Chris Dehghanpoor
Chris is an Android devotee based out of Houston, TX. He enjoys indie rock, general geekery and long walks on the beach. If you can't find him online, he's probably playing Plants VS Zombies.
20
Apr
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Samsung Galaxy S To Hit The Four Major US Carriers?

Posted by in AT&T, Carriers, Devices By Manufacturer, Galaxy S, News, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless

In a surprising turn of events, it’s beginning to look like Samsung’s latest Android superphone, the Galaxy S, may be headed to a carrier near you.

Forbes is reporting that an analyst for Broadpoint.AmTech, Mark McKechnie, ‘expects the Galaxy S to be sold at AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint before the end of June and to be picked up at Verizon "sometime later in the year"’. Those are certainly promising words, and Forbes seems to have enough faith in this prediction to run with it, but it should be noted that Samsung has declined to comment on carrier availability.

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Android is already showing its potential on lower end handsets, and the Galaxy S is just one of many higher end phones (dubbed superphones by Google) that aim to provide a smoother and more powerful Android experience.

19
Apr
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Update: Adobe Says “LOL JK” – Flash Will Be Released Before End Of 1H 2010

Posted by in Applications, Apps/Games, Devices By Manufacturer, Games, News
Last Updated: August 1st, 2012

Queue the sad trombone.

Remember that big stink about Flash not being out on Android (and other mobile platforms) until the second half of 2010? Well, it turns out it was much ado about nothing.

Apparently, when Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen said:

We have a number of excited partners who are working aggressively with us to bring Flash to their devices whether they be smartphones, as well as handsets, and so companies like Google and RIM and Palm are going to be releasing Flash on smartphones and tablets in the second half of the year.

he was referring to Flash being pre-installed on phones at the factory.  According Serge Jespers, an Adobe evangelist, Flash should be available for after market consumption before the end of this quarter, and that you can expect to install it either via the Market, a carrier pushed OTA, or straight from Adobe’s website.

18
Apr

Flash Beta To Hit Android Devices In May, Require Froyo? We Have The Beta Sign-Up Links!

Posted by in Applications, Apps/Games, Devices By Manufacturer, Games, News

If Twitter and a few online forum posts are to be believed, Adobe had some interesting things to say about Flash hitting Android yesterday at FlashCamp, a mini-conference for developers held at Adobe's San Francisco offices.

Details are still somewhat sparse, as we're piecing them together from various sources around the web, but it appears that Adobe not only raffled off a Nexus One and demoed a few flash games on Android, but they also announced that Flash would run exclusively on Froyo builds and higher, and that both Froyo and Flash would be released in May.

Seeing as how seriously a May release date would conflict with Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen's previous statement, I'm guessing that it is actually a beta that would be released in May and not a final build.

18
Apr

Flash Delayed Until 2H 2010, Android Tablet Makers Weep

Posted by in Devices By Manufacturer, News, Videos
Last Updated: April 19th, 2010

Another day, another delay. Recently, Fox Business News sat down with Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen to talk about their new Creative Suite 5 and the controversy regarding Apple excluding Flash from their recent software updates when he let slip that a mobile version of Flash on a variety of platforms, including Android, will be available in the second half of the year.

You can find full video here, but I've excerpted the juicy bits below:

We have a number of excited partners who are working aggressively with us to bring Flash to their devices whether they be smartphones, as well as handsets, and so companies like Google and RIM and Palm are going to be releasing Flash on smartphones and tablets in the second half of the year.

17
Apr
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Devour Gets A Minor Update, 2.1 Still Nowhere To Be Found

Posted by in Carriers, Devices By Manufacturer, Devour, Motorola, News, Verizon Wireless

While it’s still unknown when we’ll see a 2.1 update on the Devour, it looks like Verizon has dropped a minor update that should keep you busy in the meantime.

