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HTC Desire HD receives a Beats Audio-enabled Rom, beats Sensation XE to the punch

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Sep, 2011

We all know that HTC acquired Beats Audio with the intentions of bringing better audio fidelity to HTC Android phones. We have heard tons of news regarding this the past few weeks, and just this morning HTC announced the HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio. Apparently those smart developers have beat HTC to the punch and have developed a Desire HD rom with Beats Audio integration, details below.

Sphero for Android coming late 2011

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Sep, 2011

Well folks, this is a pretty unique accessory or game for Android that has finally entered full production mode and should be available for Android coming late in 2011. This is Sphero, and you can control it with your phone or tablet. Below are some final production pictures as well as a neat hands-on video.

Motorola DROID Bionic gets ClockworkMod Recovery

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Sep, 2011

The Motorola DROID Bionic hasn't been out but a few short days and the developer community is already hard at work. Right away they achieved root access and now we are already seeing a custom recovery for the DROID Bionic. Before we get started check out my full DROID Bionic review.

HTC Flyer bootloader unlocking gets official from HTC

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Sep, 2011

Just like a few other HTC devices in the recent past the HTC Flyer tablet has been added to the list of supported devices from HTC that is allowed freedom. We all know the HTC bootloader situation plenty well so I wont go into that, but it's now appearing over at HTCdev.com/bootloader in pretty much every version.

PSA: Motorola DROID Bionic $279 Costco bundle deal is live, ends tomorrow

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Sep, 2011

Just a little public service announcement for all the DROID Bionic buyers out there. That Bionic Costco bundle deal we mentioned a few weeks ago is legit and currently available right now. Yup, you get the Droid Bionic as well as the desktop dock, car navigation dock, car charger, and portable charger with a spare battery all for just $279 -- that is $20 less than Verizon is asking for just the phone.

T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II will feature a 1.5 Ghz dual-core Qualcomm processor

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Sep, 2011

Well folks, this has now been confirmed rather than just a rumor. If sources are correct the Samsung Galaxy S II headed to T-Mobile (aka Hercules) will feature the fastest CPU of all the U.S. Galaxy S II phones and will clock in at 1.5 GHz thanks to Qualcomm. We mentioned this last week but had no confirmation as to whether it would feature the same 1.2 GHz speed as the rest, or be faster.

LG Optimus Black to be called the LG Marquee

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Sep, 2011

It looks like the LG Optimus Black we've seen a few times that was also said to be headed to US carriers back in July is finally here, but with a different name and a slightly different cover around back. The Optimus Black will be called the LG Marquee and will debut here in the U.S. on the Now Network in yellow.

Motorola Droid R2-D2 Gingerbread update rolling out now

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Sep, 2011

Well folks, it looks like Verizon and Moto hasn't forgot about the amazingly awesome Droid R2D2 after all. After not hearing as much as a peep regarding this phone since well -- its release, I was beginning to wonder about the Star Wars superphone. I'm glad to tell you the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update is now a go and rolling out.

Sony Walkman Z announced, 4.3″ Tegra 2 dual-core media player [Video]

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Sep, 2011

Sony is aiming to take back the reigns of the Walkman brand with the release of the new Walkman Z. While we've heard plenty about Walkman's with Android this is real and finally here and it's a powerful dual-core personal media player powered by Android. We have full details and pictures as well as a hands-on video below for everyone to check out.

Google and Intel show off Medfield-based Android phone

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Sep, 2011

Today Google's Andy Rubin took to the stage at IDF along with Intel CEO Paul Otellini who was nice enough to show everyone a little peak at a new Intel Medfield-based Android phone. The phone was running a version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread and this goes nicely with what we reported yesterday regarding Intel Atom processors and more getting Android Gingerbread support.