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May 27th, 2011 
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May 27th, 2011 admin We all like getting new phones, right? In all the excitement of a new cell phone , many consumers forget about the battery. After all, the battery is just the.
Posted in att, Cell Phone Tags: att, battery, Cell Phone, excitement, getting-new, the-battery No Comments »Google clarifies 18 month Android upgrade program, details far from solidified
May 12th, 2011 admin We’re camped out here at Google’e executive Q&A session, and Andy Rubin and co. are spitting out answers to questions from curious minds. While mentioned briefly in the outfit’s keynote earlier , the structured upgrade program is obviously becoming a huge focal point here at the show. One of the major pain points for Android owners in the past (and even now, truthfully) is the inability to know if and when your particular handset will ever get an Android update. Epic 4G owners had a particularly hard go at it, but most everyone outside of Nexus One users have experienced something similar. Unfortunately, it seems as if our excitement may be a bit premature. While LG, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, AT&T, Vodafone, Sprint, Samsung, HTC and Verizon Wireless are technically onboard, all of this feels like it was decided upon at the 11th hour here in San Francisco. When pressed about how long it’d take updates to flow to phones after given the thumbs-up by Google itself, there’s no hard news to report. In fact, the details there are still being hashed out. To quote Google, “It’s a logistics problem.” We can only imagine. Trying to get every Android partner to follow a timeline for releases has to be a complete and utter nightmare, but the company seems certain that these stipulations won’t cripple anyone’s ability to innovate on their skins (or have too little time to make the needed changes). We would’ve loved to hear a specific figure that we could start holding phone manufacturers to, but alas, it isn’t to be. The only hard number thrown out today is 18 months. That’s how long future hardware will be in the support cycle (at least, anyway), so you’ll “soon” be able to count on your next Android device receiving all applicable updates for 1.5 years after purchase. As for phones that use custom skins, like Blur and Sense? Hard to say if that’ll slow things down, and it’s even harder to say if outfits like Dell will be joining this party at any time in the future. Though, to be fair, Andy Rubin clarified that there’s an “open invitation” for anyone not listed to waltz on in. Naturally, we’ll keep you abreast of any further developments from the show floor. Google clarifies 18 month Android upgrade program, details far from solidified originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 May 2011 14:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget, htc, LG Tags: developments, entry, excitement, from-solidified, froyo, google-android, icecreamsandwich, platform, structured No Comments »Motorola bringing Froyo to Bravo, seeks guinea pigs to test it
April 14th, 2011 jedwan Have you spent one too many sleepless nights clinging to your Motorola Bravo , fantasizing about Flash Player and mobile hotspots ? There may not be an app (nor a pill) for that, but it seems that the devs over at Motorola’s Owners’ Forum are anxious to make those bouts of insomnia a part of your past. And as if that wasn’t enough to take the excitement level up a notch, a pre-release version — the final firmware check — will be doled out to a thousand hopeful participants willing to give the Froyo update a test drive. Successful candidates will be chosen on a first-come, first-served basis and selected through “valid registration responses,” so we’d encourage all the dreamers out there to hustle down to the source link and follow the sign-up directions. [Thanks, Josh] Motorola bringing Froyo to Bravo, seeks guinea pigs to test it originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in att, engadget Tags: att, beta, dreamers, entry, excitement, flash, Flash Player, follow-the-sign, mobile, moto, motorola-bravo, motorola-mobility, nights-clinging, prerelease, update No Comments »The Engadget Mobile Podcast returns tomorrow, January 30th!
January 31st, 2011 jedwan If you’re starting to get a little jittery over the lack of a podcast episode on Friday, consider this news a calming salve for your frayed nerves: we’ll be broadcasting live tomorrow, Sunday, January 30th! Between that and The Engadget Show with special guest Steve Wozniak, we’d say there’s a lot to be excited about — and let’s be honest, with nothing but the Pro Bowl to entertain you football-wise, you need all the excitement you can get. See you tomorrow! Note: We don’t have a time yet, but we’ll give you a heads-up on the site (and on our Twitter account ) just as soon as we know. The Engadget Mobile Podcast returns tomorrow, January 30th! originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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September 16th, 2010 admin In our excitement over HTC’s announcements this morning (that’d be Desire Z, Desire HD, and Sense enhancements, in case you missed it), we missed one.
