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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 19, 2010
We've had a ton of touchscreen technology thrown at us in the past year -- hell, in the past several months. We've gone from LCD (liquid crystal display) to OLED (organic light-emitting dio...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 15, 2010
The folks over at Qik have announced that they will continue to allow the free use of premium services through the month of September. They acknowledge their "rocky start" and in retur...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 12, 2010
What good is a 4G network if you don't have more phones to run on it? That's the hand Sprint is currently playing and that has been briefly detailed in a story at the Wall Street Journal's website. Th...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 12, 2010
Sprint announced it has flipped the magic switch and turned on their 4G network in New York (Rochester and Syracuse); California (Merced and Visalia); Washington (Tri-Cities and Yakima); and Ore...
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by afazel
Jul 09, 2010
If Windows 3.1 on your Droid isn't good enough for you, how about a modern desktop OS running on your Nexus One or Sprint Evo 4G? Braniac Max from NexusOneHacks.net managed to shoehorn Ubuntu o...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 09, 2010
It's Android contest time, boys and girls, and the folks at Seidio are offering up a whopping 20 cases. On tap for the Verizon Droid Incredible are five Innocase Rugged cases and five Innocase Active...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 08, 2010
We're waiting on Android 2.2 to be officially released for the Sprint Evo 4G -- everybody relax a little, the Froyo code's only been out for two weeks now -- but that doesn't mean you can't give it a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 08, 2010
Looking to pull the trigger on a white Evo 4G from Best Buy? Our pal Jeravicious in the Android Central Forums got his, and it's unboxed it for all to see. It's quite the looker, indeed. Check out hi...
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by afazel
Jul 07, 2010
Qik has announced that more than 25,000 video chats are taking place each and every day through its servers. That's a lot of video chatting. In the same breath, they also announce the new vers...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 07, 2010
This saga of the hilarious Evo vs. iPhone videos produced by a Best Buy employee just got even better. When last we heard, Brian Maupin, 25, had been suspended by the retailer while it conducted some...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 07, 2010
We often say that Android Central forum members are the best around, and here's yet another example. Skippyrulz crafted a dock for his Sprint Evo 4G out of Legos (mostly from an Indiana Jones fighter...
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by Adam Sawyer
Jul 06, 2010
Although that latest OTA patch for the Evo 4G had some launching quirks, you can't deny that it brought some great things for our beloved Evo – better battery life, improved...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 06, 2010
Just because we see what looks like Froyo running on a phone with HTC Sense, doesn't mean it's right around the corner. The good folks over at Pocket-lint got some one-on-one time with Eric Lin...
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by Jeremy
Jul 06, 2010
From the Forums is a great way for you, our readers, to see the hottest topics being discussed. But you must be a registered member and becoming a member is a simple process. So if you have...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 06, 2010
The white HTC Evo 4G, a Best Buy exclusive, should be available for purchase this Sunday, July 11, but some lucky people are seeing them a full five days early. Even better, it seems that at lea...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 05, 2010
Better late than never, HTC has released the Linux kernel source code for the HTC Evo 4G and both GSM and CDMA HTC Hero updates. This should allow the development community to address and improv...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 04, 2010
OK, we'll forgive the fact that the HTC Aria seen here in this Best Buy circular is shown bigger than both the Evo 4G and LG Ally. Call it creative license. But the 4G icon there at the top...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 03, 2010
With 160,000 activations a day, there's a huge number of people waiting for the HTC Sense UI version of Froyo to show up. I know all of us here sure are. Usually, we have to pass on the random s...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 02, 2010
Qualcomm (the company that builds processors used in many Android phones) has released an open source 2D/3D Linux kernel driver for the OpenGL ES GPU core on the Snapdragon processor. In non-gee...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 30, 2010
If you use a custom ROM on your Android phone, you should know about CyanogenMod. If you don't, go hit Google now, then come right back. (pretty freakin' sweet, huh?) With the drop of the ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 30, 2010
We've talked with HTC some more about this week's OTA update for the Evo 4G that brought some improvements to most, and bricks to a scant few. Here's where we stand:If your update went just fine ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 30, 2010
The Bodyguardz Protective Skin for your Sprint Evo 4G's 4.3 inches of glass definitely brings the protection. Many of us (myself included) do not like a case interfering with the pocketability o...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 29, 2010
It looks like Sprint and HTC have re-released the OTA update for the Evo 4g. We don't have any clues about what might have went wrong, but considering the reports of better speed and battery lif...
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by Dallin Hampton
Jun 29, 2010
With the official Froyo update now available to Nexus One users, it begs us to ask the question, “when will Froyo be available for my _______?” Well, HTC has answered so be jealous no long...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 29, 2010
For those of you who updated your Sprint Evo 4G and didn't face any of the bricking problems that brought the update to a halt, how's your phone treating you now? Seeing an improvement in Wifi signal?...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2010
We've heard from a number of you today that the Sprint Evo 4G's update that was pushed out this morning has left your phones pretty inoperable. And while the odd brick happens, this one appears to b...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 28, 2010
Warning -- This is full of potty language and may well offend you. And it's funny as hell, and quite probably true. Using the online tools from xtranormal, Youtube user tinywatchproductions give...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 28, 2010
Perfect way to end the weekend. We've heard rumours about some people seeing 4G in as-of-yet unannounced areas lately, seen leaked photos of roadmaps, and now we've learned that Sprint has indee...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 27, 2010
Hey guys! Jerry back with another neat trick you can do on your Android phone. This one helps keep things running smoothly, and gives us some user control over Android's internal task kill...
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by Adam Sawyer
Jun 25, 2010
We all know that the HD2 and Evo are very similar, however, some small differences in the chassis make it so most accessories just don’t fit. Since the Evo’s official car dock hasn’...
