November 2009 Archives

Verizon

Breaking a Verizon contract will cost you as much as $350

I hope anyone considering purchasing a Motorola Droid or HTC Eris falls in love with the phone because ending your contract on Verizon will cost as much as $350. The exorbitant Early Termination Fee (ETF) rumor…

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Spica announced, includes support DivX playback

Samsung has finally announced the Android-powered Galaxy Spica that has been popping up in spy shots for several months now. In a press release, Samsung touted the Galaxy Spica as a “powerful and fast&#…

Android Phones

Palm Treo 650 gets the Android treatment

I was once a happy Palm user, more specifically a happy Treo 650 user. That is of course after I upgraded from the Treo 600. That said, I guess it was the Treo 650 that really made me NEED a smartphone, as opposed to ju…

Android Phones

Rumor: Sprint HTC Hero dropping to $99 at Best Buy

Late yesterday afternoon a new rumor surfaced dealing with the Sprint branded HTC Hero and the possibility of a price drop. Unfortunately there is little to no details that come along with this rumor. What we ca…

Android Phones

Sprint readying a Maintenance Release for the HTC Hero

HTC Hero users on Sprint now have something to look forward to — an update is coming. Unfortunately, it is not Android OS 1.6 or 2.0, but it may be something that is just as welcomed — a maintenance rel…

Android Apps

Android Apps Alert Vol. 5: Food, photos, and world domination (November 14)

Looking for the best Android apps? Good luck finding them on your own. But if you do stumble across something people will love, let the world know. Androinica.com encourages users to tweet great apps with the #a…

Android

The source of Eclair’s goodness officially released by Google

I’ve got a couple pieces of good news for you. Up until now, the only place you could get a taste of Android 2.0 (affectionately called Eclair) was the recently released Motorola DROID. But if you weren…

Android Phones

Rumor: HTC Passion/Dragon being prepared for a mid-December launch

Up till this point we have seen some information surrounding the HTC Passion/Dragon, however the carrier and launch details have remained mostly a mystery. Sure we have heard that it will be heading to Verizon…

Android

Droid vs. iPhone — in xkcd comic form

Its always nice when you can wake up on a Friday morning, and see a funny comic to start the day. And that was just the case for me this morning. In my normal morning browsing of the web I came across this nice little Dr…

Uncategorized

Samsung Behold II slated for November 18 launch with $229.99 price tag

I wasn’t really expecting the original Behold to have a successor. Sure, it was a good phone in its own right, as far as basic touchscreen phones go, but it wasn’t anything worth writing home about.…

Android Hacks

Get Google Maps Navigator on a G1 (rooted phones only)

Want to get Google Maps Navigator on a G1 instead of a Droid? Of course you Android addicts do, and you’re in luck because the always-working folks over at the XDA dev forum have figured out a way to do it on ro…

Carriers

Leaked Bell documents tell Rogers there’s a map for that

It seems that there’s a map for that in the Canadian carrier wars, too. In coverage maps intended for internal use among salesman, Bell claims that its data network dominates that of rival carrier Rogers…

Android Hacks

Sprint branded HTC Hero gets rooted

I honestly have no intention of rooting my HTC Hero, personally I am happy with the standard Sense UI that HTC offers me. But with that I am sure there is at least someone who will be happy to hear that the Sprint bran…

Android News

Analysts estimate that Verizon sold 100,000 Droids during the launch weekend

We saw the build up, and we saw the release day excitement, but still many were left wondering just how many Droid smartphones Verizon was able to sell during that launch weekend. Well, nothing has been official…

Android Apps

Looking for the Motorola Droid’s Facebook app?

Thanks to the xda-developers forums, or more specifically Twitter for pointing me to the post, I am soon going to be checking out the updated Facebook app. Of course, by updated Facebook app, I am referring to th…

Android Apps and News

Malware Bullcrap

Motorola Xyboard

Apps Alert #86

Toshiba Thrive 7 Review

GTV Cable

Tablet Size

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Verizon

Breaking a Verizon contract will cost you as much as $350

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Spica announced, includes support DivX playback

Android Phones

Palm Treo 650 gets the Android treatment

Android Phones

Rumor: Sprint HTC Hero dropping to $99 at Best Buy

Android Phones

Sprint readying a Maintenance Release for the HTC Hero

Android Apps

Android Apps Alert Vol. 5: Food, photos, and world domination (November 14)

Android

The source of Eclair’s goodness officially released by Google

Android Phones

Rumor: HTC Passion/Dragon being prepared for a mid-December launch

Android

Droid vs. iPhone — in xkcd comic form

Uncategorized

Samsung Behold II slated for November 18 launch with $229.99 price tag

Android Hacks

Get Google Maps Navigator on a G1 (rooted phones only)

Carriers

Leaked Bell documents tell Rogers there’s a map for that

Android Hacks

Sprint branded HTC Hero gets rooted

Android News

Analysts estimate that Verizon sold 100,000 Droids during the launch weekend

Android Apps

Looking for the Motorola Droid’s Facebook app?

Android App Reviews

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