Thus far there haven’t been many ruggedized Android devices and I’m not sure that’s due to lack of demand or prioritized initiatives. Boost Mobile’s Motorola i1 takes a stab at toughness but if BGR is right, the codenamed Motorola Jordan will attempt to swim to the top of the chart: in addition to being rugged [...]

The Xperia X10 was leaked so far in advance of its launch that excitement for the device wavered when it was actually made available. That’s not to say it wasn’t and isn’t a strong offering, but these days it seems the X10 Mini is getting all the praise. The European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) [...]

Heads up to all our Maple-Leafing Android lovers: the Motorola CHARM is now available at TELUS. It costs $29.99 on a 3-year contract up to $249.99 without a contract. Be wary of that 3-year deal; with the current speed of mobile phone progress your Motorola Charm could be an antique by 2013. BlackBerry lovers with [...]

Time and time again we’ve heard that LG plans to expand their Android offering to make up the majority of their smartphone product line. Just last week we heard LG would ship 20 smartphones in 2010 with 15 of them running Android. They expect to sell 6 million Android Phones in 2010 with 70% of [...]

The folks at Digitimes never hesitate to drop a rumor, opinion, or prediction, but their most recent research is a forecast I think a lot of Android fans saw coming… but to this degree? Shipments of Android-based smartphones are estimated to jump 561% from a year ago to more than 55 million units in 2010. [...]

As mobile becomes an increasing source of information for people on the go, it becomes an increasing point of focus for information providers. We just saw jQuery announce a tightly knit mobile strategy and now we’re seeing the same with the online video sharing hub known as VIMEO. I quickly searched VIMEO for “phandroid” and [...]

The mobile web browser is becoming a place of increased sophistication and the recent announcement of jQuery Mobile will push the envelope further. jQuery is the most popular Javascript library and its goal is to make designing and programming more advanced features of a website an absolute breeze. Having increased access to these on a [...]

Wouldn’t you love it if you could walk into a store and have your phone automatically alert you of any deals and coupons going on within, as well as giving you the ability to earn reward points just for stopping by? That’s what Best Buy’s looking to bring with their Shopkick application. The new technology [...]

While other check-in services primarily help you keep track of where you’ve been, helps your friends know what you’ve been up to, and helps stalkers do their daily duty, Miso is different: it allows you to “check-in” to a TV show. Basically, you’re updating all of your friends on what you’re watching at any given [...]

We still have yet to see the 1.2GHz and 1.3GHz chips of the world, but Qualcomm’s already set to ship their 1.5GHz Snapdragon QSD8672 chipset to handset manufacturers before year’s end. The chip will be dual-core, but their focus isn’t limited to getting this into handsets (though that will definitely be sweet) – they’re looking [...]

UK retailer Argos has started listing the Philips GoGear Connect with one very surprising spec: it runs Android 2.1. The GoGear Connect is a PMP that comes in both 8GB and 16GB configurations. Alongside the camera, GPSS, expandable memory (32GB using microSD) and an FM radio tuner, it comes equipped with a 3.2-inch display for [...]

Another phone expected to launch with Android 2.2 has just hit the Global Certification Forum (GCF) and has recently also hit the FCC. This time it’s the Huawei U8150-B (otherwise known as the Ideos) and while it’s not the high-end beast you’d expect out of a phone launching with 2.2 on hand these days, it [...]

You thought LG Korea was going to just stop at Z-Boy? Guess again: how about a fashion show where the LG Optimus Z is the main accessory of choice for each and every model walking the crimson carpet? Well, Z-Boy was still on hand for this little get-up, but he obviously isn’t the main focus [...]

After a few days of being open for reservation from Sprint themselves, all of Sprint’s initial reservation slots for the Samsung EPIC 4G have been filled up. You might still be able to try your luck at third party retailers such as Best Buy, Radio Shack, and Amazon, but don’t go in expecting to be [...]

I can hardly contain my excitement – after everyone thought it’d met its demise with the introduction of phones such as the Motorola Droid X and Droid 2 (followed by a brief period of unavailability) – but the original foot-runner for this DROID invasion is back up for sale on Verizon’s site! While we can’t [...]

Were you curious about just how Google announced the new features you now know and love for Android last week? For those that couldn’t attend Google’s press briefing (read: most of you), they’ve uploaded a video of the quick shindig online. Crack open a capri-sun and take 30 minutes to watch the video embedded below. [...]

This past weekend was incredibly chaotic in terms of site downtime, bugs, errors and more. The forums have been abuzz about various issues and problems and we promised to update you today. Unfortunately I’m unable to provide a complete response until some of the dust settles, but I wanted to take a moment and address [...]

The Motorola MOTMZ600 tablet that we just learned about this morning has appeared on the cached pages of a Spanish Verizon Wireless site as the Motorola STINGRAY. It’s listed alongside other devices such as the pair of KIN phones, the Samsung Fascinate, and some of Moto’s other Android phones. There’s no telling if this is [...]

Adobe’s Android Summit is still moving along as of the time of this update, but Adobe’s thrown out some information you might be interested in if you’re a fan of their mobile products. Firstly, Adobe AIR should hit Android once the entire product line is stepped up to version 2.5 in Q4 2010. No word [...]

Today, Amazon UK jumped the gun a bit and listed the HTC Desire HD/ HTC Ace for 415 British pounds and an availability date of October 1st. Nothing else was mentioned about the device – including any specs or an image – but an October 1st launch date matches up quite nicely with that September [...]