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Jul

6

2011

Samsung Conquer coming to Sam’s Club July 24th

by Jesse Bauer
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Just a few days ago, we heard about a new mid-range smartphone from Samsung that will be a 4G device called the Samsung Conquer. That device seems to be making its way over to Sam’s Club on July 24th as seen in the leaked shot above of the Sprint device launches to take place there. [...]

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Jul

5

2011

DROID 3 dummy units start showing up at Verizon – imminent launch

by Jesse Bauer
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The Motorola DROID 3 will be launching July 7th direct, followed by a full launch on July 14th 2011. This looks to be on schedule as DROID 3 dummy units started arriving in Verizon stores as someone got a candid shot of today. Still no pricing yet, or for that matter any official statement from [...]

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Jul

5

2011

Gingerbread comes to the Sprint Galaxy Tab today

by Robert Nazarian
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab was the first mainstream Android tablet and it still is a pretty good value at $199 for the casual user. Today it gets even better as the Gingerbread update rolls out for Sprint customers. Other than Gingerbread 2.3, there is one other fix which is for HID Bluetooth. This brings the [...]

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Jun

30

2011

HTC: We are testing our build of Gingerbread for HTC Desire

by Robert Nazarian
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About 2 weeks ago, HTC announced that there would not be a Gingerbread update for the Desire due to memory contraints. The very next day they reversed their position and said it will happen. HTC is a company that fulfills their promises and they posted the following update on their Facebook page: Hi all- We’re [...]

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Jun

29

2011

HTC Desire HD Chocolate gets Android 2.3 update with Orange UK

by Jesse Bauer
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HTC has partnered with Orange UK to get their HTC Desire HD owners onto a better Android OS with an update for Android 2.3 Gingerbread rolling right now. The update should be OTA, so if you’re with Orange UK sporting a Desire HD Chocolate, check your notifications and taste that sweet Gingerbread goodness! Just as [...]

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Jun

29

2011

Motorola Gingerbread updates full of bugs

by Robert Nazarian
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Back in May, the Droid X received the Gingerbread update so we expected to see updates by now for the Droid 2, Droid 2 Global, Droid Pro, and Droid X2. A couple of weeks ago testing had begun for the Droid 2 Global for Motorola User Group members, but still no official rollout. Rumor has [...]

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Jun

27

2011

Andy Pad confirms 512mb RAM and additional ‘Andy Pad Pro’ tablet

by Adam Johnson
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The Twitter acct @AndyPadUK sure has been busy keeping all of their follower interested by slowly revealing bits and pieces of this yet to be released Android tablet. The company gives small tasty morsels of what we can expect from their offering. They’ve also been fairly tight lipped and careful not to over-share. This, in [...]

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Jun

24

2011

Telstra dumping Sense UI for Gingerbread on the HTC Desire

by Jesse Bauer
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Telstra is bringing Android 2.3 Gingerbread to the HTC Desire, which is probably going to be as loved as when Gingerbread was announced for Sony Xperia X10 users. For Telstra to get this upgrade out to the Desire however, it’s going to require the loss of something else native to the HTC Desire among many [...]

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Jun

23

2011

Motorola Atrix Gingerbread update could be 2.3.4?

by Robert Nazarian
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There has been a few stories surrounding the Motorola Atrix Gingerbread update. First, a leaked version surfaced, then we found out that it will come with an unlockable bootloader. Now more images have leaked that suggest it will be version 2.3.4 which supports Google Talk Video Chat. This is something I mentioned in my first [...]

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Jun

22

2011

Motorola Atrix could get Gingerbread in July

by Robert Nazarian
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The Atrix is one of Motorola’s flagship phones so it should already have Gingerbread by now. At least we have hopes that it may hit as soon as July. An early build of Gingerbread 2.3.3 (4.5.47) has leaked. Testing has already been ongoing and the rumor is that almost all of the bugs have been [...]

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