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Official: AT&T to launch HTC One X on May 6 for $199.99, pre-orders being April 22

by Kevin Krause on April 18th, 2012 No Comments

After much speculation, AT&T has come clean with the release details of their version of the HTC One X. The phone, which features a dual-core Snapdragon S4 chipset instead of the Tegra 3 CPU found in the international version, will be available May 6th at a price of $199.99 on a two-year contract.  Rumors have [...]

Sprint Stores Begin Receiving Signage For Galaxy Nexus LTE To Be Displayed This Sunday, April 15th

by Chris Chavez on April 10th, 2012 No Comments

  You know when your store begins receiving signage with a cold, hard, street date listed on them, that things are looking pretty official. Take this Sprint store for example, who has begun receiving posters for the Galaxy Nexus LTE which, according to the bold print on the packaging, will be displayed in store windows [...]

Toshiba Unveils Excite 10, Excite 7.7, and Excite 13 Android 4.0 Tablets with Tegra 3

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 10th, 2012 No Comments

Toshiba today announced three new exciting additions to their tablet line up. They’re building on their new Excite line with the Toshiba Excite 10, the Toshiba Excite 7.7, and the ever-so-big Toshiba Excite 13. This is a high-end line through and through with all three tablets serving up a dish of Android 4.0 Ice cream [...]

Facebook to Acquire Instagram for $1 Billion

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 9th, 2012 No Comments

Less than a week ago, Instagram was in the news for making its way to Android, pissing iPhone users off, and procuring at least one million downloads in the Google Play Store. Its had quite the busy week, but it’s not over. Facebook today announced they will soon close a deal to acquire the company [...]

A Much Clearer Look At Sergey’s “Google Glass” Prototype IRL (Bonus Parody Videos)

by Chris Chavez on April 6th, 2012 No Comments

Late last evening, we showed you guys a preview snapshop of Google co-founder Sergey Brin wearing Google’s latest project “Google Glass” augmented reality glasses. Well, the picture wasn’t as clear as we would like. But, as promised, I dug up these higher resolution pictures here for us to examine (or scoff at depending on your [...]

HTC Evo 4G LTE Hands-On Video & First Impressions

by Rob Jackson on April 4th, 2012 No Comments

Sprint just officially announced the HTC EVO 4G LTE, which is a variation of the HTC One X announced at Mobile World Congress, plus a few little surprises. The key differences? A stylish makeover headlined by a red kickstand, a new Sprint service called HD Voice, a MicroSD slot, and a switcheroo from a Quad-core [...]

HTC EVO 4G LTE Officially Announced For Sprint; Available Q2 for $200 [Unveiling Video]

by Quentyn Kennemer on April 4th, 2012 No Comments

HTC EVO 4G LTE in the Phandroid Phone Guide | HTC EVO 4G LTE at AndroidForums.com Sprint, in conjunction with HTC, have announced the HTC EVO 4G LTE, their version of the high-end HTC One X. The 4.7 inch 720p device may not be popular in the aesthetics department, but the phone is very solid [...]

Hands-On Video: Instagram For Android

by Chris Chavez on April 3rd, 2012 No Comments

Make no qualms about it. The newly released Instagram for Android is one of the hottest apps to hit the Google Play Store. My timelines across all social network are completely filled with everything from food, to sneakers and architecture. Still, there are those that absolutely refuse to install an app that was made so [...]

Hands-On Video: Shake to Charge and Solar Charger Apps Fix Battery Life Problems

by Chris Chavez on April 1st, 2012 No Comments

Alright, if you haven’t heard, it’s April Fool’s day. I’m sure by now, there’s already a fair share of “hilarious” April fools pranks being posted around the internet. That’s the main reason I always unplug from the internet on all-hallows-fools-day and of course — trust no one. But just because I wont compromise my journalistic [...]

ZTE Fury Review

by Kevin Krause on March 30th, 2012 No Comments

While most Android diehards would scoff at a device like the ZTE Fury, the Sprint handset offers proof that a quality Android experience can be delivered alongside affordable pricing. Launching for only $20 on contract, the Fury could be mistaken for something (slightly) pricier. A surprisingly good 5MP camera, snappy Qualcomm CPU, and Sprint ID [...]

