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Sharp Announces new 3D Aquos SH8298U Android phone sporting dual 8MP cameras

By Cory Gunther
on 9 Sep, 2011

Sharp has another 3D handset in the pipes running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. You may think the LG Optimus 3D or HTC EVO 3D were first but it was in fact Sharp a long time ago with the announcement back in November, 2010. They later released that phone in May of this year well ahead of LG or HTC and now we are starting to see images of their next creation.

Samsung Galaxy S II now available for only $99 from GCI in Alaska

By Cory Gunther
on 9 Sep, 2011

Yup, it looks like the Epic Touch 4G wont actually be the first Galaxy S II to officially land here in the U.S. because Alaska's popular local network GCI beat everyone to the shipping yard. We are now seeing GCI offering the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G for only $99 dollars.

LG Univa Pictured in the Wild

By Cory Gunther
on 9 Sep, 2011

LG has another mid-range phone headed to the streets called the LG Univa and thanks to mobili we have plenty of pictures of the new Univa out in the wild. This looks to be the next massively popular LG phone just like the Optimus One. Some hands-on photos give us most of the details and mention a great build quality. Is this another mid-range phone for the masses?

HTC Vigor clears the FCC, Verizon 4G LTE included

By Cory Gunther
on 9 Sep, 2011

Things keep looking better and better for Verizon and their upcoming 4G LTE lineup. The much anticipated HTC Vigor is appearing again today looking very alive and well. Last we saw it had just received Wi-Fi certification but now the HTC Vigor has cleared the FCC making it that much closer to a reality and in our hands.

Motorola DROID Bionic Review

By Cory Gunther
on 8 Sep, 2011

Motorola has finally released the much anticipated Droid Bionic. Now that it's finally here we aim to take a deeper look into the hardware, software, and all the accessories to see if this 4G powered superphone can really "rule all machines" as Verizon has been claiming. The commercial is clever and neat but it's all about the phone when it comes down to it. Read on below for plenty of details during our review, as well as tons of photos and some in-depth video hands-on.

Smart Bar Android 2.3 Gingerbread phone brings us back to 2007

By Cory Gunther
on 8 Sep, 2011

In what I can only describe as one of the most amazing looking phones of 2011 (I mean 2007) we have the amazingly awesome Smart Bar Android phone from eAccess. This is a new phone that will be called the Smart Bar that should hit the streets of Japan starting September 22nd. Who wants one? I know I do.

Viewsonic ViewPad 7e Tab $199 Pre-Order available at Amazon

By Cory Gunther
on 8 Sep, 2011

ViewSonic recently showed us their new budget Android tablet offering the ViewPad 7e, and today it is available for pre-order over at amazon.com already. It was shown off at this years IFA 2011 and we have some hands-on video here for those interested in this budget friendly Android tablet.

HTC Rezound spotted, receives DLNA certification

By Cory Gunther
on 8 Sep, 2011

Ever since HTC acquired Beats Audio we've been hearing bits of information regarding upcoming devices from HTC with the new audio goodness inside, and this is one more we can add to the list. The HTC Rezound just received its DLNA certification today but I did want to mention it being listed as a "mobile digital media player". Most likely this is still a smartphone but I just wanted to throw that in there.

HTC Sensation 4G CyanogenMod nightly builds coming shortly

By Cory Gunther
on 7 Sep, 2011

I've been seeing a bit of comments as of late from many different places regarding the HTC Sensation and its CyanogenMod 7 status. Today I figured I'd give you all a small update to let you all know that it is coming, and soon. While technically I don't know this for sure, the main man behind CM7 on the Sensation is Keyan Mobli (aka kmobs) and he's been updating us occasionally on Google+ and the past few days we've received good news.

Motorola DROID 3 OTA update coming soon

By Cory Gunther
on 7 Sep, 2011

Well, the Motorola Droid 3 hasn't been out too long but it is already set to get an over the air update soon, possibly sometime this week. Something we have heard of many times is about to start and that is a "soak test" for the over the air update. This update should hopefully fix a slew of small problems plaguing the device since launch such as battery issues and what not, as well as hopefully add Google Talk voice chat capabilities with Android 2.3.4