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May, 2011 Articles

[Update: Gone] ASUS Eee Pad Transformer In-Stock at K-Mart [Hurry!]

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 19th, 2011

Here we go again, folks. Yesterday, Walmart’s stock of ASUS Eee Pad Transformer units sold out within seconds of me hitting publish. Thankfully, a new opportunity has presented itself today – via K-Mart. We’re not sure how in-store stock is looking, but you can order one of these online and there doesn’t appear to be [...]

Logitech Launching a Stable of Input/Output Accessories for Your Tablet Later This Month

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 19th, 2011

Logitech is remaining hands-off when it comes to bringing their own Android tablets and instead are content with providing accessories for those tablets. They’ve detailed three new bluetooth-enabled accessories coming to a store near you later this month. A wireless keyboard ($70), mouse ($50) and speakers ($100) will essentially turn your tablet into a PC [...]

Angry Birds Rio Beach Volleyball Update Available Now in the Android Market

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 19th, 2011

The update to Angry Birds Rio was set to come out this Friday, but Rovio’s content with giving it to us a day early. The update – which we detailed here – has been out for a bit in the Amazon Appstore but exclusivity wasn’t very long at all. Rovio will updating the game each [...]

Verizon Adds Nine New LTE Cities Today, Expansion for Many Others

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 19th, 2011

Verizon gave us a heads up about this a few days ago, but there’s nothing like a nice press release to solidify things. They’ve just announced that nine new markets will be enjoying 4G LTE starting today. New cities include Mobile and Montgomery Ala.; Greater Fairfield and New Haven, Conn.; Gainesville, Pensacola and Tallahassee, Fla.; Fayetteville-Lumberton, [...]

HTC DROID Incredible Gingerbread Test ROM Emerges

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 19th, 2011

Welp, there it is Incredible (original) owners – you haven’t been left in the dark as far as Android 2.3 is concerned. 911HTC has leaked  a test ROM for your device that’ll fill it up with as much ginger as it can take . Regular folks like me and you won’t be able to flash [...]

ASUS Issues Transformer Update to Fix Keyboard Dock Problems

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 19th, 2011

It seems certain models of ASUS’ Eee Pad Transformer were affected with problems pertaining to the tablet’s optional keyboard dock. We haven’t heard of these issues before today, but that’s because not a ton of people were affected by it. Regardless, ASUS has issued a patch – firmware version 8.2.3.13 – to fix whatever needs fixin’. [...]

Gartner: Android Leads Smartphone OSs Worldwide in Q1’11, Could See Even Better Overall Growth This Year

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 19th, 2011

Yep, it’s still number season, folks. Gartner’s back at it again with some smartphone sales figures from quarter one of 2011. Android, as you might have imagined, is rocking the charts leading every smartphone operating system in market share with 36%, an improvement over the 9.6% they held the same quarter just a year ago. [...]

Download: AndChat for Honeycomb Tablets Beta [IRC]

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 19th, 2011

I’m sure there are a few of you out there looking for a good IRC for Honeycomb tablets. As more and more developers adapt their current phone-sized applications for the big screen, the last application I thought would get some Honeycomb love was an IRC client. The developer behind AndChat is already hard at work [...]

Vodafone Should be Shipping Your HTC Sensation Today

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 19th, 2011

Pre-orders for the HTC Sensation have been going on for quite a bit now and Vodafone originally promised they’d be bringing the phone on May 19th. Welp, it’s May 19th and a good amount of you should be seeing some shipping confirmation numbers pretty soon. The HTC Sensation is HTC’s first dual-core handset (across any [...]

Motorola DROID X2 Now Available Online

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 19th, 2011

Verizon has decided to launch the Motorola Droid X2 a week early for you internet dwellers – you can now grab it up for $199.99 after a two-year contract on Verizon’s site. (Amazon is offering it for $150 if you’re looking to get it a bit cheaper.) No, you aren’t looking at a DROID X, [...]

