As is too often the case with big handset releases, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus launched with an erratic volume bug that was deemed a big enough problem for shipments of the device to be halted.  Google’s team of Android engineers has been busy cooking up a fix for the problem, one which is now available [...]

Taking a cue from Apple, manufacturers have discovered that an easy way to squeeze and extra bit of cash out of their handset designs is to give them a quick whitewash. The Droid RAZR looks to be the latest handset to receive its white counterpart as Verizon’s computer systems are currently listing the alternative color [...]

The shenanigans leading up to the US launch of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus have created yet another curious artifact of confusion. The handset has taken up its rightful place on Best Buy’s website, but for whatever reason the company continues to insist upon using the Nexus Prime name. While we can argue for days over [...]

LG has posted an update to their Facebook page regarding potential Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades for their lineup of Android handsets. Confirmed to be shortlisted for said upgrade are the Optimus 2X, Optimus Black, Optimus 3D, and Optimus LTE. Evaluations continue to determing the feasibility of pushing the new Android version to other LG handsets. [...]

FOR THE CYBER MONDAY AMAZON CONTEST… CLICK HERE! Tomorrow is Cyber Monday and, in it’s honor, we’ll be starting the daily contest bright and early. But for now there is still about an hour left of Sunday (Eastern Time) and we thought we’d give everyone sitting on the edge of their seat an equal opportunity [...]

Cricket is continuing their lineup of Muve Music-enable Android smartphones with the ZTE Chorus. Most notable for it;s low cost of $40 after rebates and inexpensive month-to-month service options, the Chorus won’t turn any heads with what it packs within its plastic shell. A meager 600MHz CPU, 3.2-inch resistive touch display, and 2MP camera all [...]

The cease and desist order issued to Android dev Trevor Eckhart has been withdrawn by Carrier IQ less than a week after news first broke of potential legal action. Eckhart has been digging deep into the software found on HTC handsets to determine the full extent of information collected by the service. Carrier IQ first [...]

Motorola’s ads for the RAZR feature the super-slim handset slicing through all sorts of objects. The display of strength and cutting edge techonology was no doubt the result of digital effects and post-production magic. Rogers took the concept one step further, launching the RAZR from a high-powered air canon. For real. The target? An egg [...]

As HTC wraps up its new releases for 2011, focus has shifted to what is to come in the new year. The HTC Edge and HTC Zeta have been rumored to debut quad-core processors in the Taiwanese manufacturer’s Android lineup, but the HTC Ville looks to cash in on slim. The Ville is said to [...]

While we’re all trying to bottle our excitement up about the Transformer Prime and the future of Android 4.0 on it, the Transformer is still a great Android tablet that many owners won’t be trading anytime soon. While we believe ASUS will be getting ICS going on the device soon enough, it might take a [...]

Much was made regarding the Samsung Galaxy Nexus’s volume bug. Some deemed it a hardware issue and pronounced the device is doomed. Others had faith Samsung and Google would quickly find the problem and provide a quick fix (which they did). Those who were hit hardest were those who couldn’t buy the device right away, [...]

Halfbrick Studios have announced that they’ll bringing a new version of their game to Android via the Amazon Appstore this Monday called Fruit Ninja: Puss in Boots. The subtitle refers to the Dreamworks movie and will feature characters from the animated film. For free, I can’t see anyone passing up on the opportunity to slice [...]

Some evidence has cropped up showing that the Samsung DROID Charge, Verizon’s first Samsung LTE phone, will be getting an upgrade to Android 2.3 this Tuesday, November 29th. Alongside the gingery features we know Gingerbread brings, we’re also expected to see the following changes, improvements and additions: Updated Download Manager app – from where you [...]

The ASUS Transformer Prime will be one of the first quad core tablets to hit the market and you can now stake your claim to one for pickup once it releases. Best Buy, one of ASUS’s biggest retail partners, is now offering the device for preorder. For $500 (32GB of storage) you can get either [...]

The Motorola Droid 4 is definitely shaping up to be the DROID we’ve all been looking for. With rumors of a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a 4 inch qHD display and 4G LTE radios alongside that iconic QWERTY keyboard, we’re sure this is poised to be the best DROID (in this particular series) yet. First up, [...]

While many people are concerned about which day Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus is coming out (which we hear may be December 8th), there still hasn’t been much mention regarding its price. We expected the device to come to retail for $300 but recent evidence suggesst Verizon was set to offer it for $200 on a new [...]

We’re giving away a Kindle Fire every single day from now through December 25th, along with a ton of other great stuff, so make sure you check Phandroid every day for the chance to win! Check out the complete rules here. Today is our 3rd straight day of the contest. And heads up: you’ll DEFINITELY [...]

We’re giving away a Kindle Fire every single day from now through December 25th, along with a ton of other great stuff, so make sure you check Phandroid every day for the chance to win! Check out the complete rules here. I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving yesterday! How many of you got up [...]

Every single day from November 24th through December 25th we’re giving away a Kindle Fire from Amazon.com along with a ton of other amazing goodies. Our prize pouch is Mary Poppins deep: 31 Kindle Fires, 10 Galaxy Nexus, 10 Galaxy Tabs, 4 NVIDIA powered tablets, and a bunch of phones and accessories that even Santa [...]

In order to help our readers save a buck this holiday season, we decided to post all of Verizon Wireless’s current promotions going on from today, through “Cyber Monday.” Most of the items on this list will come at the cost of signing a 2-year agreement but if you’re not afraid of a little commitment, [...]