Android Overload: HTC To Release 6-8 New Devices This Quarter, Microsoft Fires Back at Google and More
Good evening, friends and frenemies. You have just stepped into a new dimension of Android. A dimension sight, sound and of your mind. You have just crossed over into — the Android Overload. This is the place where all the great stories we came across throughout the day have managed to find themselves. Somewhere in between the 4th and 5th dimensions. So take a seat. Open your mind. And check out these Android stories sure to titillate your senses.
- HTC says they will launch around 6-8 new devices in Q3 of this year. [Cens]
- Motorola Photon gets closer to custom ROMs thanks to 2nd-Init. [BriefMobile]
- Microsoft’s Brad Smith fires back at Google. Says Google turned down joint bid for Nortel patents. [BI]
- Nissan Leaf app released for Android. Take control and monitor your car using nothing but your phone. [Market Link]
- Motorola XPRT on Sprint price drop expected Aug. 5. Only $99 with a 2-year agreement. [SprintFeed]
- The LG Optimus 2x is now available through fido in Canada.
- Samsung, Google, and Apple could all be in play for the purchase of InterDigital’s 8,800 patents. [TechCrunch]
- The Kyocera Echo’s Gingerbread update has been pulled for the time being, citing problems. [SprintFeed]