LG is still looking for a real break out hit in the Android device market, and with manufacturers and carriers launching new Android devices almost every week, just like others the Korean handset maker is turning to software to differentiate their products. LG has reached a deal with Shazam to pack their music discovery software [...]

We have heard talk for a while of Verizon moving to a tiered pricing plan for data on their network along with the launch of their 4G LTE service, and it seems plans are moving ahead. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the new pricing structure could be in place in four to six [...]

Team Douche might have been a bit quiet on their CM6 developments as of late, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t been working. Steve Kondik – Cyanogen himself – updated us on their roadmap a few days ago and it looks like we’re jumping straight to a 6.1 release. He promises new features like touch-to-focus [...]

We reminded you guys to grab up some tickets for Love and Appiness 2 this past Monday (and that event will go down tonight), and you guys responded in an overwhelming fashion: the event’s sold out! That’s over 110 tickets gone in just under 3 days. Don’t fret if you couldn’t get a chance to [...]

Vodafone’s pricing for a subsidized HTC Desire HD has been leaked, courtesy of AC: 359 euros if you want this thing on contract, or expect to pay 519 euros if you just want the device with no frills. Seems quite steep, but what are you going to do? No more information about tariffs and other [...]

Not satisfied with hands-on video from hundreds of tech reporters at trade shows trying to get just an ounce of time with the device? Samsung’s sat down with the Galaxy Tab in their own private environment and has taken the liberty of putting their time with the tablet on video. You get nine minutes of [...]

A quick update to the Amazon Kindle app for Android gives eBook fans the ability to search text within a book by voice or keyboard input, search Wikipedia for certain words and phrases found in the book, and look up information on the book you’re reading via Shelfari. I’m not the biggest eBook fan, but [...]

The Motorola FLIPOUT is now available on Orange as it enjoys a quiet launch on the carrier. The phone was spotted in an ad professing over 70,000 Android apps and lets everyone know that it’s available “only on Orange.” If this was something you wanted to get on a contract in the UK, then you’ll [...]

Another shot of the LG Vortex for Verizon has eeked out again, but this time we’ve got a nice shot of the device’s homescreen. As we expected, Bing seems to be the device’s search and maps service of choice (though you can “fix” this using the Android market, if you want.) It’ll supposedly be shipping [...]

It’s nothing fascinating, but the T-Mobile G2 has been spotted in Best Buy’s October 2010 Buyer’s Guide alongside phones like the EVO 4G, the Samsung Fascinate, and the Motorola i1.Seeing a phone in their Buyer’s Guide usually means we’re right on the heels of a launch, but T-Mobile has yet to open their own pre-order [...]

This is becoming a weekly tradition, it seems! We know we’re a few days late (we’ve been very busy), but Federico Carnales has just updated his LauncherPro app – versioned 0.7.9.0 – which brings a nice list of improvements and new features. That Friends widget that looks to emulate FriendStream has been added to round [...]

Not that we’re surprised, but Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has gone on record – speaking with Fox Business – saying that they have not completely ruled out tiered data pricing. Here in the United States, it’s a trend that started with AT&T, may be continuing with Verizon once their LTE network gets off the ground, [...]

While we were in Baltimore for Phandroid Live, AndroidForums.com admin Dave (otherwise affectionately known as Shivers316) couldn’t contain his excitement when he heard that Gmail had been published in the Android market and ready for download. Right after I laughed at him for not owning a device with Android 2.2, I downloaded the Froyo-exclusive upgrade [...]

After promising an end of September window for the upgrade to Android 2.1 for their Xperia X10 phones, Sony Ericsson’s had to push it back yet again. This time, they say we shouldn’t expect to see the upgrade begin to roll out until late October as they need a few more weeks before it’s ready. [...]

During what appears to have become “maintenance update” week in the Android world – with the Samsung EPIC 4G, Samsung Fascinate, Samsung Captivate, HTC Hero, HTC EVO 4G, and the Motorola Droid X all getting updates of some sort (Froyo or otherwise) – the LG Ally throws up its “me too” flag and will be [...]

After a swing and a miss on a rumored launch date, Motorola’s stepped in to clarify the FlipOut situation: that rumored date was exactly that — rumored. They reiterate that the FlipOut is still on track to head on over to the United States before the holiday seasons, but they don’t specify with whom. It [...]

The Samsung Intercept originally found its home with regional carrier US Cellular, but Virgin Mobile’s looking to get in on the action as well as they’ve just announced the Intercept to be their first Android handset. It’ll come with Android 2.1 on board being powered by an 800MHz processor, a 3.2-inch touchscreen, a 3.2-megapixel camera, [...]

A few of our users have chimed in over the weekend – excited as they’ll ever be – to let us know that they’ve been able to pick up a strong 4G signal in several parts of San Francisco. A similar event went down in New York City where Sprint was testing the network at [...]

This is one interview that just made my day. Speaking with Global Atlanta, Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg was put under the microphone and asked about several areas of the mobile phone business and how Sony fits into a circle that seems to be on the verge of exploding. He stressed that the “Sony” part [...]

Right now the Dell Streak is 5-inches of an Android disappearing act… or a hasn’t-yet-appeared-act. When CEO Michael Dell showed off the device back in the day (in January) everyone was hot and bothered by its prospects. The Streak has launched but is still MIA in the USA. That hasn’t stopped Dell – the man [...]