By the Way, Verizon’s DROID ERIS Arrives Tomorrow at $99

Official news out of the Verizon camp confirms much of what we’ve been reporting on for the last few weeks.  The HTC Droid ERIS  goes on sale tomorrow at stores around the country for $99 …

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Droid Eris Commercial – Verizon Still Taking Shots at Apple’s 3G Network [VIDEO]

eris_commercialNot to be deterred by a lawsuit, Verizon is still going hard on Apple for their network, or lack thereof.  The most recent example come from a commercial featuring the Droid Eris handset.  Android aside, the spot is a rather clever one.  The iPhone arrives on the Island of Misfit Toys and the others can’t figure out why.  It’s not until the iPhone… well, we’ll let you see.

Let’s just say it’s yet another zinger that points out the fact that apps aren’t everything. Read the full article! »

OpenTable Helps 1 Million Diners Find a Table OpenTable Helps 1 Million Diners Find a Table

OpenTable, a company we profiled back in September, has now seated over 1 million diners using their mobile app.  With a $50 average check per diner, this equates to more than $50 million in revenue …

Developers Challenge Trims to Top 200 Developers Challenge Trims to Top 200

With the first round of the ADC 2 completed, it’s time to see who has made the cut.  After getting underway back in May, the list has been trimmed to 20 semi-finalists from 10 categories.  …

Google is Pushing Droid on its Homepage Google is Pushing Droid on its Homepage

The picture really says it all. Google is obviously fully part of the big Droid launch marketing today, giving it a coveted link on the Google.com homepage.
The “learn more” link leads to a page on …

Garmin Looks to Android for Direction Garmin Looks to Android for Direction

With the recent announcement of Android 2.0 and the eagerly anticipated addition of Google Maps Navigation, it should come as no surprise that established navigation companies like Garmin weren’t as excited about it as us …

Polar Mobile Brings TheStreet.com to Android Polar Mobile Brings TheStreet.com to Android

Polar Mobile has announced the release of an Android-based version of TheStreet.com Mobile. This iteration of the application features customized stock portfolios, news articles, commentary from Mad Money’s Jim Cramer, and push-delivered market data.  This …

Behold More Cube! Behold More Cube!

The boys at TmoNews were sent a video that show what the UI looks like for the Behold II.  Being both Android-based and TouchWiz, we’re anxious to see how the interface works.  What’s with the …

Search, Better Search, Better

One of the most exciting things about Android is that it is constantly changing. We were all anxious for Cupcake, Donut and now for Eclair. Admit it, you waited by your phone anxiously …

‘Zagat To Go’ Arrives on Android Today ‘Zagat To Go’ Arrives on Android Today

A full press release should hit the wires later today, but we’ve got some early information on the new Android app from Zagat.   The new app is called Zagat To Go and it comes …

App Review: Bedside 3.0 App Review: Bedside 3.0

Like Nyquil’s “nighttime-sniffling-sneezing-coughing…” medicine, the upcoming Bedside 3.0 application is the nighttime, light dimming, sound stopping, music playing, flashlight providing, alarm linking, customizable, amazingly supported must have on your nightstand so you can rest Android …

Slacker Radio Arrives on Android – We Celebrate With a Contest! Slacker Radio Arrives on Android – We Celebrate With a Contest!

Slacker, Inc. announced today that their Slacker Radio app is now available for Android handsets.  Music lovers can get the free application immediately by visiting Slacker.com from an Android phone or by downloading it from …

ADC2 Results Going Out to Developers ADC2 Results Going Out to Developers

Twitter is, uhm, all atwitter with Android developers’ reports of receiving word from Google of how they did in the first round of the Android Developer Challenge 2.

A Third Verizon Droid Clears the FCC? A Third Verizon Droid Clears the FCC?

According to an FCC filing, the next Android device for Verizon may be the Saygus (who?) VPhone V1. While this has yet to be confirmed, the evidence is pretty convincing. Saygus’ own web site talks …

More Samsung Saturn Details Emerging More Samsung Saturn Details Emerging

The latest Samsung handset find itself sneaking onto the internet is/was the i6500 “Saturn”.  On Monday, there was literally nothing to share aside from the fact that it had 802.11b/g WiFi capability.  Exciting, right?  Tonight, …