Archive for July, 2011
HTC EVO 3D UK Release Now Slated for September
The HTC EVO 3D was scheduled for a European release this month, but with August closing in rapidly it doesn’t take a rocket scientest to see that isn’t happening. After the missed release date caused Vodafone UK to simply drop the EVO 3D from their smartphone lineup, the glasses-free 3D handset’s manufacturer is confirming that [...]
Motorola Droid 3 Review
Though it wasn’t the first phone to run Android, the Motorola Droid is the handset that put Google’s mobile operating system on the map. Two iterations later we sit with the Motorola DROID 3 the latest take on the QWERTY slider with some of the biggest changes to the line we have seen to date. The Droid 3 brings double the firepower [...]
Acer Iconia A100 7″ Tablet Coming in August for $300
For those waiting for a fancy 7″ Android tablet you can fit in your jeans pocket to finally come with Android 3.0 (or 3.2) Honeycomb it appears the Acer Iconia A100 will finally be hitting the streets come August. The 7″ Honeycomb slate was announced in February but quickly delayed due to Honeycomb incompatibility. Android 3.2 [...]
Gmail Update for Android Brings Custom Notifications and Priority Sync Options
Leading the way with the latest update to Gmail for Android has to be the custom notifications and priority sync options. They’ve basically improved how we get notified for those like me that get tons of emails daily, and also are helping our battery life at the same time — Thanks Google! What they’ve done is brought a decent [...]
HTC Finally Released More Kernel Source Codes, EVO 4G, 3D, Sensation and More
The huge Facebook campaign going after HTC has continued to pay off as of late, not only are we getting unlocked bootloaders come August or September, but a few weeks ago they released the source code to many popular devices. It appears they now have released even more today and they are some of their most popular phones. While having the [...]
Samsung Galaxy S II Attain for AT&T in the FCC?
We have been seeing a lot of different reports the last week or so regarding the Samsung Galaxy S II, obviously everyone here in the U.S. is excited about it launching so hopefully Samsung gets it here fast. They even teased us with a telescope to keep our eyes out for the superphone. First we saw the Samsung Within hit the FCC, and now it seems [...]
HTC EVO 3D and Sensation May See Bootloader Unlock Today but not from HTC
We have seen a lot of tweets and praying for unlocked bootloaders for the popular new HTC EVO 3D and Sensation 4G, latest report from HTC states an update will be available in August or September. Thanks to the amazing developer community of Android we might just get a unofficial unlock today from the teams at Unrevoked and AlphaRevX. First we [...]
Google Search Experience Optimized for Tablets
Today Google’s Mobile Division have announced improvements made to their Android and iOS tablet-specific experience for search on the web. As part of their efforts to continue to evolve the way Google’s search engine and overall Google experience functions, they’ve simplified the layout of search results and increased the size of [...]
Google Announces New Search Experience for Honeycomb Tablets
Google has announced a new search experience today which will impact Android 3.1+ tablets and Apple's iPad. Expected to roll out over the coming days, a new Google.com experience will fall in line with other, simplified layouts. Think in terms of the new gmail inbox (desktop) and Google+ and you'll get the idea. Tablet users will find larger page [...]
Google Search (Web) for Tablets is Here
Google has updated Google Search (web) to improve the experience on tablet devices. Most of the changes the end-user will experience are all design. Buttons are bigger, text is more legible and images will scroll faster with better continuous scroll support. All of this is available now on your tablet’s browser – just visit [...]
