In 2007 when the world was first introduced to the Open Handset Alliance and their goal of developing open standards for mobile devices we were thrilled. Quickly thereafter the OHA’s first product was unveiled, Android, a mobile device platform with the goal of reinventing the smartphone landscape. Now that Google has been able to develop [...]
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Verizon adds 100,000 Motorola Droid users and counting
The massive marketing blitz by Verizon Wireless over the past couple weeks has finally paid off for Motorola and the wireless carrier. Early reports indicate that over 100,000 Motorola Droids were sold over the opening weekend. Despite the higher upfront cost of $299 before $100 mail-in rebate, the Droid was able to sell a large [...]
Samsung i6500 Saturn leaked on WiFi Certification Site?
WiFi certification is just one step in the arduous process of device certification, but if the rumors are correct today we have a quite a treat for Samsung enthusiasts. The Samsung i6500 Saturn, the 5th Samsung Android device, has just been spotted on the WiFi certification site. The device is rumored to be running Android 1.5, [...]
When will T-mobile get Android 2.0?
Although the PR route is proper etiquette for uncovered details on devices it usually ends up leaving you asking the same questions as when you started when you are hunting for specifics like release dates. Such is the case for T-mobile’s release of the new Android 2.0 OS, Eclair. Our friends at TmoNews went on a bit [...]
HTC President says no Android-based HTC HD2
Talk about a way to ruin Halloween Droidfanatics, Peter Chou the president of HTC has confirmed today that there will be no Android version of the HTC HD2. We have seen images of a rumored Android HTC HD2 set to launch on Verizon Wireless as the third device in their Droid series, but apparently the [...]
Verizon Wireless Droid Eris will be $99?
Verizon failed to mention the Droid Eris (HTC Eris) at their press event yesterday where the Motorola Droid took center stage. This has not stopped the latest flurry of Internet rumors from pinpointing a price point for the Eris, $99 on 2-year service agreement after applicable mail-in rebates. This would make the Droid Eris the cheapest Android-based [...]
What is the Motorola mystery device on the WiFi Alliance site?
The WiFi Alliance website is second to the Bluetooth SIG website in tipping gadget geeks like myself on impending device launches. This morning LeakDroid has noticed that a new Motorola handset has just received their WiFi certificate, but what could this device be? Well for starters the product is listed as MB501 which suggests a [...]
Is Google planning to release its own Android-branded Phones?
This evening a foreign website is reporting that Google might be gearing up to release their own brand of mobile phones. Rather than using Motorola, Samsung or Dell, Google will focus on their own brand much like Apple and the iPhone, but even take things a step further by bypassing the national carriers and selling [...]
Google is preparing a free Navigation App
Rumors are spreading amongst Navigation Service Provider like Tele Atlas who fear that Google is gearing up to release a free ad-support Navigation App that will deliver stand-alone quality GPS guidance. Yes this means lane assist, voice-guided directions and all the bells and whistles you’ve grown to expect from your TomTom or Garmin navigation units. With [...]
Unreleased Huawei G6600 Android Smartphone Caught in the Wild
The Bluetooth SIG website has once again proven to be an invaluable tool for those of us who live and breath Android and unreleased gadgets, specifically smartphones. The website has just listed a new device, the Huawei G6600, and it is expected to be released to Europe, Asia, South American and Africa. What makes the [...]
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Sprint’s Samsung Moment now available for pre-order $149.99
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Sprint HTC Hero Text Message Black Hole
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Sprint HTC Hero rooted, Custom ROMs to follow
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Conspiracy Theory: Verizon Wireless, Motorola Droid and Android 2.0
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