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December, 2010 Articles

Android SMS Bug Still Plaguing Users [Updated]

by Tyler Miller on December 31st, 2010

A bug that was first brought to the attention of Google back in June has yet to be addressed and appears to be picking up steam, let me add fuel to the fire (give you that which you desire). An SMS bug in which a sender tries to send a message to their spouse saying [...]

Korean Carriers Avoiding Nexus S

by Tyler Miller on December 31st, 2010

Apparently South Korean carriers plan to avoid the Nexus S like the plague. The reason? Google wont let them fudge the phone with carrier crapware. Apparently bogging devices down with absolute garbage isn’t just an American tradition; and with Google’s desire to keep their baby pure, South Korean carriers across the board are butt hurt. [...]

Ramos Will be Showing Three Tablets at CES

by Tyler Miller on December 31st, 2010

Consumers will be able to look over three new tablets that Ramos will have on display at this year’s CES, the W10 W12 and W15. Not much is known in the specification department for any of these tablets outside of a few details on the display. The W12 will be an 8″ display with a [...]

Thunderbolt Might Blow Your Pants Off [GOS]

by Tyler Miller on December 30th, 2010

This is from the so-crazy-it-just-might-be-awesome department. I received an email from a tipster who told me to “eat this” and prompted me to a German website playing host to what is allegedly the specifications to the upcoming HTC Thunderbolt. You can click to embiggen. The specs are beyond whack crazy, but even if some of [...]

Vodafone 845 Now Really Cheap

by Tyler Miller on December 30th, 2010

This is the type of device I could only recommend in good conscious if you were looking for something to break your Android addiction. The Vodafone 845 can now be your for £70 on PAYG. It may look like nothing Android you’ve ever seen, but I assure you it’s an Eclair device. If nothing else, [...]

Best Buy Unable to Activate New T-Mobile Lines

by Tyler Miller on December 30th, 2010

And you know what that means! Full retail for the Nexus S, if you can’t wait. It’s unclear if this is an issue across the board, or if only certain locations are going through T-Mobile activation withdrawals. Has anyone been able to activate a new line of service, regardless of device, through any Best Buy [...]

Epic 4G 2.2 Delayed, You Don’t Say?

by Tyler Miller on December 30th, 2010

Sprint seemed to have every intention of delivering FroYo Boxing Day. It came and it went, nothing happened. Now Sprint is addressing it to their employees: With the closest thing to an ETA is “near future”, it’s probably time to look to the third party community for any updates from this moment on. I’d like [...]

HD2 Receives Its First NAND Android ROM

by Tyler Miller on December 30th, 2010

The HD2: The perfect example of great hardware(at release) powering the worst software HTC could possibly think of. Thankfully XDA felt the same way and got to work getting a real operating system on it. The world got to see Android on the HD2 and it was pretty great; with a constant stream of kernel [...]

LG Wants In On CES+Tablet Game

by Tyler Miller on December 30th, 2010

The Korea Times is reporting that LG wont allow Motorola to be the only Honeycomb tablet unveiled at CES; rather Lucky Goldstar will have their own 8.9″ beast on display in Las Vegas next week. We knew that LG was interested in getting into the Tablet game as soon as Honeycomb was ready, but all [...]

“HTC Scribe” Trademarked

by Tyler Miller on December 30th, 2010

HTC just filed for trademark status on the term “HTC Scribe”. And that’s just about all the information we have on HTC’s entry into the tablet game. In the trademark, under “Goods and Services”, HTC says it is a “Handheld wireless device, namely, a tablet computer”. That’s about the closest we can come to any [...]

Motorola Olympus Heading to CES?

by Tyler Miller on December 30th, 2010

IntoMobile just got a nifty tip off: AT&T may be announcing the Motorola Olympus at Las Vegas’ CES, which I just realized is only a week away. Don’t expect this to be another run of the mill phone, rather one that matches the prowess of the LG Optimus 2X. The initial features are rumored to [...]

Samsung i5510 Likely Heading to Australia’s Telstra

by Tyler Miller on December 30th, 2010

The mid-ranged QWERTY i5510 (Galaxy 551) could be making its way to the far south where it will likely be hosted by Telstra. This device, already available in Europe should make a welcome addition to the budget conscious with chubby fingers. While no official word has come down regarding the pairing of Telstra and the [...]

NOOKcolor is B&N’s Best Selling Product This Season

by Tyler Miller on December 30th, 2010

No surprise here, the eReader turned full-on-tablet has landed itself the number one spot on Barnes & Noble’s holiday best seller list this year. If you were holding off on this device because you just can’t part with Kindle books, you no longer have that excuse. Full Press Release: NOOK™ Line of eReading Devices Becomes [...]

CLIQ XT 2.1 Delayed, Again

by Tyler Miller on December 30th, 2010

File this in my “shocked” drawer. Motorola needs to do some “additional testing” before it can make its CLIQ XT users less outdated. And that’s not even the worst of it: For those of you suckered into buying this device through Walmart’s Straight Talk, you can simply forget dreams of Eclairs altogether. But don’t take [...]

Samsung Wants To Be Number 1

by Tyler Miller on December 30th, 2010

Samsung is growing weary of not carrying the title of number one mobile phone manufacturer in the world. This particular title is currently being held by Finnish Nokia, and by Samsung’s measure that will only last another three years. But Samsung isn’t just talking talk, they are also putting their money where their mouth is. [...]

Ford Sync Now Talks to Google Maps

by Tyler Miller on December 30th, 2010

Ford just updated its Sync features to hookup to your Android device. You’ll now be able to plot your route from Google Maps on your Android handset and push it to any ’10 or ’11 Ford that supports Sync’s TDI. With the app you’ll also be able to view traffic updates for your route and [...]

ARCHOS 70 Internet Tablet Now Available

by Tyler Miller on December 29th, 2010

Archos has just unleashed their latest tablet, the ARCHOS 70. At first glance you may think it was just another tablet in a long line of tablets that have come and tablets that are coming; but this one is a little different with its 250 GB HDD. Yes, the word “snap” came to my mind, [...]

EVO 4G Shift Accessories Arriving at Best Buy

by Tyler Miller on December 29th, 2010

Looks like Best Buy is getting their hands on some EVO 4G Shift accessories in the form of fitted screen protectors. And I don’t know how long this has been going on, or if it’s just something of a typo, but when did the name get shuffled around to “EVO 4G Shift”? I doubled checked [...]

New Android Trojan Found

by Tyler Miller on December 29th, 2010

Just when you thought it was safe to run around installing any apk you can get your hands on. Mobile security team Lookout is reporting a new trojan that is making the rounds, dubbed “Geinimi”. It’s essentially being “grafted” on to legitimate applications, mainly games, and distributed into third party App stores. So far, it [...]

Motorola “XOOM”? Yes. LTE? No.

by Tyler Miller on December 29th, 2010

What happened, Verizon and Motorola? Your Honeycomb device was poised to regulate the tablet world, and then you drop the ball like this? Say it isn’t so and the information has been misinterpreted. DROID Life is reporting that while “XOOM” is the unofficially official name for the world’s first Honeycomb tablet, it will not have [...]