HTC Merge preview and benchmark
Today’s a relatively slow news day so I’m going to post some HTC Merge related sotries here. The HTC Merge (also know as the HTC Lexikon) is the Dual-mode (GSM-CDMA) version of the HTC Desire Z...
View ArticleAndroid 2.2 / Froyo for the Samsung Galaxy S finally released
Samsung has finally released the official Froyo /Android 2.2 update for the Galaxy S today, exactly one month later than it was originally scheduled/promised to launch. Unfortunately if you have a...
View ArticleInstall Android 2.2 / Froyo now on any Samsung Galaxy S in the world even if...
Don’t want to wait until your carrier releases a screwed up to for your Android 2.2 rom for your Samsung Galaxy S? Well there’s a super easy solution for you. You can now flash the vanilla/unbranded...
View ArticleWindows Phone 7 vs Android Browser comparison on the Samsung Omnia 7 and...
I’ve just shot a video comparing the browsing experience on Windows Phone 7 and Android with the Samsung Omnia 7 and Samsung Galaxy S running Android 2.2. I’m not really going to go into technical...
View ArticleSuper AMOLED color banding issue: Microsoft could partially fix it
I just did some more testing and am fairly sure now that everything is rendered at 16bit throughout the OS in Windows Phone 7 (similar to WM5/6). The picture you see above shows the image found in...
View ArticleAndroid 2.2 Froyo for the Samsung Galaxy S is officially released
After being up for a few days and later pulled by Samsung because of last minutes bugs the official Android 2.2 aka Froyo update for the Samsung Galaxy S is finally available via the Samsung Kies...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S Android 2.2 Froyo JPA build software tour
I’ve shot a fairly long video demonstrating the latest official Android 2.2 Froyo firmware of the Samsung Galaxy S which is the JPA build ( a newer one has apparently leak today,the JPU build but has...
View ArticleAndroid Market Client update released: Hands on video and download link
Google has just announced and released an update Android Market client which features a revamped user interface and several other changes : To streamline the browse-to-purchase experience, users can...
View ArticleLG Optimus 2X Dual-Core Tegra 2 powered Android handset officially launched
LG has officially unveiled and launched the LG Optimus 2X (also know as the LG Star) today in Seoul. The Optimus 2X is the first commercially available smartphone to feature an nVidia Tegra 2 chipset...
View ArticleGoogle Maps 5 for Android with 3D buildings and new vector maps released:...
Google has just released Google Maps 5 for Android today. This new version is that one that was demonstrated by Andy Rubin last week on the prototype Motorola tablet running Android 3.0 / Honeycomb....
View ArticleOpenGL ES 2.0 benchmark: Adreno 205 vs SGX540 / HTC Desire HD vs Samsung...
GLBenchmark 2.0 has finally been released to the public today nearly 2 years after being unveiled during MWC 2008. The opportunity was too good so I decided to run it on the HTC Desire HD and Samsung...
View ArticleHTC releases Android 2.2 Froyo for the HTC Wildfire, HTC Legend and Daylight...
This probably came as a surprise to many given the relatively low hardware specification of the device but HTC just did a nice move and release Froyo aka Android 2.2 for the HTC Wildfire which is...
View ArticleHands On video of the upcoming Android Music Player application
The stock Android Music Player application that was briefly shown during Google I/O back in May has just been leaked to the Internet a few hours ago so I decided to shoot a quick hands-on video to...
View ArticleHTC Thunderbolt ROM available for download
Well, that didn’t take long. The Verizon HTC Thunderbolt ROM has already been leaked only a few hours after the device’s official unveiling at CES. If you have time to west or you would just like to...
View ArticleHTC Thunderbolt finally launching on March 17th
Verizon’s first LTE handset may finally be launching on March 17th according to online retailers and internal documents. Originally scheduled to hit retail last month, the HTC Thunderbolt, which is...
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