Looking at my image we clearly have the Android 2.3 powered HTC Sensation but wait are those capacitive Android buttons, is that Ice Cream Sandwich up top? Or wait, maybe it’s just CyanogenMod 7 with my favorite Cyanbread theme. All running with Windows Phone 7. I’m actually sort of enjoying that photo to be honest.

If you haven’t tried a Windows Phone 7 device down at a local store Microsoft aims to get your dollars by giving you a quick glance and personal hands-on time with Windows Phone 7 right from your Android smartphone. All you need to do is go to the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 demo page from your mobile device and enjoy the tasty Mango (name for WP7′s OS). This will load a surprisingly smooth and nice mock-up of Phone 7 and their tiles. You’ll be able to enter a few different areas like the application tray, contacts, calender and things of that nature. It’s actually quite neat and even though I’d never ever consider making the change I did enjoy the quick demo.

Apparently this will also work on those i*hones too if anyone has one of those devices (For Barista’s see this video). It doesn’t give us an extremely close look but either way this was pretty cool and I figured you’d all like to give it a try. It’s an awesome marketing tool I must admit — well done Microsoft. Now stop suing everyone and their dogs in the world of Android. K thx bye.

Windows Phone 7 demo site (click from mobile device)

[via Engadget]

Above what you’re witnessing is the 8 megapixel back-facing camera photo. This photo is taken in noon-ish indirect sunlight with no unnatural light hitting it. It’s a photo of some lovely little Android toys you know so well with the custom-painted by yours truly Android Community Android front and center. Doesn’t he look lovely? I spent like an hour painting those eyeballs.

Next what you’re seeing is the 720p quality video capture. This test is done with my faithful assistant Susi – we’re doing the hallway run test as made famous by our review of the Acer Iconia Tab A500 10.1-inch tablet. Behold!

NOTE: to get more info on the Samsung Infuse 4G, head to our all-encompassing portal.

What you see above finally is the front-facing camera taking a 1.3 megapixel photo of the same subject matter. You’ll notice the change in quality around the edges of each subject. You’ll also notice that the photo really isn’t terrible – think only a few years ago this photo would have seemed magnificent for a cellphone, front or back. Next it’s a BONUS – a back-facing 8 megapixel photo taken in a dark environment with the LED flash flashing. It’s some old shoes of mine and a cord or two – notice how fresh these sneakers still seem.

That’s quality!

What you’re about to witness is no less than a professional NVIDIA man showing us the official Laptop Dock for the brand spanking new Motorola ATRIX 4G. This demo has the interesting perspective of an NVIDIA man instead of a Motorola man (a Motorola man meaning the one we had demo for us the HD dock you’ll see at the end of this video.) Here we get a perspective on the laptop dock specifically, with again a nutshelled look at the phone itself. Discover the usefulness of having a laptop situation with your superphone, and see if it’s worth the $300 – $600 to you.

And after you’ve had a peek, head back to the rest of the coverage we’ve got on this subject, the first item being a review of the very dock we’re talking about here: Motorola ATRIX 4G Laptop Dock Review. Next have a peek at the other side of the equation with a Motorola ATRIX 4G HD Dock Demo and a full review of the thing as well: Motorola ATRIX 4G HD Dock Review. Finish off that magical triad with a big fat full review of the whole shebang: Full Motorola ATRIX 4G Review. It doesn’t stop there then of course, the full experience continues with an ATRIX 4G Full System Dump Here and Now and a super effective Morotola ATRIX 4G Hands On and Unboxing. All you’ll ever need!

Device Specifications and Information

Device Info

Device Name : Atrix 4G

Manufactuer : Motorola

Carrier : AT&T

Announced Date : January 05, 2011

Release Date : March 06, 2011

Also Known As :

Display

• Screen Size : 4.00 Inch
• Resolution : 540x960
• Screen Type : qHD

Dimension & Weight

• Height : 4.64 Inch
• Width : 2.50 Inch
• Depth : 0.43 Inch
• Weight : 135 Grams

Battery & Power

Battery Type:
• Lithium Ion

• Battery Capacity : 1930 mAh
• Talk Time : NA
• Stand By Time : 264 hours

Software

Android OS:
• 2.2.x

Audio Playback:
• AAC
• AAC+
• MID
• MP3
• WAV

Video Playback:
• h.263
• h.264 / AVC
• MPEG-4 (MP4)
• WMV

Messaging:
• SMS
• MMS

Hardware

CPU : Tegra 2

CPU Clock Speed : 1000 Mhz

Core : 2

Ram : 1000 MB

Internal Storage : 16.384 GB

Front Facing Camera :

