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September, 2010 Articles

Unreal Engine 3 May Be Headed to Android Soon

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 15th, 2010

Don’t take this as a bit of official confirmation, but hearing it from the mouth of Epic’s Mark Rein – the company’s co-founder – pretty much seals a deal we’ve been waiting for: they’re developing their popular Unreal Engine 3 for the Android platform. We know they’ve been cooking up a nice pot of good [...]

OpenFeint Network Launches a Flurry of Games for Android, Fruit Ninja Now Available in the Market

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2010

Attention twitchy-thumbed Android users, your day has arrived. OpenFeint, purveyors of over 3,000 mobile gaming titles, has begun their assault on Android. As of today their top ten iOS games have been made available for Android, including dot, MiniSquadron, Super Slyder, The Moron Test, Tic Tac Toe, and Fruit Ninja. Yes it looks like the [...]

HTC Desire Z and Desire HD Product Pages now Live

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2010

We are all itching to get to know the latest phones to earn the Desire name, and now we can spend our time lusting over their specs and doodle-laden images on the handsets’ official product pages over at HTC’s site. It looks like not only the hardware but the improved HTC Sense is going to [...]

HTC Working on Android 3.0 Tablet for Early 2011 Release?

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2010

Despite speaking to the contrary a few months back, a new rumor is going around that HTC may indeed be looking to enter the tablet market with an Android 3.0 offering in early 2011. This latest development comes from word of Taiwanese component manufacturers involved in the supposed project. Little other evidence exists to lend [...]

Notion Ink Adam Ahead of Schedule for FCC Certification, Will Feature Replaceable Battery

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2010

Aside from being touted as one of the most enticing contenders against the iPad across the tech blogosphere, the Notion Ink Adam also holds the distinct honor of being right up there with Duke Nukem Forever on the list of things that would seemingly never see the light of day. But just as it was [...]

Acer Launching Android 3.0 Tablets in 5, 7, and 10-inch Form Factors

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2010

It comes as no surprise that Acer would be cooking up some Android 3.0 tablets, and sure enough we are getting word that three models are in the works with varying screen sizes. They will be available in 5-inch, 7-inch, and 10-inch screen sizes each tackling a division of the tablet market, from the size [...]

Sprint Launches 4G App Challenge

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2010

For now Sprint holds the keys to the nation’s only two 4G phones, and on top of that Android is the only OS running on either of them. So why not flaunt the fact a bit more by means of the Sprint 4G App Challenge, right? And this isn’t some measly contest either, winners in [...]

More Details on that New HTC Sense

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2010

More information continues to trickle in from over at HTC’s London event, with a bit more detail on what exactly is going on in the new version of HTC Sense and its accompanying website surfacing. HTC is looking at Sense as a full-blown service rather than just a UI on top of Android no doubt [...]

Flashmob Aims to Create World’s Longest Longcat in San Francisco this Saturday Using Android App

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2010

Longcat is loooooooooooong, and one ambitious Android user is hoping to make him even longer come this Saturday. A flashmob is currently being recruited to meet at 4:00 PM on September 18th at the corner of Haight and Ashbury in San Francisco to bump their phones together and create a potentially world record setting (if [...]

Dell Prescribing the Streak for Use in the Medical Community

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2010

Dell wants to get its tiny tablet/big phone Streak into the hands of as many users as possible, and the company is eyeing the medical industry as the perfect place for the device to flourish. In a statement issued today they have announced that they will be integrating their established healthcare software into the Streak [...]

Android Running on Old Palm OS Hardware, Where Will it Show Up Next?

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2010

As a testament to the portability of Android, it has once again made its way to a device many would have thought unlikely: the Palm Tungsten C. This device ran the original Palm OS (not webOS) and was released way back in 2003. Dmitry Grinberg slapped Android 2.1 on the antiquated equipment by means of [...]

Pictures From HTC Desire Z, Desire HD Launch Event

by Rob Jackson on September 15th, 2010

We told you Carl witnessed the unveiling of the Desire Z & HD live, and we’ve got some scrumptious pictures for you from before, during and (pretty soon) after the event. Take a gander for a pictorial tour of the HTC Launch Event in London. Keep in mind there are more to come to check [...]

T-Mobile G2 Makes its Way to HTC Site, Full Specs Laid Out

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2010

In keeping with this morning’s HTC news, the phone manufacturer has finally got around to tossing the full specs and details on the T-Mobile G2 up on their website. This is about the most succinct and complete look we have had at the featured specs including an 800MHz Qualcomm MSM 7230 CPU, Android 2.2, 4GB [...]

New HTC Sense and HTCSense.com Will Give Remote Access to Lost Phone

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2010

Along with today’s announcement of the HTC Desire Z and HTC Desire HD came news of a revamped HTC Sense featuring an online component at HTCSense.com. The site will allow users to interact remotely with an HTC Sense handset with backups, security features, and other handset interactions. Phone lost? HTCSense.com will allow you to ping [...]

HTC Desire Z and Desire HD are Official, Available October in Asia and Europe

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2010

As if the smash success that was the original wasn’t enough, HTC has made official the Desire Z and Desire HD. Both handsets feature aluminum construction but each offer something unique. The HTC Desire HD — which has been floating around as the HTC Ace in leaked screen shots — features a 4.3-inch 480×800 SLCD [...]

HTC Androids LIVE in London

by Rob Jackson on September 15th, 2010

Phandroid has long-time Android lover, loyal AndroidForums member, and here-and-there Phandroid contributor (Carl Channon) live on-the-scene in London to report on the HTC Android event in London today. We’ll feed you some info below as we get it (newest at top). End of show Vodafone will have the exclusive in certain countries Available starting from [...]

Google Shows off Voice Search in New Series of Videos

by Kevin Krause on September 14th, 2010

What you say is what you search. Or at least that is Google’s latest tagline in promotion of their voice search capabilities for smartphones. In a new series of videos the search giant is showing off some of the various situations where voice easily outdoes text entry for searches. Voice searching is something that is [...]

Verizon Giving Away the Motorola Devour Free with New 2-Year Contract

by Kevin Krause on September 14th, 2010

Verizon hasn’t given up on the Motorola Devour yet. Either that or they are trying to clear their inventory shelves of in-stock units quickly to the tune of some new two-year activations. Either way you can snag the Devour free right now as part of an online exclusive when you sign up for a new [...]

Droid X Back-Ordered Until 9/22

by Kevin Krause on September 14th, 2010

Just like the HTC Droid Incredible that came before it, Verizon’s highly hyped Motorola Droid X is also seeing stock deficiencies pushing back the ship date of the hot handset. If you place an order today online your Droid X will be shipped by 9/22. Not a huge delay, and the “will be shipped by” [...]

Bitbop Brings a New Challenger to the Mobile TV Market

by Kevin Krause on September 14th, 2010

Mobile TV is still very much in its infancy thanks to the recent explosion of smartphones in the mobile space, carrier-induced bandwidth limits, and no real precedence for determining the proper pricing structure to make such a venture successful, but as network speeds increase and mobile continues to become a prime outlet for consumers to [...]