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The Clearest Pictures of the Sony PlayStation Phone

Hey there PlayStation Phone. You look like a PSP Go. Why weren’t you announced at CES? We’ll never know. Anyway! Chinese site IT168 gives an in-depth look at the once anticipated PlayStation Phone by posting the clearest images and videos yet. IT168 says that the PSPhone has a 854 x 480 resolution screen sprawled across…

Tech News Casey Chan

Samsung’s Joining The Google TV Party Too

The latest Samsung announcement out of CES is that they’re going to be releasing two new Google TV products: a Blu-ray player and a set-top box, complete with a specialized QWERTY remote. The Android-powered boxes will also take advantage of Google’s voice search technology, thanks to an internal mic. Samsung is still uncertain on pricing…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Hulu Plus Is Coming to Android

Just in time for Android’s tablet season, Hulu is finally bringing their Hulu Plus app to Android. They’re not saying when exactly, or which phones will run it, but they did reveal you’ll need Android 2.2 or higher to install the app. [Hulu]

Tech News Adrian Covert

Money Shot: Motorola Xoom Android Tablet

The Motorola Xoom Tablet might not have an operating system that’s “finished”, but it is still the most promising Android tablet so far. That’s because of its tablet-oriented Honeycomb OS, but it’s also because it’s a nice tablet. [Motorola Xoom] https://gizmodo.com/motorola-xoom-10-inch-tablet-android-3-0-means-a-lot-l-5726007

Tech News Jason Chen

Using the Moto Atrix Notebook-Slash-Smartphone

The Atrix is a pretty great phone by itself—two 1GHz cores and 1GB of RAM makes things speedy—but it’s even more useful when you dock it into their laptop for heavy duty computering. There are two ways to dock the phone into desktop mode, either by the HD Dock, which has three USB ports and…

Tech News Jason Chen

Dell Streak 7: The First 4G Tablet Is a Pocket Pit Bull

The 7-inch version of Dell’s Streak tablet has been rumored and teased for months, but today it’s officially official! And what it lacks in size it makes up for in sweet, speedy 4G goodness. https://gizmodo.com/7-inch-tablet-will-launch-in-coming-weeks-says-dell-5650854 The Streak 7 weighs less than a pound, and comes complete with 5 megapixel rear and 1.3 megapixel front-facing cameras,…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Android Honeycomb, Baby: Google Tablets Evolved (Updated)

We got a video teaser of Google’s tablet-friendly Honeycomb OS yesterday, but at Verizon’s CES keynote this morning Google was on hand for a live demo. It looks beeeeautiful. Updated with video. https://gizmodo.com/a-video-preview-of-android-3-0-honeycomb-5725831 There are no physical buttons on the front; all of the navigation controls are on the bottom of the screen and are…

Tech News Brian Barrett

These Android-Powered Recon Alpine Goggles Make Snowboarding Like a Real Life Video Game

If you think Android is limited to smartphones and tablets, think again. Recon Instruments have created new tech which will equip their goggles with the OS, able to run apps that deliver real-time info right in front of your face. Outfitted with eyewear tech from Zeal optics, the Recon-Ready goggles displayGPS maps/data, buddy tracking, spedometers,…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc Has a New Type of Display

What the hell, Sony Ericsson? “Reality Display”!? Are you just jealous of Apple’s Retina Display; Samsung’s Super AMOLED Plus and LG’s NOVA buzzwords? Whatever, this Android Gingerbread phone is slim at 8.7mm—yes, a new “world’s slimmest” phone. https://gizmodo.com/samsungs-infuse-4g-a-spectacular-google-android-phone-5725053 You’ve got to feel for LG really, who had barely a day riding the “world’s slimmest” float…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Motorola Xoom 10-inch Tablet: Android 3.0 Means a Lot Less Sucky

The Moto Xoom tablet is like the tablet equivalent of Motorola’s Atrix Android phone, with the dual-core 1GHz processor, 2-megapixel front camera, 5-megapixel rear camera and 1280×800 display. But it actually runs Android designed for tablets. Not sucky! https://gizmodo.com/motorolas-atrix-android-phone-twin-cpu-cores-and-a-lap-5725505 There is also an HDMI output, 1080p HD video support, 720p video shooting, gyroscope, barometer, e-compass,…

Tech News Jason Chen

A Video Preview of Android 3.0 ‘Honeycomb’

Like we’ve seen in bits before, Android 3.0 ‘Honeycomb’ was designed with tablets in mind. That means bigger animations, more useful widgets, a new tablet-optimized Gmail, and even Google Talk video chat. Looks awesome. Check it out! [AndroidPolice] https://gizmodo.com/android-3-0-aka-honeycomb-makes-a-surprise-appearance-o-5707803

Tech News Casey Chan

Motorola’s Atrix Android Phone: Twin CPU Cores And a Laptop Dock!

