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Verizon and Motorola Unveiling “The Next Generation of Droid” June 23

Verizon just sent out an invite for an event on June 23 at which they—along with Motorola, Google, and, yup, Adobe—will officially announce “the next generation of Droid.” Droid 2? Droid X? Droid Shadow? Get excited, Android fans.

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Motorola’s Droid X (Xtreme) and Droid 2 (Shadow) To Drop July/August

Recent rumors are suggesting the Droid X will go on sale in July, with the Droid 2 Shadow the month after in August. Both Android phones will be exclusive to Verizon, and will run on 45nm Texas Instruments’ OMAP processors, at 1GHz. This should more than place them in-line with the wealth of Snapdragon-running phones.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Watch Live (Augmented Reality) Video at Wimbledon Even If You’ve Got Crummy Seats

Joining the Android version from last year, IBM’s free Seer augmented reality app for Wimbledon Tennis-goers will be available for iPhones too—just in the nick of time for the first serve on June 21st. Unless you’re actually planning on heading over to Wimbledon this year the app won’t be of much use, but for attendees…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Samsung’s Galaxy S Pro To Be Sprint’s Second 4G Phone?

If you speak to the good chaps at AndroidCommunity, they’ll tell you that the forthcoming Galaxy S Pro will be a Sprint exclusive—and the carrier’s second 4G phone, after the HTC EVO 4G. Here’s what else we know: Being a flagship phone for Samsung, it’s pretty safe to assume it’ll have one of their new…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

SlingPlayer Mobile For Android Looks Close (If You’re In The UK)

SlingPlayer’s Mobile app for Android is close to getting the ribbon-cutting treatment, if a sign-up page for interested Android users is anything to go by. This follows a job listing last year by Sling, wanting a designer experienced in Android. An iPhone app already exists for the popular throwing-TV-around-the-globe service, but if the job listing…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

HTC Aria, a Lower-End Android Phone, Gets Official For AT&T

We’ve seen leaked pics and specs for HTC’s latest touchscreen Android phone, but AT&T just made it official. This is a pretty small phone compared to the gigantic Android phones we’ve been seeing lately, with a 3.2-inch screen that’s over an inch smaller than the Evo’s 4.3-incher. It also comes stocked with a 5MP camera.…

Tech News Adam Frucci

HTC EVO 4Gs Falling Apart Already?

Scroll any number of Android forums, and there seems to be a fair few HTC EVO 4G screens separating from the device. It’s surprising news as HTC’s build quality tends to be exemplary, but you just can’t ignore these stories. By the sounds of it, the EVO 4Gs are perfectly fine until a few days’…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Advanced Ruler Pro Android App Measures Heights So You Don’t Have To

Any carpenters or architects reading this? Leave your measuring tape at home and download the Advanced Ruler Pro app on your Android phone, which measures the height of buildings, people—basically, whatever you aim it at. You’ll have to enter your own height into the app first, deducting a couple of inches if you hold the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Rumor: Android Froyo To Appear On Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Tablet

For a leaked tablet, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab sure is getting a lot of specs suddenly. The Vietnamese site Tinh te is now reckoning on an A8 1.2GHz processor and 16GB of internal storage being squeezed into the shell. Not to mention the fact that their sources are claiming it’ll be running Android Froyo 2.2, and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The Droid X Is Going To Be One Gigantic Phone

The HTC Evo, with its 4.3″ display, is a humongous phone. But next to the forthcoming Motorola Droid X, which reportedly also sports a 4.3″ screen, the Evo looks positively reasonable. Yeah, the Droid X is gonna be large. Gadget University got their hands on a Droid X and shot the clearest photos of the…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

This Week’s Best Android Apps

No, Android fan boys and girls, you’re not imagining it. We’ll be rounding up the best new Android apps every two weeks from here on out. This week, apps that make you smarterer. Oh yes, to see everything on one page, click here. doubleTwist: It works best if you sync your music and videos with…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Motorola Droid Xtreme To Be Called Droid X?