Android Overload: Dual-Core Android Tablet for $215, Transparent LG Displays and More

by Chris Chavez on May 19th, 2011

Greetings and salutations! So, we had a lot of great news break today as you may have noticed (my favorite was the possible Nexus 3 leak). But as the news comes pouring in, we can’t always post everything to our illustrious front page. That’s why we, at Phandroid, bring you another great episode of our [...]

Intel CEO Speaks at Investors Meeting Calling Android “Chaos” and Apple “Order”

by Chris Chavez on May 18th, 2011

Speaking at an investors meeting on Tuesday, Intel’s CEO, Paul Otellini, talked a little bit on a subject us Android users are all too familiar with. Fragmentation. Otellini compares what Google is going through right now with Android, to what Microsoft faced with Windows in its early years. He goes on to compare Apple’s business [...]

Fujitsu Gearing Up to Launch a 7-inch Honeycomb Tablet This Year

by Chris Chavez on May 18th, 2011

Let the flood of Android tablets begin. Fujitsu, who announced last week that they’re going to be releasing a convertible tablet with Windows 7 (aimed at enterprise users) is gearing up to launch a smaller, 7-inch tablet later this year but this time, featuring Android. While I don’t think it will be a tiny convertible [...]

Dust Off That Old Droid – Amazon Now Taking Trade-Ins for Electronics

by Chris Chavez on May 18th, 2011

Have an old “Droid” phone laying around? Or perhaps you know someone who wanted to experiment a little bit in college and wound up with an iPhone in their pocket? We all make mistakes. Well, starting today, you and even your OS challenged friend can can trade in those used smartphones (and more) on Amazon [...]

Leaked LG XML File Gives Us More Details On Possible Nexus 3?

by Chris Chavez on May 18th, 2011

The guys over at Wired View made an interesting find today when they stumbled upon an LG XML file today. Aside from the normal gibberish associated with these files, we see a codename for a new LG device. According to this XML file, it looks like LG is gearing up to release another smartphone codenamed [...]

PhanCast 36: IO Recap, Xperia Play, Droid X2, Apps Initiative [LIVE at 7PM Eastern]

by Rob Jackson on May 18th, 2011

Yet again we’ve spent some time apart, but we’re re-united to talk Android in PhanCast 36 live at 7PM Eastern. That’s 20 minutes or so from the time of this post for all the mathematicians out there. On tap tonight is a Google IO Recap, the Xperia Play and Droid X2 for Verizon, and an [...]

Download: LavaGlo [Lava Lamp Live Wallpaper]

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 18th, 2011

Itching to take a trip back to the 1970s? While a time machine is far outside of our realm of possibilities, timeless trinkets, gizmos, gadgets and antiques do well to remind us of old times. And in this day and age, with everything being digital, we can simulate most things. All you lava lamp fans [...]

Vodafone to Sell the HTC EVO 3D July 11th?

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 18th, 2011

This is an interesting rumored, I’d say. Vodafone is said to be getting the HTC EVO 3D on July 11th. The carrier’s reportedly declining to carry the “3D” moniker, it seems, but PhonesLimited.co.uk says it’ll have the same exact unique features as Sprint’s version (sans WiMax radios, of course.) It won’t be the first “EVO” [...]

[Update: Gone!] Walmart Has The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer in Stock [Hurry!]

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 18th, 2011

  Walmart now has ASUS Eee Pad Transformer units in stock and ready to go. I probably shouldn’t type anything else because you guys have probably already clicked away from this page. For the few of you who haven’t, though, they have 32GB and 16GB versions on sale for $500 and $400, respectively. Yes, you’ll [...]

Angry Birds Rio Beach Volleyball Update to Hit Android Market This Friday

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 18th, 2011

Fear not, Amazon Appstore – uhhh – fearers, you won’t have to get the new upgrade to Angry Birds Rio outside of the Android market. The update – which adds a lot of monkeys and sand – was released last week in the Amazon Appstore, but Android market users had nothing to look forward to. [...]