Eric Schmidt sat down at Le Web in Paris to talk about Android, among other things. He made some bold statements regarding iOS to a crowd dominated by Apple gadgets. Schmidt declared that "Android is ahead of the iPhone now." The crowd stared back in silence. Schmidt explained that in terms of unit volume, price, and vendors Android is beating the... Read more

You probably remember Blind Type. A while ago they showed off a video of their keyboard technology which was said to be so good you could type blind. Soon after the video Blind Type was snatched up by Google, and naturally we all hoped that meant we would see Blind Type in Android. Although Google never mentioned Blind Type when showing off the new... Read more

The evidence is starting to pour in from all sides now. In case you haven't heard a phone called the Galaxy Nexus is supposed to arrive on Verizon soon. How soon? It's beginning to look like that December 9th date is more and more rock solid. Android Central has a document that shows Best Buy is receiving it's G-NEX stock today. It's always a good... Read more

We all saw it coming. With the introduction of dual-core processors and 4G data speeds carriers are trying to push the high end smartphone price from $200 to $300. Today the WSJ has supposedly confirmed what we already knew: the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus will be $299.99 on a 2-year contract. That's according to "people familiar with the situation"... Read more

Most of us are waiting for the Galaxy Nexus to arrive in the States via Verizon, but might not be the only place to get one. If you're interested in a unlocked GSM version you can order one right now...for $750. No one ever said early adoption was affordable. The 16GB HSPA+ model is what you'll get with your $750. It's available from Expansys. You... Read more

Android's first Google blessed tablet did have the best success. The original Tab was kinda chunky, only had a 7" screen, and ran a glorified phone OS. But it quickly dropped in price, and became a good device for the dev community. Many tried to get Honeycomb on the Tab, but it was a difficult task without Google open-sourcing the code. All that has... Read more

After being announced just over a month ago, Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy Nexus for Verizon will be delayed until December. This comes to us with little surprise, as rumors of its delay have been floating around for the last few weeks. Samsung did not give a reason for the delay, nor the actual release date. December 8th is starting to look like... Read more

Trivia time: what phone can Android 2.2, 2.3, Windows Phone NoDo/Mango, MeeGo, Maemo, and now Ice Cream Sandwich? The correct answer is the HTC HD2, a phone released way back in 2009 with Windows Mobile 6.5. Even though it launched with lackluster software it was very popular because of it's great hardware. The HD2 was one of the first phones with a... Read more

A few days ago Samsung began pushing the Android 3.2 update to the Galaxy Tab 10.1, and it didn't go as smoothly as they planned. Some users reported that after the update wifi, Bluetooth, and auto-update were broken. Fret not, for Samsung has an update rolling out that fixes everything it broke. The fix will be rolling out via an OTA update. If you... Read more