It’s the usual bug fixes and minor application enhancements that we’ve seen carriers drop from time to time, so nothing to write home about, but it’s always nice to know that carriers and manufacturers are paying attention to your device. I haven’t had the opportunity to play with a Devour just yet (I’ll be happy to provide you with my address, Moto!), so I’m not able to give any first hand thoughts on the update but I’m sure the changes are welcome.

17
Apr

Sony Ericsson To Keep X10 Relevant With Multi-touch And 2.1

Posted by in Devices By Manufacturer, News, Sony Ericsson, Xperia X10 (es209ra)
Last Updated: April 18th, 2010

Sony Ericsson generated plenty of hype with the leaked screenshots and videos of its 'Rachel' UI on top of the Android operating system, but managed to stem the excitement a bit when it was revealed that it would be based on top of Android 1.6.

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X10 fans can rejoice though, because according to the blog mobiles.co.uk, a Sony Ericsson rep told them that users can expect a 'very big update' in the second half of 2010.

Mobiles.co.uk has taken that to mean that yes, the phone will receive 2.1 with multi-touch enabled. I, as usual, remain a bit skeptical, due to the fact that the Sony has said in the past that the hardware is not capable of handling multi-touch.

15
Apr
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It's A Droid And It's Incredible - Meet The Droid Incredible!

Posted by in Carriers, Devices By Manufacturer, HTC, Incredible, News, Verizon Wireless

Farewell rumors, hello solid information! Verizon has just put out a press release nailing down some details on the HTC Droid Incredible. We're all well acquainted with the stats by now, but we were unaware of the potential release date or price.

Well, on April 29th, for a cool $199 (After a $100 mail-in rebate) on a two year contract you can head down to your local Verizon store to get yourself some Snapdragon-powered, HTC Sense driven, Droidy goodness! Why wait for the Nexus One! Speaking of, I think mine's starting to feel a little Droid envy...

The full press release with additional details on how you can fondle this beauty are pasted below.

13
Apr
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Motorola Releases Official Android Update Timeline

Posted by in AT&T, Backflip, Carriers, CLIQ / DEXT (Morrison), CLIQ XT (Zeppelin), Devices By Manufacturer, Devour, Droid (Sholes), Milestone, Motorola, News, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless

Motorola customers with Android phones rejoice! It looks like the bulk of you can expect to have Android 2.1 rolled out to your handsets by the Q3 of this year, unless, that is, you own the DEXT (the European Cliq) or, surprisingly, the Devour.

Not a whole lot of surprises here, but it’s nice to a see a carrier be so upfront with their release schedule rather than forcing their users to dredge through seedy internet forums in order to hear what someone’s cousin’s friend’s brother who works at a cell phone stand in the mall said about the next update being released.

13
Apr
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Motorola Twist: Another Crippled Android Phone For AT&T?

Posted by in AT&T, Carriers, Devices By Manufacturer, Flipout / Twist, Motorola, News

Well, we finally have some specs to match up with the mysterious photos that have been floating around the web for last few days of a new and very square Motorola Android handset.

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Another Ridiculous AT&T Phone?

We held off on reporting on the picture itself, because the story of its existence and lack of any additional information made the entire thing seem suspect. Now, though, we have some more details as Android France has released the specs for the handset, purportedly named Motorola Twist, and if you look carefully, you can see that it supports the 850/1900 WCDMA radio bands, AKA: AT&T 3G.

12
Apr
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Microsoft Introduces ‘Kin’, Shows That They, Like, Totally Get Kids

Posted by in Devices By Manufacturer, News

Earlier this morning Microsoft finally unveiled the fruits of their not-so-secret Project Pink, and it looks… interesting. The new project is called ‘Kin’, and it’s very clear that you and I are not the target audience. They appear to be going after the lucrative market of hyper-connected kids and teens who would rather text and share content online via Facebook or MySpace than type out an email and manage their agendas.

So What Is Kin?

Kin is a series of phones running a skinned, trimmed down version of Windows 7 Phone Series. Initially, Microsoft will be announcing two phones that run the operating system, both of which had pictures leaked very early on.

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