Google just announced a new Android application: Google Shopper. It basically combines Google Googles and voice search to deliver a neat little shopping tool in a Googlefied way. You can choose whether to scan barcodes or simply snap a photo through the app and it'll display the results. Yep, it's kind of like ShopSavvy, kind of like the Amazon app, and really, kind of like a lot of...
It looks like Sprint is planning on launching their first WiMAX equipped phone by this summer. Speaking with Forbes, Sprint said that they're launching a WiMAX device in the first half of this year. Remember, WiMAX is 4G and Sprint's WiMAX network has been rolling out for some time now. A device to take advantage of Sprint's WiMAX network was bound to be released, this new timeframe is...
If you're into packing all sorts of things into tiny spaces, this little bit of news is right up your alley. SK Telecom showed off a prototype called Android SIM that would combine a processor, memory, internal storage, and our favorite Android OS on a single SIM card. You know, a SIM card, those floppy things you put in your T-Mobile or AT&T phones to get things in working order....
Looks like T-Mobile is starting to push out a minor update to both the Motorola Cliq and the Samsung Behold 2. Motorola had previously confirmed that an update would be coming to the Cliq this week, so it's not the biggest of surprises but it's always nice to have companies follow on their word. The Cliq update started to roll out yesterday, February 18th, so check your system update...
Google Voice is awesome, we can tell you that much. We'll leave it to Google to fully explain what Google Voice is. So if you ever wanted to know what exactly Google Voice is, Google just released a series of videos explaining what it is, what it does, what it can do, and so on. It's styled in that typical Google-sketch and is easy to watch and just as easy to understand. Google has...
A few days ago, Best Buy started taking pre-orders for the Motorola Devour without announcing how much it'll exactly cost. Now we know. According to the Best Buy price tag above, the Devour will run for $149.99 with new 2-year contract on Verizon Wireless. It'll run for $549.99 without contract, if that's your thing.The $149 price point is a solid starting point for the Devour, it's a...
General Mobile, the maker of the dual-sim DSTL1 if you didn't know, showcased a few Android devices at MWC. The wonderful thing is that they're all beautifully designed and come with more than capable specs. The sad thing is that they were all dummy units that offer promise but nothing else.The phone above is called the Touch Stone and is basically a dead ringer for an HTC HD2. It comes...
There's been no word on US availability, but the HTC Desire & HTC Legend have gotten priced and dated across the pond. eXpansys, a UK retailer, has posted a £399.99 price for the HTC Legend and a £449.99 price point for the HTC Desire. That roughly translates to $625 and $700 respectively. That ain't cheap. eXpansys also lists April 12th as the date it'll become available. The...
If you didn't know, the HTC Desire and the Nexus One are very, very similar. They rock the same internals and aside from a few buttons here and an optical trackpad there, they're basically the same device. So it's not that surprising to find that the Desire ROM has been ported over to the Nexus One, but what is surprising is how fast it's been done. These modders sure are good.Having...
BGR is hearing that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, a device that should already be available, is definitely headed to AT&T. Absolutely positively. As in 100% certain. As in take it to the bank. BGR also states that the Xperia X10 will be available for $199 or less (on new 2-year contract) and hit AT&T in an April/May timeframe.So for those keeping score, it looks like SE got a...
If you're the type of person who can't miss a detail and love to see a company's presentation yourself, first of all, we totally understand and second, you're in luck because HTC has posted their entire MWC press event on Youtube for your viewing pleasure. You'll get to see the three new HTC devices (Desire, Legend, HD Mini) get introduced and the usual theatrics that come with it (...
If you can't get enough of the HTC Desire & HTC Legend (and really who can?) HTC has put out some promotional videos showcasing both devices in cute sketch to reality animation. They both feel like those new HTC ad spots and to us, that's a very good thing. HTC has also posted some "First Looks" on the HTC Desire & HTC Legend, showcasing the bulletpoint features such as the...
If you want the latest Android phone on the market, head to your nearest Best Buy to pre-order the Motorola Devour. Best Buy just kicked off pre-sales for the Devour today and the Devour will fully launch on February 25th (like expected). You're required to purchase a $50 Best Buy Gift Card (which can be used towards the Devour) to reserve your spot but since there hasn't been a firm...
We knew Acer had to have more than just the Liquid e, which was merely a Liquid with Android 2.1, in their Android arsenal. Acer has been wanting to focus on Android for quite some time and there's really no better way to do it than to announce more Android devices. As so, Acer announced two more Android phones, the beTouch E110 & the beTouch E400. There's nothing especially...
We're not sure how many times a device can 'leak' before getting officially announced but the HTC Legend & HTC Desire (formerly known as the Bravo) both seem to be going for the record here. Both have been spotted numerous times before and both have again leaked with official looking product photos and a full spec list. This leak comes on the eve of HTC's presser tomorrow, so we...
Flash has been reported to come and is still expected to come to Android but the bigger news might be Adobe announcing that they're going to bring Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) to Android. AIR will allow developers to develop one AIR-based application and be able to reach every platform. There'll be no need to tweak an app for each OS because the app would run in the AIR...
Here's the thing: the Acer Liquid e seems to be nearly the same phone as the original Acer Liquid. The only difference we could spot is that the Acer Liquid e will run Android 2.1 (yay!) instead of Android 1.6. The Acer Liquid e runs the same underclocked 768MHz Snapdragon processor, uses the same 3.5-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen, and has the same 512MB ROM / 256MB RAM.We understand...
And now we get reminded why we had so much faith in the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. The Xperia X10's Camera has facial recognition software that enables the camera to identify faces within pictures. For example, if you take a picture of your friend Phil in one picture, you can easily find more pictures that include Phil--it automatically groups pictures of Phil in one gallery. For a "...
An Android-powered Garmin-ASUS nuvifone has been in the works since 2008 and it's finally ready to be unveiled at MWC next week. Meet the Android-powered nuvifone A50 which has all the location-based technology you can ever want in a smartphone along with a 3.5-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen, 4GB internal storage, and accelerometer. The UI looks to focus on big, touchable icons...
Most collaborations and special edition devices come off as contrived ideas that aren't much different from the original device. The myTouch 3G was not your typical special edition device. The design was stellar, the execution was awesome, and judging from its sales, it was wildly successful. We noticed that the myTouch 3G Fender wasn't available for upgrade users a week ago and guessed...