Android 2.2 leaks for the Samsung Epic 4G, Vibrant

by Tyler Cunningham on Nov 8th 2010, 5:40am
tagged android 2.2, froyo, leaked builds, roms, samsung epic 4g, Samsung Vibrant

Yesterday, the XDA-Developers forums were buzzing with news that Froyo (Android 2.2) had in fact leaked for the Samsung Epic 4G and Samsung Vibrant. Now, before you get too excited about Froyo on the Epic 4G, apparently it is very much not ready for a public release, and is suffering from radio issues and is generally instable.

Froyo for the Vibrant, on the other hand, is reportedly quite stable. Two custom Android 2.2 ROM builds are now available for the Vibrant, which can be found here and here. No word yet on when either will be officially released, so stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.

[via AndroidCentral]

LG Optimus S now available from Sprint for $49 with a new 2-year contract

by Tyler Cunningham on Nov 8th 2010, 5:20am
tagged android 2.2, LG, Optimus S, Sprint

The Android powered LG Optimus S is now on sale from Sprint for $49.99 with a new 2-year contract, or for $299.99 outright. This device features Android 2.2, a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, 600 Mhz processor, 3.2MP camera, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.

You can order the Optimus S online from Sprint.com, or head down to your local Sprint provider.

Motorola FLIPSIDE now available from AT&T for $99 with new 2-year contract

by Tyler Cunningham on Nov 8th 2010, 5:00am
tagged android 2.1, AT&T, bluetooth, flipout, motorola, qwerty, wi fi

AT&T made the Motorola FLIPSIDE available for purchase today for $99.99 with a new 2-year contract, or for $399.99 outright. This slideout QWERTY device features Android 2.1, a 720 MHz TI OMAP 3410 chip, a 3MP camera, 1170 mAh battery, 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth 2.1.

This phone is now available online from AT&T, and you can also likely head down to your local brick and mortar if you want to pick one up in person.

TalkAndroid InfoByte: Episode 12 – 11/8/10

by Dustin Karnes on Nov 8th 2010, 4:00am
tagged Android, byte, info, InfoByte, podcast, talk, talkandroid

TalkAndroid InfoByte – 11/8/10

Welcome to the new TalkAndroid InfoByte, our weekly Monday Podcast that gets you caught up on the week’s news.

You can either stream it to your browser (above), or you can download it here. We should note that, if you click the stream link above (play button next to the link) from your mobile browser, it should open up in your Android media player.

The RSS feed for the podcast is available here.

Fruit Slice: Mini Review

by Tyler Cunningham on Nov 7th 2010, 7:57pm
tagged Android Gaming, free games, Fruit Ninja, Fruit Ninja alternative, Fruit Slice, leaderboards, OpenFeint

Many of you are probably familiar with Fruit Ninja, the popular OpenFeint game which was brought to Android in September. Are you itching to slice and dice some virtual fruit, but are weary about dropping a buck to do so? If so, then Fruit Slice may be the app you’re looking for.

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U.S. mobile data traffic may exceed 1 exabyte by the end of 2010

by Mikka Burrell on Nov 7th 2010, 6:19pm
tagged data, mobile data, Sprint, T-Mobile

As the third quarter of the year comes to an end, the demand for mobile data has only become more apparent. According to Chetan Sharma, an analyst who tracks the wireless data industry, the U.S. wireless-data market grew 25% in Q3 of 2010 compared to Q3 of 2009. The market gained 7% over Q2 of 2010 to total about $14 billion.

What do American carriers have to say, you might be wondering?

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse commented last month that by end of 2010, almost half of Sprint’s subscribers are going to be using smartphones, and therefore gobbling up data. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray said that new, more powerful smartphones and faster networks are only going to push the wireless-data consumption, perhaps to gigabyte-a-month levels.

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Chrome or Android – Will Google Merge Them?

by Jesse Bauer on Nov 7th 2010, 5:32pm
tagged Android, android 2.3, android os, Chrome, chrome os, Gingerbread, Google, google Chrome OS, hardware, netbooks, operating systems, pc, smartphones, tablets, theory

There’s a convergence coming in the mobile OS market with respect to mobile technology, platforms and consumer demand. Google aims to capture the best of all 3 areas. We can see it happening right before our eyes. The popularity of Android OS on mobile devices, the announcement of Chrome OS and Google’s partnerships with manufacturers to build Chrome OS proprietary hardware.

After Chrome OS was announced last year, I’ll admit, I was pretty damn excited….in fact, I may have peed a little. That was right around the time I got an Android device and began to realize how deadly it was, especially after updating to Eclair. Now, I’m not sure that I have a real need for Chrome OS. I mean, won’t it essentially be doing what I’m doing on my smartphone already, with respect to cloud computing and application use?

SyFy Channel website now being blocked on Google TV

by Tyler Cunningham on Nov 7th 2010, 3:46pm
tagged google tv, NBC, SyFy, SyFy blocking Google TV

It would appear that the list of networks allowing Google TV devices to view content on their websites is dwindling. The SyFy Channel, which once allowed Google TV users to stream content from SyFy.com, is now blocking them from doing so.

This likely stems from the fact that SyFy is owned by NBC, which is part of the group of networks that has blocked GTV devices from viewing their full-length episodes. I suppose now we’ll just have to wait and see which site will be the next to do so.

[via GTVHub]

Acer D255 Netbook Seen Running Android OS!

by Jesse Bauer on Nov 7th 2010, 2:51pm
tagged Acer, Acer D255, Android, android os, Android Tablets, chrome os, Google, Netbook, pc, smartphones

The PC market is in trouble with the onslaught on tablets gaining popularity. How do you battle smartphones and tablets in sales? You install a mobile OS on a PC, in particular, if you’ want to make a good run at increasing your PC sales, you install the most popular mobile OS available…Android.

Here you see an Acer D255 netbook running Android. It looks like it’s Android 1.6, but we can’t be sure as they may have had to alter many areas of code to get it running on something that doesn’t have a touchscreen to begin with.

Fairytale mashup of Snow White, Peter Pan and Star Wars shows off LG Optimus One

by Dustin Karnes on Nov 7th 2010, 1:47pm
tagged Android, cartoon, clay, claymation, commercial, fairy, fairytale, LG, one, optimus, pan, peter, snow, star, tale, wars, white

I don’t know about you, but I love this kind of stuff. In a new claymation commercial by LG, the company shows off their new Optimus One device… in a very strange way. The commercial features the likes of Snow White, Peter Pan, Star Wars, and more in a fast moving mashup of all the fairytales. There’s also a fir amount of Apple bashing in the beginning.

Be sure to check it out for yourself, if you’re willing to fill those 2 minutes and 17 seconds of your life with a bunch of WTF’s. Video is after the break, be sure to let us know your thoughts on it in the comments!

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