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GeeksPhone launches The One Android Phone

Posted in Android by Conner Flynn on June 29th, 2009

GeeksPhone launches The One Android PhoneIf you live in Spain and are looking for a new Android phone, here’s some good news. Very soon GeeksPhone will launch their first Android phone for the Spanish market. The phone goes by the overly dramatic name of “The One”.

The smartphone is equipped with a 625MHz PXA310 processor, a 3.2-inch touchscreen display, a 3.2 megapixel camera and a front-facing camera, microSD card slot, AGPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, Android 1.5 Cupcake OS and supports quad-band EDGE/HSDPA connectivity.

HTC Hero pre-order at Amazon UK

Posted in HTC by Conner Flynn on June 29th, 2009

HTC Hero pre-order at Amazon UKAmazon.co.uk is now offering the HTC Hero for pre-order. The Android handset has been listed to retail for £429.99 each. July 15th is the expected shipping date, but nothing is certain so don’t be surprised if the date changes.

At £429.99, that’s a pretty heavy price tag. Converted, we’re talking about $700 or more. Anyone going to bite at that price? They say it will be dispatched and sold by Amazon.co.uk themselves, so we don’t know whether other retailers and the carriers themselves will offer it earlier or later than that date.

Verizon gets HTC Ozone

Posted in Verizon by Shane McGlaun on June 26th, 2009

htcozone-sbHTC only recently announced its new Android-powered smartphone called the Hero. HTC has a number of smartphones on various wireless networks in the US and is the maker of the T-Mobile G1 smartphone that runs Android.

HTC has announced its latest smartphone called the HTC Ozone that will be a Verizon Wireless exclusive. The device is described as an easy-to-use smartphone with a simple design and lots of connectivity options.

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T-Mobile myTouch 3G handset gets official

Posted in T-Mobile by Conner Flynn on June 22nd, 2009

T-Mobile myTouch 3G handset gets officialThe highly anticipated myTouch 3G (aka HTC Magic) will soon make its way to T-Mobile USA in early August. The Android-powered handset features a 3.2-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen display and a 3.2MP autofocus camera with YouTube and Picasa uploading support.

Some other features include a microSD card slot with an included 4GB microSD card, GPS, WiFi, Microsoft Exchange support and supports quad-band EDGE, UMTS/HSDPA (1700MHz/2100MHz) connectivity. You can pre-order it starting on July 8th for $199 with a 2-year contract agreement.

T-Mobile myTouch 3G spotted

Posted in T-Mobile by Conner Flynn on June 15th, 2009

T-Mobile myTouch 3G spottedWhat’s this? A branded myTouch 3G? Yep. The first T-mobile branded MyTouch 3G shots in the wild. Can a launch be behind? Maybe. Who knows when.

According to the poster on Android Forums, this device was handed out by someone at Google, not T-Mobile. Not much else going on here though. It looks like a nice successor to the G1.

Archos launches 9” Windows 7 Tablet UMPC

Posted in Archos by Conner Flynn on June 11th, 2009

Archos launches 9” Windows 7 Tablet UMPCArchos has announced the Archos9, a UMPC that runs Windows 7. Its predecessors may be basic touchscreen internet media tablets, but the Archos9 can run a full OS. Some other features include a built-in webcam, 120GB of memory, full touch support, an external mic, streo speakers, and an optical trackpad as well as an on-screen keyboard.

The tablet will be available in Europe this October, just in time for Windows 7’s release. It will cost you €450 ($635).

T-Mobile’s Samsung Bigfoot

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on June 11th, 2009

T-Mobile’s Samsung BigfootThis looks a little different than that Bigfoot we saw a while ago, but you can definitely see the resemblance. It just looks…wilder. According to Boy Genius Report, this is Samsung’s Android-powered Bigfoot for T-Mobile, which will be hitting the high end of the carrier’s smartphone line.

It features a 3-inch capacitive AMOLED display, full QWERTY, 3 megapixel camera, and HSDPA. It is supposed to launch very soon, so you may want to hold off on that G1 for now.

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Sony working on an Android Walkman?

Posted in Android by Conner Flynn on June 8th, 2009

Sony working on an Android Walkman?Word on the street is that Sony has a possible Android-powered Sony Walkman coming soon. It sounds weird, but it’s very possible and it makes sense. Android doesn’t cost a penny and it’s highly customizable, with built-in media playback capabilities, and works great on touchscreen devices.

