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Casio recently held a focus group to gauge interest in a number of new phone models and technologies, and as things normally go the information discussed behind closed doors isn’t staying a secret. The most interesting development is an interest from Casio to produce an Android 4.0 handset with all the bells and whistles of [...]

It’s been a while since Carrier IQ’s name was in the news. If you don’t remember, their software delivers certain information back to carriers for the supposed sole purpose of helping improve their service. Developer Trevor Eckhart exposed that their application may be doing more than just sending cellular data to carriers. Read more about [...]

At CES 2012 Sprint revealed their first 4G LTE smartphones, the LG Viper 4G and Samsung Galaxy Nexus. At the same event, Senior VP David Owens revealed that Sprint has no plans to release further WiMAX devices. Sprint was the first to market with a 4G smartphone when it introduced the HTC EVO 4G back [...]

We mosey’d on over to the Panasonic booth at CES today and came across some very interesting products that they are still working on. They’re WiFi cameras that allow you to see video from them directly on your Android device. More than that you can control the camera (zoom, picture settings, etc.) from your Android [...]

A vulnerability was discovered in GSM networks — the same type of network T-Mobile and AT&T operate on — that could allow for a hacker or an otherwise nefarious character, to gain full remote control of any smartphone running on those types of networks (Sprint and Verizon are in the clear). The security flaw was [...]

Those of you on Cricket will be happy to know that the budget carrier has launched their 4G LTE network today. Most of you probably won’t be drenched in 4G goodness as they’ve only launched in one market starting out – Tucson, AZ. And they don’t even have phones to take advantage of the network [...]

Another day, another Android Overload! This is the place you can always turn when the world can’t quench your insatiable hunger for all things Android and Mobile. We’ve gathered the top pickings of news stories from throughout our day — the ones that didn’t make it onto our front page — and placed them here [...]

Greetings, everyone. It’s another wonderful Monday here at the Phandroid and that means a jam packed day full of Android related news. Because there’s so much content we gather around from the four corners of the net, there’s always a few stories that don’t quite make the cut. For those that were almost written up, [...]

We’ve just gotten word from our trusty T-Mobile inside about some deals related to Black Friday and the holiday season. Firstly, they’re offering discounts on down payments for off-contract device purchases. The Samsung Exhibit II 4G the MyTouch by LG (excluding the Q) and the Samsung Gravity Smart all have no down payments so you [...]

HTC has provided a quick update via their Facebook page in regards to Ice Cream Sandwich coming to their devices. Essentially, the update provided no update at all as the statement repeats sentiments often put forth by PR folks when questioned on whether or not certain devices will see certain software. For those too lazy [...]