Android News

How was that for a relatively calm week in Android news? Despite a last minute scare the Google might be stripping of Galaxy Nexus of its Nexus-given rights (thankfully there was another explanation), we managed to make it through without too much drama. Things are sure to pick up in the coming weeks as Mobile [...]

Telus is finally ready to be part of the Galaxy Nexus hype train as they are ready to bring the Galaxy Nexus to store shelves on January 13th. That’s tomorrow if you aren’t  keeping up. Prices start at $ 160 (three-year contract) with a huge leap (about $ 400-450) depending on contract length. We’re always [...]

Telus is just about ready to launch the HTC Amaze – we knew that. But it looks like we may have a solid date to expect its arrival. MobileSyrup has received evidence that Telus will be making it available on November 4th (that’s only two days from now) starting at $ 100 on a new [...]

Greetings, Android phone fans! It’s a little hard to think about anything other than the Nexus Prime but if you were looking for the “other news” that didn’t make it onto our front page today, you came to the right place. We’ve gathered up all the stories here in the Android Overload. You know, the [...]

If you’re a Samsung Galaxy Fascinate 4G user on Telus, today is your lucky day! The Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread update for the Fascinate 4G is now officially available. Unfortunately, this wont be an “over the air” update pushed to your device so you’re going to have to do some fumbling around with Samsung Kies to [...]

Wassup, my Phandroids! It’s the end of the night and always, comes the Android Overload. This is the place we stash the Android news that didn’t make it onto our front page for the day. Doesn’t mean there isn’t anything of interest so have a look around and remember… you break it — you buy [...]

Updates, fun fun fun! TELUS users that have opted to make the Samsung Fascinate 3G+ their device should be happy today knowing that the upgrade to Android 2.3.3 is now available, a testament to Samsung’s desire to improve their reputation regarding after-market update support. Instructions how to check for the OTA is below, but be [...]

We’ve heard the name “Samsung Hercules” thrown around quite a bit now. It was originally believed to be T-Mobile’s variant of the Galaxy S II here in the states. Their version differed a bit from the rest of the pack, supposedly offering a 4.5-inch slate compared to the 4.3 inches seen on everyone else’s version. [...]

Last week rumors cropped up that the HTC ChaCha would come to AT&T under the moniker HTC Status and while we still don’t have confirmation of a US release for the device, it looks like the new name will hold true. Canada’s Telus will be picking up the “Facebook phone” soon, though no official release [...]

The Motorola DEFY is now available through TELUS in Canada. As a refresher, this is the Android 2.2 device with a 3.7-inch Gorilla Glass display and bevy of other mid-range specs packaged in a life-resistant, military spec casing. You can score the handset for $ 379.99 without a contract or as low as$ 79.99 on [...]