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Android seems to be the go-to OS of choice for gadgets smaller than netbooks, especially now with the 2.0 version.  It makes a lot of sense, its open source, free to put on any device and has a respectable number of apps available.  Plus, its backed by Google.  Today we’re… Continue Reading »

If you are salivating over the thought of getting your hands on a Motorola Droid as soon as humanly possible, check the hours of your local Verizon Wireless Store.  Over two thousand locations are opening their doors as early as 7 or 8 am tomorrow morning in anticipation of Droid’s… Continue Reading »

The lesser known droid, the HTC Eris, is finally shown in an unboxing event.  This Droid, unlike the Motorola Droid, has not hardware keyboard.  The Eris is a touchscreen beauty running Android 1.6 with Sense UI skin for an HTC feel. Boy Genius notes that their source says the phone… Continue Reading »

LG had unveiled the GW620 in mid-September and at the time, at least according to the press release it was noted as being headed to “select European markets.” Of course, that did not stop some from hoping to see it become available with AT&T here in the US. Well, in… Continue Reading »

Here in the US, Sony Ericsson isn’t high on my list of phones to check out.  Primarily, their inexpensive phones make the trip across the pond and the American public has yet to really embrace them as a quality brand.  That may change with the new XPERIA X10 which is… Continue Reading »

We knew it was too good to be true.  We knew Verizon couldn’t keep it’s mitts off the phone and tweak something to make it less fun. The good news is unlike most of Verizon’s disabled phone, this one can be fixed by throwing money at it.  $15 per month… Continue Reading »

The Samsung Moment, the world’s first AMOLED screen with slide-out keyboard phone featuring Android is now available from Sprint at $179 after rebates and another 2-year commitment to the carrier.  The phone definitely has some muscle under the hood but does it make up for having Android 1.5?  Read on… Continue Reading »

By now we all know that the Motorola Droid is coming to Verizon this Friday, November 6th.  Verizon hasn’t been keeping many secrets about the Droid, aside from maybe the fact that Droid is looking to be a full brand rather than just one phone.  A leaked document found by… Continue Reading »

Just yesterday, Sprint executive David Owens took some time and did a live chat for Sprint customers and in that chat were some interesting tidbits. To begin, plenty of Android users have been wondering about the Hero. Well he confirmed that the HTC Hero, along with the yet-to-be released Samsung… Continue Reading »

Verizon, today, made Droid official.  They’ve been teasing us with the “Droid does” and “idon’t” ads that poked good fun at the iPhone.  Now that it’s here, priced, and dated, we’ve got three surprises they’ve been holding back on.  Each one is a potential game changer. Continue Reading »