How To: Video Chat with People Using the Motorola Xoom

So you or someone you know got a Motorola Xoom and are dying to use the video chat feature? Issue is that no one else you know has a Motorola Xoom and the normal Android GTalk app doesn’t have video calling built in yet, so how do you guys video […]

Apple iPad 2 officially unveiled

Steve Jobs may have looked a bit under the weather at the event, but the iPad 2, in contrast, looked sexy as ever.  The new, shiny iPad was unveiled in two colors this time – white and black – and will be ready to ship from March 11.  Compared to

Official Gingerbread ROM leaked for Samsung Galaxy S I9000

Don’t start rejoicing already, as the leaked ROM seems to be only for the Asian and European versions of the original Galaxy S device.  The 250MB heavy file has been posted on the ever famous XDA forums by a user, who originally found it on a Polish Android forum where

Universal Rooting App Procedure (Z4Root) (Updated 09/08/12)

Universal Method Disclaimer: This is a universal method. Feel free to try it but if it does NOT work for you, simply head to our How To section and look for your specific phone to see if we have a different procedure for your device and try that instead. Good

Verizon-branded HTC Trophy pictured

While the HTC Trophy will not be the first CDMA WP7 phone to be outed stateside (that would be the HTC Arrive on Sprint on March 20), it still gets to be a first at something – the first WP7 phone on Verizon.  The Big Red hasn’t come out with

TheUnlockr Weekly News – 02.25.11

Subtitles: David from TheUnlockr.com and this is the news for the week ending on february 25th 2011  First updates ab updates. AT&T has 2 new updates. Both of which are Android 2.2 Froyo updates. The first is for the Samsung Captivate which started rolling out on yesterday and has been

Samsung Galaxy S II now available on preorder, to ship in March

With a dual-core processor, 1GB RAM and a 4.3-inch sAMOLED display, the Samsung Galaxy S II will definitely be a sought-after device this season and if you want to get in on the action before the rush begins, Clove.co.uk has an offer for you.  The online retailer has started taking

HTC Thunderbolt to be released on March 10th by Best Buy

It was supposed to drop on February 24th initially and then the 28th, but it looks likes the gods in HTC realm decided to strike with the Thunderbolt a little later again, on March 10, 2011.   According to AndroidCommunity (and its semianonymous tipster), the smartphone will be available from

Nexus One and Nexus S get updated OTA to Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread

We have got some happy news to share with our Nexus One/S readers.  Over the coming weeks, Google is rolling out the 2.3.3 update (Gingerbread, again) and Nexus S users will now be able to not only read tags but also write them – the device will also have the

Android 2.3.3 Brings Simple Bluetooth File Transfer Using NFC

So I’m sure when people saw the Near Field Communications feature that was added to Android 2.3 they immediately began wondering what that could be used for in everyday life. Scanning your phone to pay for gas, groceries, etc. Well, what about being able to tap another NFC capable phone

HTC HD Mini Runs Android

Thanks to Cotulla over at XDA, the HTC HD Mini, an older Windows Mobile device, has new life as an Android phone. Of course, this is an initial release and there still are plenty of bugs but those of you with HTC HD Minis might want to give it a

Samsung Epic 4G to Receive Android 2.2 Update

Sprint and Samsung have officially announced they are bringing Android 2.2 (Froyo) to the Samsung Epic 4G on February 21st. So for those of you who haven’t rooted your Epic and are already running on Froyo, you can get the official version in a few days via an OTA update.

TheUnlockr Weekly News (02.18.2011)

Subtitles: Hey guys this is david from theunlockr.com and this is the news for the week ending on february 18th 2011.  Ok so there is a lot of news to cover this week because of the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona over the last few days so let’s see

Motorola XOOM heads to the UK via various retailers

Short of shoving it down everybody’s throats, Motorola seems to be making every effort to hawk its first ever Android tablet, the XOOM, in the United Kingdom.  The company has tied up with various retailers to attain maximal sales and the usual suspects like Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy also