The first images of a new Android device from Motorola have made their way online and, just as we expected, we should be getting yet another design. Though it looks very much like a Palm Pre, we can determine only that the handset is a portrait slider with a four-row QWERTY keyboard. According to MobiFlip …
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Motorola Droid and Devour getting phased out
A leaked screen capture from Verizon’s internal system indicates that the days are numbered for the Droid and Devour. Both phones are listed as limited, with no remaining shipments from the vendor, Motorola. It is not known what the inventory levels are for either device or when they might be completely gone. This is not to say the phones won’t …
Read More »HTC Desire HD rumored for October
Though demand is still high for HTC’s Evo 4G, the rumor mill is already abuzz about HTC’s next big Android phone. According to a few recent leaks, the Taiwanese handset maker is working on a follow up to the HTC Desire dubbed the Desire HD. The phone is said to run Android 2.2 and have a 4.3-inch touch screen, an …
Read More »Samsung Teos and Naos follow Galaxy Spica
The follow-up to the Samsung Galaxy Spica has made its way online, and it looks a tad familiar. We first reported on the Samsung i5800 last month, referring to it as the Galaxy 3 phone. It appears we were only half right, as this phone looks to pick up the name of Galaxy Teos when it hits carriers around the …
Read More »Minor software update for Backflip now available
Motorola issued a software update to AT&T’s Backflip this week to address the touch screen, messaging, Bluetooth, and more. Very similar to the Cliq update from a few months back, it’s a minor release designed to improve the phone’s overall performance. Among the changes customers should notice are improvements to battery life, text messaging, device stability, and 3G connections. Other, …
Read More »New features make Yelp 2.0 a must
The latest release of Yelp (2.0) landed in the Android Market late last week and it’s a fantastic update. For those few of you who are unfamiliar with the title, Yelp lets users search for places to eat, shop, hang out, work out, and more based on location and reviews from the community. Expecting a simple enhancement to the user …
Read More »Verizon gives away free Droid X devices prelaunch
The Droid X doesn’t land in Verizon Wireless stores until next week, July 15, but a small group of lucky folks may be getting their hands on one early. According to the Twitter account set up for the Droid X advertising campaign, there are 21 coupons placed around the country. At various times throughout the day, @DroidLanding will provide clues …
Read More »Leaked road map shows T
A recently leaked road map indicates that T-Mobile has plenty up its sleeve as it pertains to Android over the rest of this year. And really, it’s about time Android’s first carrier gives us something new. According to a document obtained by AndroidSpin, the carrier has at least five more handsets on tap for 2010. In a departure from the …
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Is T-Mobile preparing to take the Droid X on in a head-to-head battle? It certainly appears that way. According to multiple TmoNews sources, T-Mobile is bumping the release date of its Samsung Vibrant up roughly one week to July 15 instead of July 21 as originally planned. This would pit the Galaxy S series phone in a super-phone showdown, with …
Read More »PriceGrabber releases free Android app
PriceGrabber.com expanded its mobile portfolio beyond the iPhone on Tuesday when it released its Android application. The free title, which is available in the Android Market, offers many of the shopping tools found on the company’s Web site. At its core is the ability to search the massive catalog spanning millions of products from thousands of merchants. Other features include …
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