May

2011

Dev Community Ports Honeycomb to New Devices – Hero CDMA, and Advent Vega

by Michael Murphy
tagged advent, developer, hero, Honeycomb, vega, XDA

If you’re a regular TalkAndroid reader, you are probably aware that Google isn’t rolling Honeycomb out to very many devices yet, and hasn’t yet released the source code. As expected, though, that will only slow the dev community down for so long. The development group over at xda-developers has been working frantically since the first [...]

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Dec

2010

Android Gaming: DJ Hero coming to Android

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, dj, games, gaming, hero

Over at TDG, they got an exclusive sneak peek at the coming-soon DJ Hero for Android. The game has been a smash hit on consoles, and is now coming to the Android screen. According to the review: The controls of the game are easy… however you’ll notice that when your hand is pressing on the [...]

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Nov

2010

TalkAndroid Ultimate Android Throwdown: HTC Evo 4G beats competition, voted best Android device in the US

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 3G, 4G, Ally, Android, Android Carriers, Android Hardware, Android Manufacturers, Android News, Android Phones, Android Retailers, Android Sales, Android Stuff, Aria, asus, AT&T, backflip, behold, behold2, beholdii, Bravo, Captivate, CDMA, Charm, citrus, cliq, cliqxt, competition, DEFY, dream, droid, droid2, droid2global, droideris, droidinc, droidpro, droidx, Epic, ericsson, eris, EVO, Fascinate, flipout, Flipside, fone, G1, G2, garmin, garminfone, Global, Google News, GSM, hd, hero, HTC, i1, ii, inc, incredible, intercept, LG, loser, moment, moto, motorola, mt3g, mt3gs, mt3gslide, mt4g, mthd, MyTouch, N1, nexus, one, optimus, optimuss, optimust, Phone, pro, R2D2, S, Samsung, slide, sony, Sprint, star, t, t-mo, T-Mobile, talk, talkandroid, throwdown, tmo, tmobile, transform, Verizon, Vibrant, vzw, wars, winner, x, x10, xperia, xt, zio

Well, folks, the tallies are in. It was a long road, with many brutal battles and war scars, but we finally have a winner in the Ultimate Android Throwdown. The HTC Evo 4G on Sprint has staked its claim as the #1 Android device in the US, not only available now, but of all time. [...]

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Nov

2010

TalkAndroid Ultimate Android Throwdown: Round 5 – Final Battle, HTC Evo 4G vs HTC Nexus One

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 3G, 4G, Ally, Android, Android Carriers, Android Hardware, Android Manufacturers, Android News, Android Phones, Android Retailers, Android Sales, Android Stuff, Aria, asus, AT&T, backflip, behold, behold2, beholdii, Bravo, Captivate, CDMA, Charm, citrus, cliq, cliqxt, competition, DEFY, dream, droid, droid2, droid2global, droideris, droidinc, droidpro, droidx, Epic, ericsson, eris, EVO, Fascinate, flipout, Flipside, fone, G1, G2, garmin, garminfone, Global, Google News, GSM, hd, hero, HTC, i1, ii, inc, incredible, intercept, LG, loser, moment, moto, motorola, mt3g, mt3gs, mt3gslide, mt4g, mthd, MyTouch, N1, nexus, one, optimus, optimuss, optimust, Phone, pro, R2D2, S, Samsung, slide, sony, Sprint, star, t, t-mo, T-Mobile, talk, talkandroid, throwdown, tmo, tmobile, transform, Verizon, Vibrant, vzw, wars, winner, x, x10, xperia, xt, zio

All the battles, brackets, war scars, victory and defeat, it’s all come down to this. The ultimate battle in the Android realm to pick the one and only champion. The two victors now stand, ready to duel out the final round, so who will your pick be? The wildly popular and capable HTC Evo 4G? [...]

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Nov

2010

TalkAndroid Ultimate Android Throwdown: Round 4 – HTC Evo 4G vs G2, Discontinued Phones

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 3G, 4G, Ally, Android, Android Carriers, Android Hardware, Android Manufacturers, Android News, Android Phones, Android Retailers, Android Sales, Android Stuff, Aria, asus, AT&T, backflip, behold, behold2, beholdii, Bravo, Captivate, CDMA, Charm, citrus, cliq, cliqxt, competition, DEFY, dream, droid, droid2, droid2global, droideris, droidinc, droidpro, droidx, Epic, ericsson, eris, EVO, Fascinate, flipout, Flipside, fone, G1, G2, garmin, garminfone, Global, Google News, GSM, hd, hero, HTC, i1, ii, inc, incredible, intercept, LG, loser, moment, moto, motorola, mt3g, mt3gs, mt3gslide, mt4g, mthd, MyTouch, N1, nexus, one, optimus, optimuss, optimust, Phone, pro, R2D2, S, Samsung, slide, sony, Sprint, star, t, t-mo, T-Mobile, talk, talkandroid, TalkAndroid News | Edit | Tags: 2, throwdown, tmo, tmobile, transform, Verizon, Vibrant, vzw, wars, winner, x, x10, xperia, xt, zio

Well, it’s down to the final 2 in the available device brackets, along with voting on the discontinued phones. All devices have done well in this knock-down drag-out, but now its down to our top 2 contenders: HTC Evo 4G HTC G2 And now, folks, we’re pitting them against each other to find out what the [...]