It runs Android 2.2, with HTML5 support, and is AT&T’s first dual-core processor in an Android phone. And it docks into a laptop. They’re calling it the world’s most powerful smartphone. ORLY? It also has 1GB RAM, a 1900mAh (that’s ginormous) battery, and 2x faster than competing web browsers. You can “view HD video”. Also!…

Tech News Jason Chen

Samsung’s Infuse 4G: A Spectacular Google Android Phone

“Holy shit.” It’s not what usually comes to mind when I touch a new phone. But Samsung’s Infuse 4G is spectacular. Ridiculously good 4.5-inch screen. 1.2GHz processor. 4G on AT&T. Why, exactly, wasn’t this the new Nexus phone? I pick it up. Whoa. This is quality. The first Samsung phone in ages that doesn’t feel…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

LG Optimus Black: Meet the World’s New Slimmest Phone (For Now)

At 9.2mm thick, the Optimus Black from LG is the new world’s thinnest phone, and is pretty light too, at 109g. It’s also got a 4-inch NOVA screen for viewing in direct sunlight, too, and a 2MP forward-facing camera. Available sometime in the first six months of 2011, the Optimus Black will go on sale…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Is Google Building an NFC Payments System For Phones?

Near-Field Communication isn’t anything new, but according to BusinessWeek, Google wants in—maybe even this year. It’d let users swipe their phones on a checkout reader, paying for small purchases automatically, much like the Nexus S does already. [BusinessWeek] https://gizmodo.com/samsung-nexus-s-review-how-to-build-an-android-phone-f-5713986

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Amazon’s App Store For Android Will Be Tablet-Focused and Use Their Recommendations Tech

Do you remember when we heard that Amazon was creating its own app store for the Android platform? Further details have been shared about the store, which will compete with Google’s own app store in the US this year. https://gizmodo.com/why-is-amazon-making-an-android-app-store-5652129 A new online hub for developers has launched for submitting apps, giving away some key…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

People Aren’t Really Buying Chrome OS Apps

After Google’s big reveal of their Chrome OS platform, it seems people aren’t so keen on paying for web apps. TechCrunch says that the most purchased paid app in the Chrome web store gets about 65 weekly purchases. Ouch. https://gizmodo.com/using-googles-chrome-os-laptop-of-the-future-5710532 It’s estimated that MathBoard, the top paid app, only brings in about $165 a week,…

Tech News Adrian Covert

The Many Faces of Asus’s Android Tablets

Is there a different way to design a tablet? If so, Asus is going to find it! Their new Android slabs are all special snowflakes—including the QWERTY keyboard-hiding, Tegra 2- and Android 3.0-equipped Eee Pad Slider. There will be tablets aplenty at this year’s CES, and Asus’s strategy is basically trying a bunch of different…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Sprint’s HTC EVO Shift 4G On Sale January 9th

After flurries of leaks, HTC’s EVO Shift 4G smartphone has been introduced by exclusive carrier Sprint, which’ll have it on shelves January 9th at $150. As expected, it’s a slide-out QWERTY keyboard phone with a 3.6-inch touchscreen. https://gizmodo.com/leaked-photo-of-htcs-evo-shift-4g-shows-its-got-a-slidi-5712847 There’s also a 5MP camera which can shoot videos at 720p, and the ever-present Android Froyo platform.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Rumor: HTC’s Scribe Tablet Will Measure 7-Inches and Be Announced in February

Next month, Barcelona will host the Mobile World Congress trade-show, where HTC will unveil their first Android tablet, the Scribe. So says flaky Digitimes, which has spoken to Taiwanese component manufacturers and sussed out it’ll measure 7-inches and run Honeycomb. Yesterday, we’d heard Google was clamping down on Honeycomb tablets, making it mandatory for them…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The Clearest Pictures of the Sony PlayStation Phone

Samsung’s Joining The Google TV Party Too

Hulu Plus Is Coming to Android

Money Shot: Motorola Xoom Android Tablet

Using the Moto Atrix Notebook-Slash-Smartphone

Dell Streak 7: The First 4G Tablet Is a Pocket Pit Bull

Android Honeycomb, Baby: Google Tablets Evolved (Updated)

These Android-Powered Recon Alpine Goggles Make Snowboarding Like a Real Life Video Game

Sony Ericsson’s Xperia Arc Has a New Type of Display

Motorola Xoom 10-inch Tablet: Android 3.0 Means a Lot Less Sucky

A Video Preview of Android 3.0 ‘Honeycomb’

Motorola’s Atrix Android Phone: Twin CPU Cores And a Laptop Dock!

Samsung’s Infuse 4G: A Spectacular Google Android Phone

LG Optimus Black: Meet the World’s New Slimmest Phone (For Now)

Is Google Building an NFC Payments System For Phones?

Amazon’s App Store For Android Will Be Tablet-Focused and Use Their Recommendations Tech

People Aren’t Really Buying Chrome OS Apps

The Many Faces of Asus’s Android Tablets

Sprint’s HTC EVO Shift 4G On Sale January 9th

Rumor: HTC’s Scribe Tablet Will Measure 7-Inches and Be Announced in February

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