Make Your Own Android 2.2 Phone

The German company Synapse Phones made a customizable phone. The Synapse One has a price starting around $410 and will ship in Q1 2011 with an Android 2.2 OS and a 4 inch touch screen. A few things you will be able to customize are. The radio (3G and 4G, […]

HTC Desire Z Coming Out On Bell November 3rd

Earlier this month we got word that the HTC Desire Z is coming to Canada’s Bell network. Now we have word on the HTC Desire Z will be out November 3rd.  Some of the features that the HTC Desire Z will be Android 2.2 HTC Sense UI Qualcomm MSM7230 800MHz processor

Android 4.0 mobile operating system will be called Ice Cream

Continuing on with Google’s dessert-themed name fetish, it has now come to light that the fourth iteration of the popular Android operating system might simply be called, “Ice Cream.” We have seen the Cupcake (1.5), Donut (1.6), Eclair (2.1) and most recently Froyo (2.2) and following on from these alphabetically,

Custom Froyo (Android 2.2) ROM Released for the Dell Streak

Good old developers, always working away at fixing manufacturer’s mistakes… A couple days ago DJSteve, over on Modaco, has released his 1.0 edition of a Froyo ROM for the Dell Streak. Here are the know issues/bugs/etc.: Working: market has issues with apps not showing ,we are investigating this Everything else

Japan Gets 3 New Android Phones

Japan gets 3 new android phones on KDDI. The phones are the Toshiba REGZA Phone ISO4, Sharp IS05, and the Pantech SIRIUSa IS06. They will be running Android’s 2.1+ OS and are scheduled to hit Japan around December or January. One of the phones even has a waterproof casing. Toshiba

HTC Announces the HTC Gratia

HTC just announced the HTC Gratia, a  version of the HTC Aria to be sold in Europe.The main difference between the HTC Aria and the Gratia is that the Aria is being sold in USA while the Gratia is being sold in Europe and the Gratia has Android’s 2.2 OS. The HTC

Yahoo’s video chat app comes early, thanks to myTouch 4G ROM dump

While many of us heard that Yahoo Messenger for Android was working on a video solution, only a few of us thought it would come this soon. Thankfully due to the MyTouch 4G ROM leaked, we now have that ability. Matthewjlian in the XDA-Developer forums has extracted it from the

MyTouch 4G Shows Itself Off In Video Along With A ROM Leak

The MyTouch 4G, formerly known as the MyTouch HD, has a ROM leak and a new video showing off some of the basic features on the phone. The MyTouch 4G video shows off features of the phone like the genius button, the HD camera, video chat/call, and screen share.  Along with

Android 2.1 Update Coming To the Motorola Cliq

The Motorola Cliq will get Android’s 2.1 OS soon. There is no word on the exact date but T-Mobile employees are set to begin training on November 7th. T-Mobile employees are usually train within 2 weeks before phones and updates comes out so we might see it sooner than later.

AT&T adds Motorola Flipout to its lineup

Meet the newest Android member of the AT&T family, the Motorola Flipout.  If you are on AT&T and would like a different form factor while not missing out on the goodies that Android brings, the Flipout might just be the one for you. For features, the Flipout supports triband HSPA

Samsung Galaxy Tab now available in Russia at $1220

It’s already available in Germany and is getting ready to conquer the UK come November 1st. Now, Russia joins the list of countries where the Galaxy Tab is available for a cool 36,990 rubles which translates roughly to $1220 (unlocked). The much-anticipated Android tablet should be available in Svyaznoy stores

HTC 7 Pro and HTC 7 Surround promos outed

HTC has jut put up a couple of videos on its YouTube channel showing off its upcoming Windows 7 phones, the HTC 7 Pro and the HTC 7 Surround.  First seen at the Windows Phone 7 launch, the HTC 7 Pro is aimed mainly at business users with its QWERTY

Shazam ported to Windows Phone 7, available now on Marketplace

The Windows Phone 7 platform hasn’t even launched yet, but it seems that the developer community does not mind at all and is already churning out apps for the upcoming mobile operating system.  Fresh off the boat from the iPhone/Android land is Shazam (formerly MusicID), the popular music identification software

Samsung rolls out Android 2.2 Froyo for the Galaxy S

This must come as good news for a lot of Galaxy S users who have been eagerly awaiting some Froyo sweetness on one of Samsung’s most popular Android phones. The company has now started rolling out its official Android 2.2 update for the I9000 in the Nordic region with the