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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 16, 2010
It's not really a big stretch to come up with, but TechCrunch chief Michael Arrington says he has "multiple sources close to Google" who tell him the stock Android user interface will get a ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 16, 2010
Remember that Altek camera that comes with a phone attached we showed you a week or so ago? It's back, with some nice action shots and even a video. Android 2.1 has been confirmed as the O...
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by Adam Sawyer
Jun 16, 2010
Father’s day is nearly upon is, and T-Mobile wants to help you celebrate. On Saturday, go visit your local T-Mo store and pick out any phone they’ve got for free – all you&rsqu...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 16, 2010
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 was officially announced today, bringing a mid-size, mid-spec Android phone to the Xperia line. The particulars:Android 1.6 (Donut) with Mediascape and Timecape user i...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 15, 2010
Oh, what the hell. We had the first hands-on with the HTC Aria, the Droid X got into Engadget's hands, the myTouch 3G Slide was rooted, and the Evo 4G is perched atop the Palm Touchstone inducti...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 15, 2010
We showed off the new Android Market with the "update all" and "allow automatic updating" earlier, and we've been waiting for an app to come along to talk about this part. I ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 15, 2010
Welp, there it is. The Motorola Droid X. Not on a plane, not some blurrycam shot. It's 4.4 inches of Motorola goodness, and Engadget managed to score some time with it ahead of an expected launc...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 15, 2010
And another new phone falls to the genius of the Android hacking community. You'll recognize the names -- eugene373, Paul O'Brien, and Koushik Dutta. These guys used the fake OTA method ...
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by Dallin Hampton
Jun 15, 2010
Samsung today announced the i5500 Galaxy 5 will launch in July in Europe and Asia. The Galaxy 5 is a multimedia phone with an integrated social network tool, a touchscreen display and hopes to appeal ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 15, 2010
What's bigger than the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and larger than the X10 Mini? Meet the Xperia X8 -- a mid-size model previously known as the Shakira. No other real details just yet, though it appears ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 15, 2010
The HTC Aria from AT&T brings the Android big-time in a little package, with a 3.2-inch touchscreen at 320x480 pixels. And if you think this guy looks familiar, well, it should. It's a m...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 15, 2010
(AT&T Aria, left, and the Nexus One)Here we go again, folks. The HTC Aria -- AT&T's second and arguably best foray into Android -- is limited to only loading applications from the An...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 15, 2010
We don't suppose the Samsung Galaxy S will be a part of Saturday's "All phones free" promotion at T-Mobile (which is now official, by the way), but it's will on its way to the U.S. carrier,...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 15, 2010
If modding the Evo 4G to work with the Palm Touchstone isn't warranty-voiding enough for you, take a look at this. XDA member coolbho3000 has cranked his Evo's Snapdragon processor up to 1.267GH...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 15, 2010
Pico projectors were (or is it are?) supposed to be all the rage, allowing you to do video straight from your phone. Previously, though, you've needed some sort of external attachment. That changes w...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 15, 2010
U.K. carrier Vodafone today announced the launch of its Vodafone 360 Shop for Android, which is geared toward helping developers design standard widgets, widgets for Opera Mini and direct-to-carrier ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 15, 2010
There it is, folks. The Sprint Evo 4G rewired to work on the Palm Touchstone inductive charger. No more plugging in the phone to keep it juiced -- which with the Evo you tend to have to do a bunch. Al...
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by Adam Sawyer
Jun 14, 2010
Well folks, it’s time to break out the pom-poms and start the trash talking – the Android Cup has begun. This event, sponsored by Laptop Mag, brings all the older Android cla...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 14, 2010
So much for easing back into the work week, huh? We started off today with the announcement of the HTC Aria on AT&T. Followed that up by another Motorola Droid X sighting. You all got your k...
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by Jared DiPane
Jun 14, 2010
Tether, a company many of us are familiar with, announced today that they have finally released their Android beta to the public. For many this news is warmly welcomed, since the beta that was announc...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 14, 2010
The story goes like this: Sprint employee posts Evo 4G launch sales figures at XDA Developers. Sprint finds out. Post is killed. Employee is invited into a back room by a "forensic...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 14, 2010
You'll have to excuse the upside-down picture, but what you see here reportedly is the Samsung Galaxy S Pro, with a mondo-QWERTY keyboard and a heavily skinned Android OS with TouchWiz 3.0 (same as o...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 14, 2010
It's pretty much agreed upon that the new doubleTwist music app for Android is one of the better looking players on everybody's favorite smartphone. But how did it come to be? Designer Sebastiaa...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 14, 2010
Motorola Cliq owners, you haven't been forgotten. A group of developers has cooked up some Eclair love for you. In what sounds like a herculean effort travisjames, along with fellow develo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 14, 2010
Good news for all you Motorola Droid fans who have had to keep repeating over and over that "processor speed isn't everything." You're getting a 1GHz processor in the Droid 2, if this leaked...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 14, 2010
Lyle writes in to tell us the story about his seatmate on a recent flight from Texas to California. And there it is, folks, the Motorola Droid X. Lyle had his Evo 4G sitting up on its kickstand when ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 14, 2010
AT&T this morning on YouTube and Facebook officially outed the HTC Aria, an Android 2.1 device with a 3.2-inch screen at 320x480 resolution . Codenamed the Liberty and actually outed by AT&...
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by Adam Sawyer
Jun 14, 2010
Rejoice! The brainiacs over at XDA have done it again, and have cracked the daunting Nandroid protection that has been hindering our developers of total control since the beginning. The method ...
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by Dieter Bohn
Jun 14, 2010
Everything you need to know to move from BlackBerry to Android Motorola Droid X (or Xtreme) makes a couple appearances, as the Droid 2. AT&T outs the HTC Intruder/L...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 13, 2010
Remember how we said the other day that the Verizon Droid Incredible had been rooted, but that the method wasn't quite ready for public consumption? Well, your time has come, folks. This one's still ...
