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Best Buy to begin fulfilling HTC EVO 4G LTE pre-orders later this week, leaked document shows

Android Earlier this week, Sprint revealed that it'll begin delivering the HTC EVO 4G LTE to pre-order customers on or around May 24th, and now a leaked photo has shown that Best Buy shoppers may be getting a similar treatment. According to a shot sent to...

LS LS860 appears in leaked image with sliding QWERTY keyboard, Sprint 4G LTE

Android The unannounced Sprint phone leaks continue! Already this month we've learned of the existence of the SPH-L300 and the LS970, and now another new Now Network-bound device has surfaced. This time we're looking at the LG LS860, known by the internal...

ExclusiveKiip's reward-based mobile ads may change mobile advertising forever

Android Advertising is the way of the media world, and especially the way of the Web. Without advertisements, Facebook would never have become what it is today, and the online world would be a totally different place. Most people in this industry would be...

LG VS930 pops up in Global Certification Forum listing on its way to Verizon

Android Remember the LG VS930? This mystery device first appeared on our radar thanks to a benchmark for it that listed the phone as being Verizon-bound, and now it's shown up once again. This time the VS930 has been spotted in a listing on the Global...

Jury rules that Google did not infringe upon Oracle patents

Android Today's a good day for the folks at Google, as a jury has ruled that the company did not infringe upon Oracle patents related to Java with Android. The suit from Oracle alleged that Google was guilty of eight counts of infringement on two patents...

Reader reactionsWhat I hope to come from Google's completed acquisition of Motorola

Android Last August, Google surprised us all by proposing to buy Motorola Mobility for a cool $12.5 billion. It wasn't immediately apparent what Google's true intentions were at the time, though we figured Moto's 17,000 or so mobile-based patents might have...

UpdatedSamsung Galaxy Appeal joining AT&T's prepaid GoPhone lineup on June 5th

Android AT&T today took the wraps off of the Samsung Galaxy Appeal, an Android-powered GoPhone device that the carrier touts as its first prepaid side slider. Along with the landscape-sliding QWERTY keyboard, the Galaxy Appeal packs in a 3.2-inch 320x480...

NVIDIA details Kai platform to aid in the creation of $199 Tegra 3 Android tablets

Android Sounds like the Amazon Kindle Fire may soon be getting some competition at the $199 price point. During a recent investor meeting, NVIDIA teased its plans for a project dubbed "Kai." Introduced by Rob Csonger, NVIDIA's VP of Investor Relations, the...

ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 bootloader unlock tool available for download

Android Hot on the heels of ASUS releasing a new update for the Transformer Pad TF300, the company today made available another piece of software that many owners of the TF300 will be interested in. ASUS has released an app to unlock the bootloader on the...

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U.S. Cellular debuts curated app menu in Amazon Appstore for Android

Android U.S. Cellular has announced that it's launched a new customized application menu in the Amazon Appstore that will be available to its customers with Android-powered devices. The menu is curated by U.S. Cellular and will suggests apps to users that...

HTC posts Android 4.0 update timeline, expects to finish upgrades by August

Android Wondering when your HTC Android device is going to receive an update to Android 4.0? Then you'll be glad to hear that HTC has provided a timeline showing approximately when it expects each of its Ice Cream Sandwich-upgradable phones to be bumped up...

Google closes acquisition of Motorola Mobility

Android Last weekend we learned that China had finally given the green light to Google's proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility and that, as a result, the deal was expected to close this week. That's exactly what has happened, as Google CEO Larry Page...

ExclusiveBan on EVO 4G LTE lifted; Mulitple Nexus devices coming; No more unlimited data for Verizon & more!

Android Good news! The ban on the HTC EVO 4G LTE has been lifted! At the time of this recording, a ban was being imposed by US Customs that would not allow the EVO 4G LTE or the HTC One X into the US as defined by a ruling from the ITC regarding a patent...

Dog fightHTC EVO 4G LTE vs. Samsung Galaxy Nexus Dogfight Part 2

Android Another day, another crop of high-end Android phones! Aaron does a comparison between two Sprint powerhouses: the HTC EVO 4G LTE and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus . HTC's EVO 4G LTE has a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 CPU, 4.7-inch...

Reader reactionsHTC EVO 4G LTE vs. Samsung Galaxy Nexus Dogfight Part 1

Android It's a battle royale between Sprint's newest 4G LTE devices! Aaron referees a dogfight battle between the HTC EVO 4G LTE and Samsung Galaxy Nexus . EVO's packing a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 4.7-inch HD (720p)...

ExclusiveIt is unacceptable for Motorola to not update the DROID 3 and DROID X2 to Android 4.0

Android While software updates have always been a low point for the Android platform, Google has continually been working to improve its problem areas with each and every update. Last year, they teamed up with their partner manufacturers and created the...

HTC EVO 4G LTE to begin arriving to pre-order customers on or around May 24th

Android The HTC EVO 4G LTE was originally supposed to launch on May 18th, but due to a delay involving U.S. Customs, the device's debut was put hold. It looks like HTC and Sprint's latest will finally be making its way into customers' hands soon, though, as...

Verizon confirms four LTE Android phones that'll be updated to support global use

Android Shortly after a leak teased that Verizon may soon be making some of its 4G LTE smartphones global ready, the carrier has made its plans officially official. Verizon just sent along a statement confirming that this summer, it'll be updating the HTC...

Apple files for preliminary injunction against Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the U.S.

Android Apple and Samsung may be meeting today and tomorrow for settlement talks, but apparently that didn't stop Apple from deciding to try and slip in a motion for a preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 last week. The motion was...

T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II maintenance update begins rolling out today

Android Looks like the HTC Amaze 4G isn't the only T-Mobile handset being treated to an update today. T-Mobile has announced that a new software update is rolling out to the Samsung Galaxy S II, weighing in at 32.3MB and bumping the device up to version...