Thursday, April 21, 2011

PhoneDog.com's Daily Digest

PhoneDog.com's Daily Digest

Motorola DEFY served its own heaping helping of Froyo

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Motorola DEFY users, today is your day. Less than a week after Moto pushed Android 2.2 to the Bravo on AT&T, it's now giving your ruggedized device its own heaping helping of Froyo. Motorola announced today that the DEFY's Android 2.2 update is now rolling out to devices in the wild and, much like the Bravo's upgrade, there are a number of enhancements and fixes inside the update. Besides the standard Froyo goodies like Flash and the ability to store apps on an SD card, you'll also find all of...


Samsung Prevail vs. LG Optimus M Dogfight Part 2

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The Samsung Prevail ( Boost Mobile ) and Optimus M ( MetroPCS ) are two mid-range Android smartphones available from prepaid carriers. The Optimus One phones have proven to be solid smartphones, but the Prevail carries a cheaper price tag and stock Android. So which one is better? Watch the Dogfight to find out. All of the Optimus One phones have the same specs despite being on different carriers, so this Dogfight also applies to the Optimus V , S , T , etc. They may not seem like...


Samsung Prevail vs. LG Optimus M Dogfight Part 1

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The Samsung Prevail ( Boost Mobile ) and Optimus M ( MetroPCS ) are two mid-range Android smartphones available from prepaid carriers. The Optimus One phones have proven to be solid smartphones, but the Prevail carries a cheaper price tag and stock Android. So which one is better? Watch the Dogfight to find out. All of the Optimus One phones have the same specs despite being on different carriers, so this Dogfight also applies to the Optimus V , S , T , etc. They may not seem like...


Does anyone want to touch the BlackBerry PlayBook?

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After plenty of rumors and speculation, the BlackBerry PlayBook finally went on sale two days ago. And while Research In Motion is more than likely very proud of their first tablet device, especially considering it features a brand new mobile operating system for the company in that of the QNX Software, we’re still waiting to hear how well the tablet device did in its infancy on store shelves. It’s tough to say whether or not the fact the device can run Android apps will...


Sprint training for Motorola XOOM, Nexus S 4G kicking off April 25th, Google Voice integration launching on the 26th?

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Itching to get your hands on a WiMAX-compatible Nexus S? You may not be waiting much longer, if a recently-leaked Sprint internal calendar is to be believed. The image you see above was just slipped under Engadget's door, showing that employee training for the Motorola XOOM, Nexus S 4G, and Google Voice could kick off as soon as April 25th. Training for GV won't last long, though, because according to an image sent to Android Central, it looks as though Sprint's Google Voice integration will...


AT&T files the paperwork for its proposed acquisition of T-Mobile

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Last week we learned that AT&T and T-Mobile would begin filing the paperwork necessary to to get their merger approved sometime around the 21st, and today that's exactly what happened. ATT just announced that they've handed the initial bit of paperwork over to the FCC today, which includes a public interest statement on all of the benefits that the deal, if approved, will bring. According to the document, AT&T believes it will be able to deploy LTE coverage to 97.3 percent of Americans if the...


How AT&T is ruining 4G

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A wireless carrier is rarely ever equipped with a clean slate. In one way or another, something is usually tarnishing their name. AT&T has been the focus point for a lot of people over the last few years, especially after the wildly successful launch of the iPhone. The carrier’s network in certain locations in the United States, namely San Francisco and New York City, seemed to take heavy hits due to huge traffic hikes. But now that the iPhone is available on another carrier,...


T-Mobile G2x Review Pt. 2

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Aaron reviews the T-Mobile G2x , the US version of the LG Optimus 2X and one of the best Android devices on the market at the moment.  It offers a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core CPU, 4-inch WVGA display, 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video recording, front-facing camera for video calling, and a stock build of Android 2.2.  While it seems small for a dual-core Android phone, the 1,500 mAh battery does a great job of powering the device through the day with moderate use. It's...


T-Mobile G2x Review Pt. 1

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Aaron takes a look at the T-Mobile G2x , LG's first high-end smartphone in the US and one of the best Android devices on the market at the moment.  It sports a 1 GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core CPU, 4-inch WVGA display, 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video recording, front-facing camera for video calling, and a stock build of Android 2.2.  While it seems small for a dual-core device, the 1,500 mAh battery does a great job of powering the device through the day with moderate use. ...


