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Acer Stream gets official, packs a punch

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Posted by Casey Chan on 2 Jun 2010 4:21 pm
  The Acer Stream (which was one of the devices on the great wall of Android) was announced by Acer recently, and it wants a seat at the big-boy table. The Stream packs a 3.7-inch AMOLED screen, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, and 512MB RAM. The 5-megapixel camera also records in 720p video and there's the increasingly popular HDMI-out port. It also uses HSDPA 7.2 MBps, 802.11n and Bluetooth. Sounds...

Android powered Motorola Greco XT502 leaked by Bluetooth SIG

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Posted by Casey Chan on 1 Jun 2010 8:10 am
It's not quite the Motorola Shadow, but it looks like the Bluetooth SIG has leaked another Android phone: the Motorola Greco XT502. We haven't heard of the Motorola Greco before, which is odd considering we've seen Motorola Android devices in all shapes and sizes and doubly odd considering the Greco packs 3G bands--850, 1900 & 2100--that work with AT&T (and Canadian carriers). The Greco...

Boost Mobile Motorola i1 costs $349.99; coming to Sprint over next few weeks

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Posted by Casey Chan on 28 May 2010 4:17 pm
The Boost Mobile Motorola i1 popped up on Best Buy recently and it looks like it'll be priced a bit higher than any of us wanted and/or expected: $349.99. On one hand, the Motorola i1 is a pre-paid device that comes with no commitments or contracts. Not to mention that you could use Boost Mobile's $50/month all inclusive plan to save even more money down the road. But for a device that is...

Where Motorola stands on Android updates

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Posted by Casey Chan on 28 May 2010 2:38 pm
 Just to ease your fears or maybe tease you even more, Motorola has just updated their official Android update page and timeframes are thankfully getting a little more specific. Leading the way, of course, is the Droid which has completed its Android 2.1 update and the Milestone which is currently rolling out its own update in different parts of the world. Compared to the previous update, the...

T-Mobile is making the myTouch 3G Slide the center of its universe

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Posted by Casey Chan on 27 May 2010 2:22 pm
To no one's surprise, T-Mobile is positioning the myTouch 3G Slide as its next big device launch. In fact, from these leaked slides, it looks like their building an entire summer campaign around the myTouch brand. We've been decently impressed with what we've seen in the myTouch 3G Slide and think it vibes with all those current and former Sidekick, T-Mobile G1, and myTouch 3G users. Given that...

And here's another picture of the Motorola Droid Shadow

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Posted by Casey Chan on 26 May 2010 9:29 am
 And the Motorola Droid Shadow is spotted again! This time the Droid Shadow is shown from the uber-sexy side angle and from the looks of it, we're quite impressed with the overall thinness and clean lines of it. In this shot we can clearly see the HDMI out that's in line with previous leaked info but the Howard Forums user who posted the pic says that the Droid Shadow "only" has a 4.1-inch screen...

Dell Streak gets official announcement & specs

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Posted by Casey Chan on 26 May 2010 8:50 am
After what felt like years of speculation, the Dell Streak is officially official. As in Dell has announced it and it's coming to O2 in the U.K. in early June and the US later this summer (likely AT&T). The announcement is completely in line with what Dell CEO Michael Dell told us a couple weeks back and the specs are similar to all the leaked info we've seen in the past months. But there's...

T-Mobile Garminfone coming June 2

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Posted by Casey Chan on 25 May 2010 8:45 am
We've known that the Garminfone was headed to T-Mobile "later this spring". We also knew that it would retail for $199.99. Now everything is starting to come together, according to leaked promo material, it looks like the T-Mobile Garminefone will become available on June 2nd, which conveniently enough is the same launch date for the T-Mobile myTouch 3G. Guess T-Mobile is ramping up its Android...

Motorola i1 now available on SouthernLinc, coming to Boost Mobile

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Posted by Casey Chan on 24 May 2010 4:39 pm
 The Motorola i1, the first push to talk Android-powered phone, is now available on SouthernLinc Wireless. We had expected Sprint to be the first carrier to carry the Motorola i1 but we guess a little carrier no one's heard about beat them to the punch. And it looks like Boost Mobile is hot on its heels, with MobileCrunch scoring confirmation that the i1 is on the way to the MVNO.  The Motorola...

