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HTC Legend Review: Frankly, It Feels Expensive

With HTC’s upcoming crop of Androids, you’ll be able to separate people into two distinct groups: those who spring for the brainier, better-specced Desire, and those who get bowled over by the beautiful, yet lesser-specced Legend. https://gizmodo.com/htc-desire-a-premium-nexus-one-without-the-google-5472642 The Desire (or Nexus One) is the final word in the Androidsphere—it’s a mark of someone who knows…

Reviews Kat Hannaford

Android-Powered Motorola Backflip Now Available at AT&T

Normally a phone like the Motorola Backflip wouldn’t get much fanfare when it appears on a retail web site, but this is AT&T’s first Android phone (of many), so let’s give it, say, 40 words or so, shall we? [AT&T] https://gizmodo.com/motorola-backflip-review-not-for-us-but-maybe-for-the-5483788

Tech News Jack Loftus

The Body of a Tank, the Brain of an Android

We’ve come across plenty of robots that were controlled by phones before, but usually those phones were being controlled by human hands. Some California hackers, however, are building bots that harness Android for their robo-brainpower. Their first creation, the TruckBot, uses a HTC G1 as a brain and has a chassis that they made for…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

The Return of Sony

We love Sony. We really do. And we want them to get back in the game, because competition makes everyone better. Here’s how they do it. Open the Library There was a time when I might have suggested that Sony jettison its media companies, setting music and movies adrift so that the electronics divisions would…

Tech News Joel Johnson

Android Game Vacuum Pays Out In Cold, Hard Cash

Ask any gambler, and they’ll say there’s no point in playing unless there’s money to be made. Winning points—it’s fun, but child’s play. Vacuum is billing itself as being the first Android game to offer cash prizes. It was a finalist in the Android Developer Challenge, finishing in the top 20 for arcade and action…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

HTC: Don’t Carry Your Nexus One In Your Pocket

This isn’t a Nexus One celebrating Gay Pride month—it’s CNET Crave UK’s broken Google phone. According to HTC’s technical support, “they don’t go in pockets,” lest the screen gets cracked. Only thing is, Crave UK swears up and down the Nexus One suffered the damages while charging on a desk—with no tampering by vicious iPhone…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

enTourage eDGe Dualbook Reviewed: Half eReader, Half Netbook Not Quite There Yet

The innovative, if slightly bonkers, enTourage eDGe has been reviewed by Laptop, and as I suspected they had a few issues with the design. They found the half ereader, half netbook too heavy, with the number of options overwhelming. https://gizmodo.com/entourage-edge-on-sale-next-month-comfortable-reading-5481031 Part of the lure to a dualbook like the eDGe is that it’s got so…

Reviews Kat Hannaford

HTC Incredible Photos Appear On Twitter, Showing…Not Much, Actually

Waking up to fresh photos of an unofficial phone is always welcome, but I do wish all these spyshots of the HTC Incredible would be accompanied with a bit of meat. Some bacon for my breakfast, you could say. https://gizmodo.com/htc-incredible-turns-up-on-verizon-wireless-system-imp-5479895 It’s already shown up in Verizon Wireless’ inventory system, and we’ve heard a few details…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: Multi-Edition

In today’s Remainders: the many. A new multitouch test app shows that multiple fingers confuse the Nexus One; Windows 7 has sold multiple copies (roughly 90 million); Chrome and its numerous extensions are catching up to Firefox, and more MultiSlouch Nexus One users have been reporting some multitouch wonkery for a while now, and to…

Space & Spaceflight Kyle VanHemert

Android 2.1 Update Available For Motorola Droid and Droid Eris Via Leaked ROM

Droid owners have been waiting and waiting for 2.1 to materialize, but fortunately a firmware update has leaked for both handsets. Motorola and Verizon have both promised OTA updates, but it’s anyone’s guess as to when they’ll be out—so this may just be the fastest way to get the latest Android flavor on your pocket-friend.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Microsoft Gives Android the Free Barcode-Reading Tag App

Now that the Apple Vs Google war has eclipsed the Microsoft Vs Google war, Microsoft has felt it safe to quietly slip the Android platform a freebie. Tag is a high capacity color barcode reader also available for iPhone. https://gizmodo.com/how-apple-and-googles-romance-turned-to-hate-5483662 It’s been around for some time on other platforms (BlackBerry and Symbian as well as…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Use Written Gestures to Search Your Android Phone

Forget typing out searches or searching by voice. Devices running Android 2.0 can now use Google Gesture Search to find contacts, music, and more. All you have to do is “draw” letters on the screen. This is how Google says the whole thing works: Say you want to call your friend Anne. Just open Gesture…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

