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  • Review: T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide

    Review: T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide

    Posted on June 10, 2010 | 1 Comment
    Short Version: A long, long time ago, I can still remember, how the MyTouch 3G’s touchscreen used to make me cry. And I knew that if they had their chance, that T-Mobile could add a keyboard, and maybe we’d be happy for a while. And how May/June made me shiver because T-Mobile has delivered – [...]

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  • Tips and tricks to extending the HTC EVO 4G and Incredible’s battery life (and what this says about Android)

    Tips and tricks to extending the HTC EVO 4G and Incredible’s battery life (and what this says about Android)

    Posted on June 3, 2010 | No Comments
    MG and I came at our EVO 4G reviews from different backgrounds. Even though I'm married to a  BlackBerry with a little Droid action on the side and he's a self-proclaimed iPhone fanboy, we both came to the same conclusion: the battery life on the EVO 4G sucks. Sorry, it does. But that's the state of high-powered Android phones at the moment. Both the EVO 4G and Incredible are in the same boat. The 1GHz Snapdragon CPU makes the phones a joy to use, but drains the battery in no time. It's not entirely the snappy dragon's fault either. Android users have been putting up with these type of shenanigans since the G1 debuted in late 2008. It's really sad that the battery life issue still exists and users have to work around it just to use the latest and greatest hardware. I read every single comment on my EVO 4G review with the hope that I was wrong about the phone's battery issue and was simply doing something wrong. But none of the suggestions significantly improved my EVO 4G's battery life. However, by doing a bunch of little things, I extended it's idle life from about 12 hours to 14:30 -- this is the phone's battery life with everything turned off besides 3G and it just sits. All the tweaks are easy to do, but you're going to have to forgo some of the more fun things about Android. It's a shame, really, that a user has to give up fun widgets, advance wireless connections, and auto setting just to squeeze a few more hours from their phone.

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  • T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide review

    T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide review

    Posted on June 1, 2010 | No Comments
    Like it or not, T-Mobile has now officially turned its myTouch brand into an entire franchise, thanks to the addition of a second model and an entire line of styled accessories -- but it's not just about the hardware. Far from it, in fact: with the myTouch 3G Slide, the carrier has actually built a custom skin on top of HTC's Sense for Android 2.1, and all kidding aside, this phone represents one of the deepest carrier-customized experiences we've ever seen. Seeing how this phone arguably represents the true successor to the G1 -- T-Mobile's (and the world's) first retail Android device -- it's pretty important that they get this right, particularly considering how critical it is for a carrier's bottom line to capitalize on the meaty, profitable midrange of its smartphone lineup. Does the myTouch 3G Slide live up to the G1's good name? Read on.

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    T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide review originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • White BlackBerry Bold 9700 now shipping at T-Mobile for $100

    White BlackBerry Bold 9700 now shipping at T-Mobile for $100

    Posted on May 28, 2010 | No Comments
    As promised, T-Mobile has now taken the white version of its BlackBerry Bold 9700 to retail. Along with the already-available black version, the 9700 goes out the door for $99.99 on contract after rebate, merely half of what the carrier was asking for the phone when it launched late last year -- and a price that makes the much lower-end Curve 8520 a less compelling buy, if we do say so ourselves. Interestingly, these guys are still selling the G1, and it goes for exactly the same price; which would you rather have?

    White BlackBerry Bold 9700 now shipping at T-Mobile for $100 originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Fri, 28 May 2010 03:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Android 2.2 Froyo: everything you ever wanted to know

    Android 2.2 Froyo: everything you ever wanted to know

    Posted on May 21, 2010 | No Comments
    Since its initial launch on the T-Mobile G1 in October of 2008, Google's Android operating system has evolved rapidly -- perhaps more rapidly than any other operating system in recent memory -- to become one of the most important and prolific smartphone platforms in the market today. Its latest incarnation, announced at Google's I/O conference in San Francisco this week, began life as codename "Froyo" (continuing its tradition of naming new versions as desserts in alphabetical order, starting with Cupcake) to officially become Android 2.2. Don't be fooled by the mere 0.1 boost in the version number over 2.1 Eclair, though -- this is a huge upgrade that represents the most user-friendly, compelling, and feature-complete version of the little green guy to date. Read on for our full look!

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    Android 2.2 Froyo: everything you ever wanted to know originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 May 2010 14:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • HTC EVO 4G review

    HTC EVO 4G review

    Posted on May 19, 2010 | No Comments
    digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Sprint_s_4G_iPhone_killer_reviewed'; As a mobile platform, the EVO 4G's Android foundation is still an infant -- well, okay, perhaps it's a tweener -- but in its two-odd years in the public spotlight, the list of truly revolutionary devices to use it has been a significant one: the G1 for being the first to market; the Nexus One for ushering in a new (and subsequently killed) retail model; perhaps the CLIQ for introducing Motorola to the platform or the Droid for bringing the company some desperately needed, long overdue success. For the moment, anyway, a whopping fraction of the world's most important phones are running Google's little experiment.