Camera Resolution : 5 MP

External Storage:
• MicroSD
• MicroSDHC

Camera Features:
• Auto focus
• Flash
• 720p Video Recording

Sensors:
• Accelerometer
• Ambient light
• Proximity

QWERTY :

Cellular Network

Network Technology:
• GSM

GSM Band:
• 850
• 900
• 1800
• 1900

Device Connectivity

Wi-Fi:
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Bluetooth:
• Bluetooth 2.0

Location Features:
• Compass
• GPS
• Cellular location
• Wi-Fi location

FM Radio :

NFC :

You’ll be taken on this awesome journey by our pal Vincent Nguyen, who provides us with the following:
Linpack Benchmark
Android Marketplace
Game Demo
Burst Mode
Recording in 1080p
Playback in 1080p
Website Load Task Comparison between Tegra 2 powering this LG Optimus 2X vs Droid X

Vince begins his journey by downloading our official Android Community Android app – this app is totally free to download and has absolutely no ads, allowing you to browse both news and the discussion forums here on Android Community. Once Vince flips back and forth a few times between different ways you can interact with AC, he heads back to the Android Markeplace and downloads Linpack, aka “Linpack for Android” by GreeneComputing – this being the app he’ll use to benchmark the device. Once the benchmark is run, he opens Dungeon Defenders, a game that’s since become very popular for testing the 3D capabilities of powerful smartphones.

Once the game demo is complete, Vince take a look at the camera interface. The camera on the back of this device is 8 Megapixels, the first demo being burst mode (taking 6 pictures in a row.) Next there’s some 1080p video recording as well as playback. They do this recording in a relatively low-light environment then play it back in the stock video player. It’s difficult to see through the camera being used to record the demo of course, but we’ve got assurances from everyone who was there at the time that it was totally lovely.

Next is the Optimus 2X vs Droid X in loading webpages, both of them starting at Google.com navigate to SlashGear.com – the Optimus 2X appears to move 3 or 4 times as fast as the Droid X. Mega-impressive.

Take a look at the gallery below, and let us know if this might possibly be the phone for you in the near future.

The demo is quite lengthy, but it provides a detailed look at the upcoming devices power. Scrolling is smooth, folders open quickly, and all around it’s pretty refined. Now we can tell it needs a little bit more software optimization before it can fully utilize the Tegra 2′s power, but hopefully that’s coming before release.

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For even more LG Optimus 2X coverage, check out our official preview of the device where we put the device to test with basic functions such as gameplay, HD playback as well as conducting a Linpack test.

[Via Android Central]

You can clearly see how much higher the Trinity ROM + Kernal’s CPU score is compared to stock. The voltage was also increased from the standard 1.2V to 1.4V. When the voltage is pushed higher, the memory increases as well.

As we know, quadrant scores aren’t everything. We need our smartphones to be extremely reliable and would prefer them to be as fast as possible. That’s why we decided all of our visitors at Android Community deserve a true tour of an overclocked Nexus S. The below video displays the fastest phone we have yet to cover.

[Via Team Whiskey]

This video show the browser in portrait mode. They say that most of the apps you’ll be using where you read a lot that portrait mode will be enabled. But… the video is in landscape mode? So… Just take a look. Tell us if you can figure out what’s going on here.

[Via Notion Ink]

As Chris notes, there seems to have been some confusion in the past about what’s going on as far as digitizer tech in the Adam. There will be no active digitizer, instead the 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen will be able to act as a massive trackpad for your computer. Also instead, if you’ve got a capacitive stylus, you could use the device for drawing if you’d like. Will it replace a Wacom graphics tablet? Probably not.

It seems as though Adam will be able to work with USB modems in the future, the biggest obstacle being drivers being developed for them to work properly with the system. In the videos here you’ll se a demo of the Adam boot-animation as well as the browser, and you’ll see that all the controls are running down a narrow bar on the left side, pop-out buttons for tab management appearing as well. As far as benchmarking goes, Adam scores 51,049 in Rightware’s BrowserMark benchmarking tool, versus the iPad’s 38,620 and the Nexus One’s 23,726. That’s freaking amazing. And there’s multitouch, of course. Look, look, look!

