Archive for September, 2011
HTC Holiday spotted in the wild, this time down under
The HTC Holiday keeps popping up its head for everyone to see and today it has done it again. It was first spotted way back in August after someone sold it on eBay, and since has seen countless leaks. Today was no different and it was spotted in Australia soaking up the sun and running some impressive 4G speeds. Even today the Holiday was [...]
Amazon CEO says Kindle Fire is an end-to-end device – like the iPad
Amazon’s Jeff Bezeos is understandably proud of the Android-based Kindle Fire, but perhaps not for the reasons you might think. He’s quick to highlight how the branded device is a world away from other Android tablets on the market, and more like Apple’s iPad. The end-to-end business model, where consumers depend on one company [...]
Viaway: Video Audio Radio TV [V2.1.2]
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Google Offering $10 to Those Who Signed Up for Google Wallet Information
If you signed up to get more information about Google Wallet back when Google first announced, check your inboxes. Emails are going out from Google to those customers interested in that information. Not only do they tell of Google Wallet’s launch (which we covered a few weeks ago) but they also offer users $10 to thank them for their [...]
Rumor: Verizon to Introduce DROID Loyalty Rewards Program
Droid-Life said that they caught wind (though we’re not sure how trustworthy their tipster is) of a new loyalty program that Verizon will introduce. It’ll be called the DROID Loyalty program, apparently, and will be designed to keep their Android customers happy. The name would suggest that the program will only be for their [...]
Microsoft’s Android patents could be worth $444 million a year
Microsoft has been collecting licensing agreements from Android manufacturers like Samsung and HTC for months now. According to ZDNet, this adds up to some serious dinero, to the tune of $444 million every year. With Android continuing to dominate in markets around the world, that number can only grow. In today’s litigious IP environment, [...]
Bargain hunters, here’s your HP Touchpad for just $89… a month
Bummed that you didn’t pick up a HP Touchpad when it went on an insane $99 fire sale? Disappointing that you won’t get to play around with CyanogenMod’s upcoming Gingerbread port? Well buck up, deal seeker. You can find a dirt-cheap Touchpad at your local Aaron’s appliance rental center for just 89 greenbacks and one [...]
Verizon’s Nexus Prime to Come Devoid of Any Bloatware?
Our good friend P3Droid at MyDroidWorld seems to have gained some trustworthy information regarding the applications coming installed on Verizon’s Nexus Prime. He’s go the full list and, as you will be able to tell, the only VZW apps you see here are those that pertain to Verizon’s network (meaning you won’t be seeing [...]
[Update]: Motorola XOOM WiFi Update Brings Updated Market
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The Motorola XOOM WiFi has received a quick maintenance update. Users are reporting that it brings with it the new Android market update that stylistically resembles the version for phones. Other than that, there are no other obvious changes (we’ll just assume the obligatory round of bug fixes are in here). HTK75D is the version you’re [...]
Nexus Prime system app list leaks, including face recognition
The Nexus Prime, AKA the Galaxy Nexus, AKA The DROID Nexus, still isn’t official yet. But based on what we can cobble together it’ll be a variant of Samsung’s Galaxy S II with a pure Android Ice Cream Sandwich experience, just like the Nexus One and Nexus S. A shadowy forum member has posted the list of apps coming from the Nexus [...]
