Android

If you were hoping to swing into a Sprint store early Friday morning and grab an EVO 4G LTE on your way to work then you’ll not like this next bit of news.  The HTC smartphone will not make its May 18 launch date, thanks to an International Trade Commission (ITC) investigation.  A post in [...]

Virgin Mobile USA today announced the successor to their Android-powered Optimus V smartphone in the form of the Optimus Elite.  Powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the handset runs $ 149 and features some admirable specification for consumers who want to avoid contracts. Hardware includes a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, 800MHz processor, 5-megapixel camera, NFC, and the rest [...]

Sorry iPhone users, we just picked up yet another one of your popular apps!  Today sees Smule bringing their insanely addictive Songify to Android, dropping it in the Google Play store at the ever-attractive FREE price point.  If you’re not familiar with Songify, it can be summed up quite easily: It turns your voice and speech into [...]

Ever since its announcement we’ve been waiting for some concrete news of which US carriers would be getting the shiny new Galaxy S III. And while the evidence is far from conclusive, PocketNow has some promising information for anyone waiting on their carrier to release a next-generation Android handset. They’re showing off photos and claiming [...]

Itching to replace your EVO 4G smartphone with this year’s true successor, the EVO 4G LTE?  All that comes to an end this Friday (May 18) as the HTC handset arrives at Sprint stores around the country.  While most locations may open at their normal 9AM or 10AM starting time, a smattering of them will [...]

With phones like the HTC One S and HTC One X already hitting the market, it is easy to overlook the baby of the One family. The HTC One V might not pack the same power but it does include all the same Sense 4 functionality and packages it in a design that harkens back [...]

Samsung has begun the OTA roll-out of Android 4.0 for the Galaxy Note, finally delivering Ice Cream Sandwich to the company’s eager phablet fans. The near-320mb upgrade, spotted first Note owner Devin Balentina, brings with it not only the performance improvements of ICS, but Samsung’s Premium Suite of new apps for the handset. There’s an upgraded version [...]

After a month of rumors and speculation, Sprint has finally announced that the HTC EVO 4G LTE will go on sale May 18th. The HTC EVO 4G LTE can be pre-ordered directly from Sprint, but Best Buy is offering customers a $ 50 Best Buy gift card if you pre-order the handset from them. The [...]

As some of you may already be aware, Kyocera this week announced a pair of new Android smartphones. One one hand we have waterproof Hydro and on the other, the sliding QWERTY Rise. Although the company has yet to announce any carrier or pricing details, they are letting CTIA attendees play with the devices and [...]

After months of leaks, rumors and dozens of blurry pictures, Verizon has officially unveiled the DROID Incredible by HTC. While we’ve seen quite a few spec variances over the past months, the official handset internals match up with some of the most recent rumors. Looking at the specs, Verizon’s DROID Incredible 4G LTE is a [...]