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Today, at a media event in New York, AT&T and Samsung announced launch details for the Infuse 4G. We can’t say we’re surprised, as we pegged the Infuse 4G as our official guess as to what they would be announcing. That being said, we’re glad to see that it’s coming sooner rather than later....
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Today, Sprint unveiled two new Android smartphones aimed at business users. The Motorola XPRT and Motorola Titanium both feature a front-facing portrait QWERTY keyboard, much like what we’ve been accustomed to with BlackBerry devices. The Motorola XPRT is a world-phone with 3.1-inch HVGA display, 1GHz processor, full QWERTY keyboard, 5 megapixel camera with dual-LED...
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Today, Sony Ericsson announced the Xperia Mini and Xperia Mini Pro Android smartphones. As their respective names entail, the pair of 1Ghz Snapdragon-powered phones are highly pocketable. They’ll both run Android 2.3 Gingerbread out fo the box and despite their small stature, they both feature Sony’s 3″ Reality Display powered by their Bravia Engine....
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It looks like HTC has come through on their promise. HTC Incredible S and HTC Desire HD users, your Android 2.3 Gingerbread OTA update is underway. HTC’s European support site is live with the update details, so it shouldn’t be long until both handsets receive an update notification. The Original HTC Desire and Desire...
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Here’s an interesting turn of events. Not only is Samsung co-hosting a press event with AT&T on May 5th, but they’re also sending out invites for their own event scheduled for later this month on May 24 – both in New York. We speculate that tomorrow’s event with focus on the gigantically screen Android...
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Hungry Shark for Android is free today only (normally $2.99) through the Amazon Appstore. It’s a brutal game that allows you to assume the role as a giant, man-eating shark – need I say more? Check out the description and promotional video below. You’re a shark. You’re hungry. Just do what comes naturally. Maul...
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 that we went hands-on with at CTIA 2011 was only an early prototype and was actually quite thick in comparison to the thinner model we’ll be seeing in stores. Luckily, the folks at NewGadgets had a chance to take the official 8.6mm thick Galaxy Tab 8.9 for a spin...
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Sprint announced at CTIA 2011 that they would be bringing Google Voice integration to their network and handsets. Well, Google just announced that the service is now live. Two ways to bring Google Voice to your Sprint mobile phone: Option 1: Keep your Sprint number: Your Sprint number becomes your Google Voice number so...
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The other day we reported about the Android 2.3.4 OTA update hitting Nexus S devices with voice and video chat integration for Google Talk. Now, that same update is rolling out to Google Nexus One users – minus the Google Talk features. Unfortunately, we’re looking at an update featuring primarily bug fixes. Still, Nexus...
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By now, many of you have probably heard how RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet can run Android apps, which is kind of amazing if you think about it, since the PlayBook does not run the Android OS. It’s not an unofficial hack either, it’s officially sanctioned and will be available for all PlayBook users. Today,...
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The popular iPhone photobooth app, known as Pocketbooth, is now available for Android. Not only that, but it’s available for free (today only) on the Amazon Appstore. As far as we can tell, this app is not available in the Android Market and appears to be an Amazon exclusive. Check out the description and...
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As you know, Google names its major Android updates after tasty sweets and desserts. We’ve already been treated to Cupcake, Donut, Éclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, and Honeycomb. It’s been long thought that the next iteration would be called either Ice Cream or Ice Cream Sandwich. Well, a Google staffer has most likely outed the official...
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An internal Best Buy memo has outed a super secret pre-order process for Sprint’s upcoming flagship Android smartphone. According to the note below, the HTC EVO 3D is already available for pre-order, but you’ll have to inquire about it if you want to register. That’s right, Best Buy has decided to “quietly” open the...
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As the invite above notes, AT&T and Samsung will be hosting a special event in New York on May 5, 2011 from 4 to 6pm, but it’s unclear what exactly they will be unveiling. Obviously, it’s a Samsung branded device, but which one? Could AT&T be launching a Nexus S for their carrier (Sprint...
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In this video, we review a free, new Android game called iRunner. The goal of this game is to run for as long as you can. Sounds easy, sure, but once you start playing, you’ll soon realize there are obstacles that need to be tackled in order to stay running. You can jump over...
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