Verizon said we’d be seeing the phase out of AMOLED displays on the HTC Droid Incredible by the end of September, and sure enough Best Buy is already stocking the newly-screened handset. The change should help to alleviate any remaining supply and demand issues keeping the DI on Verizon’s shelves and off of backorder. Incredibles [...]

Just because the HTC Desire Z and HTC Desire HD were announced last week doesn’t mean all love is lost for the original Desire, and those owning the phone on T-Mobile UK can rest a bit easier knowing the update to Android 2.2 (Froyo) began over the weekend. Some of you might already have the [...]

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While Samsung went ahead and unveiled the Galaxy Tab for all four major carriers in the US, none have dropped any formal release dates or pricing options. That doesn’t mean Verizon isn’t busy whipping up the marketing on this one, and if all the hands-on footage and impressions of the Tab after last night’s launch [...]

Word on the street is that Verizon is planning to phase out the less than a month old Motorola Droid 2 over the coming weeks only to replace it outright with the Motorola Droid 2 World Edition. As of right now this report originating at BGR is only a rumor, but it makes a good [...]

Motorola’s small and quirky FlipOut has been absent from North America and little buzz has popped up since we first caught wind that it would be landing on AT&T, but a new leaked set of details pertaining to upcoming releases on the carrier has the phone pegged for launch this Sunday, September 19th. Will it [...]

The HTC Desire HD has made its way on to the FCC after it was unveiled in London earlier this week, and much to the collective disappointment of American Android fans, 3G radio bands matching those for North American carriers are no where to be found.  The filing matches up with the PDP98100 model number [...]

As someone who sees little to no appeal in video chat capabilities, I was quite surprised when the feature instantly become one of my favorite things about the Samsung Galaxy Tab upon first impression. Maybe it’s the size of the screen and the way the device is almost perfectly tailored for the task, or maybe [...]

Wooh boy, if you have been waiting for a reason to buy an Android tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Pad is as good as they will get. While competitors like Motorola and HTC stew on their slate plans and insist on keeping them a secret from everyone, Samsung is proudly launching the Galaxy Pad and setting [...]

Rovio’s just updated the still-beta version of their game – Angry Birds – in the Android market. It’s nothing more than a small, incremental update that addresses performance issues and adds more capable devices. If you weren’t able to find the app in the market before, go ahead and try now to see if you’re [...]

Android could very well become the #2 mobile operating system by the end of 2010. While the holidays will offer a huge thrust, analysts have predicted that more rapid adoption and promotion by Samsung and LG would fuel further momentum and growth. Samsung has been absolutely crushing it lately, launching their Samsung Galaxy S on [...]

As you guys may already know, we attended the Samsung Experience event last night in the Big Apple where Samsung introduced their Samsung Galaxy Tab to those of us here in the states. You’ve already heard the juicy bits of news to come out of that event – such as the fact that it’ll be [...]

Great day out at London yesterday attending the HTC unveiling besides a few shall we say ‘technical hiccups’ – My camera broke while recording the announcement & the wi-fi was severely overloaded… but I rolled with the punches. HTC chose a great venue (click pic above) right by the Thames River with a great view [...]

I’m not even sure why this needed to be reported, but apparently someone needed a surefire confirmation: the HTC Droid Eris from Verizon will not be getting an upgrade to Android 2.2. After a lengthy waiting period for the upgrade to Android 2.1, poor sales, and the phone’s eventual death by being put on Verizon’s [...]

AT&T makes up the last of the US carriers to announce plans to launch their “4G-but-not” networks, with T-Mobile, Verizon, and Sprint already planning to or already having launched HSPA+, LTE, and WiMax, respectively. John Stankey – AT&T’s CEO – tells us that AT&T aims to cover nearly 75-million people by the time 2012 comes [...]

Just when you thought the American Carriers were going to have all the fun tonight, the folks Rogers contacted me to chime in, “Us too!” That’s right Canadians, although pricing and availability haven’t been announced – so I’m not sure if a holiday release is in the cards – Rogers does plan on carrying the [...]

We already know that all four major US Carriers will be carrying the Samsung Galaxy Tab, but what if you don’t want the tablet on a contract? What if you just want it as an in-home magazine of sorts to browse the web via Wi-Fi from your couch? You’re in luck. During the live event, [...]

Tonight is ALL about the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the carriers rolling with the tablet are getting in on the action too. Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint all issued their own Press Release touting Samsung’s holiday hopeful and we’ve featured each below for your perusal. Verizon Wireless VERIZON WIRELESS ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST MOBILE TABLET, THE [...]

Looks like Samsung is already flaunting their Galaxy Tab on the company’s US website and I have to say its rather sexy: They’ve also got two videos promoting the Galaxy Tab so make sure to check those out (where it says “watch this”). This is the starting point of what execs are calling “a whole [...]

At the start of the Live Event, Samsung published the following press release confirming the Samsung Galaxy Tab will be available on ALL 4 MAJOR UNITED STATES CARRIERS! Samsung Mobile Announces Samsung Galaxy Tab with Multiple Carriers September 16, 2010 Samsung Mobile today announced the upcoming availability of the Galaxy Tab™ in the U.S with [...]