For far too long, Phandroid’s comment system has been a rugged terrain ruled by rebels and tyrants, shooting off everything from vulgar obscenities to personal trolling attacks. They took advantage of the Editorial Team’s relentless pursuit of quick, reliable, thorough Android news coverage and as a result our comment system quickly became a chaotic battleground. [...]

An update is in the pipeline for the Motorola Atrix 4G, but it is unlikely it will provide too many exciting changes for the dual-core Android smartphone. Though AT&T has caught much flack for their disabling of HSUPA support on the Atrix, the carrier is still not ready to flip the switch that will provide [...]

If anybody is interested in the upcoming HTC Flyer (or Sprint’s HTC EVO View 4G counterpart), you may want to consider holding off on picking up the new Android 2.3/2.4 tablet. According to Digitimes, HTC is only prepping small runs of the initial Flyer in anticipation for new two new version to launch this summer, [...]

A few of you guys have sent emails asking what’s up with Verizon’s network today. Your phones are going in and out of 4G coverage. That didn’t sound too bad – 4G tends to do that sometimes and Verizon’s network is still relatively new with a lot of Thunderbolt customers now eating broadband speeds. But [...]

Costco has changed their Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi shipping date to better reflect the announced release date of the tablet, moving it from April 1st up to March 27th. The tablet can be pre-ordered now for $589.99. Not only does that skim  $10 off the list price, but it also scores you a free gel case [...]

If you’re on Ma Bell with the Motorola Atrix 4G and have been noticing that your calls don’t sound as clear as they should, don’t fret – it’s not the network acting up. (Zing!) For some unknown reason that Motorola’s already looking into, the device is having some issues with call quality. We usually think [...]

` We always love to see new creations from the folks behind the “Andy” series of T-Shirt that has taken a cult Android following by storm. The latest is called Flying Andy which features our beloved robot flying amongst the clouds, stars and moon. We’re not exactly sure where he’s going, though – maybe he’s [...]

1 Any Android enthusiast knows HTC gets a lot of love for producing devices that aren’t terribly difficult to hack. In fact, it’s often times so easy that you’d think HTC published the methods to gain low-level access. Unfortunately, those times may be coming to an end. The HTC Thunderbolt is the first device from [...]

If any of you AT&T customers were worried that the carrier won’t take kindly to the Amazon App Store, guess again. Ma Bell has gone as far as creating an entirely new site just for those who want access to the newly-launched alternate market on their Android devices. Amazon’s App Store was launched this week, [...]

The folks at XDA want to help get your Thunderbolt rooting experience started with an easy way to unlock that deep-level system access. Easyroot + S-Off aims to do that and sounds simple enough for the average “sort of savvy but not really” user to apply. The instructions do look daunting at first glance, but [...]

US Cellular Galaxy S fans can finally get stepped up to a more modern version of Android as they have just released Android 2.2 for the Samsung Mesmerize. We all know the routine by now: it adds flash, apps to SD, and other goods that only Froyo can deliver. You don’t even have to wait [...]

When I took my first look at the HTC EVO 3D at Sprint’s press event yesterday, I didn’t think to check out the lock screen as it seems to be a pretty standard affair. They’re shaking things up with the EVO 3D, though. Sprint’s latest Sense device is the only one – from any carrier [...]

We’ve been in touch with Motorola who claim yesterday’s rumor regarding the planned decline and termination of XOOM production by July 2011 is inaccurate. Here is the official response I received: The Digitimes article is NOT accurate. Motorola Mobility is planning to manufacture and sell the Motorola XOOM beyond the second quarter. Motorola declined further [...]

Anyone who knows me knows I’m a browser nut. I struggled for years to choose browsers on the desktop and even though I’ve found the right one for me (Chrome) I still can’t resist checking the competition every once in a while. Unfortunately, my addiction has gone mobile. That’s why I was excited to learn [...]

Just a heads up: Some existing Verizon customers have been receiving an email offering the new HTC Thunderbolt for a low $149.99 after a two-year contract and $100 instant rebate. If you are in the market for a Thunderbolt and near the end of your current Verizon contract, chances are you fall within the range [...]

We here at Phandroid have been pretty intrigued by the developments in glasses-free 3D for mobile devices, but our content range has left one non-Android related device without much coverage: the Nintendo 3DS. A new Android app is giving us an excuse to talk about the new handheld gaming system, however, and its augmented reality [...]

If you guys were wondering what the Nexus S 4G on Sprint would be like, look no further. Just as you might have guessed it’s almost exactly the same as the GSM version except it doesn’t have a SIM card slot and it has a WiMax radio inside. Sprint won’t be preloading any applications, of [...]

Cobra came to CTIA with the Android versions of their iRadar and PhoneLynx applications. We’ve been waiting for these for a long time so it was refreshing to see them on hand. As I like to describe it, iRadar helps keep you out of jail. It’s a police scanner at heart, but will help you [...]

We’d heard MetroPCS had a Samsung-made LTE phone coming and they brought it to the show. The Samsung Galaxy Indulge is the company’s first LTE device and it’s a great device to get behind if you have MetroPCS coverage in your area. They’re not calling it a Galaxy S device, but it’s only a few [...]

For you developer types out there (or those simply interested in perusing line by line the code of your beloved handsets), HTC has released the source code for three more handsets into their developer portal. The code for the HTC Incredible S, T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide, and HTC Wildfire are now available for download. For [...]