Archive for November, 2010
Verizon 4G LTE Details Incoming December 1st
While we’ve already gotten a whiff of the 30-40 cities getting LTE in Verizon’s initial launch, there are more details to be had: when? What? How much? Thankfully, they’ll be holding a press conference December 1st (that’s tomorrow) to shed some light on it all. We won’t know much until then, but when we do learn of [...]
Samsung GT-i9200 snapshots caught on Picasa
Samsung’s rumored GT-i9200 is cropping up in the wild again, though this time it’s keeping behind the scenes. Several photos have been found on online gallery Picasa which are listed as having been taken with the GT-i9200. None of the shots seem to have been taken at full resolution, and several are listed as “tests” of [...]
Sony Ericsson Blames AT&T’s “Especially Rigorous” Testing for 2.1 Delay
The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 is seeing its Android 2.1 update roll out across the world, hitting various carriers and countries right now. A common question we hear from our followers and readers is whether or not the AT&T version is going to see Eclair anytime soon. According to Sony Ericsson, that might not happen in the short term. [...]
Verizon Schedules Conference for December 1 to Detail 4G LTE Network Launch
If you have been watching television over the last few days, you may have seen the commercial (After the break) teasing the new 4G LTE network from Verizon. As much excitement as the ad might generate, we don't know how the network will roll out, nor when. What markets will see 4G from Verizon first? Verizon looks to set the table for us as [...]
Pictures Taken from the Samsung GT-i9200 find their way onto Picasa
Some new pictures have found their way onto Picasa courtesy of what could be the Samsung GT-i9200, otherwise known as the “Galaxy S2″ that’s been in the rumor mill lately. There’s nothing much to say here except the camera quality looks like it’ll be quite as decent as the one found on the Galaxy S line of devices. [...]
Verizon Advertises a Motorola DROID X… running iOS
There’s nothing like a good marketing blunder to kick the earlier parts of the week off. Verizon’s marketing department wants you to know that you can speak where you want to go into your phone and never get lost again, and they give a little visual of the application which helps you do just that. The only problem? Their DROID X is [...]
NOOKcolor Being Rooted Essentially turns it into a Tablet
Every Android device can be rooted, so we weren’t surprised to hear that the folks at XDA have been hammering away at getting the NOOKcolor its own taste of freedom. Before the hackery, it wasn’t possible to sideload applications onto the NOOKcolor, leaving it as an eBook reader with a few applications, but not much more. Now, it [...]
HTC Jumping Into e-Ink and 3D Technology?
We’re not 100% certain this holds implications for their Android lineup – let alone the entirety of their smartphone strategy – but HTC’s looking to hire a “Display and Camera Design Engineer” with the following qualities: have familiarity with 3D display and imaging technologies, with some of those technologies [...]
University of Missouri to offer goMizzou app on Android
It’s cool that colleges are embracing apps to help students interact more with the school and get information faster. The University of Missouri has had an app on the iPhone (pictured) for a while that allows students to get all sorts of useful info like menus in the dining halls, a campus map, and the MU directory. The school has now [...]
Angry Birds on Android sells 7M copies
Of all the games that you can play on a smartphone one of the best I have tried is Angry Birds. The game is very simple, but it is really cool and a ton of fun. My daughter runs off with my phone all the time to play it. Angry Birds is also coming to game consoles like the Wii. It hasn’t been too long since Angry Birds landed for the first [...]