HTC HD2, Motorola CLIQ XT, and Dell Mini 10 Launch Dates for T-Mobile Surface

One of our ninjas just dropped some tantalizing and blurry details for us to feast on. We’ve been informed that T-Mobile will be releasing the Motorola CLIQ XT on March 10th, the HTC HD2 (listed as “Dark Handset” on the screen capture) is confirmed on March 24th, and a Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook, complete…

Tech News Boy Genius Report

Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: Gone In the Blink of an Eye Edition

In today’s Remainders: disappearing acts. TigerText, a new iPhone app, makes your illicit text messages vanish; an official HTC video shows you how to disassemble an HD2; Intel’s new Convertible Classroom netbook makes its keyboard go “Poof!” and more. Grrrr Incriminating text messages, as a thing, aren’t going away any time soon. That is, unless…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Motorola Backflip Review: Not For Us, But Maybe For Them

AT&T’s first Android phone, the Backflip, is a smartphone for people who probably wouldn’t otherwise buy a smartphone. And for them—and only them—it might just work. The Price $100, on a two-year contract with AT&T. As usual, you can expect retailers to beat this price, and soon. (Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the…

Reviews John Herrman

Did HTC’s Dog Just Die or Something?

I dunno, their Twitter account seems real sad or something, like it could use a hug. [Twitter]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

AT&T Ditches Google For Yahoo Search on Motorola Backflip

AT&T’s first Android phone won’t ship with Google Search. Instead, The Motorola Backflip‘s home screen will sport a Yahoo Search widget, and its browser will run Yahoo searches by default. Yep. I think that’s what they call a burn. https://gizmodo.com/at-t-finally-gets-android-motorola-backflip-arrives-ma-5474574 It’ll be the first Android device of any kind with Yahoo as the main search…

Tech News Brian Barrett

The Apple Patents Cockpunching All Smart Phones: An Illustrated Guide

Here’s an illustrated guide to the 20 iPhone patents that Apple’s suing HTC over. They’re kind of a doozy. https://gizmodo.com/apple-sues-htc-for-infringing-on-20-iphone-patents-the-5483632 Click to viewTo look at the specific claims, check out the full Delaware District Court and International Trade Commission filings. If you want to view the entire cockpunch on one page, click here. https://gizmodo.com/the-apple-patents-cockpunching-all-smart-phones-an-ill-5483689 U.S.…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Car Locator Android App Makes $13,000 a Month

It may not be the $1m that Tapulous brings in each month for its Tap Tap Revenge series of iPhone apps, but independent developer Edward Kim is understandably pleased with his $13,000/month from the Car Locator Android app. https://gizmodo.com/kids-tell-your-career-advisor-you-want-to-make-1m-a-m-5431048 He’s seen 70,000 downloads of the free app, but 6,950 of the paid-for version. Kim originally…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Choose One: The Archos 7 and Archos 8 Home ‘Tablets’ Each Cost $200

Archos has never made bad products, but their PMPs have definitely grown less relevant over the last few years. But now? Now two Android-wielding Archos Home Tablets will each cost only about $200. The Archos 7 Home Tablet is pretty much just a refresh to their existing Archos 5 Internet Tablet—it’s a 7-inch touchscreen Android…

Tech News Mark Wilson

HTC Legend Review: Frankly, It Feels Expensive

Android-Powered Motorola Backflip Now Available at AT&T

The Body of a Tank, the Brain of an Android

The Return of Sony

Android Game Vacuum Pays Out In Cold, Hard Cash

HTC: Don’t Carry Your Nexus One In Your Pocket

enTourage eDGe Dualbook Reviewed: Half eReader, Half Netbook Not Quite There Yet

HTC Incredible Photos Appear On Twitter, Showing…Not Much, Actually

Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: Multi-Edition

Android 2.1 Update Available For Motorola Droid and Droid Eris Via Leaked ROM

Microsoft Gives Android the Free Barcode-Reading Tag App

Use Written Gestures to Search Your Android Phone

HTC HD2, Motorola CLIQ XT, and Dell Mini 10 Launch Dates for T-Mobile Surface

Remainders – The Things We Didn’t Post: Gone In the Blink of an Eye Edition

Motorola Backflip Review: Not For Us, But Maybe For Them

Did HTC’s Dog Just Die or Something?

AT&T Ditches Google For Yahoo Search on Motorola Backflip

The Apple Patents Cockpunching All Smart Phones: An Illustrated Guide

Car Locator Android App Makes $13,000 a Month

Choose One: The Archos 7 and Archos 8 Home ‘Tablets’ Each Cost $200

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

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