It wasn’t too long ago Phandroid got some hands-on time with Acer’s unique, 4.8 inch smartphone/tablet, the Iconia Smart. Acer promised we would see the phone hit stateside April, 2011 but the month is nearly over and some are left wondering exactly what happened? Well, it looks like the Iconia Smart has just passed FCC [...]

With only a few more weeks until the Galaxy S II is released in the UK, you can find bits and pieces of Samsung’s new Touch Whiz 4 strewn about all over XDA-Developers. I’m sure if you asked Samsung whether or not current generation Galaxy S phones will receive an update to the newest Touch [...]

Our friends at T-Mo News received a tip from an inside source that the HTC Flyer will be landing onto T-Mobile come this July, 6th. The 7-inch, single-core tablet hasn’t been causing too much of a buzz from the Android-elite (the kids are all about the dual-cores these days) but the fact that HTC is [...]

Much noise has been made over a controversial game that had you playing the role of a dog owner participating in dog fighting rings for cash. Debates have raged on about morals and all of that good, juicy stuff. And even one once-incarcerated NFL quarterback Michael Vick spoke out about the game – he went [...]

We’ve long said that the key to Android’s long-term success would be choice. Keyboard or no keyboard? Big screen or small screen? Camera on the front of 4G? Do you want a fingerprint scanner? The ability to hook your phone up to your TV using an HDMI cable? Or even the ability to use your [...]

Some odd activity is going on over at Motorola’s site today. The Motorola DROID BIONIC – a device headed straight for Verizon but was said to be cancelled for a more “enhanced” device – appears to be slowly disappearing from Motorola’s website. A link to the device’s main product page on their front-page carousel takes [...]

HTC’s sprinkling quite a few surprises into HTC Sense 3.0 and another one of those surprises has been revealed on the HTC Sensation – a new keyboard! This one isn’t much different in style from the HTC-bred keyboard we’re used to on other Sense devices, but the one here does one very cool thing – [...]

Amazon has announced a new sweepstakes to celebrate the savings their Amazon Prime users get on shipping. They’re going alphabetically and guess what the first letter is – A! You’d know that if you had a brain, of course, but I bet you’re wondering what the A will stand for. Nope, it has nothing to [...]

The folks at Twitter have just issued an update to their Android application to fix many bugs and to add many enhancements and improvements. Sadly, the one enhancement missing is proper Android 3.0 support – something many other clients have yet to implement. (There’s only one known Twitter client that’ll get you the tablet-optimized goodness [...]

It’s been a long, long time since we’ve visited Google’s phone portal (which once served as the storefront for the now-discontinued Nexus One) where they showcase the hundreds of different Androids available for many different carriers around the world. When it first began they only showcased the newest handful of devices from America’s major carriers [...]

Motorola has thankfully reiterated their plans to work to provide developers deeper access to their devices by allowing them to unlock their bootloaders. Unfortunately, that’s all they did – no timeline or other pertinent details were given outside of the fact that it’ll be launched in “late 2011″. Here’s the full quote for your consideration: [...]

The folks at ASUS UK have tweeted that their newly-launched (in the US, anyway) Eee Pad Transformer will be getting an update across the pond from us. They left no hints as to what it’d bring or provide, though, so I guess a surprise is in order for those of you who have one. As [...]

I’m a little embarrassed to admit it… but I just bought my first Mac. Before I explain how this occurred and why I’m somewhat ashamed, I’m curious to ask how many of you are Android-loving Mac users. I’ve disliked Macs for the same reason I disliked Dave Matthews Band: I refused to be part of [...]

It’s not too often that an Android app receives the scorn of activists, celebrities, and public officials alike, but that is exactly the sort of controversy Dog Wars has sparked. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who served time for his involvement in an illegal dogfighting ring, is speaking out along with the Humane Society of [...]

Qik is updating their Android application, bringing a wider set of features including live video calls to all users. Up until now, unless you owned a handset that shipped with Qik pre-installed many of the applications features remained out of reach. Just as parent company Skype recently updated their application to spread 3G voice calling, [...]

Verizon will be quite busy this Thursday, as an already crowded launch day featuring the Droid Charge and Droid Incredible 2 officially welcomes one more Android handset. The Casio g’zOne Commando has been announced for an April 28th release at Big Red. The Commando is built to be secure in more ways than one. Aside [...]

Sprint users looking for a stock Android experience with all the speed of 4G don’t have much longer to wait, as Sprint has formally announced the Nexus S 4G for a May 8th release. The device is identical to the Nexus S we have come to know on T-Mobile’s airwaves save for the addition of [...]

What do you get when you combine a dual-core Tegra 2 processor, 10.1-inch display, 16GB of storage, and a $399.99 price tag? Call that bad boy the Asus Eee Pad Transformer, which is now available for purchase via Best Buy. The Honeycomb tablet manages to grab one of the lowest price points we have seen [...]

A new Nielsen survey is reporting that 31 percent of those planning to purchase a new smartphone are considering Android as their first choice. Those considering the iPhone? Slightly lower at 30 percent. While several reports from various analytics groups have had Android as the top dog in market share, this marks the first time [...]

April 28th had long been in our minds as the day we would see the HTC Droid Incredible 2 hit Verizon’s shelves, and with the date only a few days away Verizon has finally hit us with the official announcement. The Droid Incredible 2 will cost the expected $199.99 on-contract when it arrives in stores [...]