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We’ve got a tradition in India where a newbie has to give an “intro” to his peers and colleagues at a new school or workplace, and answer any question as truthfully as possible. And since I’ve just joined the Phandroid team as a weekend blogger, I thought it’s only fair that I bring it here. [...]

Google buys Motorola Mobility for $ 12.5 BILLION – (Googorola, Moogle) Nokia CEO warns Android manufacturers. Does this mean Motorola is a shoe in for the next Nexus? Not according to Google. LG was originally chosen to build the first Android device but backed out. Google celebrates Motorola purchase with a game of ping-pong. All [...]

With all my accessory shopping done (screen protectors, case, extra batteries) and nothing to do now but count down the minutes until the June 24th launch of the HTC Evo 3D. Thankfully, I came across this little invite from RadioShack. It looks like they’re going to be celebrating the launch of the nation’s first 3D [...]

Father’s Day is almost over and after a long day hangin’ with the fam, we’re about to turn on the tube and watch a flick with pops. I wanted to take a quick second to provide two very important announcements. First of all, Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. Being a great [...]

Last night in NYC, a lucky bunch of Phandroid readers and AndroidForums members joined Samsung with an exclusively awesome event featuring the Galaxy Tab 10.1. About 500 people gathered to check out the unreleased Honeycomb Tablet, meet other Android enthusiasts, and eat some awesome food. A HUGE line was gathered outside and this was the [...]

Erase your calendar. Clear the schedule. On June 2nd, 7pm to 10pm Phandroid and Samsung will be LIVE In NYC and YOU can join us! You’ll have a chance to go hands-on with the  Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 – the Android 3.0 Honeycomb Tablet that caused such a stir at Google IO – and 5 [...]

I know the anticipation has been killing you, so here it is: another edition of Phandroid’s weekly AppCast. Each week it gets harder and harder to narrow down all the great content arriving in the Android Market into a ten minute video, but we think we’ve got some gems in there this week. From WinAmp’s [...]

It’s Turkey Day. The day where I slosh a huge hunk of mashed potatoes on my plate and dip every known edible object directly into them, covered in gravy, and inhale it down my big ‘ol mouth. By the end of the day I’ve got a big ‘ol belly. I haven’t yet reached the Al [...]

Another week, another Phandroid AppCast. This week saw many major updates to apps in the Android Market, and we cover a few along with the new MMORPG Pocket Legends and the YouTube Remote. For those out there not wanting to spend the cash or dignity to see what Hustler’s new Android app is all about, [...]

In this episode we discuss Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon, The 8Pen, Crocodile Keyboard, Mundu Radio, Guns N Glory,