Author Archives: Vincent Nguyen

Motorola Droid Android 2.0 boot up screen

Hot on the heel of recent Android 2.0 leaked screen shots comes the boot up video of the Motorola Droid (if this is indeed the real deal). Yes, this does indeed confirm the name of the Android phone heading to Verizon. There isn’t much to see yet but BGR noted, “more coming soon.”

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Motorola CLIQ (aka DEXT) hands-on video demo

After being, frankly, very impressed at the announcement of Motorola’s first Android smartphone yesterday, we caught up with the CLIQ (aka Motorola DEXT) afterwards for a hands-on demo.  Motorola were being coy with the handset, preferring to run through its capabilities themselves rather than allow a free-for-all in our own hands, but we did get …

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myTouch 3G for T-Mobile unboxing and hands-on video

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The new Android-powered myTouch 3G for T-Mobile is finally here. We’ve barely had enough time to create an unboxing video along with a brief hardware walkthrough. There are also lots of pretty pictures for your viewing pleasure.

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T-Mobile myTouch 3G media event on July 8

myTouch 3G Android phone is getting its day in the sun on July 8 when T-Mobile introduce it to the world – in NYC. We’ll be there to bring you live coverage, so stay tune for more info. The myTouch 3G has already taken many forms; HTC Magic and recently, the Google ION special edition. …

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Android Google Maps gets Latitude, voice search and transit directions

Google Maps for Android is now even better than before, thanks to new features and a few fixed issues with Google Latitude.  You can now search Google Maps for Android simply by speaking your query and Google Maps will search it for you.  Google’s voice recognition engine currently understands English in American, Australian and British …

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Google IO 2009 HTC Android phone unboxing video and pics

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I had a quick chat with Vic Gundotra prior to this morning’s Google IO 2009 keynote and he said to me there is many-many surprise at this year’s developer’s convention.  It never occurred to me that one of those surprises included an Android-phone by HTC (also known as the HTC Magic).  This version of the …

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HTC Lancaster Android phone for AT&T

AT&T is getting an Android-powered phone after all. Behold the HTC Lancaster with a striking resemblance to the HTC Magic when closed and looks a lot more like the Touch Pro in form factor for a QWERTY slider than the T-Mobile G1. According to the leaked slide on Engadget, the HTC Lancaster feature quadband EDGE …

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HTC Magic phone dressed up in Black and going on sale in Taiwan for $640 USD

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Folks across the pond will have the luxury to purchase the hot new HTC Magic on May 15th for $640 USD without a contract.  This black version going on sale in Taiwan is almost identical to the one available for Vodafone customers.  The left and right hand side is covered in a darker shade of …

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Second video demo of the Samsung i7500 Android phone

An event hosted by Samsung Singapore gave birth to a second hands-on video demo of the Samsung i7500 Android phone. If you’ve been lusting over Sammy’s latest and greatest Android phone, here’s one video I recommend watching – until Android Community get our own review unit in for a more in-depth look.

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myTouch 3G Android powered phone for T-Mobile

As expected, T-Mobile USA have announced the myTouch 3G, their second Android handset and the follow-up to the T-Mobile G1.  Recognizable as the HTC Magic – which Android Community reviewed in back in May – the phone has a 3.2-inch HVGA resolution capacitive touchscreen, 3.2-megapixel camera and the usual array of Google applications. In the non-final hardware …

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