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Nov

2010

TalkAndroid Ultimate Android Throwdown: Round 3 – Top: AT&T vs. T-Mobile, Sprint vs. Verizon

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 2, 3G, 4G, Ally, Android, Aria, asus, AT&T, backflip, behold, behold2, beholdii, Bravo, Captivate, CDMA, Charm, citrus, cliq, cliqxt, competition, DEFY, dream, droid, droid2, droid2global, droideris, droidinc, droidpro, droidx, Epic, ericsson, eris, EVO, Fascinate, flipout, Flipside, fone, G1, G2, garmin, garminfone, Global, GSM, hd, hero, HTC, i1, ii, inc, incredible, intercept, LG, loser, moment, moto, motorola, mt3g, mt3gs, mt3gslide, mt4g, mthd, MyTouch, N1, nexus, one, optimus, optimuss, optimust, Phone, pro, R2D2, S, Samsung, slide, sony, Sprint, star, t, t-mo, T-Mobile, talk, talkandroid, throwdown, tmo, tmobile, transform, Verizon, Vibrant, vzw, wars, winner, x, x10, xperia, xt, zio

Well, folks, it’s been about 4 days since the Ultimate Android Throwdown began, but each carrier now has a champion! The winners per provider are: AT&T: Samsung Captivate SPRINT: HTC Evo 4G T-MOBILE: HTC G2 VERIZON: Motorola Droid X So here’s a moment of silence for the second place contenders: HTC Aria Samsung Epic 4G [...]

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Nov

2010

TalkAndroid Ultimate Android Throwdown: Round 2 – Choose the top Android device per carrier

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 2, 3G, 4G, Ally, Android, Aria, asus, AT&T, backflip, behold, behold2, beholdii, Bravo, Captivate, CDMA, Charm, citrus, cliq, cliqxt, competition, DEFY, dream, droid, droid2, droid2global, droideris, droidinc, droidpro, droidx, Epic, ericsson, eris, EVO, Fascinate, flipout, Flipside, fone, G1, G2, garmin, garminfone, Global, GSM, hd, hero, HTC, i1, ii, inc, incredible, intercept, LG, loser, moment, moto, motorola, mt3g, mt3gs, mt3gslide, mt4g, mthd, MyTouch, N1, nexus, one, optimus, optimuss, optimust, Phone, pro, R2D2, S, Samsung, slide, sony, Sprint, star, t, t-mo, T-Mobile, talk, talkandroid, throwdown, tmo, tmobile, transform, Verizon, Vibrant, vzw, wars, winner, x, x10, xperia, xt, zio

The masses have spoken in round 1! The winners of round one of the Ultimate Android Throwdown are: AT&T: HTC Aria Samsung Captivate SPRINT: HTC Evo 4G Samsung Epic 4G T-MOBILE: HTC G2 HTC myTouch 4G/HD VERIZON: HTC Droid Incredible Motorola Droid X Now, on to round 2! In this round, the 2 winners from [...]

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Nov

2010

TalkAndroid Ultimate Android Throwdown: Round 1 – Choose the top 2 Android devices per carrier

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 2, 3G, 4G, Ally, Android, Aria, asus, AT&T, backflip, behold, behold2, beholdii, Bravo, Captivate, CDMA, Charm, citrus, cliq, cliqxt, competition, DEFY, dream, droid, droid2, droid2global, droideris, droidinc, droidpro, droidx, Epic, ericsson, eris, EVO, Fascinate, flipout, Flipside, fone, G1, G2, garmin, garminfone, Global, GSM, hd, hero, HTC, i1, ii, inc, incredible, intercept, LG, loser, moment, moto, motorola, mt3g, mt3gs, mt3gslide, mt4g, mthd, MyTouch, N1, nexus, one, optimus, optimuss, optimust, Phone, pro, R2D2, S, Samsung, slide, sony, Sprint, star, t, t-mo, T-Mobile, talk, talkandroid, throwdown, tmo, tmobile, transform, Verizon, Vibrant, vzw, wars, winner, x, x10, xperia, xt, zio

Alright, folks. You’ve been waiting all weekend, and now it’s time for the battle to begin; we’re starting up the first round of voting for the Ultimate Android Throwdown! As per the original rules, the first round will go as follows: Vote for your top Android device per carrier. The first round will go from 10AM [...]

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Nov

2010

Consumer Reports ranks best smartphones by carrier, Android in top 3 of Verizon, ATT, T-Mobile,Sprint

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 2, 3G, 4G, Ally, Android, Aria, AT&T, Captivate, consumer, droid, droid 2, droid x, droid2, droidinc, droidincredible, droidx, EVO, hero, HTC, inc, incredible, intercept, LG, moto, motorola, mt3g, mt3gslide, MyTouch, mytouch3gslide, reports, Samsung, slide, smartphones, Sprint, t-mo, T-Mobile, tmo, tmobile, top, Verizon, Vibrant, vzw, x

Consumer Reports, it would seem, can consider themselves fans of Android, what with their latest ratings for devices running Google’s mobile OS. Android handests found their way into at least 2 of the top 3 for every large U.S. mobile carrier. Hit the break for the low down, with top phones ranked per carrier, followed [...]

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Oct

2010

HTC Hero on TELUS updated to Android 2.1

by Dustin Karnes
tagged 2.1, Android, eclair, hero, HTC, telus, update, upgrade

While a lot of people are griping about whether or not their devices will be getting Froyo, most forget that there are still those waiting for an upgrade to Eclair. People like those who use an HTC Hero through TELUS. Well, Canadians, now is your time to shine, as HTC’s website is showing that the [...]

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