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September, 2011 Articles

Samsung Galaxy S Glide On Its Way To Rogers Canada – 4 Row QWERTY and Dual-cores

by Chris Chavez on September 22nd, 2011

For all you QWERTY lovers out there who have been eyeballing Samsung’s new line of Galaxy S II handsets we have one more for you to check out. It’s called the Galaxy S Glide but don’t let the name fool you, this device has more in common with its “II” cousins than you might think. [...]

Verizon Wireless Blocks The Updating Of Apps They Feel Are Unauthorized

by Chris Chavez on September 22nd, 2011

Some Verizon Wireless customers are reporting something rather strange today. In an effort to curb unauthorized tethering, it appears as if Verizon Wireless has begun blocking the updates of some apps in the Android Market. The app in question (and pictured above) is Easy Tether which allows a user to share their data connection via [...]

Pantech Breakout Now Available From Verizon Wireless For $100

by Chris Chavez on September 22nd, 2011

The 4G LTE enabled Pantech Breakout is now officially available for purchase from Verizon Wireless. At $100 after the mail-in rebates, online discounts and free overnight shipping, the Pantech Breakout is the cheapest 4G LTE device on Verizon wireless. The device features a 4-inch, 800×480 display, 5MP camera capable of 720p recording, VGA front facing [...]

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Now Receiving Android 2.3.4 – Adds 720p HD Recording

by Chris Chavez on September 22nd, 2011

Good news for Sony Ericsson Xperia Play users! Can’t say I’ve ever seen this happen before but Xperia Play users are reportedly getting a little more than they expected with Sony Ericsson’s latest Android 2.3.4 update. Apparently, SE has done them a solid and upped their video recording capabilities of the Xplay from standard definition [...]

Kyocera Milano Gets a Quick Price Drop to $30

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 22nd, 2011

As if $50 for this phone wasn’t cheap enough, Sprint’s set to make it even cheaper for those interested. You’ll soon be able to buy the Kyocera Milano for just $30. It’s probably one of the most affordable devices in its range and class. It features an 800MHz processor, a 3 inch display, a hardware [...]

Google Branded SIM Cards Indicate Google Voice More Than Just a Compliment to Existing Service in Spain?

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 22nd, 2011

An interesting rumor has come out of Spanish site Xataka Android. Apparently, Google-branded SIM cards have been spotted and tested on the Nexus S. The rumor suggests Google will look to either Pepephone or Simyo to help them become an actual carrier. On the photo below, you can see the carrier branding is “Google_Es”. This [...]

ZTE Score for Cricket Launches September 25th for $130

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 22nd, 2011

Cricket owners, be on the lookout for another cheap Android by the soon-to-be-national (but still considered regional) carrier. They’re bringing a device called the ZTE Score that doesn’t do much to move us. We’re looking at a 3.5 inch display, a 600MHz processor, Android 2.3 with their custom UI, a 3.2 megapixel camera and Muve [...]

HTC Will Give 5GB of Dropbox Space to Future Phone Owners

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 22nd, 2011

HTC and Dropbox have partnered up to feature the “file anywhere” service on all HTC devices going forward. Alongside having the application preinstalled, users will be able to get 3 additional gigabytes on top of the 2 that Dropbox provides for non-paying customers. If you find yourself using that service a lot and don’t want [...]

YouTube Enables Users With 2D-to-3D Conversion Tool, Lifts 15 Minute Limit for All

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 22nd, 2011

YouTube’s touching up its video service even more. They’ve added two new great additions to their repertoire – the ability to convert 2D videos to 3D (for those who don’t have 3D cameras) and they’re giving users the option of lifting the 15 minute cap – that means unlimited videos. For some odd reason you [...]

Orange Pixel’s “Stardash” Will Take You Back to the Days of the Original 8-Bit Gameboy

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 22nd, 2011

Orange Pixel, the folks who brought us the Megaman-inspired game MegaNoid, have released their next game for Android. It’s called Stardash and I would most definitely liken it to Super Mario Bros. The interesting thing with this game is that it goes back even further in terms of style and look. We’ve got sort of [...]

