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Jan

Sprint Officially Announces HTC EVO Shift 4G: Available January 9 For $150

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in EVO Shift 4G (Speedy), HTC, News, Sprint, Videos

Sprint's just sent out the official press release announcing the HTC EVO Shift 4G, and it looks like just about everything we've heard is true - right down to the price. Need a refresher on what this baby EVO is packin'?

Android 2.2
3.6" 480x800 screen
5 MP camera
720p camcorder
2GB microSD card (support for up to 32GB)
WiFi
800 MHz CPU (likely the same one found in the G2)
1 GB ROM
512 MB RAM
$150 with 2 year contract, after $100 MIR

^{EVO Shift 4G: Now with 100% more keyboard!}

Our friends over at Wirefly have had the chance to give the Shift a 10 minute video review.

Dec

Android, Evolved - MIUI Beta #5 Coming December 31st. If You've Never Witnessed MIUI, This Is The One To See [VIDEO]

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Development, News, Videos

The MIUI custom ROM has pushed the limits of creativity and customizability ever since it was unleashed a few months ago by Chinese developers, seemingly out of nowhere. At times, you can't even recognize that this is actually Android, which, I suppose, is actually a compliment to Android itself. If it didn't resemble the iPhone UI so much at times, I would have probably enjoyed it a lot more, but nevertheless, it's incredible to see what a smart group of talented people can come up with when they put their minds together.

This article deals with a couple of advanced topics.

Dec

Cowon Officially Reveals The 3.7" AMOLED D3 Plenue Media Player, Powered By Android

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Cowon, News

This announcement should warm up some cold, digital, audiophile hearts. Following the rumors, Korean digital audio player maker Cowon announced its latest creation - the D3 "Plenue," running Android 2.1. Following on from the renowned D2/D2+, Cowon's newest device bests its predecessors in just about every way.

Much like the S9 before it, the D3 places a capacitive AMOLED screen front and center, boasting an 800 x 480 resolution in a 3.7" panel.

The D3 also mirrors the S9's candybar format, ditching the somewhat outdated square-block design of the D2s. It will be available in 8, 16, and 32 GB variants.

Dec

VLC Player Coming To Android In "A Matter Of Weeks"

Posted by Anuj Ahooja in Applications, News

The incredibly popular VLC Player is finally coming to Android after months of hard work by the open source project developers. Originally a desktop media center for Linux, Windows, and Mac, this versatile player will bring many new video-playing features to our beloved OS including a wide variety of formats such as DivX and Dolby TrueHD. The lead developer in the project, Jean-Baptiste Kempf, has confirmed that it will hit the Android Market in "just a few weeks", which means that Android will ~~be the first mobile platform to have a version of this software~~ finally follow iOS and get its own port (thanks, Mikeyy).

Dec

Next Version Of HTC Sense UI To Feature Online Media Store, "Natural Interaction"

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in HTC, News

I'm no huge fan of UI overlays, but even I have to admit that HTC's Sense is getting better and better. With features like HTCSense.com and even an e-books store, there's no arguing that it's become more than just an Android skin - in Europe, at least.

It looks like the US is finally on the agenda for the new Sense. According to Drew Bamford, HTC's head of User Experience, the company will be rolling out a new version of the UI next year, which, among other things, will bring us Americans the features Desire HD and Desire Z owners have been enjoying for a while now.

Dec

[Updated] The Notion Ink Adam: Demonstrated - Now With Second Video

Posted by David Ruddock in Adam, News, Notion Ink, Videos

UPDATE: Here's the second video:

Here's the (first) video Rohan sent AndroidPolice:

Dec

Regarding Notion Ink Adam Video: We Don't Have It (Yet)

Posted by David Ruddock in Adam, News, Notion Ink, Videos

Welcome, visitors from the Notion Ink blog. We're still waiting for the video Rohan has promised us, so in the meantime, catch our interview with Rohan, and hang tight!

We'll be uploading the video to our YouTube channel post-haste once we receive it, and we'll embed it into a post for everyone to see.

Thanks,

The Android Police Team

Dec

The Ninjas Are Back To Slice The Wraps Off The Nexus S [Awesome Video... Kind Of]

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in News, Nexus S (Crespo/Soju), Samsung, Videos

Last Updated: December 17th, 2010

Remember the ninja's unboxing video created for the Nexus One launch by Patrick Boivin? Created using the stop-motion animation technique, the video painted a story of 3 of the greatest ninjas in the world who happened to find a box. In this box - a Nexus One in dire need of unwrapping. Long story short - if you haven't seen the video, here it is, in all its creative goodness:

Fast forward to yesterday's mysterious tweet by @googlenexus:

Take a wild guess who the friends are and then call 262-563-9875 (in the U.S.) ;-]

The ninjas are indeed back, this time with the Nexus S, and they're kicking it up a notch.

Dec

Samsung Releases The Greatest Galaxy Tab Promotional Video To Date: Extreme Retreat - Sahara

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Galaxy Tab, Off-Topic, Samsung, Videos

Samsung is sure throwing some big bucks behind promoting its flagship tablet, the Galaxy Tab. Just like the first video from Andes in the Extreme Retreat series, Extreme Retreat- Sahara manages to be hilarious and informative at the same time, showcasing the Tab's portability, versatility, and functionality. Just watch:

And for those who haven't seen the Andes video, I've embedded it right below:

Source: SAMSUNGmobile

Dec

Watch Andy Rubin's Honeycomb Android Tablet Demo From D: Dive Into Mobile

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Google, Honeycomb 3.0/3.1/3.2, Motorola, News, Videos

Last night, Andy Rubin appeared at AllThingsD's D: Dive Into Mobile conference and, to everyone's surprise, demoed not a Gingerbread, but a Honeycomb Motorola tablet, which ran on a next generation dual-core processor. If you want to read more about the demo, head over to our report from yesterday; however, if you want to jump right into action and see the demo in all its glory, AllThingsD just posted a full 9-minute video of Andy's interview for everyone's enjoyment.

The new Google Maps, the absence of hardware buttons (which make it impossible to "hold it wrong"), and the very much refined Honeycomb interface are all there:

Source: AllThingsD