Category: Android

  • HTC recruiting new Androids to serve on the Verizon Network

    The Android rumor mill is in full swing today. I received a tip earlier this morning that Verizon Wireless and HTC has secret plans on introducing two new android powered handsets before the end of the year. Before I got the chance to put a story together, Boy Genius came mentioned a third Android phone…

  • T-Mobile G1 price slashed to $129

    If you’ve been holding out to get and Android phone, today is your lucky day! T-Mobile has just cut the price of the T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream) to $129.99 with a new two year contract.  This is actually second price drop that the G1 has received in the past few months and we suspect it…

  • Larva Labs Intelligent Home Screen makes Android more data-centric

    Custom home screens appear to be all the rage these days on the Android platform. Just shortly after the G1 launched last fall, apps like aHome and Open Home, and Panda hit the Android Market. HTC has even gotten into the game with their Sense UI on the HTC Hero. The idea is simple. Create…

  • Android 1.6 packs in Donut features

    For the past few months, many Android users have wanted to take a bite out of the Android Donut development branch. Fortunately, now you can as Google’s Android team has merged Donut with Android and will be launching it as Android 1.6 starting next month. The Android team released the official Android 1.6 SDK last…

  • Augmented Commuting: First Impressions of the Augmented Traffic Views App for Android

    Earlier this week, the Augmented Traffic team released version 1.0.3 of their Augmented Traffic Views app for the Android system. This app is the latest in the wave of augmented reality apps, apps which overlay the android camera and blur the line between the real world and the virtual world. The Augmented Traffic app is…

  • Personal Android Wallpaper Collection

    I know a lot of you have enjoyed the HTC Hero wallpapers I posted up a while back. The blog post actually just clinched the number one spot for most page views on the site. In order to give you more of what you want, I decided to put together my personal Android wallpaper collection.…

  • HTC Tattoo price revealed by Expansys

    Like most other HTC phones, the HTC Tattoo (aka the Click)  is expected to be a free add-on to most any new two year contract from European carriers.  But until today, no one really knew what you’d be charged if you simply wanted to guy the Tattoo on its own without the hassle of dealing with…