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Verizon Wireless capable Nexus One launch getting closer?

We have seen plenty of Nexus One rumors involving Verizon Wireless lately including a March 23 release date and Sense. Of course, that second mention does not seem to be all that accurate, but that is why they are called rumors. But that March 23 date on the other hand does appear like it may [...]

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Apple and Google’s spat: Some points you may have missed

The New York Times Technology section recently posted this article, “Apple’s Spat With Google Is Getting Personal”, which discusses the feud between Google and Apple and their places in the mobile computing market. It’s a great article, and I highly recommend reading it. There are a few points that I think are worth highlighting here [...]

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Android Entelligence: A Rebuttal

An iPhone-owner friend of mine recently sent me an article by Michael Gartenberg, author of the Entelligence column on Engadget. Mr. Gartenberg’s article, “Entelligence: Will Android fragmentation destroy the platform?”, presents some interesting things to consider, but is surprisingly inaccurate on a number of critical details. I thought it would be useful to summarize his [...]

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Android News of The Week (March 12, 2010)

In an attempt to make you aware of some stories you may have missed during the week, Androinica.com will post a weekly wrap-up of interesting Android news and items that didn’t make it onto our site as full posts. Here’s the first edition of what’s going on in the Android World. Click on the source [...]

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AT&T and Verizon signal that unlimited data plans may come to an end someday

The days of downloading web content and uploading videos from mobile devices to YouTube without caring about costs may eventually come to an end. That’s the lesson to gather based on recent comments from executives at both AT&T and Verizon. Last week, AT&T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said that a transition to “variable pricing” was in [...]

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Vodafone UK adds “coming soon” page for Nexus One

We all knew the Nexus One was heading to Vodafone, after all the Google Store has had it listed as coming in “Spring 2010″ for a while. But at the same time we have yet to see the listing extended to the official Vodafone UK website, that is until now. Of course you cannot yet [...]

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FCC launches app to reveal cellular network data speed

The FCC has released a new app designed to let consumers see a more realistic report on their phone’s data speed. FCC Test is a speed testing application that will help U.S. residents see data speeds for downloading, uploading, and latency (delays in processing network data). FCC Mobile Broadband Test is available for free on the [...]

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The inventor of the cell phone is a fellow Android

Martin Cooper, the undisputed inventor and king of the cell phone has been sporting one of the newest Android phones on the market, the Moto DROID. I want to say that it’s because he loves the idea of an open, free operating system, and the he is a Google Android fanboy at heart but it [...]

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HTC incredible: More images and more specs

The HTC Incredible is not a handset that has remained hidden. We have seen more than our fair share of leaked images, and now once again we have more images. And this time those images have come with some specs. In terms of the specs, Android 2.1 with HTC’s Sense UI 3.7-inch WVGA AMOLED Screen (800×480) Optical Trackpad 1Ghz Snapdragon [...]

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Google Product Search mobile adds “in stock” marker to products

Who really wants to call a store to see if an item is in stock? Personally, I can’t stand the process of finding something online that I want to purchase at my local Best Buy or Staples and then calling them to see if said product is in stock. Google Product Search mobile is changing that [...]

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