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Galaxy Nexus receives MoDaCo custom kernel, courtesy of Paul O’Brien

By Sam Koutroulakis
on 23 Nov, 2011

Paul O'Brien has whipped up a custom kernel for some of our international Samsung Galaxy Nexus owners that will now support keyboard, USB drive, and mouse bluetooth peripheral devices. The kernel is modded, but still very much based on the stock kernel source with a few of the dev's "touches" here and there.

Samsung Captivate Glide review

By Cory Gunther
on 18 Nov, 2011

It seems that lately Samsung has been trying to cover all levels of the smartphone market, and with most carriers too. With the Samsung Captivate Glide they've done just that over on AT&T. Along with the Doubletime and a few other phones they have the entire range covered. Today we'll be showing you the mid to higher end of that spectrum with the Captivate Glide and its slide-out QWERTY keyboard and dual-core processor. It might not be the biggest or the best but it will put up a good fight, that is for sure.

SwiftKey X Alpha gets multi-touch support, VIP users try it early

By Michael Crider
on 4 Nov, 2011

SwiftKey X is a popular alternative to the standard Android keyboard, and the developers are in the habit of continually improving it. In addition to a Halloween pumpkin theme last month, they're trying out multi-touch features in a new alpha release. The download has been spread around by the developers, but only VIP members (i.e. those who have paid for SwiftKey X) can access it.

Swype OTA update coming soon, brings context prediction and more

By Cory Gunther
on 3 Nov, 2011

The developers of Swype have been on a roll as of late and just last month announced the new Swype v3.26 BETA. Along with the update came tons of changes and even a new design layout for the keyboard. One of the biggest though, was automatic updates right to the device instead of all the fuss that we've had to deal with in the past with Swype. Today Swype has started the first OTA update for their BETA and users should see it soon.

SwiftKey X Keyboard updated with a spooky Halloween theme and bug fixes

By Cory Gunther
on 27 Oct, 2011

The extremely popular third party keyboard for Android SwiftKey X has received an update today just in time for Halloween. Not only is SwiftKey X very popular and an editors choice on the Android Market, now it can be your favorite too because they've added a Halloween theme with pumpkin orange to go right along with the Holiday.

TypeSmart Keyboard Beta translates text as you enter it

By Michael Crider
on 26 Oct, 2011

There's a lot of options out there for Android keyboard apps, and a lot of them are good choices, too - Swype, Swiftkey, 8pen, and my personal favorite, Thumb Keyboard, among many, many others. I came across one today that offers a relatively novel feature: it automatically hooks in to Google Translate to allow you to input text in any supported language. TypeSmart Keyboard is still in beta, and free for the moment. If you have to translate between multiple languages often, it's definitely worth a look.

Swype Beta updated v3.26 features cleaner layout and automatic updates [Video]

By Cory Gunther
on 19 Oct, 2011

The popular 3rd party keyboard for Android Swype is back today and has just received its latest update. The beta was updated to Swype version 3.26 late last night during all the Ice Cream Sandwich fun. The Swype beta was last updated to 3.25 back in August and we had plenty of information then, and we have even more this time. The main thing with the latest update is automatic updates, no longer do we need to deal with the Swype installer app. More update details and video are after the break.

Samsung Stratosphere 4G LTE Slider available now at Verizon for $149

By Cory Gunther
on 13 Oct, 2011

For all you wanting to jump into the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network for a low price today could be that day. The Samsung Stratosphere QWERTY keyboard slider rocking 4G LTE and a great mid-range price is available starting today, October 13th, at Verizon. It had its fair share of leaks and now can finally be yours if you fancy a full side-out keyboard.

SwiftKey X updated to version 2.1, we go hands-on

By Cory Gunther
on 30 Sep, 2011

The popular keyboard SwiftKey X by Touchtype has been receiving a lot of attention in the world of Android, and with good reason. It is one of the best alternative keyboards available and has recently been graced with some updates making it even better. Today SwiftKey has just announced the new update version 2.1 for their popular keyboard after receiving some changes asked for by their community and from the private BETA. We've been able to look it over and I truly love SwiftKey X, especially on my tablet. More details and pics below.

Samsung Stratosphere 4G LTE leaks again

By Cory Gunther
on 22 Sep, 2011

Today some new press images have leaked for the upcoming Samsung Stratosphere. Apparently Wirefly accidentally posted a few pictures of the upcoming slider for Verizon on their Pantech Breakout page. This isn't the first time we've seen the Stratosphere either, but new pictures are a good sign it should be coming to market soon.