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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 16, 2010
Top o' the news
HTC, Verizon officially announce Droid Incredible, available April 29 for $199
Hey, Verizon fans: Do you still care about the Nexus One?
Hardware news
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 16, 2010
Now the the Verizon Droid Incredible is out of the bag, it reasons that waiting for the Verizon-capable Nexus One became a bit moot. But we wanna hear your reasons why. Does anybody still care? ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 15, 2010
The success of the Google Nexus One has been up for debate since the phone first launched in January. Google adopted a non-traditional way of selling the phone, opting to solely sell it online at Goog...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 15, 2010
It was all over but the press release. For weeks now we've seen information about the HTC Incredible -- now officially the Verizon Droid Incredible -- pour out of the woodwork. And now, it's re...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 15, 2010
Canada's Rogers network officially launched the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 this morning ($149 with the Canadian-standard 3-year deal), and they made a nice little video to show it off. (Not unlike our ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 15, 2010
Adobe President and CEO Shantanu Narayen recently spoke with Fox Business, and as tends to happen with these things, the topic of Flash on smartphones came up. And it was the same talking points -- 75...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 14, 2010
Just as we predicted (more or less), Android's going to be getting its own "official" Twitter client. Head Tweeter Evan Williams said as much today at the annual Chip Twitter conference (yes...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 14, 2010
There's a rumor running 'round (started at Android-France) that the Nexus One could be in line for an over-the-air update in the coming days that would bring a few bug fixes. Here's how Google Transla...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 14, 2010
You guys know those CelleBrite units that don't actually point to if or when a phone's coming to a particular carrier? (A fact that we're sure you'll want to remind us of yet again in the comments.) ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 14, 2010
While the rest of the known world (in the U.S., anyway) not-so-patiently awaiting the arrival of the HTC Incredible on Verizon, U.S. Cellular could be slipping in treat of its own. The HTC&...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 14, 2010
Seriously, Verizon hasn't actually announced the HTC Incredible yet? No matter, because it's now live on Verizon's staging site -- and it's been renamed the Droid Incredible. Also looks like tha...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 14, 2010
South Korean manufacturer (erm, of handsets, not South Koreans) Pantech announced the Sirius, its third Android device. Reportedly "in talks" to bring the phone to Verizon and/or AT&T, ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 13, 2010
We're back after a couple (erm, more like a month) off, but we're back with a vengeance. And here's what we want to know: Android games are growing by leaps and bounds, as is the hardware we're ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
Gotta say, you guys are getting weirder and weirder. And no women want a Nexus One? C'mon! Anyhoo, second batch of contest entries (here's the first batch) is after the break for your viewing pleasur...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
For a fleeting second -- but not much more than that -- I was worried. Here's Microsoft, unveiling its new "Kin" (or KIN, if you ask them) dumber-than-a-smartphone, smarter-than-a-dumbphone...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
OK, so the Sprint Evo 4G doesn't really cost $5,555. As you should all well know, it's common for carriers and retailers to assign outrages prices to a phone when it's first put into inventory. And as...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
Adobe launched CS5 this morning, which has a bevy of features that can help create mobile content. And what phone/platform did they use to show off the end results? Well, it sure ain't Apple the iPho...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
Far be it from us to scoff at that hideously square Motorola Android phone -- possibly called the Twist -- that made the rounds over the weekend, but, well, it was pretty bad. But just because it's ba...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
Might Google be working on an Android-based tablet? The New York Times says yes (and there's really no reason for anybody to think that Google doesn't have a host of new products being tested und...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
There you go, folks. If you were holding out for Verizon to officially launch its NFL service, it's now available. All you have to do is text NFL to 8915 or go to VerizonWireless.com/nf...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
Everybody and their mother's raiding Verizon's pantry of late, this time with the LG VS740 making an appearance. Phone Arena says (and we agree) that this looks to be the LG Aloha -- aka the...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 11, 2010
See that silhouette up there? That's none other than the Samsung Galaxy S (see our initial hands-on and software hands-on) going through the Federal Communications Commission, and with AT&T's 3G ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 09, 2010
With the OMG news tonight that Twitter bought Tweetie and has made it its official iPhone client -- and it's a great choices, as Tweetie is a damn good app -- we can't help but wonder: What Andro...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 09, 2010
The Motorola Devour (video hands-on) came at a tough point in the smartphone world. It's the first Android device from Moto and Verizon to come after the wildly popular Droid. And while we pretty muc...
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by Jared DiPane
Apr 09, 2010
The Nexus One finally became official in Canada, where it first started on Rogers, then followed by Bell and Telus, and now Wind Mobile has been added to the list of official carriers. While many user...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 09, 2010
So Verizon has some "journey" that it's beginning on Monday. While we're all waiting on the HTC Incredible to be announced any day now, we're not quite sure it fits the "it's new, ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 09, 2010
In case you hadn't noticed yet, Google Earth is once again available on the Motorola Droid with Android 2.1. (It was missing for some people after the update, and there for others. Why? We dunno...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 09, 2010
Here's the thing about this render that purportedly is of the HTC Incredible: It's probably pretty close. The shape and lines are pretty much what we've seen leaked out any number of ways. (...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 08, 2010
Hey, kids. You know that myTouch Slide that's all the rumor rage these days? There's a good chance that it just showed up at the FCC, sporting T-Mobile's radio bands. It's a little odd that we actuall...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 08, 2010
The Nexus One car dock has arrived, and we've mounted it in our venerable Honda Accord for a quick spin around the block, and for a few photos in the garage. (More on that in a bit.) Join us after th...
