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Motorola Defy: Android 2.1 goes rugged with water, dust and scratch resistance

Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by IBM. 

Remeber the Motorola i1? Moto has just added its second rugged(ish) Android handset in the 3.7-inch Gorilla Glass-fronted Defy. It’s dust-, scratch-, impact-, and water-resistant. Matching up to the IP67 durability spec means it’s expected to resist b…

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HTC Desire (US Cellular) review

Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

HTC’s Desire is undoubtedly one of the headline Android devices of 2010 so far — and heck, when you’re using the already-great Nexus One as a starting point and re-upping it with an optical pad, physical buttons, and Sense, it’s hard to argue otherwi…

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Xperia X10 family’s Android 2.1 upgrade coming by end of September, says Sony Ericsson UK

Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

When we talked to Sony Ericsson for the Xperia X10 for AT&T review, reps informed us that the phone is upgradeable but no further information could be provided. Now, we can’t say if this latest bit is global or just for those across the pond, but …

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Dell Streak to get official Android 2.1 update on September 1st or 2nd, according to O2

Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Looks like things are going swell for Dell Streak owners in the UK — following the earlier Android 2.1 firmware leak, news from the grapevine is that O2 will be rolling out a final build of said update on September 1st, which would easily fit into th…

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Korea Telecoms suffers an Identity Tab crisis

Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

What’s this? A 7-inch, aluminum-trimmed, multitouch tablet from Korea running Android? Why it could be none other than the Samsung Galaxy, er, KT Identity Tab. Think of this 1GHz tablet with TFT-LCD, 8GB of internal memory (and SD expansion), DMB TV t…

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T-Mobile UK quietly retracts Pulse’s buggy 2.1 update, Huawei says it was non-final anyway

Posted on 27. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Remember T-Mobile’s money-saving, finger-friendly Pulse? You know, the Huawei Android handset that received a 2.1 update in Hungary back in May? Earlier this month (on the 6th, to be precise), said phone’s British counterpart also received its share o…

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Rogers HTC Magic+ 2.1 update almost ready for prime time

Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Early this year Rogers announced — to some seriously upset owners — there would be no Android update for the HTC Dream and HTC Magic. Shortly after there was a flip flop followed by an exchange program, which resulted in bags of smiles for all. Well,…

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Dell Streak procures a hacked-up mini USB adapter, gets friendly with your dusty cables

Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Even if you can look beyond the SIM lock and the aging Android 1.6 OS on the Dell Streak, there’s still one irksome problem: the lack of a mini or micro-USB port (Dell clearly missed the USB party last summer). Dissatisfied with this state of affairs,…

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New Google Earth for Android lets users tour New Kelp City, Mermalair, other underwater locales

Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

When you’re not spelling out Objectivist instructions or taking bicycle tours, Google Earth can be a little bit boring. Finally Android users have something new and fun to do: go for a dive. With the release of Google Earth for Android 1.1 (available t…

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Motorola Milestone to get Android 2.2 in Europe and Korea in late Q4, Dext 2.1 upgrade looking bleak

Posted on 22. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Until now, Milestone owners could do nothing but to envy Droid users rocking the Froyo upgrade; however, according to Motorola’s recently published timeline, the former device is now slated for the same dessert party in Europe and Korea in Q4 — speci…

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Exclusive: Motorola MB520 ‘Kobe’ boasts a Droid X-esque UI, AT&T affinity

Posted on 21. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

What is Motorola Kobe? The device, also known by its model number MB520, seems to be popping up on a couple of certification websites. UPnP Forum certified it on June 16, 2010 (listed as “Kobe ATT”), and additionally on July 8th the smartphone quietly got a thumbs up from the WiFi Alliance for single band (2.4GHz) 802.11b/g/n. Of course, an IEEE standard does not a phone make, and so we’ve been in touch with a trusted source who’s provided us with specifications of the device, as well as screencaps of some benchmarks results and the all-important About Phone page.

