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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 09, 2010
This is all we have to say about that: Verizon is not going exclusively with Bing for future Android smartphones, [via Business Insider and Engadget], contrary to an anonymously sourced story by...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 09, 2010
Just a quick reminder that the Verizon Samsung Fascinate is available in stores today. In exchange for $199.99 (after contract and $100 rebate) and two years of your contract left, you get the latest ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 08, 2010
The Verizon Fascinate is the fourth member of the Galaxy S class of Android smartphone to be released in the United States. And like its cousins, it has its share of tweaks that make it stand out. So...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Sep 08, 2010
It looks like the official boot animation for the R2-D2 Droid 2 has hit the web. We broke the news a few weeks about the phone's Sept. 30 release date. As we move closer to the launch date, we'...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 07, 2010
It's that time, folks. The Verizon Samsung Fascinate is now available online for $199.99 after two-year contract and mail-in rebate. You're still going to have to wait a day before it's in stores...
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by Android Central
Sep 07, 2010
The Verizon Samsung Fascinate is finally official, there's plenty of chatter -- good and bad -- going on in the forums. Here's what you should be paying attention to:By now we've all heard that Bing i...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 07, 2010
Whoopsie. Looks like when Best Buy showed off the Verizon Samsung Gem in its buyer's guide, it did so a little prematurely. It's unknown whether the correction you see above means the phone's not hap...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 07, 2010
None of this could come as any surprise to any of you, seeing as how we've broken the launch info on the Verizon Samsung Fascinate several times over now. But here it is anyway, all official-lik...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 06, 2010
Accept no substitutes, folks: We brought you the first news that the Verizon Fascinate is coming Sept. 9. Hell, we followed it up with two more pieces of confirmation just a day later. We've brou...
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by Kyle Gibb
Sep 05, 2010
 Remember when we reported Amazon was selling the Captivate and Vibrant for insane discounts? Well, Amazon has many other Android phones available for purchase now at far below what you will find...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 05, 2010
If there's ever been any doubt that Verizon is the current king of Android, you can put it to rest now. The HTC PD42100 -- a horizontal slider dual CDMA/GSM "world phone" that we'...
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 03, 2010
Verizon's R2-D2 version of the Motorola Droid 2 will be released September 30th, news w broke a few weeks back. Pictures have now begun to creep up showing off some of the R2-D2-specific accessor...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 03, 2010
A new device means new goodies, and this time we don't have to wait for the Samsung Fascinate to launch before we get a peek at it's innards.  We have the full system dump for you hackery types, ...
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by Kyle Gibb
Sep 03, 2010
  Wow, what a wait it has been. The Droid Incredible faithful (of which I am a member) have waited what seems like forever for Google's latest version of Android to hit their phones. But finally,...
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by Kyle Gibb
Sep 03, 2010
 Remember how a certain fruit company used "There's an app for that" as a marketing slogan for the longest time? Well, Motorola has used a similar slogan in its latest ad in the Wall St...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 03, 2010
We just got some pricing info on the Verizon Samsung Fascinate, and it's about as you'd expect, with a bit of a twist. The fourth U.S. version of the Samsung Galaxy S will go for $199.99 on contract...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Sep 03, 2010
Now there is truly no reason as to why anyone can't enjoy a shiny new Android phone from Verizon. Big Red announced for the first time, consumers can subscribe to a prepaid monthly data plan for their...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 02, 2010
What's that you say?  How about a picture of Verizon's internal system showing the Samsung Fascinate ready and waiting to make it's way to your hot little hands.  We still are pretty sure t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 02, 2010
Remember this one? When the Motorola Droid X launched in July, it did so with a little confusion surrounding how to remove the battery. We had report after report of people ripping off the tab -...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 01, 2010
We're not-so-patiently awaiting the arrival of the Verizon Fascinate -- the fourth version of the Samsung Galaxy S to drop in the United States -- which has gone silent since our initial hands-on at ...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Aug 31, 2010
The Droid Incredible by HTC is, well -- nothing short of incredible (sorry, I just had to). What's not incredible is the meager battery life, with the stock 1300mAh power plant. That's where the 2150 ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 31, 2010
Finally, the Incredible OTA is here! And like all Android phones, now that we know the location for the Incredible Froyo OTA, there is an option to go get it versus waiting for it to be push...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 30, 2010
When it comes to Android tablets, Verizon's name has been thrown around for quite some time, be it an official "Google" tablet, or future LTE tablets, but it looks like it's the S...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 30, 2010
So there's a little confusion of when the Verizon Fascinate is "launching," eh? Can't say we blame you. We were the first to bring you the Sept. 9 date, as seen last week on an in...
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by Kyle Gibb
Aug 30, 2010
 Finally, after (far too) much waiting, the Droid Incredible faithful are getting Android 2.2 ("Froyo"). Verizon announced last week that the rollout was starting (slowly) and we expect...
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by Jared DiPane
Aug 27, 2010
Well look at what we have here? An unknown HTC Android device that looks very similar to the Evo 4G, except this one will be making its way to the Verizon network.  This device, which could ...
Android Central Podcast
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 27, 2010
Top o' the news - OS updates galore Droid Incredible's Sept. 1 Froyo rumor a bust, but  the RUU is out there already (Updated with screen shots, root link)Droid Incredible Froyo update: Benchmar...
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by Kyle Gibb
Aug 27, 2010
 While all of us current Droid Incredible owners are waiting in anticipation of Froyo today, new owners can be assured that their DInc will come to their door with Android 2.2 already loaded on t...
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by Cory Streater
Aug 27, 2010
 We'd heard and hoped that the Droid Incredible would start seeing the Froyo update today and indeed, Verizon has confirmed via Twitter that it indeed should start happening soon. Makes sense, si...
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by Dieter Bohn
Aug 27, 2010
Looking for yet more evidence of that Verizon's Galaxy S phone, the Samsung Fascinate, will launch on September 9th before you head off and pre-order from Best Buy? Look no further than the image at r...