Market for all of your “fair and balanced” news needs. The free app features breaking news updates, Fox News talk radio, and photos and videos from the Fox News archives. You [...]

Droid X Showing Up at Best Buy

by Kevin Krause on July 14th, 2010

Not a day too soon, shipments of Motorola Droid X handsets are beginning to arrive at Best Buy stores around the nation in preparation for tomorrow’s launch. While many have been concerned that there won’t be enough Droid X unit to go around, sources are saying Best Buy will at least be in possession of [...]

Verizon Gearing Up for 4G Devices Sooner Than We Thought with System Changes?

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 14th, 2010

Verizon’s taking their first steps in getting their back-end overhauled for the introduction of their 4G network (LTE-based), if BGR‘s sources are accurate. Starting July 18th, the ESN/MEID field in all of their systems will be changed to “Device ID” to prepare for imminent 4G devices. Nothing too spectacular here, but considering we don’t expect [...]

Motorola Charm Free on Family Plan Activations?

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 14th, 2010

T-Mobile’s free Motorola CHARM special might be extending well past the back to school promotion we heard about not too long ago. Engadget‘s received a poster shot showing the Motorola Charm (alongside Samsung’s latest round of QWERTY feature phones) as a messaging phone. According to the poster, messaging phones are free when they’re activated on a [...]

Goby Helps You Find Something to Do With Your Time

by Quentyn Kennemer on July 14th, 2010

Ever wake up on a Saturday morning expecting an exciting agenda throughout the day? Did you then realize that you really had nothing to do and stayed cooped up in the house as bored as you’ve ever been? Goby’s hoping to change that with the launch of their new application headed for the Android market. [...]