Tag Archives: Android

Untethered Podcast Episode 3 live tonight on Ustream!

Hey, all. Taylor here. I’m just dropping in to remind everyone that it’s Wednesday and we will be holding our third episode of the Untethered Podcast on Ustream tonight at 8 PM Eastern. We will be talking about all things Android (and other operating systems, too), coffee, how crazy David is and who knows what else. So join us in the Ustream chat room at 8(ish) for all kinds of unadulterated … [read full article]

Google’s Andy Rubin Says 3.7 Million Android Devices Activated During Christmas Weekend

A big congrats to Google’s Andy Rubin announcing this morning via a Google+ posting that Android activations eclipsed 3.7 million during Christmas weekend. Stated another way, between December 24th and 25th, Android saw a whopping 3.7 million Android devices activated. “There were 3.7M Android activations on 12/24 and 12/15. Congrats team-Android.” The boom in Android growth has also led to the Android Market passing 10 billion downloads earlier this month. These numbers … [read full article]

(Updated: YouMail Is Back In The Market, T-Mobile Not At Fault!) T-Mobile: We Asked YouMail To Fix Its App In November

Update: We just got word from YouMail that they are back on the market! There is a lengthy blog post that helps explain want led up to the removal and eventual return of the app. Glad to see YouMail is back! After a T-Mobile complaint, Google pulled YouMail’s voicemail app from the Android Market on Tuesday without any warning. YouMail’s CEO, Alex Quilici took to his company’s blog and questioned … [read full article]

HTC Sensation 4G Update Incoming, Hi There Bug Fixes

Users of the HTC Sensation 4G should be on the lookout for a new software update that will help improve device performance and stability. Oh how we do love updates that help our phones perform better. T-Mobile began pushing out the update yesterday and a staggered rollout will continue through January 15th. If you want the update now, you can try to push it manually by pressing Menu > About phone > … [read full article]

ComputerWorld Releases Mega-Guide For Ice Cream Sandwich Update, Which Devices Will Get it?

As excited as we all are for the official release of the Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 update in the United States, many of you are asking one important question: “Will my device receive the update?” The answers are coming slowly as information from the manufacturers starts to trickle out regarding specific  devices and timeframes but if you’re looking for the most comprehensive list online, look no further than ComputerWorld. JR Raphael, … [read full article]

Ice Cream Sandwich Running On A T-Mobile G1, Kind Of

It’s clunky, it’s slow and you would not want to use it in real life but the fact that the talented folks at XDA-Developers have an Ice Cream Sandwich port up and running on a three year old T-Mobile G1 shows a lot of promise. It’s performance is powered by an archaically sounding 528MHz single-core processor, however this shows that other old-school Android smartphones might also get a taste of Ice Cream … [read full article]

T-Mobile Customers Video Demo For Receiving Free Music

If you’re looking for a fast explanation on how Google Music and T-Mobile are tied together, then check out the brand new video from Magenta explaining exactly that. T-Mobile’s product manager Desmond will show you how to take advantage of the free music for T-Mobile customers throughout the rest of the year as well a quick glimpse at the Google Music store. T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer direct billing … [read full article]

T-Mobile Sidekick 4G Software Update Rolling Out Now

T-Mobile Sidekick 4G customers should be on the lookout for a new software update that kicked off yesterday and will last through December 15th. It’s a minor bug fix update but any and all updates are welcome. The new update features the following improvements: Ability to turn off optical trackpad Improved device stability Improved performance of DriveSmart over Bluetooth That’s all for the update, Ice Cream Sandwich it isn’t but we’ll take … [read full article]

Images Of Google’s Upcoming Music Store Leak Ahead Of Announcement?

While we had already had our suspicions that Google’s November 16th event had something to do with music, a writer at TecnoDroidVe has discovered what appears to be a work-in-progress of Google’s upcoming music store. Able to access the images from an HTC Inspire 4G, it’s unclear how Ricardo found his way into the Music Store, but the screenshots themselves look both promising and hard to imagine as fake. For the moment, … [read full article]