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May, 2011 Articles

Android Overload: Your Cellphone Is Trying to Kill You, Galaxy S 2 Is Fastest Selling Phone Ever and More

by Chris Chavez on May 31st, 2011

Can you believe that these news bites are the leftovers from Memorial Day weekend? I hope you guys all had a good one whether you were with friends, family or none of the above. The news has been piling up and mostly all of it has been worthy of being on our front page. These [...]

Qualcomm Shows You Their 2nd Gen Snapdragon is Faster Than A Tegra 2 [Video]

by Chris Chavez on May 31st, 2011

In something straight out of left field, today Qualcomm uploaded a nice little video on their YouTube channel showing off the speed improvements of, get this — their 2nd generation single-core Snapdragon processor over Nvidia’s dual-core Tegra 2. Ballsy right? In the video, Qualcomm demonstrates the connectivity speeds of these CPU’s in the form of [...]

T-Mobile Officially Announces Launch Date for HTC Sensation 4G

by Chris Chavez on May 31st, 2011

Just a few minutes ago, after tweeting earlier today that they had some “sensational” news coming tonight, T-Mobile has officially announced the HTC Sensation 4G dropping on their network, June 15th with Wal-Mart stores receiving the device as early as June 12th. The rumors were a little off on this one but lets cross our [...]

Android Leading in Smartphone Marketshare AND Data Usage

by Chris Chavez on May 31st, 2011

Hey, everyone! It’s that time again! Time for some more fun facts and general statistics from around the mobile world! This time brought to you by the Nielsen statistics company. Almost every week we receive some new statistics shedding light on how Google’s Android mobile OS is taking over the tech world and, in the [...]

T-Mobile To Announce Launch Date For HTC Sensation Tonight?

by Chris Chavez on May 31st, 2011

With a heavily rumored June 8th launch date, T-Mobile’s HTC Sensation could be launching Wednesday of next week. We have yet to receive an official launch date from T-Mobile but it looks like that may be happening tonight with T-Mobile USA’s latest tweet. Apparently, they have a “sensational” announcement coming later tonight for all you [...]

Verizon Cracking Down on Users Illegally Tethering On Their Network

by Chris Chavez on May 31st, 2011

I always knew this day was coming… Today, we have been receiving a flood of reports from Verizon users that their days of “illegal” tethering have finally caught up with them. That’s right. The Verizon data police are cracking down and dishing out warnings for users attempting to tether devices like Xooms and laptops on [...]

Apps of the Day: Speedoku, Food Truck Follower & More

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 31st, 2011

We’re fresh off of Memorial Day weekend and absolutely could’t wait to take a look at more apps and games for you guys. There is more of the latter than the former, but that’s ok – everyone loves games! (We think so, anyway.) My personal favorite of the bunch sits on top, but anyone will [...]

Nokia: Android is Killing Us in China and Europe

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 31st, 2011

The article title is sweet enough, but let’s spell it out anyway. Nokia’s new CEO Stephen Elop, who was largely behind the manufacturer’s decision to partner up with Microsoft after dissing Intel and Symbian, says Android is killing them in China and Europe. Shocker! For China, he cites “mismanagement” as the reason why Android’s gobbled [...]

Motorola Mobility Site Redesign Tips Off New XOOM, Two Ultra-Slim Phones, and Targa?

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 31st, 2011

It’s not often we get too excited about site redesigns, but when they possibly reveal new devices we get a little giddy. PocketNow has gotten evidence of an imminent redesign of Motorola Mobility’s site. Said redesign looks to be launching alongside a few new devices that we haven’t heard of before. Firstly, there’s the Motorola [...]

TomTom Heading to Your Android Market Soon

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 31st, 2011

Is TomTom a big enough name to pry you away from the Google Maps gravy train? If so, you’re in luck – they’re currently working on their Android application. This doesn’t come as much of a surprise considering TomTom has collaborated with others in the past on Android for unique navigation applications. Unfortunately, we don’t [...]

