Samsung Intercept finally caught my attention

This post is a bit late. OK, very late. I’ve had the Samsung Intercept in my possession for roughly seven weeks, and I haven’t written a single word on the device since my unboxing and hands-on, posted July 12th. A few of you have asked me if I was going to write a proper review [...]

The Saturday Wrap: 8/28/2010

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This has been quite the week for Android. “Back to school” time is officially here, and you know what that means: More fall leaks, handset releases, savings everywhere, and of course, the impending holiday season rumors [...]

24 hours on the EVO power plan

7:15 pm, Thursday, August 26th. That’s when my new Seidio Innocell 3,500mAh extended EVO battery finished its first charge, according to my EVO 4G. I expected a major improvement in my gadget’s daily lifespan after installing the roughly $70 (with shipping) brick. After all, it should hold more than twice as much juice as the [...]

New Verizon HTC device looks hawt

An anonymous tipster graced the inbox of Boy Genius today with images of what is described as “an EVO in a larger and more polished Nexus One body,” and is said to “make the Droid 2 look like a kids toy.” I don’t know if that’s accurate, but good grief, is it sexy. You can [...]

Fennec Alpha available for Android (and Nokia N900)

I have been waiting to test Firefox mobile – pre-release title is Fennec – on an Android device for a long, long time. OK, a long time in the mobile tech world. And while there have been dektop versions, emulator experiences, some shaky phone installation procedures, and lots of photo/video evidence of Fennec’s existence, today [...]

ADB root exploit EPICly strikes again

We have seen this new ADB root exploit method of rooting used on a ton of Android devices, old and new: The Backflip, Cliq XT, DROID 2, EVO 4G… and you can add the Samsung Epic 4G to the list now as well. One of the users at SDX Developers, the HAXSung developer group, has [...]

TweetDeck for Android Beta 5

TweetDeck has just released beta 5 of their app for Android, and along with it, a plethora of new features. According to the TweetDeck blog, the new feature list includes options to delete accounts, delete tweets sent by you (been waiting for this one), and a refined Facebook/Buzz UI among others. Quite possibly the most [...]

Backflip and Cliq XT get rooted

Not sure if there’s anyone out there who has been waiting for this one, but none-the-less, it’s happened. One of the guys from over at ModMyMobile has used the same method for rooting the DROID 2 and EVO 4G to root both the Motorola Backflip and Cliq XT. While not much can be done with [...]

Samsung Epic 4G; $199 Amazon pre-order now

If you still haven’t taken a second to pre-order your very own Samsung Epic 4G, this may be the chance to do it. While Sprint is going to be offering the device for $249 on a 2 year contract, Amazon is 1-uping them by offering it for $199. The on contract price and off contract [...]

Fascinate up for pre-order now from Best Buy

For those of you who have been patiently awaiting the arrival of the Samsung Fascinate, you’re one step closer. Starting today Reward Zone members can pre-order the Fascinate from Best Buy, and non Reward Zone members will be eligible on Sunday, the 29th. Everything seems to line up just fine for that September 9th launch; [...]

Verizon begins Froyo push to Incredibles…really.

You read that right, folks, and this comes straight from VZW by way of some quasi-official email announcements and a very slow-loading (at least the time of this writing) information page. We’ve received so many tips on this OTA over the last week – each pegging a different release window – that the only viable [...]

U.S. Cellular launches HTC Desire

Have you been aching to get your hands on that Europe/Asia exclusive, HTC’s Desire? The gadget boasts a 1GHz Snapdragon, Android 2.1 with Sense, and a 5MP camera. And, after that hullaballoo with AMOLED panel shortages, this new batch comes with Super LCD displays. Admittedly, the specs put this device right in line with what’s [...]

G2 almost certainly dropping 9/29

TMoNews called it again, folks. The September 29th street date for G2 that David told us about, after that leaked roadmap indicated we should be looking towards the 9th, appears to have been dead on. First, it’s important to note that the monikers Vision and Vanguard popped up in that G2 ROM that escaped HTC [...]