These impending Motorola Android phones are getting rather tricky, aren’t they? So far we know the Droid 2 Shadow will be the successor to last year’s Droid, with a slide-out keyboard. The Droid Xtreme is the keyboard-less phone which was found in a Verizon gym the other week, but is said (thanks to some spy-shots…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

HTC Droid Incredible Root Now Available

We said it was the “best Android phone you can buy on Verizon” when we reviewed it, but if you insist on rooting it—now’s your time, courtesy of the guys at Unrevoked. [Unrevoked – Thanks, Max!] UPDATE: I shouldn’t have to say that only experienced rooters should try this, but it appears people are struggling…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Nexus One Shoots 720p Video After Hack

Be very careful if you’re planning on rooting your Nexus One (or any phone, for that matter), to install this 720p video hack. If you know what you’re doing, please proceed… You’ll need a rooted Nexus One running CyanogenMod CM5.0.8test3 at least, and while there’s no support for Froyo just yet (not a big problem,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Whoops: Sprint Got The HTC EVO 4G Sales Figures Wrong

Sprint initially said the EVO 4G sold more devices in one day than the Palm Pre and Samsung Instinct did in three days combined, but they’ve now stated “we inadvertently erred in the comparison,” with an analyst slashing his estimation of EVO sales from 300,000 to 150,000 for the launch weekend. [Reuters]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

T-Mobile myTouch 3G Will Get Android 2.2 Froyo

T-Mobile just said they’re planning to “update existing myTouch 3G phones to the latest software version, Android 2.2”. MyTouch 3G owners will also gain the updated Faves Gallery, Genius Button and full Exchange support found in the myTouch Slide. Interestingly, T-Mobile claims that their pledge is ‘No Phone Left Behind’, we guess they forgot about…

Tech News Casey Chan

Cellphone Inventor Finds iPhone 4 Underwhelming

Marty Cooper invented the cellphone. So when the man weighs in on iPhone 4, I’m inclined to hear him out. Initial verdict? Unimpressed. Cooper’s tweet in some ways states what we’ve suspected: Apple’s still ahead of the pack, but serious competitors like the Evo 4G mean that, more and more, Apple’s main advantage is its…

Tech News Brian Barrett

It’s Like Project Natal For Your HTC Evo 4G

Soon, you’ll be able to control Android phones with a front facing camera through hand gestures. Brush left and right to move through photos, wave up and down to scroll through web pages, it’s a non-touchscreen from the future. Eyesight Mobile Technologies is the company behind this hand gesture initiative. Though they’ve dabbled with this…

Tech News Casey Chan

Applications Disappearing From Android Market (Updated)

Somethings amiss in Android Market and it’s not good. According to a few Android developers, applications are disappearing from Android market and the issue is affecting phones that have recently been updated with bug fixes and/or new features, namely the Android phones you care about: Evo, Droid, and Droid Incredible. The problem seems to begin…

Tech News Casey Chan

Android’s Acne Problem: Or Why You Should Stick to the Google Phone

HTC’s Evo might be the last phone running custom software on top of Android that you should even consider buying. Because the whole trend of skinning Android has become a horrible, dividing mess. The problem with an Android phone running a phone manufacturer’s homebrew software, like HTC’s Sense or Sony’s TimeScape, is well known: You’re…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Verizon and Motorola Unveiling “The Next Generation of Droid” June 23

Motorola’s Droid X (Xtreme) and Droid 2 (Shadow) To Drop July/August

Watch Live (Augmented Reality) Video at Wimbledon Even If You’ve Got Crummy Seats

Samsung’s Galaxy S Pro To Be Sprint’s Second 4G Phone?

SlingPlayer Mobile For Android Looks Close (If You’re In The UK)

HTC Aria, a Lower-End Android Phone, Gets Official For AT&T

HTC EVO 4Gs Falling Apart Already?

Advanced Ruler Pro Android App Measures Heights So You Don’t Have To

Rumor: Android Froyo To Appear On Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Tablet

The Droid X Is Going To Be One Gigantic Phone

This Week’s Best Android Apps

Motorola Droid Xtreme To Be Called Droid X?

HTC Droid Incredible Root Now Available

Nexus One Shoots 720p Video After Hack

Whoops: Sprint Got The HTC EVO 4G Sales Figures Wrong

T-Mobile myTouch 3G Will Get Android 2.2 Froyo

Cellphone Inventor Finds iPhone 4 Underwhelming

It’s Like Project Natal For Your HTC Evo 4G

Applications Disappearing From Android Market (Updated)

Android’s Acne Problem: Or Why You Should Stick to the Google Phone

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing

Amazon Slashes 63% Off Acer Aspire Desktop for a Limited-Time Spring Sale, With Keyboard and Mouse Included

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

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Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

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Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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