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Motorola Droid Bionic: Hands On

Motorola Droid Bionic: Hands On

The Motorola Droid Bionic is Verizon's first dual-core, LTE phone, a $299 behemoth that wraps together everything the carrier has to offer. Techies on Verizon have been waiting a long time for this phone. Does it live up to the hype?

 

HTC Jetstream AT&T 4G LTE Tablet Hands-On Sneak Peek

HTC Jetstream AT&T 4G LTE Tablet Hands-On Sneak Peek

A few days ago, HTC and AT&T announced that the HTC Jetstream Android 3.1 tablet would be coming to AT&T’s network. The Jetstream’s standout features include a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core SoC with Adreno 220 graphics, a 10.1” screen with a resolution of 1280x768, an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera,...

 

Smartphones: Android Pulling Away From The Pack

Smartphones: Android Pulling Away From The Pack

Google Android is opening up a substantial lead over Apple and other platforms in the U.S. smartphone market, new data from ComScore suggests. In July, Android devices accounted for 41.8% of the U.S. smartphone user base, up from 36.4% three months earlier. Apple inched up to 27%, from 26%. Meanwhile, Samsung increased its lead in ...

 

Verizon, Intuit team up for mobile payments

Verizon and Intuit announced Thursday that they are teaming up to introduce a mobile payment system that will let customers swipe their credit cards with their smartphones. Verizon will sell the Intuit Reader smartphone accessory in its retail stores. The Reader plugs into the audio jack of most Android phones, BlackBerrys, the iPhone and the iPad.
The product rollout is intended to make it easy for small-business owners and others to process mobile payments, likely boosting sales of smartphones.

 

HTC CEO Embraces Google

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC will stick with Google's mobile software despite the software giant's planned acquisition of rival Motorola and will continue to pursue acquisitions.

 

Court Lifts Ban on Galaxy Sales

A German court said it partly lifted the preliminary injunction banning Samsung Electronics from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer in most of the EU.

 

Google trading more blows in patent fight

Google trading more blows in patent fight

To recap, Google’s chief legal officer, David Drummond, sent a shot across the bow of Apple, Microsoft and Oracle, accusing them of participating in an “organized campaign” to take Google’s Android platform down through patent lawsuits.

 

How to unlock a car with a text message

Don Bailey says he can unlock thousands of cars across the United States simply by sending a few texts from his Android phone.

 

Sony Ericsson Cuts Gaming Phone Price In Half Two Months After Launch

Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play has been on the market in the US for just under eight weeks; reviews of the combined cell phone / gaming handheld have been mixed. The Android experience has been generally good, but the screen is exceptionally dim, certain hardware functions are limited, battery life is lower than average, and the device's game...

 

Lenovo Launches Family Of Tablets: Two Android, One Windows

Lenovo Launches Family Of Tablets: Two Android, One Windows

In the world of tablets, some companies launch one model and stick to it (Apple). Others introduce several models and boast about their flexibility and desire to fulfill diverse customer preferences (Samsung, etc.).

 

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