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From The Couch: What I Hope We’ll See From The Now Complete Google/Motorola Merger

by Chris Chavez on May 23rd, 2012 No Comments

It gets a little lonely running the late night shift here at Phandroid. Since, like most people, I have an opinion on everything and since I was feeling a bit chatty — I figured I’d share with you guys my thoughts on exactly what we should expect from the now complete, Google/Motorola merger: absolutely nothing. [...]

Week 2 TegraZone Anniversary Contest: Tell us if you’re buying Sonic 4: Episode II, and why

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 17th, 2012 No Comments

Are you guys ready for the second week’s TegraZone anniversary and Player’s Choice Awards contest courtesy of NVIDIA? We know we are. If you aren’t in the know, NVIDIA’s just hit their one-year anniversary with TegraZone and they’re holding a Player’s Choice Awards! Hit that link to vote, and you can also snap a photo [...]

Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE and AT&T HTC One X Delayed – Apple To Blame

by Chris Chavez on May 15th, 2012 No Comments

Two of HTC’s heavy hitters — the HTC EVO 4G LTE and HTC One X — are facing shipping delays here in the states due to a U.S. Customs investigation. Apparently, both devices are being examined to ensure they aren’t in violation of an International Trade Commission exclusion order over Apple patent #5,946,647 (having to [...]

Week One TegraZone Anniversary Contest: What’s your favorite TegraZone game?

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 11th, 2012 No Comments

Are you guys ready for the first week’s TegraZone anniversary and Player’s Choice Awards contest courtesy of NVIDIA? We know we are. If you aren’t in the know, NVIDIA’s just hit their one-year anniversary with TegraZone and they’re holding a Player’s Choice Awards! You can also snap a photo of the QR code directly below. [...]

HTC EVO 4G LTE unboxing and hands-on [video]

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 10th, 2012 No Comments

We’ve finally gotten our hands on a review unit of the HTC EVO 4G LTE. I took the device back to my hotel eager to bring you guys a look at the device’s packaging, as well as what to expect when the device hits your doorstep as this is pretty much what you’ll get at [...]

Samsung Galaxy S3 First Look [CTIA 2012]

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 8th, 2012 No Comments

So we’ve finally tracked down the Samsung Galaxy S3. None of us could get to London to see it unveiled for the first time but Samsung surprised us when they brought it to Pepcom, a side event here at CTIA in New Orleans. I was hardly able to contain my excitement when I saw it, [...]

HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE First Look [CTIA 2012]

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 8th, 2012 No Comments

We’ve gotten our first look of the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE here at CTIA 2012 and early impressions are fairly positive. Despite having an S4 processor, Verizon and HTC don’t consider this device a part of the One series. Looking at the device, I’d say that assessment is accurate. The Incredible 4G’s S4 chip [...]

HTC and Verizon announce the HTC DROID Incredible 4G LTE

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 7th, 2012 No Comments

Verizon and HTC have come together to officially announce what should be a beast of a phone for Big Red users. It’s none other than the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE. Inside are a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 and 1GB of RAMs. On the surface are a 4-inch qHD Super LCD display, an 8 megapixel camera [...]

Ready For Some Football? Get the 2012 Schedule App!

by Rob Jackson on May 6th, 2012 No Comments

During the football season, my Sundays are reserved for watching football, and what glorious days those are (except for my team’s pesky bye week). With the draft complete and 3 months until the start of Preseason, we couldn’t help but share a little 2012 Football Schedule app we made in preparation. There weren’t many clean, [...]

HTC One X (AT&T) Review

by Kevin Krause on May 4th, 2012 No Comments

HTC set out to create a device so desirable that consumers would immediately tag it as the “one” for them. So does the HTC One X live up to expectations? AT&T’s version of the device doesn’t carry the same quad-core Tegra 3 processor as its international cousin, but it’s hardly missed. The One X mixes [...]

Samsung officially introduces the Samsung Galaxy S3

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 3rd, 2012 No Comments

Samsung Galaxy S3: Specs |  Pictures | News | Forums! Welp, it’s official: the phone we’ve all been waiting for has been officially announced in London today. The Samsung Galaxy S III (nope, not S3, or anything else) is being touted as the biggest launch of the year as it houses an 8 megapixel 1080p HD camera, a 1.9 megapixel front [...]

Is Microsoft Attempting to Upstage Google at Windows Phone Developer Summit?

by Rob Jackson on May 3rd, 2012 No Comments

Google IO is arguably Android’s biggest event of the year and that event takes place June 27th – 29th in San Francisco. We’ll be there. And apparently so will Microsoft… one week earlier. That’s right: Microsoft has just announced the Windows Phone Developer Summit which will take place June 20th to 21st in San Francisco. [...]

NewTrent iTurbo IMP60D Portable Charger Review

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 2nd, 2012 No Comments

As much as I want to believe that the batteries inside my mobile devices are good enough for my needs, I often find myself in situations where I need to find a wall outlet as soon as possible. This is especially important at events when I need to constantly check my email and calendar to [...]

Quick Look at the Sprint Galaxy Nexus

by Rob Jackson on May 1st, 2012 No Comments

Our friends at Sprint sent us their recently released Samsung Galaxy Nexus, now available for $199 on a 2-year contract. It’s nearly identical to the existing Galaxy Nexus devices on the market, but has a couple neat advantages such as Google Wallet. For current Sprint customers and those eager to switch to Sprint, the Galaxy [...]

Galaxy Nexus Case Review: Cruzer Lite Clear TPU and Generic White Bumper [Video]

by Chris Chavez on April 30th, 2012 No Comments

When it comes to my Android devices, I have a tendency to treat them as if they were my babies. And not only because I would do whatever it takes to keep them safe, but I also find some kind of weird pleasure in dressing them up in various outfits to suit my mood. Whether [...]

Samsung Galaxy S III Pictured Again – Sheds Prototype “Dummy Case” For The Camera

by Chris Chavez on April 27th, 2012 No Comments

I was just about to hit the lights and turn in for the evening when this popped up. What is it? Well, it appears that we’re looking at a real, bonafide Samsung Galaxy S III. Well, without that hideous prototype “dummy” casing we keep seeing over, and over again. If this design looks familiar to [...]

HTC One S for T-Mobile: Did You Get One? [Poll]

by Chris Chavez on April 25th, 2012 No Comments

As most of you have already heard — especially those of you on T-Mobile — the HTC One S was just released today and we’re curious to hear your guys’ thoughts on it, now that you’ve almost a full day with it. Well, first I’ll be throwing up a quick poll to see exactly how [...]

Google Drive: Will it put Dropbox and Box out of business? [Poll]

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 24th, 2012 No Comments

By now you know it’s no secret that Google has officially unveiled Google Drive. Hell, Google wasted no time in making it available to everyone. Early signs are that the cloud storage service will be a juggernaut in this field, and it certainly has the potential to leapfrog any and all competitors in its way. [...]

Samsung Galaxy S III (GT-I9300) Finally Caught On Video

by Chris Chavez on April 20th, 2012 No Comments

Okay, we’ve seen the leaked pics, we’ve heard the rumors from insiders, now comes the time we get to actually take a look at a Galaxy S III prototype on video. Keep in mind, Samsung has gone the extra mile when it comes to security on the Galaxy S III, housing it in a sort [...]

Official: T-Mobile HTC One S launching April 25th for $200

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 18th, 2012 No Comments

Just moments after the device appeared on a couple of relevant website, T-Mobile has officially announced that the HTC One S will be launching April 25th for $200 after a two-year contract agreement and a $50 mail-in rebate. We ran into the HTC One S at Mobile World Congress this past February and had nothing [...]