We recently ran over a quick bit of speculation based on some insider whispers that the Motorola Droid X2 is indeed in the pipeline and should sport a dual-core processor. New word emerging a report over at HotHardware claims their insiders have further confirmed the story that a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor will indeed [...]

Both the Motorola DROID BIONIC and Motorola Atrix 4G are poised to launch sometime between February and May, but word is trickling out that a pretty major bug has been detected in the power management unit used in the handsets that causes “severe” overheating, which creates a negative impact on call reception, phone booting, and [...]

For most of its lifespan thus far, Android has been a platform most familiar with processors based on ARM architecture. Aside from a few examples like Google TV, few products have been based on the x86 set of processors, but one group — going by the appropriate name Android-x86 project — already has a functional [...]

Those folks across the pond waiting for their chance to shop the mobile version of Amazon.co.uk will wait no longer. The app has just launched into the Android Market bringing with it the ability to search, compare, and read up on products before purchasing them right from your phone. The app prices items in GBP [...]

Here we go again with more Facebook phone rumors. While the upcoming INQ Cloud Touch has up until now been whispered about as the phone that could most closely be called a true “Facebook Phone,” perhaps the social network giant will be offering up its brand through several companies as a (at the moment) very [...]

The phone officially announced as the Samsung Galaxy S 4G but what very well may end up going as the Vibrant 4G has yet again been pictured in the wild. While before we only got to see what was supposedly the front of the handset, these new pictures confirm our suspicions that this device will [...]

Yet another member of the LG Optimus family has begun making it into the hands of eager customers as the LG Optimus V for Virgin Mobile has started to hit shelves across the nation. It looks like the phone isn’t 100 percent released yet, but many Virgin Mobile stores have already begun selling what basically [...]

Speaking at the Inside Social Apps conference yesterday in San Francisco, group manager for Android at Google Eric Chu gave us the skinny on the current status of in-app payments when it comes to applications found on the Android Market. Turns out the feature was supposed to launch during the final quarter of last year, [...]

With Mobile World Congress just a few weeks away, Samsung just couldn’t be bothered to wait to reveal their new lineup of Galaxy phones. They should be mostly familiar from leaks in the recent weeks, but here we have officially for the first time the Samsung Galaxy Ace, Samsung Galaxy Fit, Samsung Galaxy Gio, and [...]

Kongregate’s original turn in the Android Market was short lived due to some violations of Google’s distribution agreement. Namely, the app acted too much like its own marketplace for Flash games storing them on your SD card, a functionality not looked kindly upon by Google. Now the app is back up in the Market after [...]

Fear not, gamers: Epic Games hasn’t changed their stance on Android. The problem is the stance itself: fragmentation sucks, and the lack of it on iOS doesn’t suck. Thus, iOS will continue to be their primary focus. They showed a demo of Epic Citadel running on Android in an interview with Slowdown.vg, so it’s not [...]

Concept phones are a love/hate sort of thing: you love what they bring to the table, but you hate the fact that you might never see it materialize. The latest shows an HTC-made “Cartridge Phone” that would allow you to switch between several operating systems – including Android and Windows Phone 7 – by switching [...]

Nope, T-Mobile didn’t forget about you, Slide owners: one XDA developer has released a 2.2.1-based Espresso ROM for you folks to enjoy. He alleges it’s based on a new leak from T-Mobile. This could indicate a rollout is close to being initiated, but we’ve seen what happens when we assume based on leaks. (Hint: tons [...]

If you didn’t believe Verizon and Samsung were working toward getting Fascinate users Android 2.2, then we have good news: one developer – punkkaos (who was once known for his Droid Eris ROMs) – revealed through his Twitter account that he does indeed have a leaked build. “You can’t have it yet,” he says, so [...]

TmoNews stumbled across a nice helping of release dates for several tablets and phones to be offered by T-Mobile soon. The Dell Streak 7 will be available February 2nd for $299.99, the G-Slate by LG will be available March 23rd, and the Vibrant 4G is said to be coming February 23rd – just as we [...]

Play’s just published their pre-order plans for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc in the UK – you can pre-order this thing for £459 now and get it April 1st. (Yes, I know: that’s April Fool’s day. Get your jokes out in the comments section below.) Head on over to Play right now to pre-order it [...]

If you haven’t already heard, Google’s now offering up the ability to port any existing mobile number you own to their Voice service – something which will cost you $20 (or more) to do. I say “or more” because you may be subject to your particular carrier’s early termination fee as this is considered ending [...]

We know NXP’s near-field communication chip inside the Nexus S will soon have write capabilities by way of a software upgrade, but a new video has been uncovered by NFC World suggesting that the functionality is already in place, and that it works. Argentina-based Gibraltar discovered this by taking a look at Android’s kernel source [...]

The Motorola XOOM has just gotten its first long promo spot posted up to YouTube, and as with everything we have seen of this tablet so far, it’s getting us pretty excited. The sheer beauty of a MotoBlur-less Honeycomb (Android 3.0) interface is almost enough for us to give this tablet an early “Best Android [...]

Coming pre-installed on handsets is a BIG deal for mobile app developers. While consumers sometimes complain of pre-installed apps being “bloatware”, I’m of the mindset that if it’s not intrusive and can be deleted, carriers and manufacturers should add value how they see fit. Following that logic, LG has just worked out a pretty cool [...]