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by Adam Sawyer
Jun 14, 2010
Rejoice! The brainiacs over at XDA have done it again, and have cracked the daunting Nandroid protection that has been hindering our developers of total control since the beginning. The method ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 13, 2010
We've been watching this discussion with interest for a little while now, and it appears that it's finally working. A gent who goes by infinitemods has hacked the back of his Evo 4G so that it charge...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 12, 2010
It's been a few hours, so we should see another leak of the Motorola Droid X anytime now and -- oh, look, there it is. That's it on the left, hanging out with the Evo 4G and an iPhone. We get an...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 11, 2010
Top o' the news Motorola Droid 2 goes full frontal -- but it'll have Motoblur?Droid Incredible rooted, but method not yet ready for prime timeEvo 4G Wifi test -- how bad is it?Evo 4G Wifi speed tes...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 11, 2010
When you see a phone along side a set of keys, a screw, a penny a razor blade, you know something bad's about to happen. Right? Roman G lets us know in the Android Central Forums about his scratch tes...
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by Adam Sawyer
Jun 11, 2010
Some of you have reported the Evo 4G to be a little choppy while scrolling through the menu, or swiping through the home screens, and it might just not be your imagination. Using an applicatio...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 10, 2010
So we've already taken a look at the strength of the Wifi signal on the Evo 4G. And that's important. You have to have a good connection to get anything done. But signal strength isn't everything. An...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 09, 2010
It's no great secret that the Evo 4G doesn't do as well as other Android phones when it comes to holding a Wifi signal. In fact, we've got page after page in our forums of how displeased many of you ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 09, 2010
Since everybody got all excited yesterday when the Evo 4G was listed as being out of stock on Sprint's website, we feel we should at least give a half-hearted "Woo hoo!" now that's back. An...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 09, 2010
Not everyone with a new Evo 4G is just enjoying the beast. Some of us are hard at work applying everything we know about hacking Android to our new toy. My eyes are getting blurry, and it'...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 09, 2010
Yeah. Apparently Sprint goofed pretty big when it reported first-day sales numbers for the Evo 4G. When it said this:"The total number of HTC EVO 4G devices sold on launch day was three ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 08, 2010
We've already taken a walk through the basic functions of the updated Qik video chat app for the Evo 4G -- now let's take a look at video chat in action. Check it out after the break as Jerry and I&n...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 08, 2010
If you're looking to snag an Evo 4G, you're going to have to hoof it, as it's currently out of stock on Sprint's website. Sprint's said the Evo set a one-day launch record, and it must not have been k...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 07, 2010
Those of you joining Android from other platforms -- and we know who you are -- may well be familiar with The Missing Sync, a longtime leader in personal information management. And if you're looking...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 07, 2010
Android video chat is finally here, after a few days and more than a little gnashing of teeth, on the Sprint Evo 4G. The Qik app has been up and down as they've dealt with the crush of new Evo's hitt...
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by Jared DiPane
Jun 07, 2010
The Sprint Evo 4G quickly has become the hottest topic in the Android world. For you newcomers, you'll quickly find that you phone has many of the most important apps already loaded -- Google Maps, F...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 07, 2010
You love specs. We love specs. And so we've been keeping up with the latest and greatest from Android in comparison to the newest from other platforms. And here's how the Sprint Evo 4G, Google N...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 07, 2010
If your Evo 4G's been rooted already (using either the Unrevoked or XDA method), there's now another Wifi tethering method available at your disposal, and all you have to do is load up a little ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 07, 2010
Shouldn't come as much surprise, but Sprint has announced that the HTC Evo 4G has taken over the top spot as its hottest one-day seller, beating out the Palm Pre (which just turned 1) and th...
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by Adam Sawyer
Jun 06, 2010
If your dying for root access on your Evo 4G but just can’t figure out how ADB works, or custom recoveries confuse you – fear not, my friends. “Unrevoked” might just be...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 05, 2010
Been wondering where the Qik app -- the much heralded video chat service that was (supposed to be) a major part of the Evo 4G launch -- has gone? It's been missing from the Android Market for a l...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 04, 2010
And so draws to a close Day 1 of your new life with the Evo 4G. Sweet dreams, everyone. See you in the morning. (Or in the forums late tonight, if you're anything like us.)...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 04, 2010
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 04, 2010
Now that the Evo 4G is all official and everything, Qik has explained exactly what you'll get if you give them an extra $5 a month for "premium" service. And they've done so in han...
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by Jared DiPane
Jun 04, 2010
If you happen to be one of the, well, say, million people who already pre-ordered the Evo 4G, or are just anticipating the release to go grab one if you can, remember some stores have decided on some ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 04, 2010
Remember the over-the-air fix for the Evo 4G's storage card problem that we told you about yesterday? Looks like it's already being pushed out, as our old pal Ed (you know, the guy who won my Nexus On...
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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...
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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 ...
