Tag Archives : Android 2.3

Motorola Droid RAZR Review

Motorola Droid RAZR Review

    The Motorola Droid RAZR is being touted as the latest flagship phone from Verizon, and for good reason.  The company is claiming that it is the thinnest smartphone to date, and we can’t argue with that.  This thing is wafer-thin, but that does not slow down its performance or features.  In fact, this sucker is very robust, durable and just plain cool. The Droid RAZR is a descendant [...]
Amazon Kindle Phone Coming Next Year

Amazon Kindle Phone Coming Next Year

    It’s very likely that online retail giant Amazon might be following up their best-selling Kindle Fire tablet with a smartphone by next year.  This week the Amazon Kindle Fire was launched in the US.  The Fire is Amazons first tablet, sporting Android 2.3 operating system. It is expected that Amazon will launch the Amazon Kindle Phone sometime in 2012. “Based on our supply [...]
3 more feathers in cap for Sony Ericsson -Xperia mini, Xperia mini pro, Xperia acro

3 more feathers in cap for Sony Ericsson -Xperia mini, Xperia mini pro, Xperia acro

Today, Sony Ericsson showed the world 3 new Android smartphones: the Xperia acro, the Xperia mini and the Xperia mini pro. The acro is a new version of the Xperia arc that will only be available in the Japanese market, however the Xperia mini and mini pro will be available globally, beginning third quarter. Sony Ericsson says that the new Xperia mini is the smallest Android phone in the world, capable [...]
Amazon Android Appstore breathes (video)

Amazon Android Appstore breathes (video)

Yesterday, Amazon launched its new on-device and Web-based Android application hub, the Amazon Appstore. As a direct rival to Google’s own Android Market, the Amazon Appstore features a wide range of Android games and applications. Amazon is also touting the exclusive availability of Rovio’s new app, Angry Birds Rio. Free for a limited time, Angry Birds Rio is Rovio’s latest game for the Android [...]
Sprint unveils the HTC EVO View 4G tablet (video)

Sprint unveils the HTC EVO View 4G tablet (video)

Sprint had a big day today at the CTIA show, announcing the EVO 3D smartphone and now a 4G WiMAX version of the HTC Flyer tablet, dubbed the EVO View 4G. The EVO View 4G has a 7-inch 1024 x 600-pixel capacitive touchscreen display, an aluminum uni-body design and a 4,000 mAh battery. It comes with a few unique software features developed by HTC, including HTC Scribe, a note taking application that [...]
Sprint’s killer HTC EVO 3D smartphone (video)

Sprint’s killer HTC EVO 3D smartphone (video)

Sprint officially unveiled the HTC EVO 3D during its press conference at the CTIA tradeshow in Orlando today, and it could be the coolest, most robust handset thats been previewed to date. The EVO 3D is an Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) smartphone with a 4.3-inch qHD 960 x 450-pixel autostereoscopic 3D display. It’s powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm 8660 processor and it packs 1GB of RAM, a [...]
HTC ‘Merge’ Android Phone coming Spring (video)

HTC ‘Merge’ Android Phone coming Spring (video)

The HTC Merge, a new Android phone that’s received some BUZZ lately, will hit multiple North American carriers beginning in spring 2011. It’s packed with a 3.8-inch touchscreen, Android 2.2, a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and HTC Sense UI.  A slide-out QWERTY keyboard GPS, WiFi and the ability to capture 720p video round out the ‘Merge’s’ spec.  Carrier suitors [...]
Huawei IDEOS S7 Slim tablet & IDEOS X3 smartphone

Huawei IDEOS S7 Slim tablet & IDEOS X3 smartphone

At the Mobile World Conference, Huawei announced several new devices including the IDEOS X3 Android-powered smartphone and the IDEOS X7 Slim Android tablet. The IDEOS X3 will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread and feature a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen display along with what Huawei is calling the thinnest case among 3.2-inch display-toting smartphones currently on the market. The phone will launch with SOFTBANK [...]
Sony Ericsson will bring Xperia Play on February 13th

Sony Ericsson will bring Xperia Play on February 13th

Sony Ericsson will officially unveil the Xperia Play February 13th, as previewed in a commercial that premiered during Super Bowl XLV. The Xperia Play will be the first Android smartphone to feature Sony’s PlayStation Suite, a gaming platform for cell phones that will eventually bring an extensive developer-friendly gaming environment to several smartphone operating systems. For now, it’ll let [...]
LG to announce Optimus 3D next month