Notion Ink Adam boot-screen

Notion Ink Browser Demo:

Notion Ink Adam Hardware Demo:

[Via SlashGear]

Notion Ink says this version of the app is “alpha,” letting the world know that they eventually want you to be able to do much more as the full launch of Adam works. They say this will be useful in movie creation via storyboarding – I can imaging it would be! So simple, so sweet. They intend for the app to be helpful for both pro-artists and for kids, (all of whom LOVE to paint, of course.) The clip below is at super speed, but it looks like it’s awesome nonetheless.

BONUS take a look at this possible unboxing over in the Netherlands – Van Gunst has an Adam!

[Via SlashGear]

The app supports multiple accounts and boasts some impressive organization and color-coding features in its 3-panel design. Check out the full video demo below!

[Via SlashGear]

The video show the custom Eden UI, multitasking panel engine, and apps – including ereader, Canvas paint application, and more. The Eden UI is looking as impressive as we have seen hinted at. It is definitely a departure from what we’re used to with an Android-based device with it’s three apps running at a time that can be swiped left and right or rearranged at will.

Performance wise, it’s definitely not perfect – but not many Android devices are. Panel switching introduces some lag, but the pinch to zoom seem to be running smoothly. We’re not able to tell much else from the live videos and will be posting more information once we get our hands on the much anticipated tablet.

[Via SlashGear]

[Via YouTube]

Skogberg begins by opening the Timescape application: one with tiles of all of your friends updates in a 3D display which may have a slicker movement now since the last update. Before, you would click any tile and it would show a snippet of an update, from whens you could click into whatever app it came from and see the full text. NOW when you click the tiles, the text automatically starts scrolling in the tile so you don’t have to exit out to a different app to read the full message. You can also post your status updates here now without exiting out to different apps to do so.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drZoWYwP560[/youtube]

Then he mentions the update to Android 2.1 and opens the Social Phone Book. In the phone book, you can see all your contacts and when you click a person’s picture, you get a bar of icons which lead to calling, opening contact info, texting, mailing, and Google Talk. There’s also a green dot beside each picture of a person when they are online on Google Talk. You can see a partial status update from Facebook or Google Talk. NOTE: if the person in your contact book has the same name in all places on the list of apps this connects to, their contact info will be created automatically. If not, you can enter it in manually. The images in your phonebook come automatically from each person’s Facebook profile pic.

Then there’s something that Skogberg displays that a lot of people may have missed, that which is the “Long Press.” This occurs when you press a contact and hold down for a double count rather than just tapping. This opens a menu which includes Edit number before call, Add to Favourites (notice the out-of-US spelling), Join contacts, Edit contact, and Delete contact. Once you decide to call a person, a different Call Screen appears with their profile pic again, but this time with options like going back, Speaker phone, Mute, Dialpad, and end call (just incase the person you’re dialing isn’t in on the demo.)

[Via Sony Ericsson Blog]

movie:

* MKV
* H264 High profile, 720 x 304 @ 24fps @ 405Kbps
* AAC 44.1KHz
* perfect quality
* 14 to 20 FPS

tv show:

* AVI
* DivX 5, 704 × 1.097 @ 384 Kbps @ 24 FPS
* MP3 @ 128Kbps 48KHz
* perfect quality
* 22-24 FPS

anime:

* MKV
* H264 High profile, 848 x 480 @ 24fps @ 302Kbps
* AAC 48KHz
* lots of artifacts
* no subs (ASS, Advanced Sub Station)
* 8 to 15 FPS

handbrake:

* MP4
* H264 Baseline profile, 800 × 3.120 @ 448 Kbps @ 30 FPS
* AAC, 44.1KHz @ 151 Kbps
* perfect quality
* 13 to 16 FPS

720p Artbeats HD Demo:

* MP4
* Main profile H.264, 1280 × 720 @ 30 FPS @ 5.994 Kbps
* AAC @ 66Kbps 44.1KHz
* perfect quality
* 3 to 6 FPS

Artbeats HD 1080p Demo:

* MP4
* H264 Main profile, 1920 x 1080 @ 10Mbps @ 30FPS
* AAC, 44.1KHz @ 192Kbps
* perfect quality
* 1 to 3 FPS

Like most new apps, performance may vary from phone to phone. For best results, run this on a phone with a fast CPU. It’s been tested on a Nexus One and there was no skipping or jerkiness during playback. Click here to get the player. How does it perform for you and what device are you using?

