Archive for October, 2011

HTC Vivid Joins AT&T’s 4G/LTE Line Up

October 31st, 2011
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AT&T soft launched 4G/LTE service a couple of months ago in five markets. On November 6th they are adding two Android 4G/LTE phones and a few more markets to their 4G/LTE foot print. As we reported earlier in the day the first 4G/LTE device is the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, which is a Samsung ...

Ludei Launches New Game, Sumon, On iOS, HTML5 And Android Simultaneously

October 31st, 2011
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As we get more and more into a world of apps and games we are going to see more and more developers go multi-platform. The developers who can release titles seamlessly across multiple platforms at the same time are going to be the clear winners. Ludei, a game development company originally from Spain, has taken up ...

HTC Puts Another Nail In RIM’s Coffin

October 31st, 2011
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HTC's smartphone sales were through the roof last quarter. HTC beat out both Apple and Samsung in smartphone sales (Samsung won on phones overall though).  According to the latest research from Canalys, HTC shipped 5.7 million smartphones in the third quarter while Samsung shipped 5.2 million. Apple came in third place with 4.9 million.  Many ...

The9 Opens Up App Distribution Channel For Developers To Reach The Chinese Market

October 31st, 2011
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Despite an empasse between Google and the Chinese government in regards to the Android Market, China is one of Android's fastest growing markets. At a panel yesterday at TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing, some of China's top Android influencers spoke about the Android explosion in China and how there is no stopping it. In fact David Chao ...

As Originally Reported Here October 18th, AT&T And Samsung Announce The Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket

October 31st, 2011

Here at thedroidguy.com we take our rumors and leaks quite seriously, and vet our stories as best we can unlike some other sites like, in the Android community.  That's why on October 18th after getting a great tip we spent the better part of the day calling everyone we knew and several AT&T stores in ...

Quick Video Review: HTC Evo Design 4G On Sprint

October 31st, 2011
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Sprint has recently (possibly unbeknownst to them) added a new category of Android phones. This category sits firmly in between mid-range phone and the superphones that we all love to dote about. This is a great category for consumers.  Over the weekend we unboxed and reviewed the other phone in this category the LG Marquee, ...

Unboxing: T-Mobile Samsung Exhibit B (Exhibit II 4G)

October 31st, 2011
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Okay so the Android journalist community is affectionately calling the T-Mobile Samsung Exhibit II 4G, Exhibit B, so we've joined in on that. The Samsung Exibit II 4G is the follow up to the Exhibit 4G. While the Exhibit 4G wasn't a monster smartphone by any stretch it was the first affordable mid-range Android device on ...

Developer Of Occupy Wall Street Android App Speaks Up

October 31st, 2011
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Android developer Jason Van Anden caught up with the Daily Caller recently to talk about his "I'm Getting Arrested" Occupy Wall Street App. Van Anden's development firm called Quadrant 2, published the "I'm Getting Arrested" app to the Android Market.  Van Anden told the Daily Caller, along with several other media outlets, that his app was ...

Android Tablets To Become The “Go To Gaming Console” In China?

October 31st, 2011
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We recently reported that Gamestop was going to test market Android tablets by Samsung, Asus and Acer in 200 of their stores. Their plan is to couple the Android powered tablets with a controller offering from Gamestop that gives users access to gaming content in the cloud. Fast forward to Sunday and Tech Crunch Bejing, and ...

Samsung Galaxy Note To Offer The Precision Of A Bamboo Tablet

October 31st, 2011
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If you're a graphic artist, or perhaps work in CAD then you are undoubtedly familiar with the precision of the Bamboo tablets made by Wacom. It's Wacom's pen input technology that makes the Bamboo tablets so easy to use and so precise. They are perfect for drawing, signing, writing, retouching and much more. Well the upcoming ...

We Take A Look At The Nascar Sprint ID Pack

October 30th, 2011
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True die hard Nascar fans who love Android are probably already on Sprint. If you're not, the Nascar Sprint ID pack may be something worthy of switching (besides unlimited data on smartphones). Sprint introduced the ID Pack concept last year at CTIA in San Francisco. Sprint ID Packs combine wallpapers, widgets and apps in easy to ...

So We Didn’t Run That Fragmentation Chart

October 30th, 2011
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On Friday one of the big Android news stories was a chart showing the fragmentation of Android. Actually what it showed was how far behind some handsets were than others in upgrading to new versions of Android. The upcoming release of Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, is a hot button topic right now.  It was revealed ...