The Kobe is a slate-style smartphone currently featuring Android 2.1 with a Motoblur skin reminiscent of Droid 2 / Droid X‘s UI. We’re told it has a 3.5-inch LCD with 480 x 854 resolution, a 800MHz TI OMAP processor (either 3440 or an underclocked 3630), PowerVR SGX 530 GPU, 512MB RAM, 2GB internal storage and a bundled 2GB microSD card, and a 3 megapixel camera (without flash). It currently comes loaded with Swype, Vlingo, and DNLA support. We gotta say, camera notwithstanding, this sounds like a pretty appealing addition to AT&T’s growing Android lineup. Hit up the gallery below for benchmark scores.

Exclusive: Motorola MB520 ‘Kobe’ boasts a Droid X-esque UI, AT&T affinity originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Exclusive: Dell Thunder prototype preview (video)

Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Christmas came early at Engadget HQ this year, as evidenced by the picture above — you’re looking at two Dell Thunder prototype smartphones, each with some surprising quirks, and hints that they might include global HSPA, AWS for the likes of T-Mobile, and maybe even a dash of CDMA support. We’ll warn you ahead of time that these are labeled EVT1 for “engineering verification test” and date back to the April leak, so they’re about as early as you can get — don’t expect the final handset to arrive without some significant differences. Good? Then peek the gallery below, hit the break, and let’s get on with the show.

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Exclusive: Dell Thunder prototype preview (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HTC Droid Incredible finally returns to stock, not a moment too soon

Posted on 16. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

If the rumors of an August 18th Android 2.2 update prove true, we’d say Verizon Wireless couldn’t have picked a better time to get HTC’s Droid Incredible back in stock. ‘Course, we suspect you’ll think differently if you’ve been waiting for your backo…

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Epic 4G review

Posted on 15. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Of the seemingly countless variants of the Galaxy S that Samsung’s in the process of deploying around the globe, one stands out in a couple very unique (and important) ways: Sprint’s Epic 4G. The Epic hangs on to a couple of the Galaxy line’s most important characteristics — namely the 1GHz Hummingbird processor and the 4-inch Super AMOLED display — but adds in a sliding landscape QWERTY keyboard, support for the wickedly fast WiMAX network that Sprint shares with partner Clearwire, and a handful of other notable one-off customizations.

We’ve already taken a look at two of the other US-bound Galaxy S models — AT&T’s Captivate and T-Mobile’s Vibrant — but it shouldn’t take more than a quick glance at the Epic to tell you that this is a very, very different beast. Becoming just the second WiMAX phone released in the States (and the first with a physical keyboard), this is a pretty critical release for Sprint at a time when its subscriber count is just starting to pick up after several quarters of decline — and making things even more interesting is the fact that Sprint’s first WiMAX handset — HTC’s EVO 4G — is simply one of the best phones we’ve ever reviewed. In other words, yeah, you could say that the Epic’s got a lot to live up to. Is it up to the task? Let’s find out.

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Epic 4G review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Vlingo bows to Google Voice Actions, makes Android version free of charge

Posted on 15. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

When Google Navigation hit the scene, it sounded the death knell for paid GPS on Android, so you can imagine the doom and gloom at Vlingo HQ last week when Google released the similar Voice Actions for free. As it turns out, however, Vlingo’s not goin…

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Dell: Streak likely going straight to Froyo in US

Posted on 15. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

Though it’s really quite a capable handset, Dell’s Streak brought several disappointments to its belated US launch; namely, a pastry-based OS without any creme filling, and a $549 version that’s still SIM-locked. While we doubt AT&T’s iron grip wi…

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Dell Streak gets leaked Android 2.1 update in the UK, but still the same ol’ 1.6 in the US

Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by IBM. 

What is there to do on a cloudy Friday in Britain? Why, scouring the web for your phone’s firmware update, of course. That’s probably how a Modaco member unearthed the Dell Streak’s latest Android 2.1 build (apparently just for locked O2 devices), any…

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