It isn’t quite April just yet, but someone out there with a sense of humor and a knack for vigilante justice has pulled off quite the epic prank. A bogus version of Walk and Text, a paid app in the Android Market, has been uploaded to various pirated android app hosting sites around the web, [...]

You may recall the iPad 2 launch event where Apple CEO Steve Jobs bashed Android for its limited number of applications. More specifically, Jobs claimed that Android had no more than 100 applications designed specifically for Honeycomb tablets. Now a report out of AppleInsider is claiming Jobs may have been a bit generous with the [...]

The LG Optimus 2X is ready for sale in the UK with several online retailers reporting the dual-core Android smartphone as in stock. Both Expansys and Clove have the handset available for £449, though it doesn’t seem as though the handset is available subsidized with a carrier contract just yet. The Optimus 2X calls itself [...]

With little hint to what they might be showing off, HTC has announced a press event to take place in the UK on April 12th. There is a whole lot of what they could be showing off, but their invite only asks, “Join us to see what’s next.” Could this be the coming out party [...]

We still aren’t sure if Verizon will ever see the HTC Merge, but the appearance of a VZ Navigator for Merge in the Android Market suggests the time may be nearing. The device has already been officially announced for Alltel and Cellular South, but once again seems lost to Verizon’s lineup of upcoming high-end Android [...]

Today is Opening Day, and if you are anything like me you have been peeling off the sheets from your daily calendar in anticipation of this moment since the Giants toppled the Rangers in the World Series last October. The first pitches should be going out around 1:00PM EDT with a game featuring the boys [...]

No, it isn’t quite seven minutes in heaven, but it is six minutes with the HTC Flyer. This is the sort of device you need to work yourself up to get excited about, because the tablet itself isn’t doing much to stir the blood. Still, HTC does its best to give us the bells-and-whistles overview [...]

The CyangonMod crew is hard at work tidying up the code for the latest release of their custom ROM for Android. CyanogenMod7 has reached release candidate 4 status and is no available for all supported devices. Nothing major here, this is mostly a bug-fixing release bringing the ROM build a little more up to snuff. [...]

The PSX4Droid PlayStation Emulator was recently pulled from the Android Market, and its developer suspects only one thing could be to blame: the upcoming launch of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. The creator of the app, zodttd, says the software was pulled without any warning (as seems to be the case with most downed apps). [...]

Google has been humming the same tune for a while now, blissfully ignoring the cries of fragmentation rallied against their Android OS. Not anymore, it seems. While the company isn’t flat out admitting anything, a new report over at Businessweek has it from people in the know that Google is cracking down on manufacturer customizations [...]

With only 1.5 months left until Google IO I’ve curiously been gathering my thoughts and predictions about what Google will announce. But articles on ChromeSpot and GTVsource suggest the writing may already be on the wall: out of 52 listed session titles, 15 contain “Android”, 2 contain “Chrome” and only 1 contains “Google TV”. Some [...]

Some bad news has come out of AT&T’s Randall Stephenson. He shed some light on negative effects of the merger – something I bet they haven’t been trying to talk about – and admits that AT&T will have to drop a few pounds in the process should the FCC grant them T-Mobile’s hand in this [...]

The folks at Trendy have just dropped us a note letting us know that their highly popular action RPG Dungeon Defenders: First Wave is now a free game for all to play and enjoy in the Android market. The news comes to us in light of the launch of Google’s native in-app payments system for [...]

Google’s continuing to make their search engine – and other tools – more social and personal to you by introducing a simple “+1 button”. The premise is very simple: if you find something you like while searching, hit the button and your friends will know that it’s something cool or something that you like and [...]

A group of power users have gotten just about peeved with Motorola and their bootloader encryption for many of their MOTOBLUR phones. (In fact, I think the only Android phone of theirs that remains unencrypted is the original Motorola DROID on Verizon. Please feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.) Anywho, they’ve taken to [...]

Cisco is more of a quiet player in the Android world right now. They’ve long been talking about their Cius tablet but have been taking their time on engineering it. The tablet is set to be part of a bigger office package for business professionals who need a desk phone that’s more than just a [...]

The Thunderbolt has been out since the 17th of March and enough users have it in their hands to uncover some unsettling issues. Before I go on, you should know that both HTC and Verizon have identified the respective issues and are working on fixes. First up – we hear some of you are still [...]

Ok, Samsung, how many different Galaxy S variants can you REALLY make? Not enough, apparently, as the folks at Samsung Hub have learned that the Korean manufacturer is set to introduce a Samsung Galaxy S Plus. It’s said that this device’s design will be similar to that of the original Galaxy S but will have [...]

A few days ago I started a Facebook Contest asking Phans to “Like” our page and promising $200 in Amazon gift cards as prizes for random winners. We started with 564 Facebook Fans… and now? We’re over 3,000+ and still have a couple days left! But with every extra “liker” your chances of winning go [...]

While the phone isn’t out yet, developers are already adapting their existing titles to the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play’s unique game pad. It’s going to be a tough time finding all the compatible titles yourself, though. Why not let someone do it for you? Below is a link to a list of games available in [...]