Because I take some sort of sick pleasure in reporting on the mounds of, shall we say, less than desirable Android tablets released around the globe, here are two more to peruse, scoff at, and profess an urge to never buy. The first should lose you right around 800×400 resistive touchscreen, but just for kick [...]

Yet another Android phone is making its way to India, this time the Motorola Quench XT5, not long after the very similar Quench XT3 landed in the country. The XT5 features the same Android 2.1, 3.2-inch display, and 600MHz process, but varies in the inclusion of a 5MP camera in contrast to the 3.2MP camera [...]

The makers of fring are doing a bit of gloating today, and with good reason. Their fringOut voice calling service has been live for the past couple of months. VoIP calls via fringOut cost a user as low as one cent per minute, but, in what the company is calling a “a big vote for [...]

LinkedIn, the social network catering towards professionals and shmoozing job seekers, has launched its Android app for phone running 2.1 or higher. The new app is currently wearing the ‘beta’ tag, so if it isn’t everything you want just yet just know bigger things are planned for the future. Right now though the app allows [...]

Verizon is denying any claims that they have recalled Motorola DROID PRO and Droid 2 Global stock from Best Buy stores — for pricing issues or otherwise. It was initially reported that several BB locations were removing the phones from shelves and ceasing sales, with the finger being pointed squarely towards Verizon. The story was [...]

Sporcle — a personal favorite time waster — has landed in the Android Market, bringing along a deep bank of quizzes and trivia tests to flex your brain muscles and eat up those boring hours of idle stares at your computer screen. Aside from the thousands of already existing quizzes, new ones come in every [...]

Earlier in the week a big stink arose around the Gameloft camp. They weren’t happy about it either, offering an apology and refund to customers dissatisfied with their experiences with Gameloft. There is no telling if this latest move is part of a further campaign to make good with the hearts of Android Gamers, but [...]

Yahoo Messenger has been updated to version 1.3 in the Android Market, a refresh that pushes further into the territory of full-fledged video and voice calling solution. Messenger now supports free voice calls and landscape video, but only on the myTouch 4G and HTC EVO. Go figure, their update sure can add a lot of [...]

Samsung Intercept users might be in for a treat tomorrow: Android Central has learned that the upgrade to Android 2.2 may be pushed to you at that time. Bug fixes include fixing force closes on messages, fixes for dropped call issues, and a fix to help you actually use Google.com. (Apparently, it didn’t work before. [...]

Sony has just revealed that they’ve been working on a PlayStation app for Android (who’s surprised?) and that it’ll be headed our way sometime soon. Those in the Netherlands, the UK, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy will soon be able to enjoy a gaming hub where you can look up information about your favorite games, [...]

We’ve just been informed by a few of you that Google has updated Maps to version 5.0. The major release brings with it vectors – a new way to draw maps so that you can view them in 3D. New tilt and rotation features make it easier to zoom in and look at the map [...]

I’ve got the CR-48 Chrome Notebook and I couldn’t be more excited. Its hardware flaws are already well documented and the infancy of the OS have been noted, but parallels to Android’s launch with the G1 are being made and, well… we all know where Android is now. After about an hour of playing with [...]

I’ve been using Mugen’s extended battery for the Samsung EPIC 4G for the better part of four days now. I didnt want to write a review until I was done calibrating it and until I’ve started using it on normal charge cycles. The unit I received is a 3200 mAh extended battery, and yes: it [...]

Reports have flown in regarding the disappearance of the Motorola DROID PRO and the Motorola Droid 2 Global – two phones that are being heavily marketed toward business users for the holiday season – from Best Buy’s store shelves. Sold out? Nope. Manufacturing or software defect? Nuh uh. Rumor has it that Verizon’s a bit [...]

Sprint’s been quietly promoting their 4G phones – and, by extension, their 4G network – with developer competitions. They’ve just announced five winners who each received $50,000 in cash, their choice of a Samsung EPIC 4G or an HTC EVO 4G with a year of complimentary service, and a one-year membership to Sprint’s Professional Developer [...]

ComiXology has finally brought their app over from iOS (and the web) to Android. Over 2,500 comics can be bought, and another 300+ can be had for free from over 40 publishers. DC Comics is perhaps the biggest alongisde names such as Image Comics, Archie, and Dynamite Entertainment. You can search comics by the issue’s [...]

The Nexus S is here. Some of you already have the device in your hands. But there are a crop of Ninjas who have unfinished business: unboxing the thing. And they take unboxing to a whole new level in this one: they escape boundaries of the video window and get it on all over your [...]

Ah, Maria. You’re always providing us with memorable promotional videos in conjunction with Sony Ericsson. This time, you’ve gone ahead and done more than just promote the X10 line of phones: you’ve shown how you can use Google Voice Search to cheat on a pop quiz – in English AND in Russian – and you’ve [...]

Vlingo for Android has been updated today – they’re calling it “Oyster” and it adds even more integration with some of Android’s top applications. Speaking queries like “Find hotels for next Friday in San Francisco” will take you into Kayak to give you a listing of – you guessed it – Hotels in San Francisco [...]

RadioShack has been one carrier retail throughout the holiday madness we’ve endured from the carriers and the bigger guys. Still, they have a few offers and it would be wrong to leave them out: the LG Optimus T, the Sanyo Zio on Sprint, and the Motorola Flipside on AT&T are free on two-year contracts with [...]