Get a T-Mobile myTouch 3G for free

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Posted by Casey Chan on 24 May 2010 3:09 pm
 Likely in anticipation of the upcoming T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide launch, the original myTouch is now available for free from T-Mobile (with new two-year contract). Remember, the myTouch 3G started off as the second Android device ever and turned into T-Mobile's flagship Android device (it still gets tons of commercials!)--it was definitely a solid phone from Android's previous generation. But...

Screenshot shows Motorola Cliq running Android 2.1

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Posted by Casey Chan on 21 May 2010 11:56 am
 First things first, these screen shots are really easy to fake. Ridiculously easy. With that out of the way, it looks like a settings screen shot is showing a T-Mobile Motorola Cliq running Android 2.1. As in the 2.1 you guys hope and dream for. We know that Motorola has planned for the Cliq to get Android 2.1 in Q2 2010 sometime but as all Android users who've been waiting for 2.1 know, you...

T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide launches June 2 for $179.99

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Posted by Casey Chan on 20 May 2010 11:27 am
 T-Mobile just announced that the myTouch 3G Slide will be available on June 2 for $179.99 (after $50 mail in rebate) with new 2-year contract. Like we expected, the myTouch 3G Slide will be available in three colors: black, white and red and will hit retail stores, authorized dealers, and online all at once on June 2nd. The myTouch 3G Slide packs a 3.4-inch screen with a physical keyboard and 5-...

The Xperia X10 Mini gets unboxed and reminds us how small it is

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Posted by Casey Chan on 19 May 2010 9:46 am
Surprise! The Xperia X10 Mini is really small. How small? Take a look at that unboxing video above, the accessories of the X10 Mini is bigger than the X10 Mini itself! Even though we saw the X10 Mini at MWC and have seen commercials for it, we just never get over how small the thing is. It's a cute little phone that can totally corner the mini smartphone market. Well, if there's such thing as a...

Samsung Galaxy A caught on video

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Posted by Casey Chan on 18 May 2010 2:29 pm
The just released Samsung Galaxy A just received an unboxing and video walkthrough, and if you're into watching a seven minute video about a phone that'll probably never ship to the US, in a language you don't understand, well, by all means! All kidding aside though, the Samsung Galaxy A is actually quite impressive--the colors on the screen pop, the build quality looks good, and the transitions...

Verizon Droid Incredible commercial finally shows the phone

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Posted by Casey Chan on 18 May 2010 11:49 am
Verizon just released a new Droid Incredible commercial that actually shows off the phone. *gasp* Don't worry, it's only for a few seconds, the rest of the time it's red lasers firing off in every direction and the ominous voice saying "you've never seen fast" before. This ad spot definitely builds off the previous commercial (and all the Droid commercials really) but does it hurt to show off...

HTC Wildfire headed to Virgin Mobile UK

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Posted by Casey Chan on 18 May 2010 10:24 am
 The relatively budget minded HTC Wildfire is heading to the relatively budget minded carrier, Virgin Mobile UK. The Wildfire is expected to launch in Q3 2010 in European and Asian markets and is a great addition to Virgin Mobile UK's growing stable of Android phones. Virgin Mobile UK focuses a lot on competitively priced pay-as-you-go plans so it leaves no doubt that the Wildfire is targeted for...

Android Kindle app coming this summer

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Posted by Casey Chan on 18 May 2010 6:34 am
 Amazon just announced that an Android Kindle application will be available this summer. The Kindle app (which is currently available for the iPhone & Blackberry) gives users access to over 540,000 Kindle e-books (with a built-in store) and is a wonderful e-book platform for those who don't own a Kindle or the Android-powered Nook. What's cool about the Kindle app is that it syncs your...

T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide gets priced at $150

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Posted by Casey Chan on 17 May 2010 8:32 am
Looks like everybody's favorite T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide just got a price. According to a leaked slide from Tmonews, the myTouch 3G Slide will be available for $149.99 with new 2-year contract and $399.99 off contract (that's Even More and Even More Plus for those counting). Given the decent specs of the myTouch 3G Slide and the fact that it'll be running Android 2.1 with Sense, that $150 price...

Is this U.S. Cellular's Samsung Acclaim?

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Posted by Casey Chan on 14 May 2010 11:51 am
 When we heard that U.S. Cellular would exclusively carry the Samsung Acclaim, we wondered like you guys, what's a Samsung Acclaim? Luckily, it looks like the Acclaim has been outed and it looks like a solid effort for the small regional carrier. The Acclaim packs a 3.2-inch HVGA screen with a physical QWERTY keyboard and some confusing but slick looking hardware buttons. Even better than the...

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