[via soyandroide]

With Dalvik Turbo VM, MIPS licensees can create SoCs with faster, more complex applications and richer game graphics optimized for Android smartphones and other high-performance consumer devices without requiring significant increases in device memory. The VM also provides substantial battery life improvements when running resource intensive tasks, all while retaining full compatibility with existing software. Myriad’s Dalvik Turbo VM is operational on all current versions of Android up to and including versions 2.1 (Éclair) and soon to be available for 2.2 (Froyo).

This new system promises speed increases up to 5 times faster than stock. It does a similar job as JIT which is responsible for the speed increases that is found in Android 2.2. It is said that this technology is compatible with every version of Android. If this is the case imagining how fast a phone would be with Froyo and this laid on top of it. That would be either a blazing fast phone or it will crash due to incompatibility. Guess we’ll have to wait to see if it can work in conjunction with JIT. If you would like to help develop the MIPS system you could head over to MIPSAndroid.org and get started.

[via intomobile]

All you Archos 5 owners can now enjoy most of the new 3D games that are available for Android. The best thing about this update is you can go download it now. There’s no need to wait for an OTA to be pushed to you tablet.

The second version 2.0.15, 3D-accelerated OpenGL, offers in addition the following improvements:

- Display : add accelerated 3D openGL support Display: add OpenGL accelerated 3D support
- Fullscreen : add statusbar notification when an application is requesting fullscreen with ability to enable fullscreen for this application. Fullscreen: add statusbar notification When applying year IS Requesting fullscreen with flexible loan to enable fullscreen for this application. Fullscreen enabling/disabling can be performed through power menu (on long power button press). Fullscreen Enabling / disabling can Be Performed power-through menu (on long press power button).
- Archos media center : faster display Archos media center: faster display
- Thinkfree : v2.0 with full edit features Thinkfree: v2.0 with full edit features
- Thinkfree : can now be un-installed by user. Thinkfree: can now Be-installed by a user. Note that sometimes during this process an invalid shortcut might remain on the home screen. Note That DURING Sometimes this process an invalid shortcut Might intransitive the home screen. If this happens this shortcut can be removed by a long press and drag towards tray trash icon. If This Happens this shortcut can Be Removed by long press and drag trash Towards tray icon.
- Display : add transparency to notification tray background Display: add transparency to notification tray background

[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/video/xczyrw_jeux-3d-sur-l-archos-5-internet-tab_tech[/dailymotion]

[via engadget]

There’s nothing groundbreaking to see in the video posted by Engadget other than proof of concept. The handset didn’t appear to be faster than the latest “Superphones” that have been released recently. In fact, they said it’s not as fast as a Snapdragon. This is Intel’s first dance with android and the handset isn’t a finally build. Knowing how Intel works, they will get the hang of how Android handles things and should come up with something really well.

This is said to be an eBook that is most likely going to be targeted at the Kindle’s audience. It will feature an unnamed version of Android, most likely 1.6, and Qualcomm’s MSM7227 processor. Some say this tablet looks like a slightly bigger version of the iPhone. The guys over at Engadget got some hands on time with this device and the results were not favorable. It is said that it is very unresponsive and a bit slow. This is likely an early prototype so things could change before it is released, if it ever is.

Our friends over at Frandroid got their hands on a Galaxy S and recorded this video of it in action. The game being played is Nova from Gameloft. From what I can see, it performs as advertised. This game has a lot of action and there is no lag at all. The graphics looks really good and the game play is fluid and fast. Check out the video below, you is the judge.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ4N7QAlHd4&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

This is a great unboxing, you get the see the device and all the accessories one at a time. Then there is a quick look at the custom UI that this phone introduces to Android. The Garminifone is expected to be a navigating powerhouse. For now its stuck on Android 1.6, it has a 3.5 inch screen which is quickly becoming too small for today’s standards.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guIJfpIKlnA&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

There are some nice accessories included with this device that may make up for some of its short comings. It has a few things that can get you by when traveling. There is an international-ready power adapter and a cigarette lighter charger. A dock is also included, these things don’t usually come with phones so they will save you a few dollars.