David Junior

SIM-free MILESTONE XT720 dated – arrives in the UK on July 2nd

By David Junior
on 8 Jun, 2010

Yesterday we showed you the XT720 by Motorola. Today you can preorder this handset from Expansys. This device will be shipped to you unlocked and SIM free, it should ship on the launch date, July 2nd, or maybe a few days early if you lucky.

MIPS Technologies launch Dalvik Turbo virtual machine for Android

By David Junior
on 8 Jun, 2010

A few months ago Myriad Group introduced a new way to speed up Android’s Dalvik Virtual Machine to drastically improve the speed of the system. Since then there hasn’t been much information on the progress of this project until now. This system works on the MIPS architecture and could potentially replace the Dalvik VM completely.

HTC Intruder Heading To AT&T? (Rumor)

By David Junior
on 8 Jun, 2010

First it was the Aria then the Liberty now the Intruder could be making its way to AT&T. Are these 3 HTC devices the same? Nobody knows at this point, AT&T could be on an all out Android assault now that they are done with the iPhone presentation.

Fully Boot Android in One Second? – Video

By David Junior
on 8 Jun, 2010

This year’s Computex featured a lot of exciting new things in the world of Android. QuickBoot by Ubiquitous aims to shorten the time it takes to boot up Android to a fraction of the current time. It usually takes 30 seconds of more to for Android to boot up, this video has a device that does it in 1 second.

Battery Tips from Sprint To Maximize Life On The EVO 4G

By David Junior
on 8 Jun, 2010

One of the few gripes people is having with the new EVO 4G is short battery life. While on 4G and medium to heavy usage, I’ve seen the 4G go from fully charged to almost dead in 4-5 hours. This is unacceptable for today Smartphone’s. It should last at least 8 hours or more if you’re not a heavy user.

Samsung introduces the Corby i5500 Android 2.1

By David Junior
on 8 Jun, 2010

Besides releasing the highly anticipate Galaxy S all across the world, Samsung has a few other Android devices in the making. They have just introduced the Corby i5500. This is a mid-range handset that runs Android 2.1 and will be available shortly in Europe.

The New Sony Walkman?

By David Junior
on 8 Jun, 2010

Last week we let you know that there may be a new Walkman by Sony in the works. Today a leaked picture of what could be the new Android powered walkman has surfaced. The rumor said the device will look similar to an X10 Mini and the device in the picture fits that description.

eyeSight Brings Natural User Interface to Android Devices

By David Junior
on 8 Jun, 2010

Most sophisticated mobile phones these days use some form of gesture based communications. This technology has been growing over the past few years. It takes the way we communicate with our phones to a whole new level. The people at eyeSight Mobile Technologies look to take this to a whole new level.

Sony Ericsson “Shakira”?

By David Junior
on 7 Jun, 2010

The device you see in the picture below is the rumored “Shakira”. It isn’t as sexy as the singer but it does look good. This device will be coming soon and is the little brother of the X10. If the X10 is too big for you and the Mini's are too small, this will fit your needs if you like the styling of the X10.

TCL has announced the first Android-based Internet television in China

By David Junior
on 7 Jun, 2010

The Google TV isn’t even out yet and there are a few competitors that will have a similar television on the market before Google releases theirs. This TV is from TCL which is a big electronics manufacturer in China. That will be the home of television if it makes it past all the censorship drama that is brewing between Google and the Chinese government.