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Sprint CEO Dan Hesse Says Android Phone Coming This Year

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse spilled at Fortune’s Brainstorm: Tech conference that they’ll have at least one Android device this year, and glad they waited ’til Android was “ready for prime time.” Like the HTC Hero, as rumor has it? [Cnet] https://gizmodo.com/htc-hero-review-ambitious-but-tragically-flawed-5318860

Tech News Matt Buchanan

HTC Click Budget Android Rumors Start to Congeal With New Photo, Possible Price

So, HTC Click, we meet again. Today we’ve got an artsier, clearer photo with an unobscured HTC badge, Android-appropriate buttons and an overall size that seems to match our 2.8-inch screen estimate. Oh, and a price rumor. https://gizmodo.com/is-this-yet-another-htc-android-phone-5319629 The handset was apparently spotted at a Vietnamese carrier launch event for the HTC Magic, where, according…

Tech News John Herrman

How To: Install the HTC Hero’s UI On Your Sad Old G1

The tireless tinkerers over at XDA have assembled a definitive guide to loading the Hero’s custom-baked Android build onto G1s. It’s fairly involved and a little risky, but hardly unfamiliar territory to HTC fans. [XDA, GetYourDroidOn—Thanks, Patrick!]

Tech News John Herrman

Windows Mobile’s Biggest Booster HTC Going to Android for Half Their Phones Next Year

Nearly a third of HTC’s phones this year run Android—more than I thought—but by next year, half of HTC’s will be Android. Exciting, since it makes us dream of a next-gen Hero running something like a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, which would be magical. (See what I did there?) Which is not a great sign for…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Is This Yet Another HTC Android Phone?

Since we’re just working with couple of photos here, it’s hard to say for sure, but the buttons match HTC’s design style as of late, and the shape is clearly reminiscent of the company’s older handsets. So, what is this? https://gizmodo.com/htc-hero-review-ambitious-but-tragically-flawed-5318860 French website PointGPhone, who first got the pics, says it’s the HTC Click, an…

Tech News John Herrman

Motorola Morrison Spied Again, This Time With Android

Until this fine morn, rumors that Motorola’s hazily-leaked Morrison handset would run Android were just that: Rumors. A second set of shots now gives us a clearer view of the kid-colored piece, including a clear confirmation of its alleged Google-ness. https://gizmodo.com/is-this-motorolas-first-android-phone-5299453 Aside from Android and a new black faceplate (instead of the toylike white one…

Tech News John Herrman

Android-Based Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 Full Specs and Large Images

Electronics shop Expansys has all the specs on the Android-based Sony Ericsson Xperia X3, large photos included. It looks amazing: 4-inch 800 x 400-pixel touchscreen, 8MP camera with LED flash, VGA video recording, and the yummylicious Rachael user interface. Want. https://gizmodo.com/is-sony-ericssons-rachael-their-first-android-handset-5307466 • Display: – 800 x 400 pixels/4″ – Touch Sensitive • Network: – 2G…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

HTC Hero Review: Ambitious, But Tragically Flawed

It’s the Android phone we’ve been waiting for. Almost. The HTC Hero is as much a champion for HTC as it is for Android: It’s the first genuinely gorgeous piece of hardware running Android, and the Sense UI is the most ambitious, polished software HTC has developed yet. It doesn’t have a carrier in the…

Reviews Matt Buchanan

Google Voice for Android: Better, But Not Perfect

Google’s native app versions of Google Voice for Android and BlackBerry is an example of what we want to see on ALL phones, including the iPhone and the Pre. But that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. https://gizmodo.com/google-voice-apps-coming-to-android-and-blackberry-iph-5314857 The major issue we have is the fact that text messages aren’t “intercepted” by the Google Voice app in…

Tech News Jason Chen

Rumor: Acer Will Launch Their Android Phone in September

Acer said they’d churn out one Android phone by the end of the year; that was all the way back in April, and they’ve since taken their relationship with Google’s OS to the next level. (But not too far!) It’d be far from crazy, then, for the company to hit a September release date, as…

Tech News John Herrman

What Mystery Product Is Sony Ericsson Announcing Today? (UPDATED)

We’re usually excited to get clued in on new product launches, but this vague tease from Sony Ericsson doesn’t help us out much. Is it the Rachael? The Kiki? Release dates for some boring old feature phones? Something else entirely? https://gizmodo.com/sony-ericssons-android-rachael-ui-makes-me-want-to-ditc-5310236 All we’ve got to go on is this teeny tweet from Sony Ericsson North…

