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When it comes to hacking and modding a device’s software, it’s always played out like an episode of Tom & Jerry. A developer will take advantage of an exploit in the software that allows them to root the device, followed by the hardware OEM who will release an update to patch up the software, and [...]

Yet another Android Market update has begun to arrive on handsets. It’s nothing as drastic as the complete overhaul we saw just a few weeks back, but it does add in some desirable features. For starters, the +1 button that has been featured on the Android Market’s web iteration has made the journey over to [...]

For the fourth straight month, HTC is reporting record sales with revenues of $ 45.11 billion. However, July’s sales did show a slowdown in growth after April saw $ 38.7 billion in revenue, May recorded $ 40.6 billion, and June topped out at $ 45 billion. Overall, revenue is up 83 percent from July of [...]

Not that too many of you may remember but the Motorola XT316 has already been through the FCC once before back in April. Only problem was this little brother to the Droid Pro was only packing Chinese supported 3G bands. This time around the XT316 looks to be supporting AT&T frequencies so you probably wont [...]

This is becoming a theme with Verizon, it seems. Just as with the HTC Merge someone’s listed the HTC Thunderbolt on eBay before its official launch. Two of them, in fact. (The difference between that instance and this one is that Verizon’s actually officially announced the HTC Thunderbolt ) I regret that I didn’t see [...]

Just yesterday, I was going through and cleaning my feed out of old sites and came across the DroidLanding account. Then, it was an astonishing two months since they’ve posted anything there. Like a fool, I removed the account from my feed. I call myself a fool because they breathed new life into it today [...]

After getting its official outing by Samsung ahead of its September 2nd unveiling in Berlin, the Samsung Galaxy Tab can’t seem to stay out of the spotlight. GizChina caught video of the device just minding its own business and took it for a very brief whirl. We didn’t get the most comprehensive look at what [...]

If your contract expires sometime before the end of the year (including New Year’s eve) and you’ve been eying the Motorola Droid 2, you’re in luck: Verizon’s offering the device at the normal upgrade price for anyone with less than half a year left on their current contract. While this still doesn’t include most original [...]

Are we surprised anymore? Quarter after quarter, J.D. Power and Associates surveys a number of cell phone users in America (9,690 to be exact this volume) on how satisfied they are with their carrier’s customer service (they had to have come in contact with retail sales associates in stores and over the phone in the [...]

In April, we learned HTC expected to ship 4.5 million handsets worldwide which would be responsible for raking in a hefty $1.6 billion in pure revenue. Today, it’s been revealed that they surpassed their own estimation by posting an astounding $1.88 billion in revenue in the second quarter of the year (April, May, and June). [...]