Archive for May, 2011

T-Mobile and HTC begin to get Sensational

May 31st, 2011
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As hinted by T-Mobile's on their Facebook page earlier tonight about a "Sensational news" has arrived.  TmoNews  has broken the story earlier, that indeed something Sensational is coming, and that is the HTC Sensation on T-Mobile USA As we've all waited to hear "officially" of its release, even though through all the back channels we've heard ...

Google Wallet To Add Google Offers Layer

May 31st, 2011
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While we are still watching Eric Schmidt's appearance on All Things Digital's D9 conference, one of the most notable things to come off the stage this morning wasn't a honeycomb tablet, but the Google Offers piece of the new Google Wallet. Of course the Google Wallet concept was criticized by the grandfather of technology writing, Walt ...

Android Out Does iOS When It Comes To Data According To Nielsen

May 31st, 2011
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Nielsen has released new data today regarding Android and the amount of data owners use. According to the report, Android owners use quite a bit of data over other platforms. On average owners of Android devices download around 582MB a month, which is only a little bit more than half a gigabyte. While owners of devices ...

Security Flaw Found in WhatsApp, eBuddy Announces Global Launch

May 31st, 2011
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We live in a world where the faster and better communication is the happier we are as consumers. One of these ways to be able to communicate faster is through an application called WhatsApp and also the newly launched eBuddy XMS. Both of these applications bring a unique way to be able to communicate quickly ...

US Cellular Prepares To Launch The HTC Merge & LG Genesis

May 31st, 2011
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US Cellular, one of the nation's larger regional carriers, is set to add more Android to their roster of phones for their customers. Starting today US Cellular is selling the HTC Merge for just $149.99 with a $100 mail in rebate.  The HTC Merge was at one time a highly anticipated Android device. In fact back ...

Facebook for Android 1.6 Beta Announced

May 31st, 2011

Facebook recently announced that they are planning an update to their Android app. Sure this is great news, but evidently, this version calls for beta testers. Facebook released a Google Docs form on which users could sign up to test the beta (unfortunately the sign-up has been halted) and they also released a quick preview ...

Samsung Galaxy S II Posts 1 Million In Sales Before US Roll Out

May 31st, 2011
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It seems that everyone who has gotten their hands on a Samsung Galaxy S II has said it's one of the best smartphones they've ever used to date.  When JK Shin unveiled the Galaxy SII in Barcelona at Mobile World Congress it seemed like it would be immensely popular, and it has been. The Samsung Galaxy ...

Cincinnati Bell Gets Their First 4G Capable Device

May 31st, 2011
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Cincinnati Bell has just announced there first 4G device that is capable of HSPA+, the Huawei Ascend X. The Huawei Ascend X is an Android device that is running on 2.2. It will come with a 1GHz SnapDragon processor, 2GB ROM, and 512MB RAM. The display is 4.1 inches and the device also features a 5mp camera with ...

Green Hornet 3D Tops of PrePackaged Content In HTC Evo 3D

May 31st, 2011
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Everyday it becomes more and more evident that the HTC Evo 3D was the intended follow up for the HTC Evo 4G, and not the HTC Evo Shift 4G.  Sprint has now released some of the content offerings that will come bundled with the HTC Evo 3D when it comes out in a few weeks. Topping ...

Angry Birds Shows Off NFC Capability

May 31st, 2011
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Last week at the recent MeeGo conference the fine folks at Rovio Mobile showed how they are spreading their Angry Birds wings to the world of NFC technology. Although it was demonstrated on a pair of Nokia handsets, a Rovio Mobile spokesperson confirmed it's coming to multiple formats including Android. More with video after the break What ...

Rumor: Ice Cream Sandwich – the chosen CPU? Texas Instuments

May 31st, 2011
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Due to our already heavy travel schedule we were unfortunately not on  hand at Computex so we must rely on sources that we trust.  As I write this our good friend Sylvie Barak has quite the scoop from Taipei.  She's got a pair of articles on RCR Wireless regarding Google's new BFF.  Texas Instruments Omap ...

Verizon Foundation provides 4th grade class Droid guided field trip

May 31st, 2011

Baltimore's own Red House Run Elementary School took a tour of the Maryland state capital in Annapolis recently.  The tour consisted of colonial walking tours as well as a harbor cruise.  The students were outfitted with Droid devices and teachers were using a mixture of Motorola Xooms or Samsung Galaxy Tabs were able to communicate ...