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September, 2011 Articles

Innotrends Introduces Android Powered Ca-Fi In-Dash Stereo

by Chris Chavez on September 15th, 2011

Not satisfied with Android on just your phone and tablet? Wondering what it would be like to have that little green Android running your car stereo as well? Well, wonder no more, friends! Innotrends has introduced an Android powered in-dash stereo unit called the Ca-Fi. This (car battery sized) stereo runs on a 1.2GHz processor [...]

Motorola Droid Bionic Successfully Boots CyanogenMod 7 – Bye, Bye MotoBlur! [Video]

by Chris Chavez on September 15th, 2011

CyanogenMod 7 or CM7 as the kids call it, has just shown up on the Motorola DROID BIONIC. Popular Android developer @cvpcs tweeted the successful Blur-less bootup today and was even generous enough to include some footage. Check it out: The Motorola Droid Bionic hasn’t even been out for more than a week and there’s [...]

Leaked Doc Reveals HTC Vigor Launching As The Droid Incredible HD On Oct 13th

by Chris Chavez on September 15th, 2011

If the above image is to be believed, the HTC Vigor that we’ve been following for weeks now, could be rebranded the DROID Incredible HD when it hits Verizon on October 13th. The leaked image goes on to show the specs of the phone aside from one glaring typo: a “4.3-inch WVGA display?” While, I [...]

Pantech Breakout Spotted In The Wild – Ready To Take On Verizon’s 4G LTE Network

by Chris Chavez on September 15th, 2011

The Pantech Breakout has already begun showing up in Verizon stores, just in time for its launch on September 22nd. The Breakout will be packing a 4-inch display, 1GHz single-core processor front facing and rear cameras, and running Android 2.3 Gingerbread. The device will make an affordable option for those looking to get to tap [...]

Apps of the Day: Serious Sam: Kamikaze Attack, Teddy Tumble and More

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 15th, 2011

Wouldn’t you be frightened if a gun were in your pocket? I mean, I know I’m sane enough to not take it out and shoot anyone, but the idea that I can possibly shoot myself while looking for a dollar for the soda machine doesn’t really bode well with me. Of course, Plaxico Burress ended [...]

Logitech Keyboard Case for Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Now Available for $100

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 15th, 2011

It wasn’t but Mid-August that we learned about and were able to preorder Logitech’s keyboard case for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. The keyboard case is enabled via Bluetooth and essentially turns your tablet into a netbook either in portrait or landscape mode. I’m sure this will be a hot commodity for many. It’s recently [...]

Motorola Webtop Code Reveals “Edison” and “Common”

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 15th, 2011

Looks like we’ve got a couple of device codenames to add to our long list of device codenames. This time, a user dug within Webtop code (Webtop is the software running on those Lapdocks that are compatible with newer Motorola phones) and found references to “Edison” and “Common”. For these two devices to be referenced [...]

Emergency 911 App Aims to Transform the Way You Call for Help

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 15th, 2011

I know we’ve all thought to ourselves: what would we do in a situation where we can’t dial 911? Whether it be because your assailant would hear you or because you don’t have enough time to get the phone out and dial, it’s a valid question. How about an app that not only alerts the [...]

Google Launches New Developer Portal, Makes First Google+ API Available

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 15th, 2011

All you developers out there listen up: Google’s been cooking something up for you. That something is a new developers’ portal that’ll keep you updated on the latest news, events and announcements for your coding lifestyle. To commemorate the launch, they’ve finally released the first of many APIs to come for Google+. This one is [...]

How to Restore the DROID Bionic to its Factory State [Forum Talk]

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 15th, 2011

The helpful gents and gals over at AndroidForums.com have posted a guide about how to restore your Motorola DROID BIONIC to its factory state. Since Motorola stopped using traditional SBF files starting with the DROID 3, loyal member tehsusenoh figured it’d be best to make sure people know how to go about performing this particular [...]

Archos’ G9 Honeycomb Tablets Headed Our Way September 20th Starting at $300

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 15th, 2011

Archos definitely has the best-priced Honeycomb tablets coming out and, thankfully for you, it won’t take long to head to store shelves. They’ve just announced September 20th availability with final pricing plans for two of the G9 tablets (two configurations each). First up, we’ve got the 8 inch model. This one has a 1GHz dual-core [...]

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Up for Pre-Order at Best Buy

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2011

If 10.1-inches of Galaxy goodness was just a bit too much, the Samsung’s smaller (but not smallest) Honeycomb slate is coming to offer an alternative. Best Buy has launched pre-orders for the 16GB and 32GB Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 on their website, though specific shipping dates are not mentioned. The 16GB model is priced at [...]

AT&T to Launch 4G LTE Network September 18

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2011

Speaking at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Media, Entertainment, and Communications conference, AT&T CFO John Stephens announced the launch of AT&T’s next-gen 4G LTE network for September 18th. AT&T will be bringing its first true 4G experiment to five markets — Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio — with a total of 15 switched [...]

Sony Hopes Release of PlayStation Suite SDK Will Bolster Games Catalog

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2011

Sony has announced today that it will begin offering a PlayStation Suite SDK to Android content developers in an effort to grow the platform as it become available on more devices. Currently the PlayStation-certified Xperia Play is the only device to offer PS Suite compatibility, but that will change with the release of Sony’s Tablet [...]

Press Shot Gives Us a Clear Look at the HTC Vigor

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2011

No surprise here, folks. The HTC Vigor looks like just about every other high-end smartphone the company has produced in the past year. The above press photo won’t do much to differentiate it from the pack, but perhaps its rumored 720p display and 1.5GHz dual-core processor will. From in-the-wild photos leaked last month we know [...]

Seton Hall University Hands Out 400 Lenovo ThinkPad Tablets to Students and Faculty

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2011

As more and more institutes of higher education dabble in the tablet as a tool useful for learning, Seton Hall University has become the first to deploy Lenovo’s Android-powered ThinkPad. The university handed out over 400 tablets to students and faculty alike. The ThinkPad slates came loaded up with applications and tools such as Documents [...]

Samsung Transform Ultra Announced for Boost Mobile, Coming October

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2011

Boost Mobile is adding another handset to their Android ranks with the Samsung Transform Ultra. The Transform Ultra joins the Galaxy Prevail, Boost’s best-selling Android smartphone, and features a 1GHz processor, 3MP rear camera, and front-facing VGA camera. The slide-out QWERTY Android 2.3 device will be available October 7th at a price of $229.99 in [...]

HTC Runnymede to Launch as HTC Bass?

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2011

After it was revealed that the HTC Bliss would hit streets with a more musical name, it appears the HTC Runnymede will also get a branding treatment more in tune with its on-board Beats Audio. Not that anyone thought that the Runnymede name would stick, according to UK mobile retailer Handtec the phone will be [...]

Sharp Cuts Back Galapagos Tablet Line, Will Continue to Sell 7-Inch Only

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2011

Sharp is putting all of their eggs in a 7-inch basket as low sales have resulted in the discontinuation of their 5.5-inch and 10.8-inch Galapagos tablets. Two of three Galapagos models, the tablets were introduced to Japan last December and followed by a 7-inch Honeycomb slate last month. Sharp today confirmed that it would cease [...]

Motorola Admiral Coming Soon as Sprint Direct Connect Device

by Kevin Krause on September 15th, 2011

Sprint will be kicking off their Direct Connect service in an Android fashion with the Motorola Admiral, according to a recently leaked document. We’ve heard the name before, but this is our first look at the handset and its specs. The portrait QWERTY smartphone will feature Android 2.3, a single-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm chipset, and 3.1-inch [...]