Google Software Engineer Talks About 8 Month Waiting Period Before New Devices Launch With Updated Software [Update]

by Chris Chavez on March 29th, 2012 No Comments

There’s been all kinds of chatter today in regard to Google releasing the Android 4.0.4 source code today. A lot of excitement, a bit of disappointment and possibly even a dash of rage mixed in there as well. For those of you with non-Nexus or rooted devices, I’m sure the first thought that immediately comes [...]

Sprint HTC EVO One Detailed – Say Hello To Kickstand and Expandable Memory [Rumor]

by Chris Chavez on March 28th, 2012 No Comments

There have been a few rumors surrounding the upcoming release of Sprint’s next iteration of the HTC EVO. We all know it’s coming. After sending out press invites, we’re pretty darn sure Sprint and HTC are poised to make an announcement on the device on April 4th. We know HTC mentioned they would be releasing [...]

Video Quickie: Affordable and Unique TPU/Hard Plastic Combo Case For The Epic 4G Touch

by Chris Chavez on March 23rd, 2012 No Comments

When it comes to my Android device. I think of it as my baby. Like any good mother, I want to keep it safe, and I find pleasure in dressing it up in various outfits (cases). Seeing how the last case for my Sprint Epic 4G Touch was feeling stale, I decided to shop around [...]

Samsung Hopes To Design A Smartphone To “Define Our Time” – Will This Be The Galaxy S III?

by Chris Chavez on March 23rd, 2012 No Comments

When leaked images of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S III surfaced these past few days, the general consensus from Android fans across the globe was that of disbelief. But not because the design was so original, so beautiful — quite the opposite really. Design-wise, the supposed “leaked Samsung Galaxy S III” looked stale, old and uninspired. [...]

Angry Birds Space Is Now Officially Available For Android

by Chris Chavez on March 22nd, 2012 No Comments

This is the moment I’ve been waiting all night for. Angry Birds Space is now officially available for Android devices. I’m sure by now you know the drill. This new version of the game offers an all new gameplay mechanic that introduces varying gravitational pulls into the mix, as you fling your Angry Birds in [...]

Sony Xperia S “Cosmic Flow” Live Wallpaper For All Devices [Download]

by Chris Chavez on March 22nd, 2012 No Comments

Truth be known, I’ve always had a thing for the Sony’s line of devices. Everything from the design, to their Timescape UI, I’ve been jocking for quite awhile now. Cruisin’ the XDA Forums today, I noticed that someone was actually able to extract a new version of Sony’s live wallpaper, dubbed Cosmic Flow, from the [...]

Powerbag Review – Juiced Up Bag For The Android Geek On-The-Go

by Chris Chavez on March 20th, 2012 No Comments

At this year’s CES, I had the pleasure of wandering into the Powerbag booth where I somehow managed to fall completely in love with their lineup of backpacks, slings and messenger bags, tailored for the geek-on-the-go. Before being exposed to the bags, I’ve heard all the hype I wanted to, and needless to say, I [...]

Google Patents Ringback Tone Ads – Coming Soon To A Phone Near You?

by Chris Chavez on March 14th, 2012 No Comments

Google and ads go together like Apple and lawsuits. Heck, it’s the reason Google is even around in the first place. And if you own an Android device, you’ve no doubt seen an ad or two either pop up inside one of your applications, or possibly invade your homescreen. Well, Google is always looking for [...]

Giveaway: Win 1 of 7 Androidified Cases For The Galaxy Nexus From Cruzer Lite

by Chris Chavez on March 13th, 2012 No Comments

Greetings, my Phandroid friends. As we so like to do every-so-often here on the site, we’re throwing another giveaway, this time brought to you by the fine folks at Cruzer Lite who make the popular line of “Androidified” TPU cases. We actually featured these cases for the Galaxy Nexus a few weeks back and after [...]

Apps I’ve Installed This Week – March 4th, 2012

by Quentyn Kennemer on March 10th, 2012 No Comments

There were a ton of great sales in the Google Play Store this week. If you know me, you know I can’t resist a great deal. Hell, I’ve even purchased albums of artists whose genres I’m not even a fan of just because $.25 is unbeatable. I’ve also installed a ton of games and apps [...]