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NVIDIA releases project Kal-El whitepapers, unveils fifth companion CPU core for low-power use cases
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 20, 2011
NVIDIA has let loose some more technical talk about the upcoming project Kal-El chip, and are showing off a new patented process they call vSMP (variable Symmetric Multiprocessing). As part of...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 20, 2011
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Still trying to figure out exactly who the HTC Rhyme is for? Here's the thought process, in HTC's own words.
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 20, 2011
First comes the major smartphone launch, then comes the teardown. The folks at iFixit have done their thing to the Samsung Galaxy S II Sprint Epic 4G Touch. And, lo and behold, it's a smartphone...
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by Chris Parsons
Sep 20, 2011
Have yourself a Droid Incredible 2 and wondering when it will see Android 2.3.4? Well, wonder no more. It looks as though the latest software update for the device is now pushing out. Word from the ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 19, 2011
If there was ever much doubt that the HTC Bliss is the HTC Rhyme (there wasn't) and that it's coming to Verizon (again, none) and that we might well see it Tuesday morning at an HTC event in...
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by Chris Parsons
Sep 19, 2011
If you have an HTC Sensation on O2 in the UK, you've likely been wondering what the heck has been taking them so long to push out the Android 2.3.4 update. Truth is, we don't know. But, they...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 19, 2011
What the world needs now is more litigation to stifle technology innovation, and Samsung looks determined to follow Apple's lead and try to make it happen. In an interview with the Korea T...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 19, 2011
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A big complaint I've had about Android for some time now regards adding items to the home screen. The basic way of doing things is you scroll through a text lis...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 19, 2011
If you went out and picked up a Samsung Epic 4G Touch and have plans to hack at it, here's your starting point -- zedomax at XDA has worked out a root method for the new handset, and has full de...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 19, 2011
With the release of Ice Cream Sandwich looming on the horizon, Android lead tech writer Scott Main has taken some time to talk to developers about how to get Honeycomb-only apps ready for the smalle...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 19, 2011
Owners of LG's Optimus 3D (and the AT&T variant, the Thrill 4G) wanting to try some new, exotic software will welcome today's release of an early version of popular custom firmware Cyano...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 19, 2011
Getting a Touchstone mod is a sort of smartphone rite of passage. If someone's going to take enough time and effort to hack Palm's inductive charger onto the phone, it's a sure sign it...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 18, 2011
It sure was a big week for contests! We gave away a bounty of great Tegra 2 powered Android devices of all shapes and sizes, and now it's time to announce the winners. Thanks everyone for ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 18, 2011
The CEO of Notion Ink, Rohan Shravan, has "outed" some more news about the Ice Cream Sandwich release. Yes, this is the same fellow who told us about Gingerbread a few days in advance ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 17, 2011
Android Central Forums member remii picked up his shiny new Samsung Galaxy S II Sprint Epic 4G Touch (hereafter referred to as the SGSIIE4GT for short) at a Best Buy in Riverside, Calif...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 16, 2011
The Motorola Atrix 4G is one of the first Android "superphones" to use the Tegra 2 chip, as well as the first dual-core device to hit AT&T here in the states. To go with the perfor...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 16, 2011
So you've got your Sprint Epic 4G Touch, eh? Or maybe you're still looking. Either way, we've got everything you need to know in our Epic 4G Touch Forums. Here are but a few of the top...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 16, 2011
A couple weeks back the good folks at Waze got together with us and had a blow-out of a contest. The huge list of prizes -- tablets, and the best smartphones on the planet -- got everyone excite...
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by Chris Parsons
Sep 16, 2011
Although the Samsung Illusion name has been tossed around before on some road maps there was never an official announcement made for the device. Now, thanks to a little slip up from Samsung on Flickr,...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 16, 2011
Despite having the longest name in smartphone history, the Samsung Galaxy S II Sprint Epic 4G Touch is the first of the Galaxy S II devices to reach the United States -- you can hit up Sprint online a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 15, 2011
The T-Mobile G2X is one of the original dual-core monsters. The specs are great -- a Tegra 2 power plant, 4-inch IPS display, HDMI out, and easy to hack the daylights out of. Now that Ging...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 15, 2011
That blurry little slice of heaven you see here is the Samsung Galaxy S Epic 4G Touch, Esq. (See what we did there?) And it apparently is in the hands of Android Central Forums member Atomic...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 15, 2011
A lot of cool things can be found when you tear apart code and start digging around. This is the case when the Webtop code for the Motorola Droid Bionic got busted open, and some device code-nam...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 15, 2011
Google has launched a new developer portal where it can share news about events and updates, as well as offer examples and use cases for developers of all their products -- including Android. To...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 15, 2011
O2 UK has let it be known that HTC's soon to be released Sensation XE, with Beats Audio support, will be launching on its network before the year's end. Writing on the carrier's official T...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 15, 2011
Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that it'll be releasing a software development kit for its PlayStation Suite starting this November, with the newly-created games becoming available from spr...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 15, 2011
Verizon has just announced that they have partnered with FuzeBox, and will be featuring Fuze Meeting as part of the BSA (Business Solutions Alliance) program. If you're unfamiliar with Fuze Meet...
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by Richard Devine
Sep 15, 2011
We were really impressed with the Sony Ericsson Xperia Active when we had a first hands on with the device last week. All that was missing was a launch date less vague than "later this month.&quo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 15, 2011
Boost Mobile's getting an update of an old Sprint favorite when the Samsung Transform Ultra lands on Oct. 7 on Boost's website. It'll run $229, plus tax.Specs include:Android 2.31GHz processorTouchsc...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 15, 2011
The Motorola Admiral's floated around in name only for a while now, but that ends today. This leaked screen shot points to it being part of Sprint's Direct Connect stable, with Android 2.3, a 3.1-inch...


























































