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June, 2011 Articles

Twidroyd Reaches Version 6.0

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 20th, 2011

The folks at UberMedia, who bought Twidroyd a while back, have announce an upgrade to one of the first and most popular Twitter applications for Android. It’s not at 6.0, a major version increase, and has gotten a ton of new features in the process. Look no further than the changelog below for those goods. [...]

XOOM 4G, DROID 3 Hits MAP for Verizon

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 20th, 2011

It looks like we’re getting close to XOOM 4G and DROID 3 launches as they have both been subject to Verizon’s MAP, minimum advertised pricing. If the past is anything to go by, we could be seeing these devices launch in 2-3 weeks. Nothing is certain, of course, but history does tend to repeat it [...]

MyTouch 4G Slide Appears in Clear Shot, Looks Like a MyTouch 4G With a Keyboard

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 20th, 2011

And there you have it – a clear shot of the MyTouch 4G Slide. Not much has changed from the blurrycam shots we’ve seen before. In fact, we’ll just call this a MyTouch 4G with a keyboard. That’ all it is, anyway. Trust us, that isn’t anywhere close to being a bad thing. We do [...]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Hits FCC With AT&T/Canadian Radios

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 20th, 2011

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 hit the United States on June 17th, but has yet to be launched on any US carrier. Verizon is lined up to be the first as they’ll have a 4G LTE version, but no others have since been announced. A version with AT&T radios has passed the FCC, however, which [...]

Sprint Supposedly Strikes Deal With Lightsquared To Deploy & Maintain 4G LTE Network for $20 Billion Across 15 Years

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 20th, 2011

Can’t say we didn’t see it coming, folks. Bloomberg is reporting that Sprint and Lightsquared have reached an agreement to deploy 4G LTE on the now network over the next 15 years. The deal is said to be valued over $20 billion and will give Sprint a better shot at keeping up with competing networks [...]

Even Best Buy Can’t Tell One HTC Android Phone From Another [Blunders]

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 20th, 2011

Best Buy’s marketing team is always giving us a good laugh here and there. Whether it’s HTC Sense on a Samsung phone or Android on a Nokia, they always teeter on the line of false advertising (inadvertently, of course). This one I can’t fault them for, though. Apparently, the EVO 4G is “coming soon” alongside [...]

Happy Father’s Day From Phandroid & SONOS

by Rob Jackson on June 19th, 2011

Father’s Day is almost over and after a long day hangin’ with the fam, we’re about to turn on the tube and watch a flick with pops. I wanted to take a quick second to provide two very important announcements. First of all, Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. Being a great [...]

Video Preview: Sprinkle from Mediocre [Exclusive]

by Chris Chavez on June 17th, 2011

Last week I was in LA for the world’s biggest gaming convention otherwise known as E3. While there was a ton of great console games from the usual big players, I was surprised to see mobile games making a presence as well. T-Mobile was on the showroom floor offering up free food and games with [...]

Nielsen Data Shows Android Users Still the Most Hungry For Data

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 17th, 2011

And how could you blame them? With all of these awesome phones with awesome capabilities beyond what a phone should be able to do, how can you not eat those megabytes up like a pig? As the title said, Nielsen, in a data usage report, found that, on average, Android users consume more data than [...]

New SwiftKey Beta Available for Download

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 17th, 2011

SwiftKey beta users, check your inboxes – we think there’s an updated .APK file in there for you. Both tablet and phone users will be receiving update love today. These look like some pretty important an desirable changes  and bug fixes so I’d make no delay in downloading and installing it. Look below for changelogs [...]

HTC Sensation 4G Coming to Bell Canada July 5th

by Kevin Krause on June 17th, 2011

Canadian carrier Bell officially announced the HTC Sensation 4G for their network yesterday, but upon doing so only revealed that it would be available sometime in the coming weeks. A new leak obtained by MobileSyrup is giving us a clearer window for when to expect the latest superphone from HTC. According to an internal document, [...]

Sharp Aquos Phone SH-12 Takes its 3D to the FCC

by Kevin Krause on June 17th, 2011

Though the LG Optimus 3D and HTC EVO 3D are making a splash for their glasses-free 3D displays, Sharp’s Aquos lineup has touted the feature for some time now to little publicity due to a limited Japanese release. This may or may not be about to change, as a device that looks a lot like [...]

Gingerbread for the Epic 4G Coming Along With Latest Leak [EF02]

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 17th, 2011

Another leak has graced our interwebz, folks. This time, the Epic 4G is fighting to be the first US Galaxy S phone to be stepped up to Android 2.3. Sprint and Samsung are hammering away at the build and things seem to be falling into place. After the first leak was buggy to no end, [...]

Sony Ericsson Xperia Duo Leaked?

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 17th, 2011

Looks like Sony Ericsson’s dialing in the next generation of Xperia products, if this blurrycam wonder is to be believed. It’s apparently the Sony Ericsson Xperia Duo, a name suggesting this phone will be a dual-core beast. The bezel here is ultra slim and takes a different approach to design compared to Sony Ericsson’s Q1/Q2 [...]

Spotify Could See a July Launch in the United States

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 17th, 2011

Who says the US always gets the goods before our friends across the pond? We’re STILL waiting for Spotify here, but the wait might not extend long past summer as Spotify, speaking at a media event, mentioned they wouldn’t launch before July 5th. For their spokesperson to give a specific date most likely means they’re [...]

Samsung Galaxy S 4G Gets Leaked Gingerbread Build

by Kevin Krause on June 17th, 2011

A day after a pair of Android 2.3.3 builds leaked for the Samsung Captivate on AT&T, T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S 4G has received its very own taste of Gingerbread. The new build has already been rooted, with success coming in the battery life department. The new update combined with root and minus pre-installed bloatware has [...]

Vizio’s 8-inch Tablet Shipping From Walmart in 6 Weeks?

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 17th, 2011

We’re not exactly sure how many heads Vizio’s 8-inch Android tablet will turn with devices like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 coming out, but they are looking to bring their tablet out in about a month and a half. That’s if this leak from Engadget is to be believed, anyway. This isn’t a Honeycomb affair, [...]

Despite Verizon’s Claims to the Contrary, Motorola Says Gingerbread Not Yet Rolling out for Droid 2 Global

by Kevin Krause on June 17th, 2011

Earlier this week we caught wind that the “soak” test for the Android Gingerbread update for Motorola Droid 2 Global would be going out to select users towards the end of this week. A day or two later, Verizon posted the relevant documents for the update to their support site for the D2G, and subsequently [...]

ASUS Eee Pad Transformer 32GB Bundle (No Keyboard) Going for $475 on eBay Right Now

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 17th, 2011

We’ve stopped updating you guys on Eee Pad Transformer availability because it’s a bit more easier to find these days than when it first launched, but this deal, courtesy of eBay, is quite decent and we figured you guys should know. For $475, you’re walking away with a 32GB ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, a pair [...]

Sony Can’t Really Go Wrong Stirring Up Noise About Their Tablets Using a Rube Goldberg Machine [Video]

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 17th, 2011

I love them. What am I referring to? That brilliantly-crafted course you see in the video above, referred to as a Rube Goldberg machine. They’re awesome, and if there was ever a way to get my attention, it’s to use a Rube Goldberg machine. Sony did just that in the first of multiple planned videos [...]