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Consumers more likely to buy Android devices than iPhone according to survey

By Shane McGlaun
on 25 Feb, 2011

According to research firm Market Force Research, the average consumer in the US is now more likely to buy an Android device than the iPhone. A survey conducted by the firm found that 34% of respondents planning to buy a smartphone are looking for Android devices and 21% are looking for the iPhone. A mere 12% have eyes on a Blackberry for their next smartphone.

Pretty Girls Prefer non-Android, So Says INQ’s Frank Meehan

By Chris Burns
on 18 Feb, 2011

Speaking with mister Frank Meehan, INQ's CEO and big bossman, Mashable found that apparently Google wasn't keeping its doors open to the right crowd, instead tending to only a small cross-section of adult males. What Meehan said exactly was: "If you go to a nightclub in any city in the world, the pretty girl has an iPhone or a BlackBerry, she doesn't have an Android phone. She has no emotional attachment to an Android phone. It's too complicated. It's a geek device, it's all wrong." Google! How could you have been so foolish, not tending to the pretty girls!

Verizon’s Unlimited iPhone 4 Data Plan, Bad News for Android?

By Dylan Bailey
on 25 Jan, 2011

We all know it, the Verizon iPhone will officially be released to the masses on February 10. Although many are unsure what it means for the strong Android platform on Verizon, their newly announced unlimited data for $30 may just be a selling point over any other device on the network.

Sub-$100 Android and $10 data plan as T-Mobile takes on iPhone churn

By Chris Davies
on 21 Jan, 2011

T-Mobile USA is planning sub-$100 Android smartphones and super-budget data plans in order to stem the flow of subscribers to iPhone-offering rivals. According to the carrier, around 10-percent of US churn - users leaving one network for another - has been down to subscribers wanting AT&T's iPhone. In response, the carrier has suggested it will offer an even broader range of Android-based handsets, together with a $10 data plan. No word on when we can expect to see this arrive, however. [via SlashGear]

Android owners most platform-tenacious claim researchers

By Chris Davies
on 19 Jan, 2011

Android owners are second only to iPhone users for platform loyalty, according to the latest set of figures from researchers Zokem. Their stats suggest that, while iPhone owners report the greatest satisfaction with their devices, Android device owners are more likely to purchase another Android device.

Consumer Reports Cautious on Verizon iPhone 4 – Good News for Android?

By Chris Burns
on 17 Jan, 2011

There's a Consumer Reports article out today that suggests all would-be Verizon iPhone 4 customers should hold off on purchasing one - unless of course they want a "short-lived" device, that is. Consumer Reports goes on to note that iPhone 4 is beginning to "show its age" and will be replaced by mid-2011 by a newer model. What's this mean for Android? We can't be sure, especially since this same magazine warned consumers not to buy the original ATT iPhone 4 because of it's infamous antenna issue.

B—- I Got an Android [NSFW]

By Dylan Bailey
on 17 Jan, 2011

It's Monday and what better way to start off a busy work week than with a little rap about our favorite operating system? NOTE: This is extremely NSFW, and so bad it's hilarious.

Meizu M9 (iPhone Clone) ROM ported to HTC EVO 4G

By Chris Burns
on 15 Jan, 2011

It's come to my attention that quite a few people didn't quite know what the Meizu M9 was, first of all, so lemme quick explain it. It's a Chinese phone that's basically a clone of the iPhone, but made with an Android OS. Simple, right? Here's where it gets weird. Now that clone has been re-cloned (at least its insides) into a ROM and has been ported to the HTC EVO 4G. Why would someone do that? Because they COULD do that, that's why.

How to Buy an Android Device at the Worst Possible time

By Dylan Bailey
on 14 Jan, 2011

In a little Friday evening humor we present you with How to Buy an Android Device at the Worst Possible Time. We know it's a little pro-iPhone, but we couldn't help but post it regarding all the Samsung update drama going on now.

Samsung GALAXY Player 50 Hero Ads [Review]

By Chris Burns
on 13 Jan, 2011

Take a peek at this series of ads or single ad with a Choose Your Own Adventure style twist, however you look at it. They start with a supposed CCTV view of a convenience/grocery store with a handful of people in it, just shopping - then WHAM! In comes a couple of terrible robbers come in with guns! Oh my gosh! Who will save the day? You guessed it - the brand spanking new mobile music player GALAXY Player 50!