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February 27, 2010

Rumor: All Android Phones to See Android 2.1 in US

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While some users are are enjoying Android 2.1 on their Nexus One handsets and others (Droid) are poised to see it any day now, the rest of us are left to wonder just how much life and OS support remains.  G1 users are probably the most concerned here due to the limited amount of memory.  [...]

January 25, 2010

Motorola MOTOSPLIT Render – New Take on Old Design?

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Here’s an impractical looking design if we ever saw one.  The folks at Engadget were recently handed a screenshot of an alleged Motorola handset called the MOTOSPLIT.  And while it’s pretty obvious that the picture is a render, it leaves us wondering if the phone is there is such a handset coming from the manufacturer.  [...]

January 19, 2010

2.0 for G1 Within Two Weeks?

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The screenshot to the left is purportedly from an internal T-mobile forum, with a moderator saying that the G1 will get an update by the end of January.
Take it with a grain of salt, but the word on Twitter is that this will be none other than an OTA update to Android 2.0. We shall [...]

January 12, 2010

Rumor: Sprint Working with Walmart on WiMax Build Out

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Here’s a rumor that we’d like to see play out if only for curiosity’s sake.  According a tipster of ours, Sprint has been working with an unusual partner on a project to help build out their WiMax network.  As we all know the carrier plans to release handsets later this year with WiMax capability.  But [...]

January 4, 2010

General Mobile’s Unveils COSMOS

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Rumored for a few weeks and expected later this quarter, General Mobile’s second handset has been officially announced.  As compared to the DSTL-1, the COSMOS is a step forward in terms of specs and features.  But will steps be enough when other handsets like the Nexus One are taking leaps?  It’s pretty hard to contend [...]

December 30, 2009

HTC is Cooking Up Something

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Hey guys, this is my first trip to rumorland on AG (or at least it’s been so long that I can’t remember visiting to begin with). So what’s the scoop? Basically, HTC seems to have something up their sleeve in regard to a dual screen Android device. A close friend just mentioned to me that [...]

December 13, 2009

General Mobile Has Next DUAL-SIM Handset Readied for Jan 2010 Launch?

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The folks at the AndroidSpin.com forums been tipped to some exclusive information about a new General Mobile Android device to be released in “late January 2010”. For those of you who don’t remember, early this year, General Mobile presented its Dual-sim DSLT1 that grabbed attention for its striking resemblance to the HTC Touch Diamond.

While advancing [...]

July 31, 2009

Sprint Launching Two Android Devices October 11th?

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Some of the best Android tips and leaks over the last year have come from xda-developers.  Here’s a case of one that took a little over 4 months to come to fruition.  All the way back in April, a  “senior member” from their forum had the following to say…
I work for a wireless developer firm [...]

July 30, 2009

Say Hello to the Motorola “Sholes” [UPDATE]

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Today finds us learning of a new Motorola handset, rumored to be headed to Verizon as early as October.  Called “Sholes”, it’s a slide out QWERTY with a touch of class.
Thanks to the guys at Motofan.ru, we get a couple of high resolution pictures and a nice chunk of specs on the side.  It’s definitely [...]

July 28, 2009

Pictures of Android-Based Philips V808 Emerge

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The handset rumors and leaks keep coming.  This time, we’re looking at the Philips V808.    Although the pictures don’t show it at all, this is being reported as being Android-based and pretty much finished.  In fact, the folks at pconline.com.cn are expected to be reviewing it any day now. 

July 5, 2009

Say Hello to Sony Ericsson’s ”Rachael”

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Since joining the Open Handset Alliance back in December, many phone fans and gadget lovers have wondered what Sony Ericsson was going to do with Android.  If this newly discovered “Rachael” handset is any indication, we can expect big things from them.

December 19, 2008

The Case For and Against the G2 Rumor

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There’s a pretty big news item getting passed around today regarding an alleged G2 handset coming from T-Mobile in January.  Depending on who you ask, you’ll get arguments for or against the case.  I’d like to shed light on both sides and let you form your own opinions.
Here’s a few rumored specs we’d like to [...]

November 19, 2008

Sike! KTF Ain’t Working on No Android Devices

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It’s been a matter of hours since we reported that founding Open Handset Alliance member NTT DoCoMo is working on an Android handset with KT Freetel (KTF).  We were expecting a device in 2009 for  20% less cost than current, run-of-the-mill smartphones.  The truth is, we can probably expect this to happen.  The only difference [...]

September 1, 2008

From Dream to Prototype…

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When Andy Rubin demoed the first working Android model to a BBC reporter back in late February, he described it as:  “a reference design one of our partners built for us”.
Here it is:

Looks awfully familiar, no?
And, when the BBC reporter mentioned that not all Android phones would have touchscreens, Andy commented:
…since this is a reference [...]

July 29, 2008

Dell Handset Rumor Comes Back – Android Mentioned

Way back in the beginning of the year there were some rumors going around about Dell getting back into the handset game. Since we’re an Android site, you already know where we are going with this one. That’s right, the conjecture was that Dell was thinking of making their re-entry into the mobile [...]

July 13, 2008

Google Working on “Branded Mobile Phone” After All? [UPDATE]

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Call this one “The Rumor That Wouldn’t Die”. It seems like every few weeks a new rumor sprouts up regarding Google and an actual gPhone. We’re pretty skeptical folks here at AndroidGuys when it comes to this topic so we’re gonna do the whole “grain of salt” thing.
TechCrunch has a source that swears [...]

July 8, 2008

T-Mobile 3G Network Ramping up to Coincide with Dream Release?

There’s a rumor running around the blogosphere that T-Mobile is fast at work on the 3G network for major rollout in the 4th quarter. We’re talking about cities and markets like Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Phoenix, San Diego, Tampa, Seattle, San Francisco, L.A, Miami, Minneapolis, Orlando, Detroit, and more.
Now, it’s not really a surprise [...]

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