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Smartphones outsell PCs for the first time in Q4 2010

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by Jesse Bauer on
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You know it’s a monumental shift when something that has only been around a few years takes over something that’s been around for a couple decades. An article at ReadWriteWeb posted results of smartphone sales versus PC sales in Q4 of 2010. Smartphones sold 100.9 million OEM units in that quarter, while PCs sold 92.1 million OEM units. That marks the first time that smartphones beat out PCs.

What’s even more puzzling about the chart above is that Nokia shipped over 100 million units in 2010, while Research in Motion shipped 48.8. Don’t worry though, those numbers are sure to shift in 2011 after manufacturers like HTC and Samsung put the heat on for Android this year. Craziness.

[via BGR]

Rumors Saying Froyo Coming to Sprint’s Epic 4G Feb 21

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by Michael Murphy on
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Rumors are exactly that — just rumors.  We don’t know anything for sure, but there’s been a lot of talk lately about the Froyo update coming to the Epic4G, specifically…but we think all Galaxy S phones will be following close behind.  Tipsters who claim to have an inside track are saying that the Sprint Epic 4G will be getting some Froyo love in less than two weeks, to be delivered on February 21.  Supposedly Samsung and Sprint are embracing version EA17 and are about ready to call it official, and hopefully we’ll be seeing it named legit in here in about 13 days.

[via Android Central]

AT&T support page showing Samsung Captivate running Froyo, is update on the way?

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by Mikka Burrell on
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Although Samsung has become quite notorious with owners of Samsung Android devices for not sending out updates to their Android devices nearly as often as they should, a small ounce of hope was discovered. What you’re seeing in the picture above is a screenshot of the Samsung Captivate running Android 2.2, otherwise known as Froyo. This was found on the AT&T support page for the Samsung Captivate, in the section that describes how to find the Captivate’s firmware version and operating system.

With many other Android phones already running Froyo and Gingerbread already going public, it seems as though the Captivate would never get the Froyo update. But, this lucky find does shed a small ray of hope on the situation for Captivate users wanting Android 2.2. Hopefully this means that the Froyo update is on the way.

You can check out the support page by clicking the source link below. Be sure to leave your thoughts and opinions in the comments.

[via bgr]

FCC Sees Forte and Xoom/Bionic?

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by Michael Murphy on
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This week the FCC has already received and made public documents on a couple of different Android devices. The Samsung Forte, which was recently seen in the wild, has made it through the FCC and they have some very basic information about it available online. Another device crossing the desks at FCC is a Motorola device, and while it was originally thought to be the Bionic, more information that has been discovered (like “non-removable battery”) has speculators leaning more toward the Xoom.

Either way, a few more Android devices are starting to receive various stamps of approval, thus coming steadily closer to being released.

[via FCC, (1), by way of Engadget, (1)]

Adrynalyne Opens the Door for Rooted Samsung Continuum Owners and Developers

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by Jerry Maulden on
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If you own an Android device, chances are you want to stretch the capacity of your device’s hardware within inches of it’s breaking point. You want to customize it beyond recognition. You want to squeeze every ounce of processing power out of your phone, treating it like a NASA supercomputer while laughing in the face of your warranty and smartphone insurance. Otherwise, you’re doing it wrong. Then again, maybe everyone isn’t as passionate as I am about making my phone do anything and everything it was never intended to do. But for those of you who are, yesterday Adrynalyne of Android Central released the first ROM for the Samsung Continuum. Albeit extremely vanilla, it will serve as the blank canvas for all the other developers, as well as the streamlined, bloat-free ROM for the minimalist user.

Download your Samsung Continuum ROM here.

[via androicentral]

Samsung TV Remote App Released For Galaxy S And Tab Devices, Available For Download In The Market

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by Joe Sirianni on
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Samsung announced that they have released their TV remote app for both the Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab devices.  The remote sports pretty much all of the functionality you would see on a standard remote, only with a sleek and sharp looking UI.  As of now, the application is not available for any other device, hence the reason it will not appear for you if you search for it in the market.  In addition, we are told that there will not be an apk around the interwebs for you to sniff out.  Who knows, maybe our boys over at XDA can take care of that. » Read the rest

Rogers Samsung Galaxy S Captivate gets Froyo source code released.

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by Jesse Bauer on
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After finally getting Android 2.2 out to Samsung Captivate customers under Rogers Wireless in Canada, Samsung has decided its time to release the source code so all can see what’s under the hood. Head on over and download it to have a peek, just be sure to search for model number “SGH-i896″ under the mobile section.

[via Samsung Open Source]

Official Samsung Verizon Fascinate DL30 Froyo ROM Leaked

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by Brian Rubin on
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According to a post by user “punk.kaos” over on the XDA-Developers forums, they have leaked the official DL30 Froyo ROM for the Verizon’s Samsung Fascinate, the ROM that “Samsung would never finish.”

The ROM apparently is in an “as-is” state, wherein it includes all the upgrades for the Fascinate, but also all the boatware and bugs as well. The author suggests alternative ROM’s such as Cyanogen if you don’t want to deal with bugs.

As with all ROM’s, you flash at your own risk, so be careful and backup beforehand. Enjoy!

[via XDA-Developers]

Want To Root Your Samsung Galaxy S, Captivate And Vibrant In One Click?

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by Joe Sirianni on
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There are a number of reasons that some might want to root their Android devices.  Among them may be improvement in the speed and stability department, boosting performance to a height you would have never achieved, had you not been rooted.  Some may do it to gain access to easy tethering capabilities.  Further still, some may take the plunge to gain a new function or UI application such as a new keyboard or menu option.

Whatever the reason is, we want to let Samsung Galaxy S users  know that they don’t have to be scared of the “R” word any longer.  Times are changing and the method used to root a device is not the same as it once was when the Android platform initially kicked off.   » Read the rest

Samsung releasing Droid Pro competitor with qwerty style for Sprint

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by Jesse Bauer on
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Here we have what looks like a combination of the Motorola Droid Pro and the old Samsung Jack full qwerty from a few years ago. Both devices were Blackberry form factor competitors, and now we have Samsung looking to re-enter that ring with this device. It’s got a larger screen than the Jack had, more closer to the screen size of the Droid Pro. That’s about it for specs, as we don’t know what this device is just yet, other than the shape, the Android OS and the Sprint logo. Perhaps we’ll hear more about this and many other Samsung devices at MWC in a couple weeks time.

Have a look at the pics below for another (blurry) look.

[via pocketnow]

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