It’s a great way to spruce up some of their product lines and get some renewed interest. Did we mention that Android doesn’t cost anything? Yeah, this makes a lot of sense. But we’ll have to wait and see how it all turns out.

Acer’s first Android netbook will dual-boot Windows

Posted in Acer by Conner Flynn on June 5th, 2009

Acer's first Android netbook will dual-boot WindowsAccording to Acer chairman JT Wang, the first Android netbooks will ship with Windows in dual-boot configurations. If you wanted a clean break from windows with your new Acer netbook, looks like you are out of luck.

It’s actually a smart move by Acer, since Android is unproven as a netbook OS. The last thing they need is computers that surprise the consumer by crashing every ten minutes. However, this is not the android netbook that people want. Loading windows on alongside of Android just makes it a bit of a novelty.

Windows 7 to go on sale October 22nd

Posted in Windows by Conner Flynn on June 2nd, 2009

Windows 7 to go on sale October 22ndIt was pretty clear that the latest incarnation of Windows would be available this fall. Now Microsoft has announced the date. The latest version of the Windows operating system, Windows 7, will hit general commercial availability on Oct. 22.

That should give you plenty of time to choose which of the million versions is good for you. Will you be buying a copy?

General Mobile DSTL1 Dual-SIM smartphone

Posted in Mobile Phones by Conner Flynn on May 28th, 2009

General Mobile DSTL1 Dual-SIM smartphoneWe’ve seen our share of dual SIM phones in the past. They’re for the greedy. Those who think that one sim isn’t enough. They’re hogging up all the sims. Do they care? No. They just keep making more. Like this General Mobile DSTL1, which will be Android-powered and hitting the US and Turkish markets before July.

Some features include : 624MHz Marvell PX310A processor, 5-megapixel autofocus camera, 3″ WQVGA LCD resistive touchscreen display, and a microSD memory card slot. It will cost you $550 to $750, depending on where it is.

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Palm Pre to have Push GMail

Posted in Palm by Conner Flynn on May 27th, 2009

Palm Pre to have Push GMailMy Pre is reporting that a tipster with a webOS emulator has found that the Pre will use IMAP IDLE. This means that users on GMail will have near instantaneous reception of new emails. Because it’s getting pushed to the phone from the GMail servers.

Pre users are going to love that. At the moment, the only phone to support GMail push is the G1 (and soon the HTC Magic or any other Android device). Palm’s relationship with Google is proving to be extremely awesome for Pre users.

Motorola’s Sawgrass and Android powered Heron on AT&T

Posted in Motorola by Conner Flynn on May 25th, 2009

Motorola’s Sawgrass and Android powered Heron on AT&TThe AT&T bound Heron features a 2.8 inch touch screen, 3 MP camera, a GPS, 3G, and a “subject to change” notice since the device has already moved to the Android OS. It should be available from November 2nd.

Then there’s the Sawgrass, but reports indicate that this one might be reincarnated as the Somerset. This one is also expected to be available from November 2nd and features a 2.8 inch touchscreen, 3MP camera, 5 way navigation, smart key and more. We suspect these slides are dated, so the November 2nd date may be way off.

FCC approves the Samsung I7500 Android phone

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on May 17th, 2009

FCC approves the Samsung I7500 Android phoneIf you’ve been waiting on pins and needles for the Samsung I7500, looks like the FCC has approved the device. That means it should be hitting retail in the next few months. The 3.2″ AMOLED screen should be pretty frakkin awesome.

Word is the phone will go on T-Mobile’s network but there is no official comment from them. To refresh your memory, here are some specs: Qualcomm MSM7200A CPU at 528 MHz and a 3.2″ HVGA capacitive OLED display, 5 megapixel camera with LED flash and a standard 3.5 mm stereo headset plug. Apparently, the I7500 will support quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dualband UMTS/HSPA, Bluetooth, WIFI and GPS and includes 8 GB internal flash memory which can be expanded by microSD memory cards.

Android-based Alpha 680 netbook spotted

Posted in Netbook by Conner Flynn on May 12th, 2009

Android-based Alpha 680 netbook spottedIf you are in the market for an Android-based netbook that looks like it belongs on a fire truck, you are in luck my odd friend. This is the first pic we’ve seen of Skytone’s Alpha 680 in the wild.

Looks like it has a nice large trackpad and comfortably sized keyboard. Of course the swiveling screen is cool. But that color. It’s hard to get past the brightness. Also, check out the D-pad controls on the screen. When it arrives it will run you around $250. Ouch, that is red.



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