HP says no Touchpads ever shipped with Android, accidental or otherwise
Despite the reports of HP Touchpads being purchased with Android 2.2 pre-loaded on them, HP is denying everything. There were even a few videos of Touchpads bought from Best Buy shown off booting into Android, and some of those Touchpads were ...
Casio G’Zone Commando getting Android 2.3 Gingerbread update soon
Verizon’s rugged Android device the Casio G’Zone Commando is about to join the HTC Thunderbolt as the latest to get some Gingerbread love. The Commando launched back in April with mediocre specs, one of those being it was only running ...
Banned from iPhone, controversial game “Phone Story” is now on Android
You may have heard about the game Phone Story recently. The app was banned from Apple’s app store for obvious and not so obvious reasons. The “game” is billed as an education in how smartphones are manufactured, taking you from mines ...
AT&T announces Huawei Impulse 4G smartphone for less than $30
AT&T has just announced the Huawei Impulse 4G, their first from the Chinese manufacturer, and the cheapest HSPA+ handset you can buy. Ok, so it’s not LTE 4G, but it really shouldn’t be at this price point. The Impulse 4G packs midrange ...
Latest stats: Over half of devices still running Android 2.2 Froyo
Every so often, Google releases stats on the current distribution of various version of Android across all devices. The latest stats were taken from a two week period ending on September 2nd, and shows something a big troubling. As you can see from the ...
Amazon’s Kindle Android tablet gets previewed, but it’s a little picture shy
There’s been countless rumors about Amazon’s upcoming Android tablet effort for months now. Everything from size, to processors, to pricing has been discussed, but no one actually seems to know specifics. Until now.
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HTC confirms Gingerbread updates coming to Thunderbolt and Droid Incredible in September
After a bit of a false start with the Gingerbread update for the Droid Incredible, at least we knew it would be coming, just not exactly when. And the HTC Thunderbolt has been waiting for Gingerbread since it launched with Android 2.2 back in March. HTC ...
CyanogenMod 7 spotted booting on the HP TouchPad [Video]
There’s been a lot of hype surrounding the HP TouchPad and the effort to port Android onto it. From the $2000+ bounty to the TouchPads that came preloaded with Android 2.2 selling on Ebay for hundreds of dollars more than they’re worth. Meanwhile ...
US Cellular confirms Samsung Mesmerize will get Android 2.3 Gingerbread update
US Cellular has confirmed via Facebook the Samsung Mesmerize will be getting the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update. There’s no time line given, but customers are assured they’re hard at work on the OTA update and will provide more information ...
