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August, 2010 Articles

ARCHOS Reveals New Lineup of Tablets

by Kevin Krause on August 31st, 2010

With Archos’ announcement of their new line of Android tablets, there is something for the whole family. From the wee tiniest of tots to daddy man hands these Android 2.2 devices span the size range from a humble 2.8-inches all the way to an iPad challenging 10.1-inches. What they gain from a varied product line [...]

Hannspree Working up Android 2.2 Tablet with NVIDIA Tegra 2 Inside

by Kevin Krause on August 31st, 2010

Android 2.2 and Tegra 2. That is what it now takes to stack up in the Android tablet game, and Hannspree is saying, “Yes please,” on both accounts. Their proposed tablet will feature a 1GHz Tegra 2, 16GB of internal storage expandable via microSD card, and a 1024×600 capacitive touchscreen. Throw in some micro HDMI [...]

Official Promo Video Reveals Motorola Milestone 2, Quickly Pulled from YouTube

by Kevin Krause on August 31st, 2010

We were all waiting for it, even though it seemed like Motorola might not have any plans to release the Droid 2 outside of the United States. But thanks to an error on someone at Moto’s part, for but a brief moment an official promotional video for the Motorola Milestone 2 found its way to [...]

T-Mobile Expands HSPA+ Coverage to Nine New Cities, Will Double Speeds Next Year

by Kevin Krause on August 31st, 2010

If a lack of HSPA+ coverage in your area was putting you off from purchasing the upcoming T-Mobile G2, the company looks to be making some serious moves in rolling out their high-speed network to all corners of the United States. You may even be lucky enough to find your town’s name among the list [...]

Samsung Fascinate User Guide

by Kevin Krause on August 31st, 2010

The Samsung Fascinate is only a little over a week out from release, but if you are running out of ways to whittle away the time as you await for your chance to get a piece of the Galaxy S action on Verizon, maybe we can do something for you. You see, we got our [...]

Galaxy Tab Supported Wireless Frequencies Revealed in GCF Approval

by Kevin Krause on August 31st, 2010

We already know that the Samsung Galaxy Tab is headed to Verizon thanks to a leaked inventory image, but a GCF filing for the device reveals a radio that is quite capable of a wide-range of carriers as well. The Tab carries coverage for quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA. While we are sure to learn [...]

Angry Birds Beta Coming this Friday

by Kevin Krause on August 31st, 2010

Angry Birds…I don’t quite get the hype (maybe that is because I have never had the opportunity to play it), but it is coming to Android. Before it can get an official release, however, it must go through its beta-testing rounds. This is where the good news comes in for any readers who have been [...]

Could Droid be Adding Prepaid to the List of Things it Does on Verizon?

by Kevin Krause on August 31st, 2010

Along with a slew of feature phone and Blackberry devices, it looks like Verizon’s lineup of Android phones could be getting the prepaid treatment if some recent screen captures are any indication. VZW seems poised to launch a full-blown prepaid portion of their wireless service, and if the device list holds true users will have [...]

Phandroid LIVE with Verizon Wireless [BALTIMORE]

by Rob Jackson on August 31st, 2010

It’s time. We’ve been online since 2007 – before any other Android focused website on the planet – and we’ve made a lot of friends along the way. The interwebz is a great place, and with over 200,000 members, we’ve accomplished some pretty amazing things together. Now it’s time to celebrate. On September 21st, Verizon [...]

FCC Gets Hands on Epic 4G, Phone Cries, “You’re Tearing Me Apart”

by Kevin Krause on August 31st, 2010

Literally. Now that all are free to get their hands on the Samsung EPIC 4G, the FCC has decided it would rather get their hands in it. While this strip-down is more utilitarian than the type we normally see from iFixIt (who no doubt will have a go at the Epic as well), the guts [...]

LG Unveils the Optimus Pad (Sort Of)

by Kevin Krause on August 31st, 2010

Hold on a second. If LG takes a page from Motorola and Verizon’s book, there is a good chance we could be seeing an Optimus Prime Pad a la the R2-Droid2. Why, you might ask? Because LG has unveiled that their upcoming Android tablet will be known as the LG Optimus Pad. OK, the Optimus [...]

Samsung Mobile Experience Event September 16th, What’s Being Shown?

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 31st, 2010

Samsung’s got another one of their “experience” events coming up in the middle of the month, and this time we know Android will be on hand. We know they’re about to unveil the Samsung Galaxy Tab in a couple of days at IFA in Berlin, so what other new device could it be? For starters, [...]

First Official Pics of the T-Mobile G2 Leak

by Kevin Krause on August 31st, 2010

In case the early shots of the T-Mobile G2 didn’t paint quite a clear enough picture of the upcoming HSPA+ handset, the official take has now leaked providing a bit more detail. Next to the EPIC 4G, the G2 is looking like the way to go if you fancy a full QWERTY keyboard in your [...]

Droid Landing is Back With R2D2 Noises, New Droid 2 Scavenger Hunt Nearing?

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 31st, 2010

The DroidLanding twitter account may have died down following their national scavenger hunt campaign that had many scrambling about for a free Motorola Droid X, but the account has finally tweeted again. We know they’ve refocused the account for the R2D2 Edition of the Motorola Droid 2, but we still don’t know their exact plans for [...]

Droid X Users on Unofficial 2.2 Upgrade Won’t Be Able to Go Further Come “Early September”

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 31st, 2010

Motorola’s sending out a stern warning saying that anyone on a known, unofficial build of Android 2.2 for the Droid X will not be upgraded to the official upgrade set to come out early September. Motorola’s Matt states that you can revert back to the official Android 2.1 build if you want (though I’m not [...]

PSA: Yahoo’s Fantasy Football App (NFL) in the Market Now

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 31st, 2010

Weeks ago, we reported on Yahoo’s plans to bring a fantasy football app for their specific platform to the Android market. As I was finalizing settings for my NFL.com league today, I wondered if there were any good fantasy apps out for Android and immediately remembered Yahoo was supposed to be bringing one out. I’m [...]

Huawei Teams Up With Google to Make Android 2.2 Device, Unveiled Thursday

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 31st, 2010

One of the last manufacturers we thought we’d ever hear of working directly with Google on an Android 2.2 device is Huawei. According to the Wall Street Journal, that’s exactly what’s been going down and we should be seeing the fruits of all that labor unveiled this Thursday at IFA in Germany. We couldn’t extract [...]

ViewSonic’s ViewPad 7 Froyo Tablet Goes Official

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 31st, 2010

ViewSonic’s finally ready to unveil their first Android-based device – a 7-inch tablet – just two days ahead of its media flaunting at IFA Germany. The device will come preinstalled with Android 2.2, 3G GSM connectivity, and SMS and phone functionality. I wouldn’t hold this one up to my head, but it should pair up [...]

Another T-Mobile BOGO Offer Coming Up, Samsung Vibrant In On It

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 31st, 2010

Buy one, get one (free or half off) sales are nothing new to T-Mobile, but if you’ve been waiting on their next round of deals to kick off before upgrading from your current phone then be on the lookout soon: the Samsung Vibrant is now included in the list of eligible smartphones if this internal [...]

Samsung Galaxy Tab Headed for Verizon

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 31st, 2010

Yesterday, we saw the yet-to-be-unveiled (but is still definitely confirmed) Galaxy Tab pop up in the wild with CDMA radios. Naturally, we figured CDMA in the United States would spell a release for Verizon – we already know Verizon has plans for multiple 3G-enabled tablets, Sprint’s unlikely to carry them, and T-Mobile and AT&T would [...]