The Motorola Droid 2 Global has been feeling a bit left out as Verizon has blessed several other members of their lineup with an update to Android 2.3. Lest D2g owners think they have been forgotten, a leaked build of Gingerbread has surfaced over at RootWiki.  The update is marked as build number 4.5.606. While [...]

A new prepaid Android is headed our way, this time courtesy of Walmart’s Straight Talk. The Samsung Galaxy Precedent is priced at an uber-affordable $150 without any sort of contractual obligations attached. For $45 per month, Straight Talk provides a plan with unlimited text, voice, and web access. Galaxy Precedent probably isn’t the most aptly [...]

They are just relentless, aren’t they? Verizon’s going on another 4G LTE launch spree, this time with a flurry of markets in Illinois, Iowa and Ohio getting love on September 15th. A couple of North Dakota and Minnesota markets have also been announced. This comes not too long after they recently covered more than 50% [...]

The HTC Droid Incredible section at AndroidForums.com was filled to the brim with users on Verizon – who also happen to live in New York – having GPS issue. Some users were getting GPS coordinates placing them in Spain and France, while others weren’t able to receive a lock at all. There’s also a sizable [...]

For those on MetroPCS looking at phones to buy soon, the carrier has just introduced another decent (and very affordable) option. The Samsung Admire is an 800MHz Android 2.3 phone with a 3.5 inch display and a 3.2 inch camera. It’s your average entry-level phone, but for $130 you can’t really expect too much. A [...]

NPD released some new numbers for all of us to mull over today. And did you think the result would be any different from the dozens of reports from other research firms? They report that Android captured 52% of the US smartphone market share in Q2 2011, with Apple getting just 29%. RIM fell to [...]

Verizon has updated their V Cast Videos application and the amount of content it offers. New and existing customers will be happy to find 250 new streaming TV episodes of varying shows from CBS, NBC, ABC, ESPN, Comedy Central and more. You’re also getting content from Sunday Night Football on NBC, RedZone and NFL Network [...]

Two  new domains have been bought up by Amazon today. KindleScribe.com and KindleScribes.com suggest something with a touchscreen, but what? Our first guess is always the Amazon tablet we’ve been hearing so much about, but it could also be a new Kindle eReader (which could also be Android-based). The name Scribe suggests one will be [...]

The folks at Sony Ericsson are keeping the Walkman brand alive and well with a new Android phone called the Sony Ericsson Live. It’s another nod to the ageless Walkman brand that many have cherished since you could still find cassette tapes in music stores. It’s an Android 2.3 smartphone that puts a major emphasis [...]

Our friends at LG have announced a new addition to the Optimus line of devices. It’s the LG Optimus Sol set to go to Europe and Central/South America this fall. While this one looks like another entry-level Optimus phone at first glance, it’s got a lot of compelling features. The biggest will be what LG [...]

If for some reason you’re just going crazy over Samsung Mobile Unpacked set to take place in just under a couple of short weeks, Samsung’s got more goods for you. If you’re planning on attending IFA and Samsung Mobile Unpacked, there’s an app for you. And even if you aren’t, this app’s for you. It’s [...]

Just the other day, we were wondering how much of Motorola Mobility’s patents Google actually valued and would use in their efforts to defend Android. In Google’s proposed purchase of MMI, they will take on 17,000 existing patents while another 7,500 are pending approval (and odds are they certainly will get that approval). According to [...]

I’m sure all of you have heard the news by now following HP’s systematic killing of webOS: the HP TouchPad is on sale for $100-$150 at retail in order to liquidate stock. Purchase now, think later. But while webOS may not be your cup of tea, you might be happy to know that a team [...]

We know a good chunk of you are holding onto your pennies for the Samsung Galaxy S II, but the Samsung Conquer 4G is a decent phone sure to turn a few heads at retail. It’s available as of August 21st and can be yours for $100. For that, you’re getting a 3.5 inch HVGA [...]

Google buys Motorola Mobility for $12.5 BILLION – (Googorola, Moogle) Nokia CEO warns Android manufacturers. Does this mean Motorola is a shoe in for the next Nexus? Not according to Google. LG was originally chosen to build the first Android device but backed out. Google celebrates Motorola purchase with a game of ping-pong. All Android [...]

Malware has been a fast growing issue with Android devices as of late. You can find tons of “antivirus” apps in the Android Market and simply traveling into Best Buy you’ll find all kinds of over priced software aimed specifically at naive Android users. Make no qualms about it, I hate malware. There are so [...]

Every day we peruse the Android Market looking for the best, worst, interesting, and most unique apps in an effort to sift out a few gems. We call it Apps of the Day. We can’t guarantee that every app featured below is a real winner, but each is worth at least a quick look. It’s [...]

An unsubstantiated report coming out of SprintFeed claims that Sprint could be among the first of the US carriers to launch the Samsung Galaxy S II. Under the name Epic Touch 4G, we could be seeing the followup to last year’s Epic 4G as early as September 9th. The timing matches up with previous whispers [...]

The Motorola XT531 has been announced for China, Europe, and Latin America, but it very well could find a US release before its world tour is finished. According to a new FCC filing, the XT531 seems primed for a release on AT&T with support for radio bands compatible with the carrier’s network. The Android 2.3 [...]

Who is suing who in the mobile industry? Perhaps the above chart courtesy of Reuters will help make sense of the whole mess. Or maybe not. Just looking at all those crisscrossing lines gives me a headache. [via Reuters]