Visidon Applock for Android brings facial recognition security to your device
If you happen to own an Android device that has a front-facing camera, you’ll be interested in the latest security app to be added to the Android Market, Visidon Applock. Unfortunately, the app will not work on your main lockscreen, but will instead protect any app you wish by scanning using facial recognition. This is [...]
Imerj and Frog reveal new dual-screen Android prototype
The Kyocera Echo is currently the only dual-screen device on the market, but Engadget got its own preview of a cool dual-screen Android prototype by Imerj and Frog which is looking to challenge the Echo. The prototype features two 4-inch AMOLED attached by a simple hinge. The device spots a dual-core processor of a currently [...]
Sprint HTC Evo 3D bloatware can be uninstalled without rooting
Bloatware. Something that almost every Windows PC buyer has to live with (at least until he or she reinstalls the operating system). And also something that unfortunately has made it from the PC world to the Android world. With carriers being able to ‘customize’ devices in any way they please, bloatware has become pretty much [...]
India: Micromax Q80 is a dual-SIM QWERTY candybar with its own push email service
In India, Micromax is one of the best known local brands of mobile phones, and thanks to its very affordably priced handsets, and its dual-SIM focus (that’s common among all Indian phone makers), the company sure sells a lot of low-end devices over there. In fact, it’s companies such as Micromax, and many others like [...]
Telus HTC Desire HD Android 2.3 Gingerbread update now rolling out
It’s a happy day if you own an HTC Desire HD, are in Canada, and your carrier of choice is Telus. And you got that Desire HD of yours from Telus. If all of the above describes you, then you should know that your beloved Android-powered smartphone is finally receiving an update to Android 2.3 [...]
AT&T Samsung Infuse 4G now only $89.99, Motorola Atrix 4G just $0.01 with contract
Two very much high-end Android smartphones for AT&T have seen their prices dramatically cut by Amazon today, and hence both have turned into hard to resist offerings, especially at these prices. The Samsung Infuse 4G has been discounted once before during the weeks that have passed since it was launched by AT&T for $199.99 with [...]
HTC Salsa and ChaCha on their way to Vodafone Australia
If you live in Australia and have a desire to get your hands on either of HTC’s ‘Facebook phones’, the Salsa and ChaCha, you’re in luck. The two devices that have a dedicated Facebook button and Facebook integration throughout the UI are headed down under, where Vodafone Australia will launch them. The information comes via [...]
HTC Glamor may be the company’s first smartphone aimed at women
Last month we first heard some tidbits about HTC’s supposed plans to bring to market an Android smartphone aimed at women. That was apparently going to be sold by Verizon in the US. Some time has passed since then, but it now looks like HTC hasn’t given up on its women-centric ambitions. An image of [...]
Like the N9, Nokia’s Sea Ray Windows Phone handset doesn’t have hardware keys on the front
Earlier today, we had the chance to take a brief look at what may be Nokia’s very first Windows Phone handset, currently codenamed Sea Ray. Now a clear photo of it has showed up over at the XDA Developers Forums (courtesy of Weibo user CodeGeass), unveiling that the new smartphone completely lacks front-facing hardware keys [...]
Archos unveils 80 and 101 G9, the fastest and cheapest Android Honeycomb tablets yet
Archos has been making tablets, and specifically Android-powered tablets for a long, long time – longer than anyone else in fact. However, let’s face it: the company isn’t necessarily the first (or second, or third) that comes to mind when you think of high-spec high-performance devices. Up until now, Archos seemed quite happy with the [...]
Elop: New full touch UI is coming to Nokia S40 phones
If you are interested in news about Nokia, you probably already know about the first Nokia “Sea Ray” Windows Phone video that leaked to the net earlier today. But Sea Ray Nokia Windows Phone was only half of the video. During the other half, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop outlined Nokia transition period strategy to the [...]
Acer Iconia Tab A500 will get Android 3.1 update on July 5 in Germany
The Acer Iconia Tab A500 is one of the more interesting Android Honeycomb tablets on the market, primarily because it’s quite affordable, at least compared to some of the competition (cough, Xoom, cough). While perhaps not being the cheapest 10-inch Android tablet, that award probably being snatched by the Asus Eee Pad Transformer in most [...]
AT&T’s ChaCha Facebook phone may be called HTC Status
Not long after we’ve seen what AT&T’s HTC ChaCha looks like, we’re now hearing that the second largest US mobile carrier will not launch the smartphone under this name. Instead, AT&T’s ChaCha will be called HTC Status – at least that’s what BGR is claiming. Since the handset has deep Facebook integration, and even a [...]
9 of the Best iPhone Apps that Let You Call for Free
One of the advantages to the “app culture” we live in, is that there is an app for almost everything, as Apple emphasized in its famous iPhone campaign. One of the most interesting app categories out there are VoIP apps, or apps that enable you to call over the Internet as opposed to cellular lines. [...]
Another Sharp Android phone (SH8188U) coming to North America, Europe and Asia?
Here’s another Sharp Android smartphone that may be released in North America sometime soon – just like that QWERTY handset that we told you about a few weeks ago. This time, we’re dealing with a keyboardless device that’s called Sharp SH8188U. According to the Bluetooth SIG, this smartphone should be introduced not only in North [...]
The first Nokia Windows Phone (Sea Ray) unveiled by Stephen Elop?
If you’re one of the many mobile users interested to know what Nokia’s very first Windows Phone handset looks like, this seems to be your lucky day, because Stephen Elop (Nokia’s CEO) has recently showcased a previously unseen Nokia Windows Phone device. Mr. Elop mentioned that the handset is “super confidential”, and Nokia doesn’t want [...]
How Nokia was disrupted. Part 2
In this two part article I look and try to understand what happened to Nokia over the past 4 years and what’s next for the company. In short – what happened was pretty simple. Nokia was disrupted by the new model of true mobile computing invented by Apple and then accelerated by Google’s Android. In [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray coming soon to Three UK
Announced yesterday alongside the Sony Ericsson Xperia Active and the Sony Ericsson TXT featurephone, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray has already found a future home in the UK: Three has confirmed that it would offer the handset to its customers sometime soon (although it didn’t say how soon). Running Android 2.3 Gingerbread, the Xperia Ray [...]
Hulu Plus now available on Android Market
Great news for Android users, Hulu Plus is finally here on the Android Market. Unfortunately, some people may not be able to install the app since it is only available for six phones as of now. The app can be downloaded on the following devices: Nexus One, Nexus S, HTC Inspire 4G, Motorola Droid II, Motorola [...]
LG Thrill 4G coming to AT&T this summer
AT&T has just announced that the the LG Thrill 4G will be arriving at the carrier this summer. Unfortunately, AT&T gave no official release date for the carrier’s first 3D phone. This statement was most likely due to the recent release of the HTC EVO 3D by Sprint. The Thrill 4G is the same phone as the LG [...]