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We’ve grown used to HTC rolling out solid, compelling Android smartphones, but the HTC Sensation threatens to take things to another level. A slick unibody design that’s both narrower and thinner than the HTC Desire HD yet still manages to accommodate a 4.3-inch qHD display and 1.2GHz dual-core processor, the Sensation promises both speed and [...]
We mentioned SparkFun’s brilliant new IOIO for Android earlier this week, a USB I/O breakout board for Android smartphones which turns your handset into a super-Arduino of sorts. Now the brains behind the board, Ytai, has spilled the beans on the project, including some sample code and a handful of ideas that you can use [...]
To a novice user, getting a smartphone like the Sony Xperia Arc can be like diving into the deep end of the pool. Sony Ericsson appreciates that and has released a series of videos to help answer questions of potential new Android customers. The videos explore specific features of each phone and answer questions. But [...]
Sonos has confirmed delays in the release of the Android controller app, which will now arrive sometime in April. Originally the company had promised to release it this month. “We know you’re anxiously awaiting the Sonos Controller for Android. Unfortunately, testing the app is taking a bit longer than we anticipated” Andrew Schulert, Vice President [...]
T-Mobile has confirmed official pricing for the incoming Sidekick 4G, the first handset in the popular messaging line to use Android as its OS. The T-Mobile Sidekick 4G will be priced at $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate on a qualifying plan with unlimited data, assuming you’re content with a two-year agreement. Alternatively, T-Mobile will [...]
The new Nexus S 4G isn’t the only device that will benefit from the Sprint Integrated Google Voice support; the two companies have confirmed that all of Sprint’s line-up – Android and otherwise – will be able to use the customer’s existing Sprint number as their Google Voice number. That means subscribers will be able [...]
A new video teaser for Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 8.9 has emerged, giving a brief glimpse of the new slate. Believed to run Android 3.0 Honeycomb, the tablet is only shown momentarily, but that’s enough to confirm the rear-facing camera with flash. As for talk that it would be slimmer than the iPad 2, that’s tricky to [...]
Google is doing its best to dissuade Android OEMs from modifying the Honeycomb UI on tablets, but that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily the 3.0 way or the highway. We’ve already seen software fettler SBP‘s custom UI work for Android handsets; now the company has sent us some videos of its new Tablet UI Engine. As [...]
Samsung’s Galaxy S II isn’t expected to ship for a while yet, but a prototype unit has already turned up for some Russian previewing. Mobile-review has managed to grab the S II and put it through its paces, with the 8-megapixel camera getting particular praise. The Galaxy S II is accused of being a little [...]
Samsung has outed its latest Galaxy family smartphone, though this time it’s half touchscreen and half physical keyboard. The Samsung Galaxy Pro has a 2.8-inch touchscreen above a QWERTY ‘board, running Android 2.2 Froyo on an 800MHz processor. Around the back there’s a 3-megapixel camera, while inside there’s confirmed WiFi (but presumably Bluetooth and GPS [...]