September, 2010 - Android Community

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Verizon to offer tiered data plans in 4-6 months

By Dylan Bailey
on 24 Sep, 2010

Verizon, following suit of many other mobile service providers, plan on releasing tiered data plans within the next 4-6 months. Not many other details have been said regarding pricing and the tiers offered but, Ivan Seidenberg the CEO of Verizon, took a quick shot at AT&T and how they handle tiered data.

T-Mobile G2 preorder begins for existing subscribers

By Chris Davies
on 24 Sep, 2010

One of the T-Mobile USA faithful and keen to get your hands on the carrier's new T-Mobile G2? The good news is that, as expected, the HTC-made smartphone has gone up for preorder for existing T-Mobile customers. $199.99 gets you the G2 - or at least an order form showing that you've paid for one - and delivery is expected to take place by October 6th, the same day that the Android smartphone goes on sale generally. Of course, you could get it a little earlier (we're hearing talk that T-Mobile are targeting the end of September for the start of customer deliveries) giving you a week or so of preening in front of your jealous (or simply uninterested) friends.

Samsung Galaxy Tab official demo video released

By Chris Davies
on 24 Sep, 2010

We've spent no small amount of time shooting video of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, but it seems the South Korean company themselves wanted to get in on the action too. A new demo video has been released - claiming to "objectively present" the 7-inch Froyo slate's capabilities - that runs through the key functionality without resorting to the type of hyperbole you might expect from a certain fruit-themed manufacturer. That includes the Keyboard Dock in action, the custom email and calendar apps Samsung has produced for the Galaxy Tab, and Flash playback in the browser. There's also some time spent on wireless HD streaming, too. Still no pricing or specific release dates, but we're getting pretty excited about this 3G tablet. [youtube tAbsmHMAhrQ]

R2-D2 Droid Dummy Units arrive at Verizon Wireless Stores

By Dylan Bailey
on 23 Sep, 2010

The R2-D2 Droid 2 has been hitting Verizon Wireless Stores recently. Although they are just dummy units and not actually working, it is clear the release is getting very, very close to actually happening.

Dell’s Looking Glass, Additional Pictures and a Video

By Dylan Bailey
on 23 Sep, 2010

Yesterday we saw a picture of Dell’s new tablet, not much information was announced of the device and we only caught one photo of the actual device. Well today it looks as if the people of Oracle have released the tape the presentation by Michael Dell as well as a few close-up shots of the device.

10-inch Galaxy Tab Coming early 2011

By Dylan Bailey
on 23 Sep, 2010

We all knew that Samsung had plans to further enter the tablet market with new Galaxy S devices. We now have official word from Samsung Mobile Ireland’s manager Gary Twohig. The details are scarce and although we didn’t get a price point, we did get a confirmation that the device is preparing to be released in the first half of 2011.

T-Mobile G2 open for pre-orders tomorrow, available October 6th

By Dylan Bailey
on 23 Sep, 2010

According to a screenshot of the internal product page for the G2, it appears as if it will be ready to pre-order starting tomorrow, with shipment and availability beginning on October 6th. The pre-order process, available only to existing customers for now, will run until the 4th of October. T-Mobile employees may also pre-order the much hyped device starting tonight at midnight, however, no word yet on how many will be initially available. The internal site reads: From September 24 through October 4, existing T-Mobile customers will be given the exclusive opportunity to pre-order the T-Mobile G2 with Google at select T-Mobile retail stores, through Care upgrades, and online at http://G2.t-mobile.com. A limited number of G2 smartphones will also be available for employees to pre-order on My T-Mobile. The G2 is scheduled to be available to all customers at select T-Mobile retail stores, Care upgrades, select retail partner locations and online on October 6. The G2 is the successor to the insanely popular first Android phone the G1. Bringing features such as HSPA+, 5-megapixel camera, Android 2.2, Qualcomm MSM 7230 clocked at 800 MHz, GPS, and Bluetooth, the G2 already seems to be a very powerful upgrade. [Via TMONews]

Shazam coming preloaded on all LG Android Phones

By Dylan Bailey
on 23 Sep, 2010

Shazam, the music identification application, and arguably the most accurate and popular among mobile devices, is coming preloaded on future LG phones. The first phone shipping with Shazam will be the LG Optimus GT540, this marks the first of the many after the signed deal between Shazam and LG.

Amazon’s Kindle App for Android receives an update, Many new features appear

By Dylan Bailey
on 23 Sep, 2010

Amazon’s very popular Kindle App for Android has received an update. Bringing many new and much requested features, the Kindle is proving to maintain it’s position as the most popular eReader app on the Market.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 2.1 update delayed until end of October

By Chris Davies
on 23 Sep, 2010

Sony Ericsson has confirmed that the Android 2.1 update for the XPERIA X10 - which it had previously promised would be released sometime this month - has been delayed, and is now not expected to arrive until the end of October. The company claims to "have had to spend some additional time on the software to really makes sure we roll-out with the right quality and user experience," and will not only be upgrading the X10 but the smaller X10 mini and X10 mini pro. The news comes as a blow to XPERIA users, whose phone was released with 1.6 at a time when rival handsets were already using Android 2.0 firmware. Meanwhile Sony Ericsson are warning that the roll-out will be phased, so it may take several weeks after the initial release before every device gets a bite of the Eclair.

Xperia X10:

HD video recording with continuous auto-focus for high quality videos

Upgrade of the Android platform to Android 2.1

New back up and restore application, with extended content back up

5 homescreens for apps, widgets, shortcuts and folders

Social phonebook which automatically syncs contact pictures from Facebook and shows when your friends are online

Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro:

Improved Bluetooth functionality with support for sending and receiving pictures, contacts and more

New backup and restore application with extended content back up

Automatic synchronization of your contact pictures between Facebook and your phone book

Improved ways of handling pictures, audio, text and numbers in your messages

Upgrade of the Android platform to Android platform 2.1