Verizon’s Lowell McAdam: Let AT&T Buy T-Mobile

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 22nd, 2011

Well isn’t this quite the shocker? AT&T’s biggest rival – Verizon – actually seems to show support for AT&T in their proposed acquisition of T-Mobile. The quote was made by chief executive Lowell McAdam. He stated that T-Mobile’s wasting spectrum by not having sufficient capital to reach as many customers that they can. He said [...]

Download: New Gingerbread Build for the HTC Thunderbolt

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 22nd, 2011

The folks at Android Police have leaked a Gingerbread build for the HTC Thunderbolt. It’s version 2.11.605.2, but as always we’re unsure as to what’s different between this and any previous leaks. We do know that it keeps users on HTC Sense 2.1, but that was to be expected. This is an unrooted RUU file, [...]

Best Buy Mistakenly Replaces User’s Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with an 8.9

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 22nd, 2011

Someone going to Best Buy to get his faulty Galaxy Tab 10.1 exchanged got a bit more (or less, depending on how you feel about it) than what he bargained for. Instead of giving him the same model he had previously, a Best Buy employee accidentally gave him a Tab 8.9 instead. That means they’re [...]

Motorola DROID Bionic Receives Its First Fully Deodexed ROM

by Chris Chavez on September 21st, 2011

The chains have been loosed! Ladies and gentleman, I now present to you — the world’s first Droid Bionic Deodexed ROM. It’s only been a few weeks since the release of the Bionic and development seems to be moving along nicely. Thanks to Kejar31 and “Team Liberty,” rooted Bionic users will finally be able to [...]

HTC Evo 4G and Kyocera Echo Have Reached Their End Of Life

by Chris Chavez on September 21st, 2011

It’s the end of an era, folks. T’was the world’s first 4G smartphone and first Android device to feature a 4.3-inch screen and front facing camera. Yes folks, the HTC EVO 4G will finally reach its “End of Life” (EOL) in only a few short weeks. Even though the Evo 4G beat out all other [...]

Motorola Electrify Available At Midnight Through US Cellular

by Chris Chavez on September 21st, 2011

You’ve heard of big game titles like Gears of War 3 and Dead Island getting midnight launches — why not smartphones? I guess US Cellular was thinking the same thing with the midnight release of their first dual-core smartphone, the Motorola Electrify. Cheesy name aside, the Electrify is essentially the US Cellular branded Motorola Photon [...]

Sprint To Begin Capping Mobile Hotspot Users at 5GB

by Chris Chavez on September 21st, 2011

As talks of the iPhone 5 circulate, the cutbacks at Sprint just keep on coming. Take this leaked document from SprintFeed displaying Sprint’s future plans to cap mobile hotspot users with a 5GB limit starting on October 2nd. Customers who opted to pay $30 a month for the mobile hotspot feature on their device will [...]

Samsung SCH-I815 Passes Through Bluetooth SIG – Possible 7-inch Verizon Tablet?

by Chris Chavez on September 21st, 2011

A mysterious new Samsung SCH-I815 device made its way through the Bluetooth SIG. Although listed as a “phone” the device seems to come equipped with CDMA and LTE meaning one thing — Verizon. The model number is also very close to the straight-outta-left-field SGH-T869 (Galaxy Tab Plus) which we’re seeing hit T-Mobile soon as a [...]

HTC Hero S (Kingdom) Gets Pictured In US Cellular Promo Shot

by Chris Chavez on September 21st, 2011

The HTC Hero S (formerly Kingdom) was just pictured in a promo shot from US Cellular. We’ve had previously leaked renders of the device but this is the first we’ve seen with the US Cellular branding. While we don’t have an exact launch date or pricing on the device, The HTC Hero S will make [...]

Samsung Epic 4G Touch Review

by Quentyn Kennemer on September 21st, 2011

After a very long wait, the Samsung Galaxy S II has finally made its way to America. Sprint was the first carrier to bring it out with their Samsung Epic 4G Touch and we’ve had a bit of time to get down and dirty with it. Will this phone be worth your pennies after all [...]