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Apr

4

2011

Android 2.2 Froyo now available for HTC myTouch 3G Slide

by Robert Nazarian
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For those of you that have a T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide, Android 2.2 Froyo is now available. You will need a PC (or BootCamp on a Mac) to install it since this is not an over-the-air update. This update brings WiFi hotspot capability, WiFi calling, USB tethering, and minor bug fixes. Please make sure you [...]

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Mar

27

2011

2.2 Update Announced for the Nook Color….on the HSN?

by Mitch Wright
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Wow. Well, folks news can come from anywhere, I suppose. Even the Home Shopping Network. According to the HSN, the 2.2 update will be rolling out around mid-April, bringing with it the coveted Adobe Flash Player and Angry Birds (of course), along with push e-mail. There will also be some apps specific to the Nook, [...]

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Mar

27

2011

Get an early reservation for Kyocera Echo dual-screen Android – Sprint

by Jesse Bauer
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Those who have been saving their bank for the new dual-screened Kyocera Echo to launch on April 17th, may wan to heed Sprint’s words now that the have put up the early reservation page. You can head over to Sprint’s page and pre-order at the price of $199.99 on a 2 year contract. You can [...]

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Mar

26

2011

Motorola Atrix and HTC Inspire 4G will get HSUPA turned on from AT&T

by Jesse Bauer
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There’s been quite a fuss with AT&T and consumers over the HSUPA modem being ‘turned off’ within they Motorola Atrix and the Inspire 4G. We know that these devices, particularly the Atrix are capable of upload speeds far more than 300Kbps, which was thought to be a cap placed by AT&T. We learned that it [...]

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Mar

24

2011

Samsung Mesmerize finally gets Android 2.2 update from US Cellular

by Jesse Bauer
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A couple months back now, US Cellular made their updating intentions known on facebook by letting everyone know approximately when we’d be seeing Android 2.2 Froyo on their devices. They have finally made good for Samsung Mesmerize owners who have been waiting much longer than some of the other device owners have. US Celluar said [...]

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Mar

22

2011

T-Mobile launches LG G2X and G-Slate – NVIDIA tegra Zone pre-installed

by Jesse Bauer
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It’s official folks, the LG G-Slate and the LG G2X are now part of T-Mobile and will both come pre-loaded with the new NVIDIA Tegra Zone app for quick and easy access to awesome games. The LG G2X (Optimus 2X) will also come with stock Android 2.2 Froyo as well as Qik, Need for Speed [...]

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Mar

21

2011

Sprint Epic 4G Froyo update details leaked

by Robert Nazarian
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We reported earlier that the Sprint Epic 4G will be receiving an update this week that will bring Froyo 2.2 and enable Sprint ID. The following is the actual text that will be on the Sprint website shortly. A software update to EC05 (Froyo with Sprint ID) will be available beginning Monday, 3/21/11 for the Samsung EPIC [...]

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Mar

18

2011

T-Mobile Sidekick is coming back – video preview

by Jesse Bauer
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We got word a few days back this week that T-Mobile was bringing back the Sidekick which is being manufactured by Samsung, the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G. Here we have a feature video demoing the new Sidekick 4G from the T-Mobile Blog, and the message here is that T-Mobile has done some research from Sidekick users, [...]

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Mar

17

2011

Android 2.2 leads serving Froyo to 61 percent of active devices

by Jesse Bauer
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It may have seemed like some of us would never see this coming by the amount of time many have waited to get Froyo on their devices, both last year and still this year to come.  So, here we are, looking at 61.3% of active Android devices on the market currently running Android 2.2. The [...]

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Mar

17

2011

Android dominates iOS in browser speeds – research study results

by Jesse Bauer
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Image Courtesy of Gustavo Pugliesi Sachs An independent research was conducted by Blaze where they tested the browsing speed capabilities and differences between Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android OS. Both testing was done specifically with iOS 4.2 and 4.3, as well as Android 2.2 and 2.3 respectively, so they got the 2 latest versions of [...]

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