LG Optimus One and Optimus Chic eyes-on
Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by IBM.
That “leaked” low-end LG Android device from a few days back? Turns out it was nothing more than the Optimus Chic, one of two Google-powered phones that the company announced back in early July. They’re still not ready to let us touch the damned thing…
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Huawei Ideos hands-on
Posted on 03. Sep, 2010 by IBM.
Chinese telecom giant Huawei — which has been playing the Android game with major carriers around the world for some time now — has selected IFA to debut the Ideos, a new entry-level model running Froyo in a variety of colors. Huawei’s press release…
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Samsung Gem for Verizon shows up in Best Buy buyer’s guide
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by IBM.
We’ve heard talk of the Gem before, and a new listing for the phone in Best Buy’s September buyer’s guide confirms the existence of Verizon’s new low-end Android piece that’ll likely slot in below the Fascinate in Sammy’s lineup for the carrier. Looks…
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Jobs suggests that competitors’ device activation tallies may be inflated, Google quickly responds
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by IBM.
Not satisfied to simply trump Google’s daily device activation numbers, Steve Jobs added insult to injury at the Apple press conference this afternoon, claiming that unspecified “friends” have been counting handset upgrades in their statistical totals…
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Fake Nexus One browsing fake Engadget
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by IBM.
Interesting side note — we understand that Erick Schmidt, Larry Paige, and Serge Brin all own this phone. Oh, and Digiboy777, of course.Fake Nexus One browsing fake Engadget originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:34:00 EST. Please se…
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HTC Droid Incredible update to Froyo rolling out far and wide, manual install available
Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by IBM.
Yeah, the Droid Incredible update was technically already deployed, but you know how these things work: they’re usually long, painful phased rollouts designed to limit the damage if something catastrophic happens in the over-the-air push. On that note…
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RIM averts BlackBerry ban in India… for now
Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by IBM.
It was facing an August 31st deadline before India banned BlackBerry service in the country, but it looks like RIM has now managed to avoid that scenario — at least for a little while. According to India’s Ministry of Home Affairs, “RIM have made cer…
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HTC Desire hits US Cellular today for $200
Posted on 27. Aug, 2010 by IBM.
Right on time, US Cellular’s CDMA-flavored version of the HTC Desire is now available for a nickel under $200, making it the undisputed big dog in the regional carrier’s lineup (its first Android device, the Samsung Acclaim, launched a few weeks back)…
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Verizon confirms Android 2.2 update for Droid Incredible hits today
Posted on 27. Aug, 2010 by IBM.
Just as we thought, HTC’s Droid Incredible for Verizon is getting boosted from Android 2.1 to 2.2 today, which should make plenty of owners (and plenty of non-owners who’ve been unable to find any stock for the past couple months) happy as a clam. Maj…
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Fully-functional Android port for N900 threatens to beat N9 to market
Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by IBM.
The NITDroid project has been slogging along this year in an effort to get Android fully ported to Nokia’s N900, and the progress has been promising so far — but wouldn’t it be nice if you could, you know, make calls? Looks like these guys are making…
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Cricket starts offering Android-powered Zio for $230
Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by IBM.
As we discovered back at its CTIA intro earlier this year, Kyocera’s (and Sanyo’s) Zio isn’t the neatest Android phone you’ve ever seen — nor the most technically impressive — but at $230 without a contract after $20 discount, it’s pretty hard to ar…
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Droid Pro is the global Droid 2: the evidence grows
Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by IBM.
We’d reported before our belief that the rumored Droid Pro is nothing more than the dual-mode version of the Droid 2, but the question remained: knowing that the Droid 2 has a model code of A955, what the heck is the difference between the model codes…
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The revolving door: Froyo for Droid Incredible coming tomorrow, Froyo for EVO 4G gets rooted
Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by IBM.
The rich landscape of Android versioning just got a bit richer, with word of an official Froyo update for the Droid Incredible being launched tomorrow (based on the screencap pictured above), while the EVO 4G’s recent Froyo software just got rooted. I…
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Exclusive: Motorola MB520 Kobe / Diablo for AT&T in the wild
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by IBM.
Remember that midrange, Android-equipped MB520 Kobe from Moto we told you about a few days back? Well, it’s stepping out for the first time this evening with a little help of our dear brother from another mother, Mr. Blurrycam. As we’d heard before it…
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Droid 2 root method finds its way online
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by IBM.
The very first line of the forum post on xda-developers says it best — proceed at your own risk — but if you’ve been kept up at night waiting for root to be gained on Verizon’s recently-released Droid 2, it looks like your day has come. The process …
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Motorola Charm up for grabs at T-Mobile today
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by IBM.
How perfectly punctual: the Motorola Charm has popped up on T-Mobile’s website right on time and right on the money. While today marks the first day the Charm has been ready for online purchase, we’ve actually been hearing from a few folks that they’v…
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Motorola Quench XT5 diagrammed, spec’d?
Posted on 24. Aug, 2010 by IBM.
If you lost interest after seeing the picture, we can’t necessarily say we blame you — trackballs are so 2009 — but be that as it may, Motorola still hasn’t announced or released its long-rumored Quench XT5 model. The slate has popped up on Cellpass…
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