LG to announce Optimus 3D next month

LG to announce Optimus 3D next month —Reports are suggesting that LG will announce their rumored 3D smartphone, the Optimus 3D, next month. LG on Tuesday circulated an invitation to press and bloggers for an event that will be held in Barcelona during this year’s Mobile World Congress. While the invitation does not mention the LG Optimus 3D by name, it does picture an unannounced LG Optimus [...]
Google launches Cloud Print for Android & iOS

Google launches Cloud Print for Android & iOS

Google launches Cloud Print for Android & iOS —Google announced a service called Cloud Print last year that enables users to print wirelessly and remotely from within Gmail and Google Docs. Though the service hasn’t garnered much media attention, it shows a great deal of potential and it removes some of the barriers associated with wireless printing.  Google’s Cloud Print does not require [...]
Verizon unveils 10 4G LTE device

Verizon unveils 10 4G LTE device

Verizon unveils 10 4G LTE device —Verizon Wireless just announced a slew of new devices built for its 4G LTE network. From smartphones, to tablets, to laptop computers and mobile hotspots , Verizon has been busy. Here are some highlights: Verizon unveils 10 4G LTE device HTC ThunderBolt  – HTC Sense 2.0,  1GHz Snapdragon processor, 4.3-inch WVGA display, 8-megapixel camera with HD video [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc

Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc —A new Android phone from Sony Ericsson, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, has been revealed and it’s a beaut.   Features include a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, a 4.2-inch 854 x 480-pixel touchscreen display, an 8-megapixel camera with flash and HD video capture, the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS and a slim contoured body measuring 8.7mm at its thinnest point. The [...]
LG Optimus 2X vs iPhone 4 browsers: Head to Head

LG Optimus 2X vs iPhone 4 browsers: Head to Head

LG Optimus 2X vs iPhone 4 browsers: Head to Head —LG’s Optimus 2X has become one of the most anticipated upcoming Android handsets thanks to the dual-core Tegra 2 processor buried within its sleek, slim case. Of course, all that will change on Thursday when new dual-core Android phones are introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but for the time being, all eyes are on the [...]
HTC Thunderbolt Specs

HTC Thunderbolt Specs

HTC Thunderbolt Specs —German blog HTCInside has published a specification list for HTC’s first LTE device: the Thunderbolt 4G (formerly known as the Incredible HD). The list of specifications includes: 4.3-inch screen, 1.2GHz Snapdragon dual-core processor, 8 megapixel rear-facing camera with dual-LED flash, 5 megapixel front-facing camera, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS, aGPS, 16GB of internal [...]
Super-Thin LG B Smartphone images in the wild

Super-Thin LG B Smartphone images in the wild

Super-Thin LG B Smartphone images in the wild –The LG B is the latest smartphone from the smartphone giant, presumably running Android 2.3, and has been photographed by blogger Phandroid.  This phone is very thin, thinner than the iPhone 4.  It also has a 4-inch display that looks amazingly bright. It’s so bright it makes Apple’s Retina Display and even the Super-AMOLED display on Samsung’s [...]
LG Optimus 2X first dual-core Android phone

LG Optimus 2X first dual-core Android phone

LG Optimus 2X first dual-core Android phone –Those that are looking seriously at the Nexus S today can also look forward to the upcoming Optimus 2X. LG’s upcoming Android phone was just formally announced, and it looks like a doozy. First dual-cored android phone running Gingerbread The highlight is that dual-core Tegra 2 processor. The LG Optimus 2X will launch next month in Korea, with releases [...]
Google Nexus S now available from Best Buy

Google Nexus S now available from Best Buy

Google Nexus S now available from Best Buy –The latest and greatest Android smartphone, the Google Nexus S, is here and available at Best Buy. The Nexus S is the first Android-powered device to ship with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which means it’s also the first Android phone with NFC onboard. The first Android-powered device to ship with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which means it’s also [...]
Google updates Android Market

Google updates Android Market

Google updates Android Market -Google recently announced that an update to the Android Market has started rolling out to devices.  Google stated that the new Android Market will be pushed out to all devices running Android 1.6 or later over the next two weeks. New Android Market boasts cleaner user interface and better graphics Some users have already reported receiving the update, which apparently [...]