    Needless to say, Sprint, HTC, and quite frankly, many of us have come to expect the EVO 4G to join that short list for some obvious reasons. Put simply, its magnificent list of specs reads as though it was scribbled on a napkin after a merry band of gadget nerds got tipsy at the watering hole and started riffing about their idea of the ultimate mobile device: a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 4.3-inch WVGA display, 8 megapixel camera with 720p video recording, HDMI-out, and WiMAX compatibility. Of course, the list of potential deal-breakers for a phone is as long as the EVO 4G's display is wide; to put it another way, there are countless ways HTC, Sprint, or even Google could've screwed this thing up. So does this moderately intimidating black slab of pure engineering and marketing -- this high-profile bet on Sprint's future -- deliver the goods? Read on.

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    HTC EVO 4G review originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 May 2010 21:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Panasonic goes live with the DMC-G2 & DMC-G10 pricing

    Panasonic goes live with the DMC-G2 & DMC-G10 pricing

    Posted on April 19, 2010 | No Comments
    We already knew everything about the DMC-G1 and DMC-G10. Panasonic announced them back in early March and revealed their 12.1 MP sensors, 3-inch LCD screens, and 720p video modes. But the press release back then didn't mention anything about pricing. Don't you hate that? We do.

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  • DeviceAnywhere Unveils Vital Research Data for the Mobile Industry

    DeviceAnywhere Unveils Vital Research Data for the Mobile Industry

    Posted on March 23, 2010 | No Comments
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  • It’s official: here’s the scoop on Panasonic’s new G2 and G10 cameras

    It’s official: here’s the scoop on Panasonic’s new G2 and G10 cameras

    Posted on March 7, 2010 | No Comments
    So we finally have the official press release from Panasonic, we of course got a glimpse of the G2 and G10 the other day, but now we know all the news that's fit to share. Both look like some decent kit, and a definite step up from most of the P&S cameras out there.

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  • Apple goes for HTC’s throat, sues for infringing 20 patents

    Apple goes for HTC’s throat, sues for infringing 20 patents

    Posted on March 2, 2010 | No Comments
    Man – what a terrible way to wake up on a Tuesday morning. You roll out of bed, pop onto your favorite gadget blogs to catch up on all the latest news bits. New hardware coming next week.. some service is shutting down in a few months.. your company is being sued by Apple for [...]

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  • Linux creator says, ‘Nexus One is a winner’

    Linux creator says, ‘Nexus One is a winner’

    Posted on February 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Since we all know that Android runs a modified version of Linux, you’d think that the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds, would absolutely love Android handsets. Nope. As a matter of fact, the man hates cell phones. Torvalds says that he got the G1 when it came out but rarely used it because of his [...]

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  • Motorola Cliq gets rooted by the Dude

    Motorola Cliq gets rooted by the Dude

    Posted on December 23, 2009 | No Comments
    Motorola Cliq gets rooted by the Dude
    Sick of Motorola meting out Android firmware updates when it chooses? Trust in The Dude -- TheDudesAndroid, to be specific, a user over at ModMyMoto who has posted The Dudes Root for Cliq (following up an earlier and similarly unkempt version for the G1). The install process looks about as complicated as you might expect, so make sure you keep Walter away while you're re-flashing lest your handset go all nihilistic on ya. At this point it's just another 1.5 ROM being installed, but the hope is for a 2.1 port coming in the not too distant future. Unless you're really pining to get full control over your handset we'd go ahead and wait for that version of the Dude to abide.

    [Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

    Motorola Cliq gets rooted by the Dude originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Rumor: Is Panasonic working on a sucessor to the GF1?

    Rumor: Is Panasonic working on a sucessor to the GF1?

    Posted on December 16, 2009 | No Comments
    So what's the deal? Is Panasonic working on a new camera? The short version is yes. The long version is a little more complicated.

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  • T-Mobile rolling out Android Market carrier billing — on some phones

    T-Mobile rolling out Android Market carrier billing — on some phones

    Posted on December 14, 2009 | No Comments
    The good news is that you don't need to hook up that shady Google character (whoever that is) with your credit card information anymore when you're looking to buy paid Android apps from the Market if you're on T-Mobile -- the bad news, though, is that only 1.6-powered phones are getting the update at this point. Over the course of December, the carrier's going to be pushing a new version of the Android Market on the G1 and myTouch 3G that lets folks charge purchases straight to their phone bills, and -- in line with Google's existing policy -- you'll have a 24-hour trial period before the billing actually goes through. For the time being, CLIQ and Behold II users are being left out in the cold, a sign that carrier billing is joined at the hip with the revamped Market that was pushed out with Donut. That sucks, but we suppose you could look at that one of two ways: either it'll end up getting back-ported to 1.5, or -- more intriguingly -- 1.6 will end up happening sooner or later for those guys.


    T-Mobile rolling out Android Market carrier billing -- on some phones originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 04:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Stocking Stuffer: YoGen Mobile Charger ($40)

    Stocking Stuffer: YoGen Mobile Charger ($40)

    Posted on December 4, 2009 | No Comments
    Did you know you can recharge your mobile devices without an actual power outlet? It’s true! You can use solar power, magic, or little alternators like this YoGen charger.

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