A new extension for Google Chrome allows a user to seamlessly send files back and forth between devices and Chrome itself, similar to Chrome to Phone. Fiabee, a newcomer to the game has ported its iOS app for Phandroids. After installing the Chrome extension, the Android App and creating the free account, the user is [...]

Let me tell you something I bet you never thought would happen, not in this lifetime: The Nexus One is getting itself some official Gingerbread cookies “in the coming weeks”. This shocking revelation was twitted a fews hours back by @googlenexus. The Nexus One has received a few bits of Gingerbread already, and XDA yields [...]

Those of you who keep missing the open beta registration for Swype, it’s time to get the lead out! Head over to beta.swype.com and get registered. Silly me, I never registered until just now; but I’ve already got it up and running on my device. Who knows just how long this will last. [via DROID [...]

It’s well known that the FroYo update has caused issues for almost half of its users. Phandroid just got an anonymous tip detailing the all of the issues that users have been experiencing. That’s quite a hefty list of issues ranging from “not a big deal” to “oh, crap”. Thankfully there is light at the [...]

A device that looks great on paper, but has continued to disappoint with freakin’ release is being featured in a YouTube video that demonstrates what to expect from real world use. Points of interest (all times are rough approximations): 0:40 – Window scrolling, very smooth 2:30 – Pinch Zooming 3:00 – USB mouse 4:19 – [...]

When the Nexus One launched, it took a mere three words typed into the appropriate command line to root the device. Those words were “fastboot oem unlock”. If this were something that was unintentional, not only would it have been patched in a firmware update within hours, it would have never made its way onto [...]

A firware patch has been released by Barnes&Nobile for the NOOKcolor. This will bring the firmware up to v1.0.1. Barnes & Noble is providing a minor update to NOOKcolor firmware that will improve NOOKcolor’s Wi-Fi connectivity and browser experience (such as being able to easily toggle between desktop and mobile mode). The software update is [...]

To my friends sitting close to the Prime Meridian, I have this to say: Sorry, dudes. The Nexus S for you all has been pushed back to the 22nd of this month; and even when it does launch it will only be available in “key stores”. How a low stock on hand of this device [...]

Motorola is ready to make your skin tingle with this teaser video. It documents the evolution of tablets since the B.C. era. It takes some cheap shots at both the ultimate competition and the friendly competition; and in the end you want what’s under the hood. Check out the video, it’s certain to build some….buzzzzzz:

Tmo News just received word that customers looking to score a G2 on the mega-cheap can do so if they jump through a few small hoops. Step one: cut a hol..no wait, call T-Mobile’s customer support line. 1-800-937-8997 Step two: Say “Contract, CONtract…CONTRACT” to the automated system. Step three: Manage to get yourself to the [...]

Those of you in Denver and Bridgeport with your Sprint 4G devices, get ready to start your engines! Sprint just launched 4G in those two cities, bringing their total number of 4G powered cities to 70. The battle for who has the “best” or “only true” 4G network has been heating up the past few [...]

Slightly making up for the lack of GTV manufacturers is the recent twit that Verizon Wireless just might have a few LTE handsets to show us. With the official launch of Verizon’s LTE network we were all but certain the CES would be their outlet for showing off the latest and greatest, we just love [...]

A few days ago @SamsungService twitted a nice little message: And in the world of, well, EVERYTHING, there is only one reason for a PSA message like this one. And the events leading up to this message were probably preceded with “Here, hold my beer and watch this”. So let’s not be that guy; but [...]

Looking to save $70 on the DROID 2 and don’t really care about what version it is? Has Verizon got the handset for you! Now you can get the original DROID 2 for $130 on contract, the only catch is that it is a certified pre-owned device; meaning someone else’s Cheeto stained hands were on [...]

Looks like The Carphone Warehouse decided £549.95 was too much for the SIM free Nexus S and want to show a little holiday love by dropping it to £429.99. Note from the screen shot above that the Vodafone hosted prepaid version will still set you back the original £549.95; mind: blown. The Nexus S is [...]

The bumps in the road just keep on coming for GTV. You would think it would catch a break at some point in its early life, it hasn’t. The New York Times is reporting that consumers can expect the list of hardware developers at CES with GTV devices to be much shorter than originally expected. [...]

South Korea’s fourth largest conglomerate, LG, is planning on injecting an additional 12% into investments in 2011, compared to 2010. This translates to a total of $18.2 billion for the company to breathe life into its struggling handset operation, the core of LG Electronics Inc. LG’s latest line of smartphones, the Optimus line up, has [...]

For those of you holding out for the Knight, A.K.A. Evo Shift 4G, you are one step closer to the day of days. The Knight has been covertly photographed in Best Buy’s data transfer system and is being referred to as the ‘HTC PG0610 Knight’. Details regarding the hardware of this device have been extremely [...]

Canada based Future Shop is giving away the HTC Desire Z on a three year contract. On top of that they are throwing in a $100 Future Shop gift card to sweeten the pot; what, no fatted calf? This deal will need to be taken advantage of in store and is going on until December [...]

One of the more irritating things in life: the restocking fee. Sometimes it’s a flat fee, sometimes it’s a percentage. 100% of the time it’s a pain in the ass and one of those things the world is just better off without. Best Buy took this to heart and decided to rid store policy of [...]