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Dell Mini 5: Awesome new details emerge

A few weeks ago, Androinica had a short post about the Dell Mini 5 tablet. We speculated that the machine would be a competitor to the iPad, but details were scarce and Michael Dell only confirmed a few features in the brief video shot by Tech Crunch. These included the fact that the machine would [...]

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Rumor: Google Nexus One coming to a Verizon near you, March 23

According to Neowin and "sources close to the matter" (ie. un-named Google employee) the Google Nexus One will be dropping on Verizon Wireless on March 23, possibly during CTIA. This is by no means confirmed by Verizon or Google.

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Rumor: Android 2.1 update coming to all U.S. Android phones

According to Android and Me and their "sources familiar with the matter", all U.S. Android smartphones will be receiving the latest Android 2.1 update (that includes the T-Mobile G1).

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Google Rumor Roundup for the week of 2/12 – 2/19

Just a handful of news and rumors collected from around the web about our favorite non-evil company. Google will not buy T-Mobile and give us all Nexus Ones, but they will make Star Trek fans happy Source: CEO Eric Schmidt at the 2010 MWC Too bad for us. CEO Eric Schmidt put an end (maybe) to rampant internet [...]

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Rumor: Samsung Moment may be getting Android 2.1 on February 22

We officially know that Sprint is planning to update both the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment with Android 2.1 “sometime in the first half of 2010.” Well, aside from that time period getting slightly shorter than the last time we heard the news, we now have another little bit coming in the form of a [...]

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Rumor: Motorola CLIQ to get 2.1 in March

Assuming this latest rumor turns out to be true, that $9.99 price that we mentioned yesterday may not seem so bad after all. That rumor? Well it looks like the Motorola CLIQ may be getting an update to 2.1 in March. Unfortunately, at the time there is not much to support this. What we have [...]

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Rumor: Motorola DEVOUR general availability “no later than March 15″

We know that the Motorola DEVOUR is heading to Verizon Wireless, and according to the official press release it will be available in March. However, in addition to the official word we also have the rumors. And in the case of the DEVOUR, the rumors are suggesting a release that may come a little earlier [...]

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Watch out Android tablets: iPad may have a secret…

A recent Apple Insider post states that a repair company has discovered that the default iPad housing contains a space for a front-facing camera that has exactly the same dimensions as the iSight found on many Apple laptops. Pictures and the story can be found here. This is big news for Android tablet fans. My co-writers [...]

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Dell Mini 5: Take that, iPad?

A video posted by TechCrunch on YouTube shows Michael Dell using the Dell Mini 5 Android tablet. He swipes the home screen a few times and says simply that it will be coming out “in a few months.” Notably, the device on the video is extremely responsive, has a 5MP camera, 3G, and of course, [...]

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Rumored image: Is this the T-Mobile myTouch Slide?

Well, looky here, it looks like we have a nice image of the upcoming T-Mobile myTouch Slide. And despite the fact that this handset looks to be a prototype, the images are really clear. The overall look of the handset is not all that exciting however there are a few interesting tidbits. Aside from the obvious [...]

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