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March, 2011 Articles

Sprint-Branded Motorola XOOM Image Surfaces

by Quentyn Kennemer on March 18th, 2011

If you needed some more legs to give to that rumor yesterday about two high-end Motorola devices heading to Sprint, then look no further. One of those devices – the Motorola XOOM  - has now appeared online with a Sprint logo instead of Verizon’s. Don’t let the “r0fl” in the upper right and lower left [...]

Dell Streak 7 WiFi Gets Certification, Goes Up For Presale on Amazon for $380

by Quentyn Kennemer on March 18th, 2011

The Dell Streak 7 has been out for quite a while, but a lot of you have been holding out for a WiFi-only version to help cope with the fact that it doesn’t have Android 3.0. (At the moment, anyway.) You folks will be happy to know that the tablet sans 3G radios has gotten [...]

Rumor: Samsung Epic 4G, Transform, and Galaxy Tab to Get OTA Updates March 21st

by Quentyn Kennemer on March 17th, 2011

Sprint is looking to upgrade all of their Samsung phones in one fell swoop if new rumors are anything to believe. It’s said that the Samsung EPIC 4G would be getting another OTA – build EC05. Sprint was met with a lot of criticism after releasing EB13 for the device, but pulling it due to [...]

T-Mobile Sidekick 4G Gets Its First Promo Video

by Quentyn Kennemer on March 17th, 2011

We went from the device being rumored, to T-Mobile’s CEO sort of announcing it at a press briefing inside of a town hall, to a more official unveiling, and now first video of the device being used. Joe Fernandez from T-Mobile gives us a quick look at the device and shows you what to expect [...]

Things We Missed, You Shouldn’t [March 17th]

by Quentyn Kennemer on March 17th, 2011

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Happy Thunderbolt Day! Here is the rest of the Android news we missed: Koodo and Fido are the latest Canadian carriers to announce plans to sell the Nexus S. [MobileSyrup] Orange’s “Book Club” app has launched and features over 25,000 titles. [EuroDroid] Bell’s HTC Legend is finally receiving an upgrade to [...]

Staples Now Taking Motorola XOOM Pre-Orders, Shipping 3/25

by Kevin Krause on March 17th, 2011

Yet another retailer has opened their pre-order page for the Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi. Staples has the tablet for $599.98 and you can reserve yours up through March 23rd. Staples will begin shipping out pre-orders on March 25th, with units arriving no later than the 28th. [via Staples | Thanks, Stan!]

In Wake of Tragedy in Japan, Sony Ericsson Expects Supply Chain to Be Disrupted

by Kevin Krause on March 17th, 2011

Today Sony Ericsson issued a double-edged press statement in response to the earthquake and subsequent tsunami, which wreaked havoc in Japan in one of the nation’s largest natural disasters ever. On a bright note, SE has confirmed that all 1100 of their employees working in Tokyo survived the tragedy uninjured, and their office buildings suffered [...]

Rumor: Motorola Atrix and XOOM Headed to Sprint with 4G WiMAX

by Kevin Krause on March 17th, 2011

We have heard that the Motorola XOOM will be headed to at least one carrier besides Verizon when it lands on AT&T later in the year, but a new rumor says the Honeycomb tablet may end up on Sprint as well. The same rumor, originating with our good friends Android and Me, suggests the Motorola [...]

Kongregate Updates Android App for Honeycomb in Anticipation of Flash 10.2

by Kevin Krause on March 17th, 2011

Tomorrow Motorola XOOM owners should be able to download the brand-spanking new Adobe Flash Player 10.2 to their tablets, opening up a world of new content. One such area of content is gaming, and in anticipation of the new capabilities arriving on the XOOM Kongregate has pre-emptively updated their Android application for support on the [...]

HTC Opens First Concept Store in Denmark

by Kevin Krause on March 17th, 2011

A while back we heard that HTC wanted to take a cue from the book of Apple and other manufacturer’s by opening their own chain of retail stores geared specifically towards peddling their line of phones and mobile devices. Today marks the opening of their first concept store in Europe, as HTC welcomed a line [...]