Tech News John Herrman

Google Voice Apps Coming to Android and BlackBerry, iPhone Users Must Wait

Google Voice, the sweet service that lets you redirect calls, transcribes your voicemails and way more, is finally coming to smartphones—but only Android and BlackBerry, for now. iPhone users, you can go have some coffee while you wait. Vincent Paquet, a senior product manager for Google and cofounder of GrandCentral (Google Voice before its name…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz

Google Plans Three More Android Updates This Year, Named After Decreasingly Popular Desserts

Official word about Android’s 2009 roadmap has been handed down, and it contradicts the early scuttlebutt: the mobile OS will get not two, but three updates by 2010, each named for a slightly more esoteric dessert than the last. https://gizmodo.com/two-more-android-updates-this-year-5310338 As we’ve known for a while, the next big update will be called Donut. This…

Tech News John Herrman

Live Android Lets You Run Android On Your PC

Live Android is a LiveCD image for running Android on your x86-based PC, so you check it out without blowing up everything else on your hard drive. It’ll run it inside of virtualization apps too. [Live-Android via DownloadSquad]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Reports: Acer’s Android Netbook Coming Next Month, Still Weighed Down With Windows XP

Acer disappointed everyone by mandating their Android netbook to dual-boot Windows, but it’ll nonetheless be interesting to see an Android-ized netbook, even if it’s not as cheap as we’d like. According to Digitimes, we’ll find out in August. [Digitimes]

Tech News John Herrman

T-Mobile UK’s Calling the HTC Hero the G2

T-Mobile US‘s decision not to launch the HTC Hero isn’t going to stop T-Mobile UK, which is going to go ahead and release the updated Android phone under the G2 label. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-straight-out-says-no-htc-hero-from-them-5310109 The obvious question is what the T-Mobile US will call the G2. Obviously not the Hero, but maybe the upcoming keyboarded version that…

Tech News Jason Chen

Android, Chrome OS Relationship Confusing Everyone, Including Google

Just as companies were starting to get serious about installing Android, a mobile Linux OS, on netbooks, Google announces Chrome, a Linux OS. The relationship between the two OSes is already getting tense, or at the very least, awkward. https://gizmodo.com/acer-planning-an-android-netbook-for-q3-of-this-year-5275329 Google CEO Eric Schmidt is now admitting that it took him quite a while to…

Tech News John Herrman

Google’s CEO Is Using a BLACKBERRY?!

Here’s a photo of Google CEO Eric Schmidt snapping a pic—with a BLACKBERRY. I know drug dealers are advised not to get high on their supply, but for the rest of the world, I believe it’s strongly encouraged. BusinessInsider posted the incriminating AP pic of the Silicon Valley exec on a busisness retreat out in…

Tech News Adrian Covert

NYC Exit Strategy: The Other NYC Subway App You Need

What does NYC Exit Strategy do that standard subway map apps don’t? Tells you precisely which subway car to ride in so you get off exactly where you want to, as close to the right exit as possible. Just pick the line, your stop, and whether you’re going uptown or downtown. (Yes, it works offline,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

HTC Android Family Portraits: G1, myTouch 3G and Hero

Ever wondered what it’d be like to get three generations of Android phones together—G1, myTouch 3G and Hero? If you think that’s kind of kinky, oh man, I hope you have a clean pair of pants lying around. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-g1-google-android-phone-review-5062977 A couple interesting things gleaned about the Hero as I barely refrained from cramming it down…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse Says Android Phone Coming This Year

HTC Click Budget Android Rumors Start to Congeal With New Photo, Possible Price

How To: Install the HTC Hero’s UI On Your Sad Old G1

Windows Mobile’s Biggest Booster HTC Going to Android for Half Their Phones Next Year

Is This Yet Another HTC Android Phone?

Motorola Morrison Spied Again, This Time With Android

Android-Based Sony Ericsson Xperia X3 Full Specs and Large Images

HTC Hero Review: Ambitious, But Tragically Flawed

Google Voice for Android: Better, But Not Perfect

Rumor: Acer Will Launch Their Android Phone in September

What Mystery Product Is Sony Ericsson Announcing Today? (UPDATED)

Google Voice Apps Coming to Android and BlackBerry, iPhone Users Must Wait

Google Plans Three More Android Updates This Year, Named After Decreasingly Popular Desserts

Live Android Lets You Run Android On Your PC

Reports: Acer’s Android Netbook Coming Next Month, Still Weighed Down With Windows XP

T-Mobile UK’s Calling the HTC Hero the G2

Android, Chrome OS Relationship Confusing Everyone, Including Google

Google’s CEO Is Using a BLACKBERRY?!

NYC Exit Strategy: The Other NYC Subway App You Need

HTC Android Family Portraits: G1, myTouch 3G and Hero

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

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Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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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