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Samsung’s ‘Halo’ Packs Android 2.1, 3.7-inch Super AMOLED, and Pico Projector
Samsung just pulled the wrapper off of their new i8520 ‘Halo’ handset, which appears to be a true stunner. It’s packed with all the things we love about the next generation Android handsets, including a 3.7-inch “Super” AMOLED screen, Android 2.1, and 8 mega-pixel camera. …
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Motorola CLIQ XT/Quench Officially Announced
The CLIQ‘s slimmer sibling, the CLIQ XT, was announced by Motorola this morning at Mobile World Congress. The CLIQ XT is a touch-only device, bearing many of the same features as the original CLIQ such as screen size, resolution, camera, MOTOBLUR, and Android 1.5. Upgrades …
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Sony Ericsson Announces X10 Mini and X10 Mini Pro
Yesterday, Sony Ericsson officially announced their Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro handsets. Both are smaller versions of their forthcoming Xperia X10 and are powered by Android 1.5 and a 600MHz processor. Although are slower than the Xperia X10, they’re still slightly faster than …
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ShowStoppers at Mobile World Congress 2010
ShowStoppers is a special event where companies can showcase their products in advance of a show. They had one for CES and there was one this evening in advance of Mobile World Congress. If this event give any indication of the trends for this year …
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Mobile World Congress 2010
Mobile World Congress is starting this Monday in Barcelona, Spain and you will be lucky to have 2 Android Guys (Patryk Zabick and myself) walking through hundred of booths and meeting lots of companies involved on Android. We will be reporting on all the latest devices, applications …
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Motorola Updates the Update Situation
Curious as to when your Motorola handset is going to get its update to Android 2.1? Motorola recently posted a quick list of their handsets with estimated update times. The “Droid to get 2.1 any day now” rumor still seems on track. However, we previously …
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Compaq’s Android-based Airlife 100 Announced
HP has announced a partnership with Telefonica for their brand spankin’ new Airlife 100. The smartbook (half smart phone, half netbook) is will offered with carrier subsidy in Europe and Latin America as part their mobile broadband service. Naturally, this thing has Android under the …
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Camangi WebStation Slashes Price to $275
The Camangi team has shaved over 25% off of the price of their WebStation, knocking it down to $275. However, it’s likely not enough of a discount to draw a substantial amount of attention. It’s up against some steep competition this year as some major …
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Non-Google Android Languishes in Obscurity
So I have several G1′s, a myTouch 3G, two Motorola Droid’s, and just one Archos 5 Internet Tablet. While, certainly no expert, I have been using Android the week the G1 was released and was following it before it was a Google acquisition and the …
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Geocaching with Geooh
According to Wikipedia, geocaching is an “outdoor activity in which the participants use GPS or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called “geocaches” or “caches”). I learned of an app alled Geooh today from its developer, Mobiltect. According to them, their application far …
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Handmark’s ‘Winter Sports Live’ Helps Get Your Olympic On
The team over at Handmark has just released their next Android app, Winter Sports Live. Based around the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the app provides real-time access to news, photos, scores, and more. Beginning today, you can download the free application from the Android Market …
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Android 2.1 Coming to Samsung Moment February 22nd?
This is purely a rumor for now, but Android Central is getting reports that Sprint will be updating the Samsung Moment to Android 2.1 on February 22nd. The Moment is currently running Android 1.5, so Android 2.1 will be a great addition for users of …
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7.7 Million Android Handsets Sold in 2009
Canalys has announced that the majority of smartphones sold in 2009 were touchscreen phones. Canalys is also reporting that 7.7 million Android handsets made up 4.7% of overall smartphone sales. For those of you counting that is a 1074% growth from 2008! That is quite …
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Soft Rollout for Motorola Devour Later This Month, Everywhere in March
The latest Motorola handset, the Devour, has been tipped to roll out with Verizon’s indirect channels on February 25th. Who are ‘indirect’ channels? Those are the guys barking at you like carnival workers when you walk past them in the mall. You know, the guys …
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Dell Mini 5 Passes FCC With AT&T 3G Bands, Engadget Gets One
Dell and Android fans should be happy to see this one. The Dell Mini 5 has earned FCC approval with 3G bands needed for AT&T, Rogers, Bell, and Telus 3G. While this has been rumored for a while and Dell officially said they were launching …
