Android News

The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime is sure to be a hot item this holiday season and we happened upon the official overview page, now live, on ASUS.com. While, this isn’t exactly news, I did feel it would be a great place to direct friends and family, possibly on the fence about which tablet to [...]

  REI – Recreational Equipment Incorporated – has introduced a new Android application that utilizes augmented reality. It’s called “Find Out NYC” and it allows you to find and unlock virtual posters in Manhattan. For each poster you unlock, you’re given an outdoorsy scene to take in. And more than that, you’ll be entered to [...]

“Brand your app, don’t just name it.” This simple tip is among the many offered up as part of a new initiative from Google to increase the quality of apps available for Android devices. The Guide to the App Galaxy by Google is a website created for developers, keeping in mind that the most technically [...]

Hours before their official Mobile World Congress Press Conference, LG issued a press release teasing their Optimus 3D and Optimus Pad (G-Slate) with a content partnership between themselves and Google. According to LG, their 3D consumer devices solve two huge problems with the 3D experience: limited mobility and the need for special glasses. I’d argue [...]

US Cellular’s done the unimaginable: they’re actually updating their customers on upgrade schedules for their phones! (That tone isn’t a knock against US Cellular at all, rather against some of the other big carriers who could stand to be a bit more transparent with their upgrade schedules. Some of this looks very good, and some [...]

Cox – the cable and internet provider that everyone loves to love (and some love to hate, too) – has just launched their small, yet respectable, cellular phone service in three markets – Orange County, CA, Omaha, NB, and Hampton Roads, VA – and they bring with them two Android phones to start with: the [...]

Have you upgraded to the official upgrade to Android 2.2 on your EVO, Droid Incredible, or HTC Desire and are bummed because you can’t find an easy way to root your phone again? Don’t be, because the folks behind unrEVOked are back with version 3.2 to bring you guys up to speed again.

In case that Super AMOLED display is draining the juice from your Galaxy S just a bit too quick for your liking, Samsung has introduced a new accessory that will keep you talking for an extra 8.5 hours or garner you 500 hours of additional standby time. The enhanced battery case isn’t just a new [...]

As mobile becomes an increasing source of information for people on the go, it becomes an increasing point of focus for information providers. We just saw jQuery announce a tightly knit mobile strategy and now we’re seeing the same with the online video sharing hub known as VIMEO. I quickly searched VIMEO for “phandroid” and [...]

Ever since the announcement of Sprint’s HTC Evo 4G you’ve probably been wondering when we’ll hear anything about more uses for the ever-desired front-facing camera it comes stocked with. Today, Global IP Solutions is announcing the availability of a platform that could see rapid development of mobile video chat in the very near future. VideoEngine [...]