Samsung DROID Charge officially hitting Verizon on April 28th for $299.99

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And just like that, all of the rumors can come to an end. Verizon just made the Samsung DROID Charge, formerly known as the Samsung 4G LTE, official. The Charge will be going on sale on April 28th, aka one week from today, for $299.99 with a two-year contract. Interested customers will need to sign up for a $29.99 unlimited data package, although it's worth noting that Verizon will be waiving the fees associated with the Charge's mobile hotspot feature for an indeterminate period of time....


Samsung Droid Charge - Coming soon

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After months of speculation about this device and what it was actually going to be called, Samsung has finally confirmed that the Droid Charge is heading to Verizon on April 28, 2011.  The Samsung Droid Charge offers a 4.3" Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen display, 4G technology, 8MP camera with 1.3MP front-facing camera and LED flash.  Also included is a 1 GHz processor, Android 2.2 (Froyo), and Adobe Flash Player compatible. Technology: CDMA Release Date: Thursday April 28, 2011 ...


Verizon CFO lets slip that the iPhone 5 will be a global device

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Verizon gave us a lot of interesting figures and statistics when they released their Q1 2011 financial report earlier today , but one of the carrier's executives took it upon himself to reveal a tidbit of info about the next iPhone, too. During a conference call this morning, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo let slip that Apple's next-gen iPhone will be a global device that'll sport both CDMA and GSM radios. It's worth noting that both Verizon's iPhone 4 and the iPad 2 already feature a...


Verizon adds 906,000 postpaid subs, activates 2.2 million iPhone 4s during Q1 2011

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Just a day after AT&T shared its first quarter financial report, Verizon has shared its own numbers from the first three months of 2011. One of the things that everyone has been waiting to find out is exactly how many iPhone 4s Verizon would be able to sell, and today we got our answer: 2.2 million through the end of Q1. Also of note is that Verizon sold 260,000 HTC ThunderBolts during the final two weeks of the quarter. Verizon managed to add 1.8 million total new connections during Q1, which...


HTC Sensation 4G release date leaked by Google ad?

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When T-Mobile finally made the HTC Sensation 4G official, they left one critical detail out of the announcement: the device's release date. Thanks to a bit of detective work, though, we may finally know when the smartphone formerly known as Pyramid will arrive. Our friends at TmoNews recently spotted an ad on Google that says "HTC Sensation 4G - On 6/8 - Complete w/ HTC Watch & HTC Sense." The evidence doesn't end there, though. After examining the Sensation 4G's press image, the date in HTC's...


Rumor: Amazon launching a Samsung-made Android tablet this summer

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Amazon's been making headlines in the mobile world lately with the launch of its Appstore for Android and Amazon Cloud Drive/Cloud Player, but a new report is claiming that the company's got something even bigger up its sleeve. Peter Rojas, founder of gdgt, said earlier today that he's "99% certain" that Samsung is hard at work creating an Android-powered tablet for Amazon and that, while he's not sure exactly when it'll launch, it'll probably arrive no later than this summer. Other details...


Why the Verizon iPhone had little impact on AT&T's Q1 results

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Until February of this year, AT&T had free reign over iPhone customers here in the States. They have been the only carrier to officially offer the original iPhone, iPhone 3G and 3Gs, and were the only carrier to offer the iPhone 4 until recently, when it hit Verizon's shelves. The CDMA iPhone was one of the most rumored and most highly anticipated devices to date. It had been slipping in and out of headlines nearly every month for the past few years. As the rumors became more...


Samsung Galaxy Prevail Review by Sydney

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I can't tell you how many times I've had someone ask me over the past six months when Boost Mobile was going to get another Android smartphone. Boost has great plan prices and somewhat decent phones, but they were lacking that one mid-range smartphone that could really satisfy the masses. Now they have that. It's the Samsung Galaxy Prevail . Yes, you will still have to make a few sacrifices in terms of performance, but at least the option is there. So the next question is, 'How many...


BlackBerry Curve Touch reportedly destined to hit T-Mobile this summer

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T-Mobile BlackBerry fanatics, it sounds like you may be getting a new toy in the near future. That's the news from the folks at Boy Genius Report, who has heard from a "trusted source" that T-Mo will be launching it's own version of the Curve Touch sometime in either June or July this year. A separate rumor from earlier this year claimed that the CDMA Curve Touch will feature a 3.25-inch 480x360 display, 800MHz core, 5-megapixel with HD video capture, 512MB RAM, and 1GB of flash storage. The...


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