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Galaxy Tab 10.1 TouchWiz update now live

The Tab 10.1 just went up a few more notches on eye candy chart, as the new tablet-customized TouchWiz UI update is now en route to devices across the world.  The update brings major UI changes and here are a few at a glance: Live panel view Mini-mode tray for […]

Motorola Photon 4G SBF file available for download

It’s always good to have a fallback when you are messing with your smartphone and an official version of the OS image is the best way to ensure you have this.  Things can go wrong even if the instructions are clear enough to follow but an original backup of the

Facebook Androip app updated to v1.6.3

Consider this a headsup if you haven’t seen the “updates available” notification.  Facebook has updated its Android application to v1.6.3 and is ready to be installed.  The update brings nothing major to write home about, but does fix a few issues, the biggest of which is a bug that used

Motorola debuts the XT531 Android smartphone

Motorola has announced a new handset in its budget-range segment, the XT531.  The device has features on par with your average Android smartphone that won’t burn a hole in your pocket and comes with a noticeable change compared to Motorola’s previous Android offerings – no MotoBlur UI! In lieu of

HTC Evo Shift 4G getting a small update to fix MMS/SMS issues

The side-sliding QWERTY device was released in January and has been suffering with intermittent problems sending MMS/text messages, but with Sprint now releasing a small update to fix these, users should no longer face those irksome issues.  Updating will bring the OS version number on the to v2.76.651.5 from the

Sharp unveils its 7-inch Galapagos A01SH Android tablet

With specs on par with any current Honeycomb device, the Galapagos tablet was unveiled by Sharp today.  The device is currently being targeted towards the Japanese market, but Sharp may eventually bring it to the US, seeing that the same Galapagos tablet stopped by the FCC recently. Featurewise, as we

HTC Wildfire S available on T-Mobile for $79.99

The mid (to low) range Gingerbread phone officially announced on July 21st is now available from T-Mobile and goes for a cheap $80, if you order it online – interested buyers will need to sign up for a two-year contract with the carrier as usual.  This price is only for

Best Buy giving away the Nexus S for free, only for today

It may not be the best Android on the shelves right now, but at $0, we’ll take it.  The Nexus S can be bought without dropping a cent from Best Buy currently, although interested parties will still need to sign up for a new two-year contract with Sprint or T-Mobile. 

Sprint-bound Motorola Pax leaked, sports portrait QWERTY

In addition to the Moto XPRT that is already on its network, Sprint might have another monoblock QWERTY Android in the works – the Motorola Pax, as revealed by ThisIsMyNext.  The site was fortunate enough to come by a few pics of the device and a peek into what kind

VINCI Tab – Android for Tots

It looks like VINCI is getting ready to tap into a market segment that has been ignored by most Android manufacturers – kids.  The company is releasing the VINCI Tab – a Gingerbread tablet tailored for toddlers who are always having a go at their father’s precious Galaxy Tab or

Gingerbread update now live for the HTC Desire/Desire Z

After settling the debate on whether to release the Gingerbread update or not for the HTC Desire and Desire Z, the company has now begun meting out the goodness finally.  HTC had given the end of July as the time to expect it and it’s only a few days late,

Silver-colored HTC Droid Incredible 2 spotted

If the bland blacks on your droid aren’t working for you, Verizon might have an offer for you.  PocketNow has received the above image of what is supposedly the silver edition of the already available HTC Droid Incredible 2 and it looks good, we have to say.  The silver color

More details on Sony S1 and S2 Honeycomb tablets emerge

News on Sony’s foray into the Android tablet market has been trickling in for a few months now and CNET was able to snag a few more details on both the S1 and S2. According to its source, the S1 tablet will sport a 9.4-inch IPS display with TruBlack and

Motorola Droid X2 receiving the Gingerbread update now

Released in May this year with top-of-the-line specs, the Motorola Droid X2 sounded like a great dual-cored device except for one noticeable letdown – no Android 2.3 OS out of the box.  Verizon has now remedied this drawback and devices across the country should be getting the “Update Available” notification