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April, 2011 Articles

Vodafone Portugal Launching Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v Tomorrow

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 25th, 2011

While we’re sure we don’t have many readers in Portugal, we’re guessing a few of you importing types will be happy to hear this – Samsung’s letting loose the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v tomorrow via Vodafone Portugal. It’ll cost €589.90 without a contract. (There’s no word on if they’ll ever offer it on contract.) If you [...]

HTC DoubleShot User Agent Tells of Gingerbread, QWERTY Keyboard

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 25th, 2011

We’ve been waiting a long time to hear more about the HTC DoubleShot, a dual-core phone that was rumored back in early March for T-Mobile. All we knew of then was a name, but a user agent file for the device has surfaced and gives us a bit of an idea of what to expect. [...]

Pre-Order the Samsung DROID Charge From Wirefly and LetsTalk Today for $250

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 25th, 2011

Our friends at LetsTalk.com and Wirefly.com have pinged us to let us know that the Samsung DROID Charge is available for pre-order and will ship in time for the device’s April 28th launch on Verizon. Both will be offering it for $50 less than what Verizon’s asking for – you’ll walk away with it for [...]

Android Absolutely Does Store Location Information

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 25th, 2011

Yes, Android does store location information, at least that’s what all of the headlines have been purporting the past week or so. We’ve watched this story originate and bubble up into a huge FUD-spreading session since early last week, but we didn’t feel the need to report it. Why, you ask? Because this stuff has [...]

NOOKcolor’s Official Froyo Upgrade Now Available

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 25th, 2011

Barnes & Noble has just issued a major upgrade to the NOOKcolor with version 1.2. It brings a lot of good stuff – such as the NOOK Apps store, NOOK Books and enhanced social networking features – but the highlight of the upgrade is the new version of Android – 2.2. It’s no Gingerbread, but [...]

Xperia Mini Pro II Shown Side-By-Side With Original

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 25th, 2011

It’s not like Sony Ericsson to allow leaks to go on for so long without as much as a quick mention of a device’s existence (with the Xperia Play being an obvious exception), but we still haven’t learned about what looks to be the successor to the Xperia Mini Pro. This time, it’s shown up [...]

CyanogenMod 7.0.2 Fixes Tons of Bugs

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 25th, 2011

Although Cyanogen Mod 7 reached stable status some time ago, it still made its way to the forefront with quite a few bugs. (Some very big, some very minor.) It’s a good thing that those folks never sleep, though, because they’ve already issued a .2 update that fixes a lot of these issues. You can [...]

Verizon, Amazon Giving New Smartphone Owners $25 for Apps This Week

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 25th, 2011

If you’re looking to get an Android smartphone from Verizon this week you may be entitled to $25 worth of apps from Amazon’s app store. It’s yet another promotion the retail giant is boasting to promote their new Android appstore which has taken the Android world by storm as of late. (Mainly by offering free [...]

Acer’s Iconia Tab A500 Now Available for $450

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 25th, 2011

Looking for a cheap Honeycomb tablet and can’t wait until tomorrow for the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer? Give Acer’s Iconia Tab A500 a try. It’s their bigger Honeycomb tablet clocking in at 10.1-inches (1280×800 resolution) of display goodness. Other specs to round out the experience include 16GB of internal storage, 1GB of RAM and NVIDIA’s [...]

T-Mobile G2 Getting Gingerbread, Too

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 24th, 2011

G2 owners felt dissed after T-Mobile announced the G2x would be getting Gingerbread “soon”, and rightfully so – their device is stock Android and it was out long before the G2x. T-Mobile says they aren’t forgotten, though, as they’ve confirmed via Twitter that the G2 will indeed be getting Gingerbread. Go ahead and put that [...]

Motorola ATRIX 4G Now Dirt Cheap at Best Buy

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 24th, 2011

Although AT&T’s Motorola ATRIX 4G is perhaps the most powerful smartphone in the market today, it’s subject to heavy discounts from third-party outlets. One such outlet is Best Buy who seems to need to move some units – so much so that you can get it for just $30 on a new two-year contract.  To [...]

Rumor: Lenovo to Introduce Android 3.0 Tablet This Summer

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 24th, 2011

We’ve long been fans of Lenovo’s Android-based offerings, but couldn’t do more than gape at the few products they’ve brought out because they only launched them in limited regions (the United States not being one of them, of course). It seems that’s because they wanted to bring a more fresh product to store shelves. This [...]

T-Mobile G2x: Gingerbread Coming Soon, Stock Screenshot Capabilities, Early Cyanogen Mod 7 Port Surfaces

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 24th, 2011

What a nice round of news regarding the T-Mobile G2X this weekend. There’s a lot here so grab some popcorn and stick with me. Firstly, T-Mobile has confirmed that the device will certainly be getting Android 2.3 – we expected as much. And they say we won’t have to wait very long for it either [...]

DROID Incredible 2, Inductive Charging Mat, and DROID Charge Accessories Arriving in Verizon Stores

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 24th, 2011

Everything’s all set for an April 28th launch for a few Verizon-branded devices, folks, as they’re now headed to stores. We already knew of the arrival of some dummy units for the Casio Commando and the DROID Incredible 2, but this weekend’s leak seems to suggest that actual device units are already in stock. Along [...]

Things We Missed, You Shouldn’t [April 22nd]

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 22nd, 2011

Another week in the books, but the Android news won’t sleep. Anyone doing anything interesting for the holiday weekend? Whether you are spending time with family, dying eggs, or just catching up on your sleep, her is some extra news for the weekend. The folks at Google are firing their Android for Good campaign back [...]

Leaked Dell Roadmap Names Dell’s 10-inch Tablet

by Kevin Krause on April 22nd, 2011

It had been assumed the the 10-inch tablet upcoming from Dell would fall into the Streak lineup, but a new tablet roadmap is confirming the name as the Dell Streak Pro. The roadmap also includes a few specs we can expect in the upcoming Honeycomb tablet. The screen will (obviously) be a 10-incher and will [...]

Droid Incredible 2 and Casio Commando Demo Units Arriving in Stores

by Kevin Krause on April 22nd, 2011

April 28th is looking to be a big day for Android phones at Verizon, and while only one — the Samsung DROID Charge — has been formally announced signs still point towards the Droid Incredible 2 and Casio g’z0ne Cammonado landing on the same date. Take for example demo units of the both handsets arriving [...]

Google Might Be Tracking Your Location, But Not Without Your Permission

by Kevin Krause on April 22nd, 2011

News that Apple was collecting location data behind user’s backs caused quite a stir, and as expected caused those in the industry to take a second look at what Google might be doing with tracking info collected from Android smartphones. Google won’t deny that they do collect user location data, but they were quick to [...]

HBO Launching On Select Android Phones May 2nd

by Kevin Krause on April 22nd, 2011

If you were wondering when DirecTV and HBO would launch the HBO Go service announced earlier this month, a tweet from the television service provider provides us with the answer. According to DTV, May 2nd will be the day HBO Go comes to select Android devices. This should play out in the same way as [...]

Best Buy Announces Pre-sale of HTC Flyer for April 24th, Priced at $499

by Kevin Krause on April 22nd, 2011

Best Buy hasn’t narrowed down their spring launch window for the Wi-Fi-only version of the HTC Flyer, but they have announced the beginning of pre-sales for the device. Starting this Sunday, April 24th, you can reserve your Flyer ahead of its release for $499. Best Buy will be the exclusive retailer of the Wi-Fi-only Flyer [...]