Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 20, 2010
When it comes to installing Android applications, there are two ways of going about it. The most popular, of course, is directly through the Android Market. And that's how most of us do it. But from t...
Article
by Kyle Gibb
Jul 20, 2010
We are always on the lookout for cool to apps to share with everyone, and this nifty Android live wallpaper caught our eye. It's called aSpiritBomb, and more than lives up to its name. By tappi...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 20, 2010
It's been another good couple of days for Droid 2 news and leaks, and we love those kinds of days. To start with, the above shot is a nice semi-non-blurrycam shot of the Droid 2 in all it's qwer...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 20, 2010
That rumored July 19 date for the Dell Streak has come and gone, but that doesn't mean the 5-inch tablet-MID mashup isn't imminent. On the contrary, Dell says it's due in "late July," and i...
Article
by Sean Brunett
Jul 20, 2010
Sprint made an important announcement this morning, with the news that they are giving their customers a free app called The Sprint Zone. The Sprint Zone is aimed at making life easi...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 20, 2010
Shazam has moved to a "freemium" model, which basically means that Android users will have a choice between a more feature rich version called Shazam Encore, or can use the limited free vers...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 20, 2010
First the good: The 1.13.604 software update for the Motorola Droid X finally started downloading last night, which means we can finally stop running this picture. Check out the o...
Article
by Jared DiPane
Jul 20, 2010
The aptly-named MyVerizon application for Android always has been a pretty helpful way to keep an eye on your Verizion account. Whether checking data usage, monitoring text messages or keeping t...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 20, 2010
Those of you in the U.K. looking longingly at us here in the U.S. with our fancy Froyo-laden Nexus Ones may soon have something to boast about as well. An e-mail from Vodafone confirms that &quo...
Article
by Sean Brunett
Jul 19, 2010
The season premier of Entourage showed us the lovable Ari Gold using a Nexus One. It turns out that he's not the only one of the group who has decided to use Google's (soon-to-be-retired) phone. John...
Article
by Kyle Gibb
Jul 19, 2010
Verizon tech reps on Twitter all but confirmed a BGR source who leaked an e-mail sent out by HTC. The e-mail gave details on when Droid Incredible owners could expect their 2.2 ("Froyo") upd...
Article
by Jared DiPane
Jul 19, 2010
LauncherPro beta has come out of the beta stages and has entered the world of paid applications. Born from the testing is LauncherPro+, which is being offered for an introductory price of $3. C'mon fo...
Article
by Jared DiPane
Jul 19, 2010
Goby, a popular iPhone and iPod Touch application, has released an Android version of its application. For those who are unfamiliar with Goby and what it has to offer, it is basically a l...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 19, 2010
The T-Mobile Samsung Vibrant was the first of the Galaxy S line of Android smartphones to be released in the United States, and it's quickly becoming one of our favorites of the year. Its 4-inch ...
Article
by Kyle Gibb
Jul 19, 2010
Well, what do we have here? It seems like Motorola wants to keep pushing hard on the mid-range Android market with this portrait slider, which looks like it will get Verizon's "Droid"...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 19, 2010
T-Mobile has pulled the Android 1.6 OTA update for the Samsung Behold II over signal issues, and offers up no word on when to expect it to return. In case you don't remember or aren't familiar w...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 19, 2010
It's far from a final version, but those of you waiting for the CyanogenMod team to release some delicious Froyo for your HTC Evo, it's your lucky day. The first of the nightly builds (think of ...
Article
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...
Article
by Sean Brunett
Jul 19, 2010
The Motorola Charm's release on T-Mobile appears to be aimed at Aug. 25, according to a doc scored by TmoNews. Though there never has been an officially announced release date, it had been speculated ...
Article
by Kyle Gibb
Jul 19, 2010
Take this with a BIG grain of salt, but it seems details of the HTC Desire HD have leaked onto the interwebs. The phone, which may have previously gone by the codename "HTC Ace," comes packi...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 18, 2010
Good news Eris owners -- your OTA update has begun to roll out, and it's been confirmed that it fixes the 'Silent Call' issue. It may take a week or more for all customers to get the MR4 update,...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 18, 2010
Sure, this 3G thing's been fun and all. But it's getting to be about time for some honest-to-goodness LTE data to give Sprint's Wimax (and arguably T-Mobile's pseudo-4G) a run for its money. And if t...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 18, 2010
While HTC didn't quite come out swinging like RIM did after Apple's Friday press conference, spokesman Eric Lin wasn't afraid to let Pocket-Lint in on some hard numbers of their own. If you reca...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 18, 2010
Today's the day for the AT&T Captivate, the second of the Samsung Galaxy S phones to be released in the United States. (See the T-Mobile Vibrant for the first.) The Captivate will cost you $1...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 17, 2010
Now that everybody's had a couple of days with their Droid X, it's time to start picking nits. And one such nit being picked in our Droid X forums is a perceived problem perpetuating a proper WiF...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 17, 2010
Looking to change Android keyboards? Maybe you want to try Swype, or the new Swiftkey, or any one of the other great keyboards available on our fair smartphone operating system. (And a lot of new pho...
Article
by Kyle Gibb
Jul 17, 2010
Droid Incredible owners everywhere should be stoked to learn that an oft-rumored over-the-air update has finally started being pushed to phones by HTC and Verizon, albeit in a trickle thus far. T...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 16, 2010
Motorola has come clean about the eFUSE questions, and we're all relieved to hear the Droid X won't blow up if you try to hack it. I can imagine that my questions were just a drop in the bucket ...
Article
by Sean Brunett
Jul 16, 2010
Old-school Palm OS fans (we know a few of you came over from PreCentral.net) will be pleased to know that Access (we won't go into the whole Access-Palm thing) has brought over the popular app G...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 16, 2010
If you're still on the fence about buying a Nexus One, you need to pull the trigger pretty soon. (Get it at Google.com/phone.) Google says it's taken its final shipment of phones from HTC, and that's...
