Android

HTC Ville Makes Second Cameo Appearance On Camera, Shows More HTC Sense

171335-villehomescreen This isn't the first time we've seen the upcoming HTC Ville make a cameo appearance on camera, and now we're welcoming it back a second time. We're of course always willing to see more and more of a as-of-yet unreleased device, though we do expect HTC to talk about the device at Mobile World Congress. The newest Ville pictures show off its display and HTC... Read more »

HTC Says Some Of Its Handsets Leak Wi-Fi Passwords

htc-sensation-4g-tmobile-usa HTC is acknowledging this morning a software flaw found on some of their Android phones that openly offers secure credential across any Wi-Fi network they are connected with. A report from TheNextWeb shows that there is little in the way of stopping someone from grabbing this information and using it for mischievous purposes. The flaw affects a number of HTC... Read more »

Samsung Confirms Galaxy S III Announcement Coming “First Half Of Year” At Dedicated Event

galaxysIII Any rumors, stories, tips, leaks or hints surrounding a Samsung Galaxy S III announcement at Mobile World Congress in the coming weeks can now be put to rest as TechRadar received a statement from Samsung directly pertaining to the launch of the Galaxy S III: “Samsung is looking forward to introducing and demonstrating exciting new mobile products at Mobile... Read more »

Samsung “Still Reviewing Several Options” For Launching Galaxy S III

samsung-galaxy-s3 This week started out with some uncertainty on the Samsung Galaxy S III launch and while it's ending with the same uncertainty, we're not completely empty handed. As it turns out, the Samsung earnings call held a little goodie for those of us carefully listening regarding the existence of the Galaxy S III. For what it's worth, I don't think anyone actually... Read more »

Rumor Alert: Samsung Will NOT Announce The Galaxy S III Next Month At Mobile World Congress?

Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-Teaser-w600 Roh oh, the boys over at The Verge are hearing a disappointing rumor, if this rumor does indeed turn out to be fact. According to their intel, Samsung had initially planned to announce their 2012 Galaxy S III at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later next month and will now delay their announcement. There is no indication as to when or where an announcement for... Read more »

An update on the Untethered Podcast

image-Untethered-podcast-final-logo Hello, all! First things first. I'm here to extend an apology to you all. As you all probably know, we haven't held an Untethered Podcast since December 29th. Sorry about that. Personally, I was moving across the state and trying to pack and prep for CES within a matter of two days. The next week, David and I were both at CES and constantly in search of a working... Read more »

What Upcoming T-Mobile Smartphone Goes By Model Number SGH-T999? The Galaxy S Blaze 4G

Screen Shot 2012-01-25 at 8.52.45 AM Oh how we do love hidden treasures and that's exactly what we're finding inside this user agent string. It looks like Magenta is set to receive a Samsung model, number SGH-T999 with an ARM11 processor and a 1280x720p HD display. So what do we think it is? At first glance we suspected it could be the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, but then we recognized T-Mobile doesn't need... Read more »

Samsung Ranks As Most Preferred Android Brand In The United States

Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-Android-22-Froyo-T-Mobile-UK There is little question that at 47% of the smartphone market in the United States, Android is easily the most popular platform. It should come as little surprise then as we break down 47% of the market that Samsung, the biggest smartphone maker in the world as of Q3 2011, scores highest in brand preference. Following Samsung are Motorola, HTC and LG, along with... Read more »

The LG X3, LG’s Second Quad-Core Phone…Will It Come To T-Mobile?

LG-X3 Chalk this rumor up firmly in the "I have no idea if it will come true, but I absolutely hope it does" category as the boys from PocketNow have discovered what is believed to be LG's second quad-core handset. Running a Tegra 3 chipset, 4.7" 1280x720 display, the X3 is said to have a sub nine-millimeter profile. The rear camera is said to be the 8 megapixel variety... Read more »

Motorola CEO Tells Media His Company Wants to Make “Less” Phones

sanjayjha The boys from The Verge sat down with Motorola Mobility CEO Sanjay Jha, who expressed some interesting thoughts on various aspects of the wireless market. One of the notable comments by Jha mentioned that Motorola wants to make fewer pieces of hardware in the future. This goes against the current grain of hardware manufacturers pumping out Android phones like they... Read more »