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Kogan Breathes New Life into Agora

by Tyler Miller on June 24th, 2009 4 Comments

About six months ago the rumors of an Agora made Android phone began swirling the internet, filling our nose with the sweet, sweet scent of of fatty touch screens and full, portrait, keyboards. Then about two weeks later, it died; I mean, went to live upstate with a nice family on a big farm where [...]

Kogan Agora Goes Full Touch

by Rob Jackson on February 23rd, 2009 1 Comments

Mostly everyone in the Android world was disheartened when the Kogan Agora and Kogan Agora Pro were indefinitely delayed. Fortunately, Kogan is hard at work “updating” these phones to be more future-compatible with the Android OS. The guys at Gizmodo Australia had the chance to check out a prototype: But its safe to say the [...]

Kogan Getting Back On Track

by Rob Jackson on January 28th, 2009 2 Comments

Kogan’s failure to follow through with their timeline on releasing the Kogan Agora was disappointing but almost expected when put in perspective to industry norms. But the whole “indefinitely delayed” label was pure ugh. We knew that Kogan would follow up their doughnut with something else… and slowly more details are coming out. Yesterday the [...]

Kogan Agora Now A Kloned Android

by Rob Jackson on January 21st, 2009 1 Comments

We all know about cheap, imitation knockoffs that are made in China and sold at a fraction of the price. And while they’re initially entertaining the words cheap and imitation wind up proving themselves too true to pay these kind much attention. But if imitation is the best form of flattery, then the indefinitely delayed/cancelled [...]

Kogan Agora Is No Mora

by Rob Jackson on January 16th, 2009 2 Comments

Kogan founder Ruslan Kogan had this to say about the world’s hopeful but canceled 2nd Android Phone, “Since the design of the Agora, the Android community has been growing quickly. I now believe that in order to access all (that) the Android platform has to offer, the Agora must be redesigned.” And so the Kogan [...]

Kogan Agora Video: Lookin’ Good!

by Rob Jackson on January 7th, 2009 2 Comments

An Android Forums user who plans on using his unlocked Kogan Agora Pro on AT&T’s network has been keeping a close eye on Kogan – he has already pre-ordered the phone and his eagerly awaiting its arrival. Early this morning, he spotted a video of the Kogan Agora in action: The device in the video [...]

Kogan Agora Gets Sneak Peeked

by Rob Jackson on January 6th, 2009 2 Comments

We’ve heard about a bunch of phones that “could” be the next legitimate Android phone but the most reputable possibility, in my opinion, as been Kogan’s upcoming Agora and Agora Pro. The company has a good reputation and has been accepting pre-orders of the device which should begin shipping any week now. I know at [...]