Archives for: April 2011 Archives - 4/6 -

HTC

HTC Sensation gets more video and more UK carriers

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Yesterday, Andrew passed along the specs and preliminary info on the HTC Sensation launch, but today brings quite a bit more info for you all. For our readers across the pond, there is confirmation that after th…

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Android Games

Rovio adding device sync to Angry Birds

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This is a story that hit me personally. I’ve had to swap my Nexus One a few times for various issues, plus I’ve installed a number of custom ROMs and such. And, each time I started fresh, I would have to…

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Sprint

Sprint Nexus 4G gets Best Buy preorder page

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It looks like the day is almost here for Sprint users. Best Buy has put up a preorder page for the Google Nexus S 4G. The preorder page has the Sprint Nexus S 4G with WiMax listed at $199.99 on a 2-year contract. The…

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Sprint

Sprint now accepting Android Market purchases directly to monthly bill

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Sprint has joined AT&T and T-Mobile as U.S. carriers that now accept direct billing of Android Market apps to monthly invoices. A tipster notified AndroidCentral that the option started appearing and wh…

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Tablets

Leak shows three Hanspree tablets coming this year

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Hanspree isn’t a big name here in the US. It’s a name you might know more from their TVs, and if you live in Europe, you may know their other electronics and computers, but now they’re also gett…

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T-Mobile

T-Mobile launches “unlimited” calling, text, and data plan for $79.99

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T-Mobile announced today that it has launched an unlimited Talk, Text, and Data plan for only $79.99 per month. Available for a limited time on two-year contracts or Even More plans, the $79.99 feature will giv…

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Android Games

Android developer uses unique selling point for “180″ game – limited ads

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The Android Market typically hosts two types of Android apps: the kind you buy and the kind that are free thanks to the Google-sponsored ads that help the developer earn money. Headcase Games is adding a third op…

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Android Apps

Sony Ericsson is first manufacturer to get Android Market channel

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Sony Ericsson announced today that it has launched its own channel on the Android Market. In an update rolling out to Sony Ericsson Android phones, the Android Market will be tweaked to showcase apps developed…

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Android Apps

AutoCAD WS coming to Android, brings parity with iOS version

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AutoCAD is a program that I had almost forgotten about since high school shop class, when I used it to design a donut-shaped house (the inside hole was an atrium and the closets probably would have been useless.)…

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Android Apps

Layar 5.0 adds sharing to Augmented Reality

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The Layar Augmented Reality browser has been around for as long as the smartphone, and it’s still committed to getting better. Layar has announced version 5.0 of their popular app, which adds some cool n…

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Sprint

Because iTunes hasn’t won yet, Sprint launches Music Plus store

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Sprint has announced it’s Music Plus store, which will be powered by Real Networks. That’s right everyone, in an effort to keep up with the Joneses, Sprint has decided to ignore current trends in t…

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Motorola

Droid X Gingerbread OTA update rolling out, kills root

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This story is one of those strange things that probably sounds worse than it is. The report is that the official OTA Gingerbread update for the Droid X is now rolling out, but it comes with a caveat that it will kill…

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Android App Reviews

FlightBoard and FlightTrack serve as great airport companions [Android App Reviews]

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Thanks to Android, I spend a great deal of time in airports. In fact, attending tech conferences and press events for Android phones has made it so I haven’t gone more than two months without going through…

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HTC

HTC Sensation emerges from Pyramid with dual-core Android 2.3 for T-Mobile USA and Vodafone UK

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HTC, T-Mobile USA, and Vodafone UK confirmed today that the Android 2.3-powered HTC Sensation, previously known as the HTC Pyramid in leaked documents, will arrive to usher in a new era of HTC “superpho…

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Android App Reviews

Little Photo is a free camera app with stylish filters [Android App Reviews]

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There are few apps on iOS hotter than Instagram, a camera app that takes mobile photos and stylizes them to reflect retro forms of photography. PicPlz has emerged as a great Android alternative as people wait fo…

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