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Google selling Nexus One compatible with 3G networks on AT&T or Rogers

The Nexus One portal now lists a new phone compatible with the AT&T 3G network. When going to the Nexus One portal to purchase a phone, consumers have a choice of purchasing through T-Mobile or AT&T in the U.S., and Rogers Wireless in Canada. The Nexus One could previously be purchased for $529 and used on [...]

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doubleTwist adds podcast support and new syncing options

There’s a long list of people who dislike iTunes for its bloat and annoying features (present company included), but it remains a must for syncing media devices. doubleTwist has proven to be a viable alternative for many, but the sync with just about anything client has missed out on some key features present in iTunes. The [...]

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Sony Ericsson does barebones XPERIA X10 unboxing video

Most unboxing videos we come across are typically from bloggers lucky enough to be granted early access to the device. Sony Ericsson decided to do their own unboxing video in-house and reveal the packaging and contents of the Sony XPERIA X10, scheduled for release in certain countries next month. Sony does a to-the-point video that [...]

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Rumor: Google and Dish Network working on new set-top box with YouTube

Google is developing a new media search service with Dish Network, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Google and Dish Network are supposedly working on an Android-based set top box and service that would search not only TV shows, but also YouTube videos. The journal reports that there are set-tops “using elements of [...]

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Review: Door 6’s “Vacuum: The Global Competition”

Door 6, developers of “The Training Mission,” an Android game that finished in the TOP 20 games in ADC2, will soon have something new for Android gamers to try out. “Vacuum: The Global Competition” is scheduled for release on March 20, and offers more incentives for winning than your typical high score entry. Apparently, Door [...]

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Look out, Android fans: Apple sues HTC for patent infringements

If you assume that the level of a response roughly equates to the level of a threat, the folks at Apple Inc. must feel pretty threatened. In an article released today in the New York Times, Apple confirms that it has filed lawsuits against HTC for 20 patent infringements relating to the iPhone. HTC, [...]

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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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57% of Android Market apps are free, Android Market growing faster

According to Distimo, an "app store analytics" provider, 57%of applications from the Android Market are free. This is compared to iPhone's only 25% and Blackberry's 24% of free applications in their app stores. Does this mean that the Android Market will eventually push developers away because of the lack of money making opportunities?

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Select Windows Mobile HTC smartphones “hacked” to run Android 2.1

Have an old HTC Tilt, Polaris, Niki, or Vogue laying around collecting dust because you can't stand using Windows Mobile? Well, according to the XDA Developers forum you may be able to get a little more life out of your old device by hacking it to run the latest version of Android.

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Dear, Google: Please don’t be as silly as Apple on Market policies

You’ve probably heard by now that Apple has removed more than 5,000 iPhone apps from the App Store because they were “overtly sexual.” Apple used an illogical and contradictory method of deciding what qualifies as overtly sexual, including removing an app that sells swimsuits through a catalog but keeping the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, FHM, and [...]

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