Born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Chris is fluent in all mobile languages. Having been a member of the Smartphone Experts community now for nearly three years, you can often find him here on Android Central over at CrackBerry and sometimes even at iMore. If you find Chris wondering around your local neighborhood, please point him towards the nearest electrical outlet and toss him a can of Full Throttle energy drink.
Although the device has been caught on camera plenty of times already, we've yet to many signs of it passing any certifications or anything that would signal near launch stages. No FCC, and no Bluetooth SIG -- until now that is. Despite it being listed as the XT862 rather than the Droid 3 the above image is purportedly that of the Droid 3 gaining Bluetooth certification. Specs are...
HTC Droid Incredible owners have been patiently waiting for their Android 2.3 Gingerbread update and while we still don't have an actual release date for it, HTC is now advising folks it will be arriving "this summer" as noted in the email below: Dear [Redacted]: I understand your concern about wanting to know when the Android 2.3 upgrade will be released for the HTC Incredible. I’...
Wednesday, we meet again -- halfway through the week and while Lloyd is off strutting his stuff in Best Buy training material we've been keeping the blogs and forums going in his absence. If you're looking for some help, have some Android related questions or just want to chat then by all means, join us in the forums. Check out some of the threads below to get started: HTC...
If you thought Motorola's tablet efforts were done now that the Motorola XOOM has been released, then you may be surprised by this little bit of news. It looks as though they'll be going after the enterprise environment now with a brand new, Gingerbread powered tablet that will be going into beta testing come October. As outlined above, specs are calling for a dual-core 1GHz OMAP 4 CPU...
We'd love to tell you all about this Google Maps v5.3.1 update but -- Google never included a changelog for us this time around. Judging by the e-mails we've received since the update started to roll out, we're not the only ones curious as to what, exactly was changed. While we don't have the answers to that, please feel free to drop some comments for us and let us know if you've...
Nothing like some official device news to set the tone for the day, that's exactly what happened with the announcement of the HTC Sensation. Long awaited, oft rumored and now official. If you;re looking to talk about the HTC Sensation or any other device jump on into the Android Central forums and get started. Some new threads below are heating up: HTC Sensation Forums - Is the...
Although the HTC Thunderbolt was supposed to of have launched with it -- it didn't. And although HTC and Verizon tried to hide the fact it ever existed -- it didn't work. Skype Video has now leaked out for all Verizon HTC Thunderbolt users. No telling how long it will work for once Skype and Verizon catch on, or if they'll even care enough to bother shutting it down but we do know it...
Here we are again, Monday. While I dislike Mondays, they're always better when we start off on good note and today appears to have gone that way. The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer got root, and the Wifi-only Galaxy Tab is now officially available from Samsung. That's a good start, I think. The forums were busy over the weekend as well, jump on in there and join in on some of the conversation...
This isn't the first time we've seen Google I/O tickets go up for sale on eBay -- previously they were being sold for what we thought at the time was an alarmingly high price. But, this one -- this one, takes the cake, and some most might say totally overcharges you for it. To their credit though, they are offering to send you any goodies they may get ahead of Google I/O, whatever that...
With Google's release of cloud printing on the Android platform, many developers have been wondering how to implement the offerings into their applications as well. Sadly, they've been finding a road block when it comes to being allowed access to this service. Firefox Mobile now has an app that allows for cloud printing. Designed as a restartless app (meaning you can install it and it...
Andy Rubin: No 'one-size-fits-all solution' Verizon nixing one-year contract option beginning April 17 Hands-on with the HTC Desire S [Review] New BlackBerry Bold Touch hands-on photos BlackBerry Torch 2 hands-on photos BlackBerry orlando - A Curve Touch with a...
Another week has flown by and now it's time for the weekend and time to unwind just a bit. Like always, the weekends are a great time to catch up on any of the weeks events you may have missed out on. Be it blog posts, forums posts and even the podcast if you didn't get a chance to tune in live with us. Hit up some of the links below to get started:Rumored Device Forums - LG is sending...
Now that HTC has tripled their profits for Q1 it appears as though they want to celebrate by having a get together with everyone that helped them reach that goal. OK, maybe not everyone -- but everyone near London who can make out for the free event, which is piggybacking a press event the same day where we'll likely see the Pyramid/Sensation launched. There will be food, drinks just...
Hacking Android onto devices that Android was not meant to run on is a great pastime for some folks. In fact, it's one we enjoy seeing thoroughly. Managing to pull it off, and have it run well -- that's kind of a different story. In any case, the above video looks to be that of an HTC HD7 Windows Phone getting an Android makeover that appears to of have gone rather well. While we can't...
The Canadian release of the Samsung Nexus S has pretty much every Canadian carrier lined up. From Rogers to Fido to Wind to Mobilicity, most will have a version of the Nexus S available in store. Pricing details are trickling out for each and every single carrier but let us first just cover Rogers and Fido. As they are the same company, both will be launching the device on or around...
Although we recently had to unleash some bad news for Motorola Bravo owners addressing the delay of Froyo, that doesn't mean Motorola has stopped working on the update altogether. In fact, Motorola has now announced that they are seeking out some beta testers for a pre-release round of testing for the eventual OTA update. Motorola and AT&T are happy to announce a pre-release of the...
It's Thursday and as we get set to rock yet another awesome podcast for you all some folks in the forum are having some fun at guessing the next OS name for Android after ice cream. If you think you've got the next version pegged then join us in the forums and post what you think it will be. If you're not really into guessing games hit up some of the threads below:Motorola Atrix 4G...
After getting into a battle with Twitter over its use of Twitter's real-time search access, the folks from Scoopler have moved on and have now released their Just Spotted celebrity tracking application to the Android Market. As described in their press release, the Alpha version release allows you to: Receive push notifications whenever a celebrity is spotted in your area. Check out...
If you live in Canada and have managed to hold off importing a Samsung Nexus S from the U.S. then your patience has paid off. TELUS has now posted the device up on their site for ordering and as was rumored, pricing is as follows:No contract - $549.991 year contract - $499.992 year contract - $449.993 year contract - $179.99The no contract price is a little higher then what was given at...
Although the Motorola XOOM has been available for a while in the U.S., the WiFi only version is now making its way to Canada. Pre-orders began quite some time ago but as of yesterday Best Buy and Future Shop are now taking shipment orders online with in store availability happening on April 8. As expected, retail cost still remains at $599.99 for the WiFi only version. Be sure to check...