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HTC EVO 4G Launch Day

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Sprint is launching the HTC EVO 4G today! If the first Android 4G Phone has peaked your interest, come join us over at our sister site: SprintDroids.com

HTC EVO 4G Specs:

  • 3G/4G capability
  • Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ QSD8650 (1GHz) processor
  • 4.3” capacitive display with pinch-to-zoom and tactile feedback
  • World-class HTML browser – bandwidth and quality that rival that of netbooks
  • Android 2.1, with access to more than 30,000 apps on Android Market
  • GoogleTM mobile services including Google SearchTM, Google MapsTM, Google TalkTM, GmailTM, YouTubeTM , and syncs with Google CalendarTM
  • Access to Google Goggles™ to search with pictures instead of words
  • Sprint Navigation, with turn-by-turn driving directions and 3D maps
  • Updated HTC Sense, award-winning user experience, which includes Friend Stream to integrate Facebook, Twitter and more into a single flow of updates
  • Visual voicemail
  • Messaging – personal and business email, IM and text messaging
  • 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot capability – connects up to eight Wi-Fi enabled devices
  • 4G data speeds (WiMAX) – peak download speeds of more than 10 Mbps; peak upload speeds of 1 Mbps; average download speeds of 3-6 Mbps.
  • 3G data speeds (EVDO Rev A.) – peak download speeds of up to 3.1 Mbps; peak upload speeds of 1.8 Mbps; average download speeds of 600 kbps-1.4 Mbps.



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Verizon Nexus One Video Leak

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Verizon Nexus One rumors have surfaced yet again, this time caught on video. A Tipster submitted this video to Android Central. They claim it’s most likely fake as it would be a simple website to duplicate, but these days you just never know. The screen shots show the Verizon’s Nexus One appears to be $199 with 2 year contract. Check out the video after the jump and let us know your thoughts?

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Another tasty morsels for this Monday morning: Jkontherun says to expect the N1 in April with “something that the versions on other U.S. carriers lack.” Flash 10.1? A better touchscreen? Trackball swapped out for the Desire’s trackpad? Your guess is as good as ours.

Update: We’ve now had a couple people tell us the hold-up for the Verizon Nexus One has been because Skype wasn’t playing nicely with Android 2.1. Plausible?

[Source: AndroidCentral.com]

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Google’s Nexus One Phone receives update

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
New Software Update for Nexus One phones

Starting today, Nexus One users will begin to receive an over-the-air software update on their phones. This update provides some great new features, and fixes a few problems that some users might have experienced, including:

Google Goggles: this mobile application will now be available directly on your device by launching it from your All Apps menu. Just use your Nexus One camera to start searching the web

Google Maps: the Maps application with be updated to a new version, Google Maps 3.4, which will include:

  • Starred items synchronized with maps.google.com – access your favorite places from your phone or computer
  • Search suggestions from your personal maps.google.com history – makes it easy to search for places you’ve searched for before
  • Night mode in Google Maps Navigation – automatically changes your screen at night for easier viewing and driving

Pinch-to-zoom functionality: devices will now include a new pinch-to-zoom mechanism in the phone’s Browser, Gallery and Maps applications

3G connectivity: we will provide a general fix to help improve 3G connectivity on some Nexus One phones

In order to access the update, you will receive a message on your phone’s notification bar. Just download the update, wait for it to install, and you should be all set. This update will be rolled out gradually to phones – and most users might not receive the notification until the end

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Rumor: Google Phone is on the way

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

The mythical “Googlephone” that blogs have been drooling over has hit a new level in the rumored gadget-space. According to Gizmodo, the phone is, in fact, going to exist and is already in prototype form.

As we can expect in traditional Google fashion, this will be a well kept secret until Google wishes to release the device to the public. According to Gizmodo’s inside man, however, the mythical device sports a large LCD display and supposedly runs a version of the Android OS not yet seen by anyone on the outside of Google. But, we can all assume that Google will incorporate Google Voice at the heart of the device.

http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/comment/rumor-google-phone-is-headed-our-way/

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Will The Cliq Click?

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

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Motorola announced its first Android operating system-based device, the Cliq this past week. The hardware is beautifully designed while the software makes a serious attempt to incorporate social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. But more importantly, the future of Motorola may ride partially on the success of the Cliq.

The Cliq has a number of innovative and cool features, but does it lack the chemistry to capture any significant portion of the smartphone market? Motorola seems to have focused its attention on software feature innovation while completely ignoring the aesthetics and style of the hardware it is putting the features in. There are less functional hardware designs out there to be sure, but the slide-out QWERTY keyboard, rectangular micro-laptop with a 3-inch screen is uncompelling at best.

Motorola seems to be heading in the right direction with this handset, though. The Cliq is Motorola’s first attempt at a Google Android-based device, and the first device to include the new MotoBlur UI. With luck, Motorola will gather user feedback and learn from the Cliq, but the Cliq itself unlikely to click with the grown-ups who actually buy smartphones.

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India welcomes first google phone – HTC Magic

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Customers of Bharti Airtel in India  will now have the opportunity to purchase an Android powered phone. The HTC Magic comes in a red/black color version and has vey similar features to the myTouch 3G. The retail price of the new smart phone is of 29,900 (Roughly $616 US Dollars). Below are a couple other features Airtel customers will receive:

India welcomes first google phone - HTC Magic

  • The Android ™ platform opens up an unique opportunity to Airtel customers to customize their device with multiple mobile applications
  • Airtel customers can avail many utility based applications such as Portfolio Manager, Hello Tune Manager, Weather Channel, Mobshare, In-mobile search and City Search
  • HTC Magic offers cutting edge innovation with 3G capabilities, 3.2-inch HVGA touch screen, and 3.2 mega-pixel camera for an unmatched personalised mobile Web experience
  • Airtel customers to get free data download of 100 MB per month for 6 months
  • HTC Magic available at Airtel Relationship Centres and authorised HTC resellers across 17 cities

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