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Gingerbread (Android 2.3.3) builds leaked for Motorola Droid X and Droid 2, hands on video

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by Robert Nazarian on
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Sunday has come and gone and the rumor that the Motorola Droid X would get the Gingerbread update failed to deliver. The good news is that Team Black Hat has released the builds for both the Droid X and Droid 2 that brings you to Android  2.3.3. We don’t know if these are the official builds that will be released by Verizon and Motorola, but if not, they are really close. To install you must have the Droid X or Droid 2 Recovery Bootstrap app installed on your device. For further instructions please visit mydroidworld.

These updates also include and updated version of Motorola Blur which looks to have some nice enhancements. You will now be able to set different home screen profiles (for home, work, and weekend), categorize apps in the app drawer, and customize 3 applications in the dock. Check the break for the hands on video from androidcentral highlighting these new features.

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Is LG working on a Google Nexus tablet?

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It looks like Google is working with LG on a Nexus tablet and it may be available this summer or early fall. This report comes from Eldar Murtazin from mobile-review. It seems like a natural fit since Google has already marketed the Nexus One, the Nexus S, and soon to be available, Nexus S 4G. Just like those devices, this tablet will release with a newer version of the Android OS. It is unclear if it will actually be marketed with the Nexus name.

On another note, Murtazin reports that if a hardware partner makes a tablet with Android 2.x, it cannot be upgraded to 3.0+. Assuming this is true, it guarantees that the original Samsung Galaxy Tab will not get Honeycomb.

Note: the above picture is the upcoming LG G-Slate for T-Mobile

[via mobile-review]

Sprint to drop the mail-in rebate process?

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by Adam Johnson on
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I can speak from experience, that if this rings true, and Sprint does officially drop the mail-in rebate, I will be thrilled. As will many others I’m sure. The process is long and annoying.

About 2 months ago, I bought the wife an HTC Evo Shift, and my son an LG Optimus S, both including a mail-in rebate which totaled around $200. So to make a long story short. I ‘snail mail’ the rebate to Sprint….wait….wait….nothing. A month goes by. I check the status a few times, I come to find out it gets declined. Why? I call and talk to the customer rep, and they feed me some line that we (the customer) needed to have the devices for 30 days before I can even submit the form for the rebate. As of today, we are still waiting on the rebate to show up in our mailbox. I’m going to keep the faith, and trust Sprint will get it to me in a semi-timely manner. So this information on possible cancellation of the mail-in rebate is more than welcome. And I like the sound of ‘INSTANT’ rebate!

Click the source for more on the story…….

[via bgr]

Is Verizon Wireless interested in buying Sprint? – CEO says No

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by Robert Nazarian on
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As soon as the news broke about AT&T buying T-Mobile for $39 billion, the speculation started on the possibility of Verizon Wireless purchasing Sprint to leave us with 2 carriers in the US.

Daniel Mead, Verizon Wireless CEO, says there is no interest and he will not oppose the AT&T buyout of T-Mobile. Ahead of the CTIA Wireless Conference yesterday, Mead said “We’re not interested in Sprint. We don’t need them.” He went on to say that they do not want to be distracted from their goal of being the most profitable wireless operator in the US.

Mead expects that the deal between AT&T and T-Mobile will be approved by US regulators. If he is right AT&T will have approximately 130 million subscribers as opposed to around 100 million for Verizon Wireless.

This will not be the first time a CEO has said “No” and then months later it actually happened. Don’t be surprised if some day we are left with 2 carriers in the US.

[via reuters]

HTC EVO 3D and EVO View 4G Unofficially Unveiled On Sprint’s Website

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I have to give credit to Sprint. Despite the hype surrounding its pending releases, there was not one blurry camera photo to reveal any sort of appearance of their upcoming devices. Not one picture leak, nothing, nada. That said, I have to give even more credit to those absolutely lovely people over at Engadget for discovering the pre-registration pages of the Evo 3D and Evo View 4G on Sprint’s own website. No further information is given beyond the device name and voluptuous full-frontal pictures, but we can make some guesstimates based on previously released information. One thing that is noticeable is the darker chassis of the Evo View 4G tablet, a change that I for one prefer. Any other details regarding these two beautiful devices and anything else up Sprint’s sleeve will have to come straight from the company themselves over the next couple of days at CTIA. Are you folks as excited as I am? Let it all out in the comments section!

[via engadget, original: htc evo 3d, htc evo view 4g]

Android 2.3, aka Gingerbread, Heading to the Evo 4G and other HTC Devices

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According to the folks over at skatterteck, an HTC Employee during the CTIA Wireless 2011 event confirmed that not only would the Evo be getting Gingerbread soon, but several other HTC phones would also be getting some 2.3 love. According to the site, “The update is not just limited to that phone either, other HTC “legacy devices” which currently run on Android 2.2 Froyo will apparently also get the update.” There is apparently one catch though. » Read the rest

Sprint’s CTIA Announcement: HTC EVO 3D, EVO View 4G and Morotola Xoom on Tap

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BGR is reporting that Sprint has announced some fun stuff out of CTIA, including the specs for the HTC EVO 3D smartphone, the EVO View 4G tablet, and the fact that they’ll be getting the Motorola Xoom tablet on their network. These specs come from pretty reliable sources, but BGR reminds us that they could be revised. That being said, let’s dive in, shall we? » Read the rest

Sprint’s Official-ish CTIA Announcements Leaked

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Fellow Sprint subscribers who have been waiting with bated breath for Monday…breathe. Hopefully. Those beautiful people over at BGR have been given what is apparently the entire list of Sprint’s announcements on Monday. Some of this has already been previously rumored, but now we have a bit more clarification, as well as some new information. 4 words: socks will be blown. Off. Socks will be blown off. 5 words then. More after the break! » Read the rest

Sprint-branded Motorola XOOM image leaked

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We have been hearing rumors that the Motorola XOOM would be coming to Sprint. It looks like Sprint Users forum member rofl has posted an image. Currently the only cellular version of the XOOM is available on Verizon. We expect that the Sprint version will have the same specs as the current model. The only item that is not clear is if the Sprint version will be WiMAX-enabled or WiMAX upgradeable. The Verizon version is only available as 3G and will be upgraded to 4G at no cost.

Apparently Rofl is pretty reliable. Late last year he leaked images of the Sprint’s MiFi 4082 and HTC’s EVO Shift 4G.

[via bgr]


HTC Shooter – In Line for Sprint, Evo 3D?

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The HTC Shooter has been spotted performing over at GLBenchmarks. Even though this info doesn’t reveal a whole lot, you can see in the image, it show us that it an Android 2.3.2 device and model number PG86100, a 960×540 qHD display, and to be branded by Sprint.

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There is speculation that inside this device, will be a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor. And as always we love to try and guess, what the future name of this device will be. Evo 3D?  Just maybe. Head on over to the source for more on this story….

[via engadget]

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