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June, 2011 Articles

Galaxy on Fire 2 Now Available, First Solar System Free for Tegra 2 Devices

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 16th, 2011

Galaxy on Fire fans, part two is just about done and ready to served. The folks at FishLabs have released Galaxy on Fire 2, the sequel to the hottest intergalactic war game on the market. It’s one of the most impressive Android games, visually, but also offers deep gameplay and story, as well as heavy [...]

Panasonic Toughbook is a Ruggedized Professional-Grade Android Tablet

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 16th, 2011

Panasonic is continuing their Android ventures with another forthcoming device. This time, it’s called the Toughbook, and as its name implies, will be built to last. It’ll obviously be geared at business professionals, namely those who spend a good amount of time doing field work. (Construction workers, anyone?)  The device is quite big for this [...]

Moon Chaser Requires the Art of Controlling Gravity [Game Review]

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 16th, 2011

Moon Chaser is described as a running game, and while the running isn’t as flashy as, say, parkour, there’s still some skill needed to trek the mountain sides in a race against time. You have a moon, a ninja suit, and the ability to control gravity. Can you use everything at your disposal to make [...]

Some Of You Folks in 19 Markets Should Be Waking Up to Verizon 4G

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 16th, 2011

Oh, would you look at that: it’s June 16th. I recall something big was supposed to go down today. Hmm… wonder what that cou– oh, that’s right, Verizon’s big LTE expansion goes down today. In fact, it went down a couple of days ago for some of you as Verizon has been testing the waters [...]

Google Voice Gets a Quick Update to Improve Battery Consumption

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 16th, 2011

You folks may have noticed an update to Google Voice in the Android market recently. It’s nothing monumental, but it does ease up on your battery a bit. It also adds an option to keep your screen on while listening to/reading voicemail. Not the biggest update, but you can’t get mad at a little improvement. [...]

This LG QWERTY Has a Secondary Display Between the Keys

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 16th, 2011

Say what you want about these whacky devices coming out lately, you can’t refute they’re unique and interesting. The latest is another dual-screen device, but not in the way you’d expect. It’s a slide-out physical QWERTY by LG without a name and with a secondary display between two sets of 4-row, 5-column keys. At first [...]

HTC Had to Cut the Fat on Their Gingerbread ROM for the Desire

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 16th, 2011

We can’t say we’re surprised to hear this, folks. HTC initially had plans to let the HTC Desire die without a hint of bread. Gingerbread, to be exact. It would drift off into the wind, carrying caseloads of Froyo to give away to anyone who craved some. This displeased everyone, of course, and HTC responded. [...]

Android Overload: iOS and Android Tied for Ad Revenue, Google Voice Receives Update and More

by Chris Chavez on June 16th, 2011

Another great night here at Phandroid! For all the news we couldn’t squeeze onto our front page we have the world famous, Android Overload. Looks like we have a lot of activity from the UK this evening. Oh and another interesting article about how iOS and Android are almost tied when it comes to ad [...]

Yahoo Introduces An App To Help You Find More Apps – AppSpot

by Chris Chavez on June 16th, 2011

To say there’s an app for just about everything might be a bit of an overstatement. But have you ever wanted an app to help you find more apps? I think Android is at somewhere around 100,00o apps in their Market and its may not always be easy finding the “good apps” or even apps [...]

T-Mobile Doubles 4G HSPA+ To 42MBps Down In 41 New Cities Across The US

by Chris Chavez on June 16th, 2011

Just received a notice from T-Mobile a few moments ago stating that they are not only expanding their blazing fast 4G HSPA+ network to 41 new cities across the US, but also DOUBLING download speeds for cities with existing 4G to a staggering 42MBps. Among some of the lucky recipients are Albuquerque, N.M.; Cleveland and [...]

Sprint Evo Shift 4G Receiving Gingerbread OTA Starting June 17th

by Chris Chavez on June 15th, 2011

Just earlier today, we posted that the “regular” Evo 4G was going to receive a maintenance update to fix issues associated with their latest Gingerbread OTA update. Well, it looks like the Evo Shift 4G is going to be getting some Gingerbread love as well (hopefully with less bugs). Starting June 17th, you can manually [...]

Qualcomm’s Single-Core Snapdragon Takes On Nvidia’s Dual-Core Tegra 2 For Flash Content Supremecy [Video]

by Chris Chavez on June 15th, 2011

You guys may remember a few weeks back when I posted a video from Qualcomm that many shrugged off as nothing more than hot-air. In the video, Qualcomm explained that their single-core Snapdragon chipsets were superior than the dual-core offerings from their competitors (namely, Nvidia’s Tegra 2). I watched the video, I soaked it all [...]

Funny Craigslist Postings – Come Get Your Lulz [Humor]

by Chris Chavez on June 15th, 2011

  I’m a long time user of Craigslist but I’ll be the first to admit — it’s definitely not for everyone. If you want to find a great deal on a smartphone, or you have an Android device you need to sell quick but don’t want to go through the hassle of shipping it across [...]

Toshiba’s Honeycomb Tablet Gears Up For A Canadian Release This August

by Chris Chavez on June 15th, 2011

Today, Toshiba has officially announced the August release of the Canadian version of their latest entry into the Android 3.1 Honeycomb tablet scene. ‘Round these parts, we simply know of tablet scene as the Thrive but in Canada, the name has yet to be determined. The tablet will be available in a variety of memory [...]

Sony S1 and S2 Tablets Launching As Early As September

by Chris Chavez on June 15th, 2011

When we last heard from Sony and their beautifully designed S1 and S2 tablets, they were said to launch this fall. However vague that launch date was, it appears as if Engadget has received a letter from Sony’s marketing team indicating that the devices will be available for pre-order as early as August and will [...]

Apps of the Day: JimPoke, Lightbox and More

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 15th, 2011

  A lot of weird games on the plate today, but that’s ok – nothing wrong with trying some unusual. We also have Lightbox, the latest up-and-coming social photo network thingy. Yea, I’m not really sure what to call it. But it’s cool and worth a quick look if you enjoy sharing photos with your [...]

EVO 4G Said to Get Maintenance Update June 20th; Fixes Netflix, Voicemail Notification Issues

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 15th, 2011

Getting tired of that damned voicemail icon showing up when you know full well that you don’t have one? And has Netflix been bugging you after the upgrade to Android 2.3? Get ready for an OTA update because Sprint and HTC are fixin’ to, well, fix that. June 20th is the supposed landing date for [...]

Bill Proposed to Require Users’ Permission Before Enabling Any Geolocation Features

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 15th, 2011

Remember that big thing about Google and Apple tracking people? The one that was blown so much out of proportion that you’d think Eric Schmidt was about to become the dictator in a technological police state? Yea, it’s still going. Now, legislators are trying to make sure that Google, Apple and others like them are [...]

Rumored Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Said to Have Exynos, But No Honeycomb

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 15th, 2011

Rumor mills turn out delicious water, don’t they? This time, Samsung is said to be working on a successor the the original Galaxy Tab, which was a 7 inch tablet. The popular name for this new edition is the Galaxy Tab 7, of course, but you’ll be sad to know that, software wise, it won’t [...]

Samsung Now Selling Tab 10.1 USB Adapter for $20

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 15th, 2011

With all of the cool features in Android 3.1, the one a lot of users were most excited about was USB host support. Unfortunately, those who had their eyes set on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 were heartbroken to find out that the tablet does not have a standard USB 2.0 port. I mentioned this in [...]