Sprint Makes Their AT&T-Mo Merger Opposition Official With Appeal to the FCC

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 31st, 2011

Sprint’s been joining committees and speaking their mind on a merger that is sure to shake up the United States wireless industry, but they’d never officially appealed to the FCC. Until today, that is. They’ve requested that the merger be blocked under the usual grounds of stifled competition, innovation and protection of consumerism. Here is [...]

Lookout Finds 25 Newly Infected Android Applications, Google Swiftly Removes Them

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 31st, 2011

Yep, it’s that time of the month again. This time, the folks at Lookout were alerted to another malware infestation running wild in the Android market. Dubbed “DroidDreamLight”, this new attack does a lot of the same things DroidDream did – stealing IMEI numbers, model names and numbers, and more. The application still has the [...]

HTC Play to be Name of Game Marketplace?

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 31st, 2011

The USPTO comes through in the clutch again! Remember a while back when HTC invested $40 million into on-demand game streaming service OnLive? Back then, I questioned whether or not HTC would be jumping into the content distribution arena, something the company has never done before. This came not long after they invested money into [...]

Sprint Sends Email Dangling EVO 3D in Front of Our Faces, Still No Release Date

by Kevin Krause on May 31st, 2011

Sprint might not be ready to give up the release date of the HTC EVO 3D, but they don’t mind teasing us with the handset and a “coming soon” tag. An email has been sent out to stir up even more anticipation for the glasses-free #D smartphone. Front and center is the 3D gaming capabilities [...]

T-Mobile Hosting Launch Event for Three New HTC Phones on June 8th

by Kevin Krause on May 31st, 2011

Rumor has it HTC is launching a bevy of phones on June 8th including the highly anticipated Sensation 4G. A job listing searching for “tech savvy” individuals to work a T-Mobile event on June 8th has those rumors looking more and more likely. The description says the event taking place in Houston, TX is being [...]

Did Motorola drop Tegra 2 in favor of TI OMAP in the Droid Bionic?

by Kevin Krause on May 31st, 2011

When Motorola unveiled the Droid Bionic at CES in January, one of the central focuses of the device was its NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor. We know the story since then. Rumors began swirling that the phone was to be cancelled in favor of a different device, to which Moto responded that the Bionic would still [...]

Samsung Opens New AMOLED Production to Alleviate Supply Strain

by Kevin Krause on May 31st, 2011

AMOLED technology provides some of the most gorgeous displays we have seen to date, but their primary manufacturer, Samsung Mobile Display, has had a hard time meeting demand. Supply shortages have resulted in several instances of handsets downgrading display technology for later production runs, but Samsung is hoping to make that a thing of the [...]

Pantech to Launch First US Android, the Crossover, June 5 on AT&T

by Kevin Krause on May 31st, 2011

Pantech is bringing their first Android phone to the US, and it’s coming to none other than AT&T. The budget-priced Pantech Crossover will be available June 5th at the price of $70 on a new contract. You’ll get about what you pay for, as well. The phone ships with Android 2.2, a 3.1-inch display, 3MP [...]

Hands-On with Gigabyte’s GSmart Lineup of Android Phones at Computex

by Kevin Krause on May 31st, 2011

Gigabyte was at Computex showing off not one, but three new Android handsets in their GSmart lineup, all of which aim to bring a full Android experience at a low price, starting in the mid-$200 range. The GSmart G1310, G1315, and G1317D all run Android 2.2 and feature dual-SIM support. The handsets don’t look all [...]

Facebook Beta Testing Big v1.6 Update to Android App

by Kevin Krause on May 31st, 2011

Facebook for Android has been a work in progress since it first came to the platform, and the team behind the app will be the first to admit it. They recently reached out to the Reddit community for suggestions on how they could improve the user experience on Android devices, and they got plenty of [...]