Verizon doesn’t like the idea of “open internet.” At least not the idea of it potentially cutting into their profits. Today, Verizon filed an appeal in federal court claiming the rules of “Net Neutrality” are unnecessary and will create confusion for investors.  Verizon released this statement on their website: Verizon is fully committed to an [...]

Gameloft is throwing a “fall weekend sale” for a few of the biggest and baddest in Android gaming. HD titles like, the first-person shooter N.O.V.A., family fun UNO, action-platformer Assassin’s Creed and the action-racing Asphalt 6, are all being offered up for only 99 cents this weekend only. Even if you hate gaming, there’s no [...]

We reported a short time ago on a “security issue” facing AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II units. Apparently, when you unlock the phone and it goes to the lockscreen, merely letting the phone fall back asleep or “timeout” will allow you to quickly awake the device and bypass the lockscreen altogether. Well, in an effort [...]

As Android users, we’ve known for quite sometime what happens when Google teams up with a smartphone manufacturer: pure Nexus bliss. Well, it looks like Google has paired up with another world famous manufacturer of sorts, Dogfish Head brewery. If it’s one thing Dogfish knows, it’s beer. They have been “manufacturing” some of the world’s [...]

It’s already been a few weeks since the Foursquare team updated their app for iOS users and now, Android users are getting the same treatment. The Foursquare app has been updated in the Android Market and includes a bevvy of new enhancements. First off, they’ve moved some things around like points for check-ins providing for [...]

During their time scoping out the Samsung Galaxy S II, the folks over at BGR managed to uncover a glaring security flaw involving the phones lock screen. If the handset is set with a pin or pattern lock, bypassing the phone’s password is as simple as letting the lock screen timeout and then waking the phone. [...]

Cellebrite, a system wireless providers use to transfer data between mobile handsets, has been updated with a host of long-rumored devices for Verizon. The Samsung Nexus Prime (listed under that name), Motorola Droid HD, and HTC Vigor have all found their place among Big Red’s other offerings. Of course, Cellebrite doesn’t do much to provide [...]

AT&T has a new mid-range Android handset headed to their lineup in the form of the Samsung Doubletime. While little is known about the handset first outed as the Samsung i857, a roadmap leaked earlier in the year suggests it will sport an HVGA display, 3MP camera, and could ship with Android 2.2. The new [...]

For all the time Motorola and Verizon took to polish their Droid Bionic, the phone did not launch without its faults. From its first days it has had its fair share of bugs and glitches, from a high-pitch squeal when using wired headphones to 4G/3G data connectivity issues. One customer experiencing problems with the Bionic [...]

According to estimates made by IHS iSuppli, Amazon stands to lose about $10 on every Kindle Fire tablet sold. After calculating the cost of materials and manufacturing expenses, the firm concluded that each unit produced costs the retail giant $209.63. With Amazon set to sell the Kindle Fire for a mere $199.99, the company will [...]

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray is now available in the United States, though don’t go heading to your nearest wireless carrier to find the Android smartphone. The handset is not available direct from any service provider, but is rather being sold via online retailers as an unlocked device. Priced at $424.99, you’ll want to take [...]

If you thought the AQUOS 102SH was the only thing Sharp had up its sleeve, guess again. The company looks to make an even bigger splash in Japan with the announcement of the Sharp AQUOS 104SH. While the manufacturer has room for improvement in the naming department, they don’t miss a step when it comes [...]

This is a bit interesting. Eagle-eyed members of AndroidForums.com have spotted accessories recommended by Verizon for the “Vigor by HTC” on Big Red’s website itself. The accessories themselves aren’t worthy of mention – they are generic accessories meant for any device – but the fact that Verizon’s apparently referring to this phone as the Vigor [...]

Following the announcement of their LG Optimus Slider, Virgin Mobile’s introducing their version of the HTC Wildfire S.  It’s nothing out of the ordinary and it’s the same exact phone as the version announced back in February (we’ll get you a rundown of specs in just a second). They’re bringing this to market October 23rd [...]

Sprint and Virgin Mobile have formally announced that the LG Optimus Slider is headed for the PAYG carrier. They’re calling this the second generation of the LG Optimus V and as its name suggests it has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard (we’ve been hearing about this one for quite some time, though we didn’t know if [...]

This phone has been delayed a couple of quick times, but retailer Clove UK has finally made available the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S. That’s unless, of course, you wait for it to actually ship on October 3rd. It’s comforting to know that they finally have the devices in stock, though, and that you’ll be [...]

While we’re not exactly sure what this video is trying to promote (it’s apparently a Swiss application) the video they’re using grabbed our attention. Android vs iPhone – it’s the war everyone’s wanted to see visualized. Throw in a bit of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and you’ve got the oddest love story you’ll ever see. [...]

Our friends at TouchType have launched version 2.1 of their SwiftKey X alternate keyboard. The keyboard (which specializes in innovative text correction and prediction) adds a new visual heat map that you can share with friends for fun. They’ve added blog personalization so the app can learn your typing habits from more than just social [...]

Well this doesn’t sound so good. Wireless and Mobile News has apparently heard it from Verizon that the Android 2.3 update for the HTC Thunderbolt has temporarily been suspended. It was reportedly due to a voicemail bug. They mention it specifically as a notification bug which sounds like the same bug Sprint’s EVO 4G had [...]

Have a hankering for mobile Madden but don’t want to pay for it? Verizon and the NFL are offering the game free of charge for the entire weekend (October 1st through 3rd). The game is usually $7 so you’ll be saving a pretty collection of pennies. No strings, no catches – just football. [via AndroidForums.com, [...]