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Verizon

Skype Mobile still doesn’t allow Wi-Fi calling, just calls while on Wi-Fi

September 2, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The title may seem a little confusing, but bear/bare/Bayer with me for a second. Some users were excited to discover that the Verizon-only Skype Mobile application allowed them to use the app on Wi-Fi. Skype pr…

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HTC

T-Mobile G2 will have stock Froyo and 800 MHz processor

September 2, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The T-Mobile G2 has been believed to run a new Qualcomm processor that supports 1 GHz speeds, but the device will actually top out at 800 MHz based on specs revealed by T-Mobile. On its Scoop page, T-Mobile lists a…

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Google

Google corrects Steve Jobs; Android activation numbers don’t include upgrades

September 1, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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You probably didn’t care to watch Apple’s music event today. If you missed it, long story short: new iPods, new iTunes, new Apple TV, and a new shot at Android. Jobs bragged at today’s press e…

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News

Sony Ericsson wants to be #1 in Android, claims 17% of market

September 1, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The latest entry into the “WTF? Files” comes courtesy of Sony Ericsson CEO Bert Nordberg. At an event in Beijing today, Nordberg said that his company aims to be the top supplier of Android phones. There’…

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HTC

Rumor: T-Mobile G2 will cost $199 on contract, $499 off contract

September 1, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Here’s a quick tidbit from the always eagle-eyed folks over at TMONews. While everyone is going crazy, or being disappointed depending on who you ask, about the pending launch of the T-Mobile G2, David a…

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Android

LG Optimus Home Launcher Ported to Other Android Devices

September 1, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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Back in July, a tweaker at the xda-developers ported Samsung’s TouchWiz UI onto other Android phones, such as the Nexus One, and this time around it’s the Home Launcher from the LG Optimus that has been made avai…

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Carriers

T-Mobile HSPA+ is live in Boston, Miami, and more; 42 Mbps coming in 2011

August 31, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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T-Mobile USA is chugging along nicely with its HSPA+ rollout. Today the carrier confirmed that it has expanded the network into 55 markets and now covers more than 100 million people. That’s slightly li…

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Rumors

Is Samsung showing off the Galaxy Tab on 9/16?

August 31, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Samsung just sent us an invite to an event that it’s hosting in New York later this month. There it will show off its “latest-Android powered device,” which could be the Galaxy Tab. The only known de…

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Verizon

Samsung Galaxy Tab heading to Verizon?

August 31, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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AT&T has the iPad, Verizon has the Galaxy Tab? That’s the way things appear based on rumors coming out of BGR. A trusted source of BGR sent the website a screenshot of a list of Verizon inventory that in…

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Motorola

The Moto XT300 gets some more shots — this time with video and in focus!

August 30, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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You may or may not remember a month ago when we first caught wind of the Motorola “mini DROID slider” in all its blurry-cam glory. Well, today we got some new pics and even a decent video showing the de…

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Android

Sony Ericsson Confirms that it Will Deliver the Long-Awaited Android 2.1 Update in September

August 30, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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Sony Ericsson UK has confirmed on its Twitter account that the Xperia X10 will receive the much-awaited (and long overdue) update from Android 1.6 to 2.1 sometime in September. SE has previously promised that…

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AT&T

Samsung ships (not sold) 1 million Galaxy S devices to U.S.

August 30, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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It’s rare that you get concrete numbers from carriers and phone makers, but Samsung sent out a press release today proudly claiming that it has shipped 1 million devices to the United States. That’…

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Applications

Google Voice widgets leaked to Android users [VIDEO]

August 30, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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We already told you that a newer version of Google Voice was discovered in the early G2 ROM that was leaked last week. Now we can show you the goods. And offer a chance to test them for yourself if you’re so inc…

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Devices

Android Froyo and Tegra 2 Powered Tablet StreamTV Elocity A7 Coming to Amazon in September

August 29, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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As Andrew mentioned in a recent post about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab, there has been an onslaught of Android tablet announcements this year – many from comparatively small and unknown Asian manuf…

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Hacks

CyanogenMod-6.0 is available for select devices

August 28, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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CyanogenMod-6.0, a popular community-built distribution of Android 2.2, has its official version out today for download. If your Android device is rooted and there is a final build available you can install…

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Google

Google Voice widget spotted in leaked G2 ROM

August 27, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Google Voice has been very much embraced by U.S. Android fans. Widgets have been embraced even more so by said fans. Now, there’s a cross-section between the two. After playing around the leaked G2 ROM on…

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