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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 04, 2010
Just a reminder that while we realize there are caravans being formed to head over to Sprint stores to pick up the Evo 4G (and if there aren't, there should be), you can also order it online for the s...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 03, 2010
One of the advantages of handing out a new phone to developers (and media) at Google I\O a couple weeks before the public availability is that you get a whole lot of hardcore testing. And such is the ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 03, 2010
This is another one of those times when we say you might well want to leave this to the professionals (or at least those of us too crazy to know better), but here's Froyo running on the Evo 4G. It's...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Jun 03, 2010
The EVO 4G is Sprint's first WiMAX Smartphone, has a gigantic touchscreen, and will blow your mind Picture, if you will, your perfect smartphone. What features would it have? How small (or big) would ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 03, 2010
The Evo 4G was rooted some days ago, and we finally have instructions. And it couldn't be easier. If you're new to this, we suggest you read through the thread at XDA Developers. And then read th...
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by Adam Sawyer
Jun 03, 2010
Complete Evo 4G specs
PRODUCTIVITY
3G/4G capability
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ QSD8650 (1GHz) processor
4.3” capacitive display with pinch-to-zoom and tactile f...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
[YouTube link]We know how excited everybody is. In a mere 36 hours, the Evo 4G will be upon us. And Sprint wants to know: What will you do first with the nation's first 4G phone? (And we'd add the fir...
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by Jeremy
Jun 01, 2010
Here at Android Central we love our contests, and last month Phil broke the news that one of our lucky forum members would be the recipient of a brand new HTC Evo 4G when the device i...
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by Jeremy
Jun 01, 2010
Those of you who did not pre-order a Sprint Evo 4G and will be on the prowl come this Friday -- launch day! -- should think about visiting your local Sprint store when the doors open at 8 a.m.&n...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
It's not much of a secret, judging by all the talk in our Evo 4G forums, that a lot of you folks out there are getting ready to jump one ship or another to join the ranks of Android with the Sprint ...
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by Jeremy
Jun 01, 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 Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
Not only can you not have the Sprint Evo 4G for a few more days, now you have to watch somebody tear it apart. The folks at ifixit did their thing, meticulously ripping open the Evo and checking ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 30, 2010
Seems like only yesterday that we were talking about custom ROMs already being loaded on to the as-yet unreleased (to the public anyway) Sprint Evo 4G. OK, it was only yesterday. And in the orig...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 29, 2010
It might not look like much, but the screen shots you see here reportedly are from the world's first custom ROM for the Sprint Evo 4G. There's still work to be done, as the camera doesn't work and it'...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 28, 2010
Time to get the pitchforks out, people. We slept on it in hopes it was all a nightmare, but the ugly rumor that began yesterday (first by Android Guys and later confirmed by Engadget) is true:&n...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 27, 2010
[YouTube link]It's a brave new world with the addition of video chat on the Sprint HTC Evo 4G. And what better way to break in Fring's new free video calling service than with one of our deepest ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 27, 2010
[YouTube link]The folks at Fring are screaming from the rooftops today about their latest update, which brings video calling to the popular VOIP-chat (and now video) service. Using the new Evo 4G...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 26, 2010
If you get a sense of deja vu watching this software walkthrough of the Sprint HTC Evo 4G, we don't blame you. We've seen the new Sense user interface on a number of devices (the HTC Legend,...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 25, 2010
We still think it's kind of cheating to want to run an HTC phone without the Sense user interface, but we're also champions of choice. And so, we bring you instructions on how to turn off the Se...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 25, 2010
[YouTube link]We were there when Google showed off the power of Android 2.2 and Froyo's new Just-in-Time compiler -- think zoom zoom! -- but you know the old saying ... trust, by verify. And so we sha...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 25, 2010
We hear ya. There are a lot of you out there on Sprint who are looking at your Palm Pre and wondering how it would be to hold the Evo 4G in its place. Ask and ye shall receive. After the break are mor...
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by Jeremy
May 25, 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...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
May 25, 2010
[YouTube link] Let's take a quick look at multitouch on the Sprint Evo 4G, shall we? In daily use, it's been holding up just fine. Pinch-to-zoom works as it should, and the touchscreen is as respo...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 24, 2010
The Sprint Evo 4G isn't all that new to us, having been at its announcement at CTIA in March and its coming-out party in New York City just a few short weeks ago. But it's finally time to properly pu...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 24, 2010
Yes you read it correctly :) The Sprint Evo 4G appears to have been rooted, before its officially released. Android developer Matt Mastracci at his blog grack.com has some pictur...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 21, 2010
You guys want us to do an unboxing of the Sprint Evo 4G? Fine. We'll do an unboxing. And we'll do it live, in living color, with stereophonic sound. Maybe snakes will fly out. Maybe it'll be a gr...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 17, 2010
Android Central forum user doc31 was lucky enough to get some hands-on time with the HTC EVO 4G. There's answers to some of our questions, some pictures from the camera, oh, and did I mention a ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 17, 2010
You didn't think we'd let the Sprint Evo 4G launch without giving one away, did you? Here's what you have to do to win the biggest, baddest Android smartphone from the biggest, baddest Android blog:Ju...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 16, 2010
To say everybody's excited about the Sprint Evo 4G is a bit of an understatement, at best. You're blowing up our forums (and inboxes) with pictures, videos and questions. Here's what's at the tip of y...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 15, 2010
This one's going to make a lot of you Android purists happy: Unlike on the Droid Incredible, you can run the stock Android 2.1 home screen on the Sprint Evo 4G, as our pal Andrew from Androinica sho...
