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Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 30, 2010
Time to revisit an old friend, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. It's not often that you'll see us review the same phone twice, but this time we're making an exception. With the huge U.S. subs...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 30, 2010
There's two things that I love -- killing zombies, and being happily unproductive. Dead End from Infectious Entertainment lets me do both, and does it damn well. It's a top-down shooter, w...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 29, 2010
No, that wasn't a typo -- the Droid X, despite the manufacturer's best efforts, has been spied running a custom ROM, namely the Sapphire AOSP 2.2 ROM (see the Sapphire team's post here in the fo...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 28, 2010
They isn't the real deal, and they surely aren't activated, but if you have a hankering to get your mitts on an Epic 4G to see what all the fuss is about, try hitting your local Best Buy. ...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 27, 2010
While the front page may be the best place to catch all the Android news and rumors, some real magic™ happens in the Android Central Forums. The Moderators work hard to keep things nice an...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 27, 2010
The Motorola Backflip is the latest phone to get rooted, and it's using the same exploit as was used on the Droid 2 and the Evo 4G. This makes things really interesting, as any root method that ...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 27, 2010
The Sprint Epic 4G is the latest Android phone to get rooted before it's even available for sale. The new root method developed by Sebastian Krahmer used to root the Droid 2, the Evo 4G, a...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 27, 2010
Best Buy has announced that it will be offering pre-orders of the Samsung Fascinate (see our hands on here), starting today (Aug. 27) for Reward Zone members, and kicking in on Sunday (Aug. 29) for th...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 26, 2010
There's been some talk about the HSPA+ HTC G2 being released in September, and TmoNews has got hold of some screenshots that puts the date as September 29 for the release of the Vanguard. ...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 26, 2010
TeleNav has released its OnMyWay application for Android in the Market. OnMyWay is an easy-to-use application that will let a person or group know your travel status and estimated arrival time. ...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 26, 2010
The Froyo (Android 2.2) update for the Evo 4G has been rooted. While the current method is a bit hairy and involves timing and a bit of luck, the directions look very straightforward, and ...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 26, 2010
According to files inside the leaked engineering test ROM for the G2 that recently showed itself, the phone is confirmed to be using a MSM7x30 Snapdragon processor, which has the high-octane Adr...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 25, 2010
As always, we have no idea when your Droid Incredible will get Froyo, but someone claims to, and they tell Droid Life that Sept. 1 is the new date, and that we'll see a marketing push ahead of...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 25, 2010
It's that time of year again, when young men and women everywhere are packing their things, filling out student loan forms, and heading off to the hallowed halls of higher learning. While ...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 25, 2010
Waiting for the G2 to release on T-mobile and feeling impatient? If you're into the hackery fun, you can download and check out what looks to be the leaked engineering test ROM right now. ...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 25, 2010
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 has passed the testing of the FCC, and information (including the user manual and a mess of pictures) is available for your viewing pleasure. While the prototyp...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 25, 2010
The Talon hard shell case is a very slim and attractive way to protect your Evo 4G. Machined from a single piece of metal hard plastic, the Talon case fits snugly, yet is easy to put o...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 25, 2010
Google has updated its mobile Google Finance page, and says they now have unified the experience across the desktop and mobile for Android (and iPhone) users. According to Bryan Shih, Product Ma...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 25, 2010
Specifications and an image of the Motorola Quench XT5 have trickled out, and it looks like another low- to mid-range handset that we'll love to hate. Besides what you see in the picture a...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 24, 2010
Here at Android Central, we don't just report the Android news and review the new gear. We actually use Android phones, so we're always searching for apps and tools that make our own phone...