Early HTC Thunderbolt Units Experiencing SMS Bugs?

by Kevin Krause on March 17th, 2011

When initial rumors placed the HTC Thunderbolt as launching in February, an eventual March 17th release date suggested there was still some work to be done. Rumors were that delays had to do with problems with Verizon’s 4G network, but that doesn’t exclude other issues that may have been holding back the first LTE phone [...]

Samsung Galaxy S II I9103 Tegra 2 Variant May Swap Super AMOLED Plus for Super Clear LCD

by Kevin Krause on March 17th, 2011

It is all but confirmed by Samsung that a variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II featuring an NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor instead of the in-house Exynos chip will exist under the model number I9103, but new rumors are suggesting the CPU switch won’t be the only difference between the two versions. What we may [...]

Samsung and Boost Mobile to Host Event April 5th: What Might they Have in Store?

by Kevin Krause on March 17th, 2011

Boost Mobile and Samsung just hit up our inbox with an invite to a typically mysterious event to be hosted in New York City on April 5th. The only inkling of a hint they are giving us is that they are “cooking up something hot” as per the invitation. So what exactly might they have [...]

T-Mobile UK Getting HTC Desire S, Motorola Atrix, Xperia Play, and Samsung Galaxy Ace

by Quentyn Kennemer on March 17th, 2011

T-Mobile UK’s stocking up on Android devices pretty soon as a new crop of devices have just been announced. (And most of them are high-end mouth-watering pieces of technology.) In March, the Samsung Galaxy Ace – one of several new mid-range Android handsets from Samsung – will launch. In April, they will introduce both the [...]

GameLoft Giving UK Customers Chance to Win Free Games, Galaxy Tab to Celebrate St. Patty’s Day

by Quentyn Kennemer on March 17th, 2011

Everyone’s in the lucky spirit today. Some of us are drinking green beer, others are dressing up as leprechauns, and GameLoft is giving away stuff. Good stuff. If you buy any Android HD game from them, you’ll be able to win a prize from one of four clovers. You can either get your next game [...]

More Trouble for Google With “Stolen” Linux Code Accusations? [Legal Stuff]

by Quentyn Kennemer on March 17th, 2011

The last time Google was accused of stealing, this same source was defamed and his words were debunked by many. Still, the fact that he so boldly claims the things he claims gets us to listen. The latest says Google copied 2.5 megabyes of code from over 700 linux kernel header files for its Dalvik [...]

Best Buy Extends $249.99 Thunderbolt Price Past March 20th

by Quentyn Kennemer on March 17th, 2011

At one point in time, we learned Best Buy would be asking for $299.99 if you wanted to walk out with the Thunderbolt and a two-year contract. Later, it was confirmed that the device would eventually cost that much, but not until March 20th – early adopters would get it at Verizon’s asking price. And [...]

What Kind of LTE Speeds Are You Getting With Your New HTC Thunderbolt?

by Quentyn Kennemer on March 17th, 2011

It’s nearly 8:00 AM on the west coast and that means most people who were anticipating this phone already has it in their hands. We want to know what kind of speeds you’re getting with your brand new HTC Thunderbolt now that more than a few devices are pinging that shiny new LTE network Verizon’s [...]

May the Luck of the Irish (and these Apps) Find You this St. Patrick’s Day [App Roundup]

by Kevin Krause on March 17th, 2011

Top o’ the morning to ya, my dear lads and lasses, for today is St. Patrick’s Day. For most, the 17th of March marks a day of drinking and revelry. For the Irish, well, it also marks a day of drinking and revelry. So whether you have plans to head to your local Irish pub [...]

45,000 Browser Tests Say Android Browser More Than 50% Faster Than iOS’s Safari

by Quentyn Kennemer on March 17th, 2011

Not that we didn’t already know it, but Ottawa-bred Blaze Software has issued a press release revealing results of extensive browser tests they carried out on Safari for iOS and Android’s stock browser. (To be specific, the latest Android handsets running 2.2 and 2.3 were used on our side, while iOS tests were carried out [...]