Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Samsung ‘Prioritizing’ Android Ahead of Windows Phone 7 and Its Own Bada

September 2nd, 2010 by Kyle Reddoch 0

In a recent disucssion with Reuters that took place at IFA, Samsung head of marketing for their mobile division YH Lee asserted the companies commitment to Android as its main smartphone focus. Lee said, “we are prioritizing our Android platform” due to the operating system being “very open and flexible.” He also noted high consumer [...]

White Vibrant Skin and Paint Mod

September 2nd, 2010 by Kyle Reddoch 0

If you own a Samsung Vibrant but want to stand out from the crowd, have a look at the skin and paint mod that XDA forum member juggamonkey has applied to his Vibrant. The XDA member has applied a white skin to the front of the Android device, painted the back cover white and applied [...]

Copy files to your storage card in Windows

September 2nd, 2010 by Kyle Reddoch 0

For as easy as Android can make your life, the simple task of getting photos, video and music from your computer to your phone isn’t quite as straightforward as it should be. We’re going to put an end to that right now. After the break: How to get your storage card to show up on your [...]

Oil sheen spreading from Gulf platform explosion

September 2nd, 2010 by Kyle Reddoch 0

Here we go again….. Map locates site of new oil rig explosion NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) – A mile-long oil sheen spread Thursday from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP’s massive spill. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Coklough said the sheen, about 100 [...]

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab Commercial Is Live

September 2nd, 2010 by Kyle Reddoch 0

We thought since all this Galaxy Tab info is coming across the line today with IFA-2010 going on, you might like to see the first Samsung Commercial that has been released. We do not know what kind of jacket pocket this guy pulls this thing out of, but it must have been custom built to [...]

XDA to Have Android Tablet Development

September 2nd, 2010 by Kyle Reddoch 0

Later this year, a variety of OEMs are going to release Android tablets. These tablets have a lot of fantastic development potential thanks to their large, high-resolution screens, plentiful amounts of RAM, and fast CPUs. A lot of them even have cellular radios inside for getting wireless data on the go. Yesterday we sent out [...]

Verizon Announces Pre-Paid Data Plans for 3G Smartphones including Entire Droid Line

September 2nd, 2010 by Kyle Reddoch 0

Just as leaked documents suggested earlier in the week, Verizon has officially announced the arrival of pre-paid data plans for their 3G devices, including BlackBerry and Android smartphones. The new deal provides unlimited data at a contract-free rate of $30 per month. For feature phones they are also making available a $10/25 MB per month [...]

Verizon Selling Certified Pre-owned DROID Xs?

September 2nd, 2010 by Kyle Reddoch 1

Now this news is just plain weird.  Verizon appears to be pushing a new lineup of “Certified Pre-owned” devices and one of them happens to be the Droid X which we all know keeps getting pushed back (9/15 now).  Smart idea…I guess?  You can snag one for just $149 instead of the $199 price tag [...]

Samsung Confirms Android 3.5 Honeycomb For Tablets

September 2nd, 2010 by Kyle Reddoch 1

Samsung is on a roll here. They announced the Galaxy Tab and along with it, they mentioned Google’s Android version 3.5 will be coming for their tablets in the future. During the Q&A session they mentioned that they will have larger tablets coming in the future, that will be based on Android 3.5 Honeycomb, which [...]

Google responds to Steve Jobs’ comments on activation numbers

September 2nd, 2010 by Kyle Reddoch 1

Apple held an event yesterday that introduced new iPods and the new Apple TV. [See complete coverage at TiPb.] CEO Steve Jobs was, of course, on stage and didn’t hesitate to take some shots at Google and Android.  Eric Schmidt stated last month that 200,000 Android devices were being activated everyday. That’s a staggering number [...]