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Qualcomm’s 7X30 Gives a Glimpse into Future of Android Handsets [VIDEO]
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Want to see what the chipset behind future Android handsets is capable of? Of course you do. Check out a demonstration of Qualcomm’s 7X30 Snapdragon processor that was given to Charbax (Nicolas Charbonnier) at Mobile World Congress last week. Keeping mind that what you see in the video is only a sample, we understand if [...]
HTC Unveils New Brew-Based Phone Running Sense (UPDATE)
While a little bit off-topic, we felt compared to share this bit of news with our readers. The rumors of HTC putting out their own handset running Brew have come to fruition. We just received an email from HTC’s PR company advising of the newly announced HTC Smart, a new type of smartphone running Qualcomm’s [...]
Droid Eris Commercial – Verizon Still Taking Shots at Apple’s 3G Network [VIDEO]
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Not 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 [...]
Check it Out! It’s an Unboxed DROID Eris!
There’s not much more to say aside from the headline. Boy Genius Report has a tipster who scored an HTC Droid Eris from who-knows-where and has a few pictures from an unboxing. We grabbed two that we liked and listed them here. Warning: The entire gallery is only 5 shots so don’t head there expecting [...]
BillShrink.com Breaks Down the Total Cost of Droid Ownership
So you’re thinking about getting the Droid from Verizon but don’t know how much it’s going to set you back. Sure you know the phone costs $199 after rebate, but what’s the long-term cost of ownership? That’s where BillShrink.com comes in. They’ve just announced the “first-ever handset selector interactive feature that let’s you search by [...]
Peter Rojas: Droid Eris Will Be $99
Peter Rojas, co-founder of Engadget, Gizmodo, and gdgt has just spilled some delicious beans. A post listed over on a gdgt discussion board under the category of Droid Eris says that the handset will come in with the lowest price point of any Android handset yet.
A Few Droid Eris Tidbits
The more we hear about the Droid Eris, the more we believe our initial assumption will hold true. This phone will likely end up being a Verizon-branded version of the HTC Hero. They look nearly identical on the outside and now we’re hearing that they may be resemble each other on the inside. BGR states [...]
Are These the HTC Dragon/Zoom 2 Specs and Pics?
One handset that we admittedly haven’t done too much coverage on so far is the rumored HTC Dragon. Also known as the HTC Zoom 2, the phone is being reported that it will have a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, which could put it in the 768MHz-1GHz stratosphere.
Here’s a quick rundown of some specs that were tipped [...]
Flash Player 10 Coming to Android in October
Adobe’s Flash Player 10 is coming to Android, officially. No more speculation or hoping… we are a ‘go’ for launch.
During a recent earnings call for Adobe, President and CEO Shantanu Naraye announced that Flash Mobile 10 will arriving in beta form this October. The release will coincide with their MAX conference for developers.
Intel Acquires Wind River for $884 Million
Two founding member of the Open Handset Alliance are now going to be one in the same. Intel has agreed to acquire Wind River Systems Inc, and all of the outstanding Wind River common stock at $11.50 per share. The cash deal is worth approximately $884 million.
This acquisition will bring us complementary, market-leading software [...]
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Chipsets with Android at CES
Ask a typical person what kind of chipset is in their mobile handset and you’re likely to get a blank stare in return. Most people are not aware of what all goes into the hardware side of phones and assume that one company produces and assembles the parts.
Take for instance the T-Mobile G1. A vast [...]
Google & Qualcomm Preparing Android To Tackle iPhone
Like we didn’t knew this before, Chief Operating Officer Sanjay Jha seems to be confident in Android chances of taking the battle to the iPhone in his latest statements.
“The iPhone’s good, but “there are opportunities to do some things better.”
Somethings better like…? So far Android appears to be very much like the iPhone with open [...]
Sony Ericsson and Android – Piecing Things Together or Just Throwing Darts?
Let’s have a little bit of fun today, shall we? I was inspired to put this together after reading something from The Motley Fool yesterday. Anders Bylund’s article (Popping the BlackBerry Bubble) was focused on RIM’s recent earnings and the challenges facing the company. When the subject of Android came up, he [...]
34 Weeks of OHA: #22
Company Name: Qualcomm, Inc.
How the OHA site classifies them: Semiconductor Company
What the OHA site says about them: Qualcomm Incorporated is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products for advanced devices around the world.
What they do: Their wikipedia page describes them as a “wireless telecommunications research and development companyâ€. Initially [...]
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