It was a long wait between the release of the international version of the Samsung Galaxy S II and a version for AT&T, but the U.S. carrier has now ended up with two of them. One version is pretty faithful to the original (check out our review here), and the second version, the Samsung Skyrocket, [...]
We saw the first image purporting to show the "HTC Ville" earlier this month, although there wasn't much to see, just another rounded black slab containing a screen of some description. Now a brand new render of the rumored device has appeared over at Pocketnow, showing what's apparently a 4.3-inch display on a phone with [...]
06 Jan 2013 •
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Since the EVO 4G came out many moons ago, Sprint promised us we'd see more in their EVO brand, and it delivered. Soon after we saw the EVO Shift 4G, then the EVO 3D, and now the EVO Design 4G. So how does the newest in the EVO line hold up? Can it hang with the [...]
06 Jan 2013 •
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The Toshiba Thrive Android tablet has received its update to Android 3.2. In addition to the version bump, you're also getting: Enables an improved compatibility mode enhancing the way applications originally designed for smaller screen devices appear and function on the larger tablet display. Improves screen rotation acceleration. Adds extended screen support API, giving developers [...]
23 Dec 2012 •
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Spanish-language site TecnoDroidve, thanks to some "tricks and beginner's luck" apparently has stumled head-first into the phone-facing portion of how Google is expected to sell music. In a series of convincing screen shots, we get a sense of what is expected to be announced Wednesday in Los Angeles — Android Market integration for a music-purchase [...]
17 Dec 2012 •
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Let me be the first to say, yes, I know this app has a redundant name. It's called Rotating Live Wallpaper, but its full name is RLW Live Wallpaper Pro. So you've got LW Live Wallpaper, which essentially translates into Live Wallpaper Live Wallpaper, but I digress. At first glance, RLW Live Wallpaper looks startlingly similar to [...]
02 Dec 2012 •
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As 2011 draws to a close, we’ve started to see a convergence of Android phones and tablets. Honeycomb-powered tablets are available in more form factors than ever before, and smartphones are growing larger still, with 4.3- to 4.7-inch devices quickly becoming the norm. Combine that with the phone and tablet software lines being reunited in [...]
20 Nov 2012 •
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Ok — I'll admit it, I am a huge sucker for changing wallpapers on any device I own, and I am an even bigger sucker for an extremely well designed wallpaper application. I have been known to spend hours searching for a new wallpaper to match my home screen configuration, and I tend to get [...]
10 Nov 2012 •
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Firefox fans listen out, the latest version of Mozillas popular mobile browser, version 8.0, is now live in the Android Market. The update promises improved performance, along with the ability to add bookmarked sites to the home screen, and their master password function. This basically allows you to encrypt all your saved passwords with one [...]
16 Oct 2012 •
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Looks like Costco's gearing up to sell the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, according to this inventory screen we just received. Price is slated at $289.99. But like anything else of this nature, it ain't official until it's official. But we would note that only a Verizon version is listed here — we're still unsure if there's [...]