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Sep

The King Lives! Nexus One Developer Phones Back In Stock

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Dev, Google, HTC, News, Nexus One

The Nexus One died for the general public, sadly, but continued to live on with the help of Google’s own ADP (Android Developer Phone) program.

For an unsubsidized but reasonable price of $529, registered Android Market publishers (anyone can be for $25) could purchase this masterpiece, even though it was canned by Google and sold out pretty much everywhere else… until it sold out even as the ADP 3 weeks ago.

Nexus One Stock Update

Developers grew sad but Google got to work and started pestering HTC for more units. Happily, I…

Sep

The Latest In The World Of Android Hacks: Jailbreaking A PS3 With A Nexus One

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in Desire, Froyo 2.2, Nexus One, O2

Update: All good things must one day come to an end, and alas, it looks like Sony’s just decided to issue a mandatory update to all PS3s that breaks this jailbreak method. Heartbreaking, I know.

If Sony’s PS3 gaming system took a step backward in functionality when Sony disabled its ability to install Linux, it’s just taken two steps forward again.

t4nav, a Senior Member of xda-developers, has just discovered a method to hack the PS3 using a Nexus One or a Desire! All you have to do is:

Download this

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Sep

US Cellular HTC Desire Review: A Phone That’s Passed The Test Of Time

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in Desire, Eclair 2.1, Froyo 2.2, HTC, Reviews, US Cellular

Introduction

Well, well, well. I never thought the day would come: the HTC Desire, first announced at Mobile World Congress in February, has finally landed in the States! Of course, six months is a long time in the world of technology, so when I first started reviewing the Desire, my expectations weren’t nearly as high as those of, say, my colleague Ian Douglas when he began reviewing the Samsung Epic 4G.

Nonetheless, the carrier HTC decided to bless – US Cellular – was in desperate need of a decent Android phone, and, if nothing else, the…

Sep

Unrevoked 3.2 Is Out – Brings 1-Click Froyo Root To EVO 4G, Incredible, Desire, Aria, Eris, Wildfire; NAND Unlock/S-OFF To EVO 4G, Incredible, Desire

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in Aria, Desire, Droid Eris, Droid Incredible, EVO 4G, Froyo 2.2, Mods, News, Wildfire

This is seriously impressive stuff – the guys from the unrevoked team did it again, and this version 3.2 is definitely their best release yet. Most of the credit, outside of the core unrevoked team, belongs to Sebastian Krahmer for discovering the exploit that works on all supported phones.

This article mentions rooting, Nandroid, and flashing of custom ROMs. If you’re unfamiliar with some of the terms, hit up our primers here:

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Sep

FroYo Update For HTC Desire On O2 Goes Live Before Dying A Sad, Sad Death

Posted by Jaroslav Stekl in Desire, Froyo 2.2, HTC, O2

Well it’s not the first phone to get FroYo, or even the first phone with HTC’s Sense UI to receive the delicious update, but Froyo is coming to UK carrier O2′s HTC Desire. The update hit the air – before being pulled almost immediately!

According to O2′s full statement posted on their forums,

Hi all
As some of you will have noticed the Android 2.2 Froyo update for HTC Desire on O2 went live this morning. While we’re pleased that so many of you have been able to download it successfully and are enjoying the

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Sep

Dual-Mode Android HTC Slider Coming To Verizon

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in HTC, News, Verizon

Thanks to the FCC, we now have pictures and details on a new dual-band Android device for Verizon. It looks pretty similarly-proportioned to Samsung’s Epic 4G, and that may not necessarily be a bad thing. The details we have at the moment:

4" Screen
Both CDMA and GSM radios on-board (EV-DO Rev. A, also)
802.11 b/g/n
Slide-out four row QWERTY keyboard
Dark silver body, keyboard backing is bright red with black keys

The device (the "PD42100" – catchy) is also rumored to have a 1.2…

Sep

HTC Peep And Friend Stream Get Their Groove Back

Posted by Brad Ganley in HTC, News

According to HTC’s official Twitter account, Twitter and the manufacturer have ironed out the bugs that were created when Twitter changed its authorization system a few days ago and broke both Peep and Friend Stream logins:

I have tested it on my EVO and can confirm that it is working properly. I’m not sure how such a major screwup could have fallen through the cracks at HTC, but let’s hope it won’t happen again.

Sep

T-Mobile G2′s CPU Clocked At A Paltry 800Mhz

Posted by Aaron Gingrich in News, T-Mobile, T-Mobile G2 Touch / Vision

Chalk this one up under the ‘lame’ category: looks like the T-Mobile G2′s CPU ticks along at just 800 MHz. In a world of 1+ GHz smart phones, that’s definitely something of a letdown.

A slower clock speed doesn’t always equate to lesser performance – but without any solid previous benchmarks to illustrate what this new(er) CPU is really capable of, it’s hard to say whether this is going to be nearly as adequate as T-Mobile claims.

In hindsight, the fact that the G2 is a HSPA+ device could have been something…

Sep

T-Mobile G2 Prices Leaked: $200 On Contract, $500 Off Contract

Posted by Brian O'Toole in News, T-Mobile G2 Touch / Vision

It seems to be the trend nowadays that you know everything about a device before it even gets properly announced, and while it makes for plenty of blog-fodder, it sort of spoils the fun of waiting for new things to come out.

Anyhoo, TmoNews just got their hands on the pricing scheme for the upcoming G2, HTC’s eagerly anticipated landscape slider. Calling the pricing “Exactly what everyone expects it to be”, TmoNews posted a photo of an internal T-Mobile document, showing the G2 to be $499.99 off-contract, or $199.99 with (presumably) a new two-year agreement and…

Sep

Sprint Launches 4G In Boston, MA; Daytona Beach, FL; Providence, RI

Posted by Artem Russakovskii in EVO 4G, Epic 4G, News, Sprint

EVO 4G and now Epic 4G owners can celebrate the addition of 3 more metropolitan areas to Sprint’s 4G family, as the company just announced that the following cities are lighting up with 4G, effective immediately:

Boston, MA
Daytona Beach, FL
Providence, RI

These latest additions bring Sprint’s 4G coverage grand total to over 50 urban hotspots. Still no official release of 4G we caught in the Bay Area but we’re hoping for something soon, as the clock that will mark the promised end of the year timeline is ticking.

Users of the only…