Posted in htc, Wireless Phone Tags: desire, excitement, htc, morning, our-excitement, sense No Comments »Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G put through its bandwidth-sucking paces
May 13th, 2010 admin So, since you’re stuck paying $10 extra per month for “premium data services” (not that bad of a 4G tax, if you ask us), what wonders await you on the HTC EVO 4G , fueled by Sprint’s next-gen network? Well, if these best-case-scenario tests we just did are any indication: everything you ever dreamed of. Of course, Sprint’s WiMAX might end up stumbling up the steps of reality, but there’s no denying that this is 21st century technology that’s worthy of some of the excitement that’s been lavished upon it. We just saw demos of Qik video conferencing, YouTube HQ (output brilliantly over HDMI), simultaneous data and voice usage, and even a straight-up speed test (4Mbps down, 1Mbps up, the latter of which is a hard cap). The phone performed brilliantly in each scenario, but of course that’s to be expected when you have a 4G tower in the building. Check out the videos of all this breathless action after the break. Added bonus? All four (totaling about 100MB) were uploaded with our laptop tethered over WiFi to an HTC EVO 4G. Don’t be jealous. Okay, be just a little bit jealous. Continue reading Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G put through its bandwidth-sucking paces Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G put through its bandwidth-sucking paces originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 12 May 2010 20:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in att, engadget, htc Tags: att, breathless, engadget, evo, excitement, htc, laptop, laptop-tethered, phone-performed, sprint, video, video chat, videochat No Comments »Just Another Mobile Phone Blog: Verizon Wireless Ready For The …
April 1st, 2010 admin ALPHARETTA, GA — As The Masters quickly approaches, Verizon Wireless is making sure golf fans can share in the excitement in Augusta. With the increased media attention surrounding this year’s event, crowds in Augusta are expected to be …
Posted in att, Wireless Phone Tags: att, augusta, excitement, golf-fans, increased, making-sure, masters, media-attention, the-excitement, the-increased, verizon, year No Comments »HTC EVO 4G vs. HD2 and Desire… fight!
March 24th, 2010 admin Now that the excitement of the EVO 4G announce has finally worn off, it’s time to get down to more practical matters — in a street fight, would the WiMAX-powered beast hold its own against an HD2 and a Desire , for example? We had all three in a room just now, and here’s what we’ve got to say: It feels significantly beefier than the HD2, but in reality, it’s not — it’s just a single millimeter thicker. The brushed metal back of the HD2 is a little sexier, but just by the tiniest of margins; it’s hard to argue with soft touch and a kickstand, obviously. We would’ve never noticed this without the Desire next to it, but the EVO’s text is pretty huge, a side effect of the fact that it’s running the same resolution on a screen 0.6 inches larger. It’s not annoying, really, but it struck us that they could’ve comfortably fit quite a bit more information on the screen without getting cramped. The Desire’s display is more vibrant, too, but that makes sense — we’re indoors under artificial lighting and the Desire has AMOLED on board. The EVO’s got touch-sensitive buttons below the display that function much like the Nexus One’s, but no worries: they work quite a bit better. We think this might be because there’s more touch-sensitive bezel real estate below the keys; on the Nexus One, you’ve got to be far too accurate for comfort. Interestingly, this is the first EVO we’ve seen today with a silver earpiece grill — Sprint’s have been red. We’ve confirmed with HTC that production devices will be silver. Want to draw some of your own conclusions? See the shots for yourself in the gallery below. HTC EVO 4G vs. HD2 and Desire… fight! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in att, engadget, htc Tags: att, below-the-keys, ctia, ctia 2010, desire, excitement, htc, like-the-nexus, more-practical, same-resolution, sense, windows mobile, windows mobile 6.5, windowsmobile, windowsmobile6.5 No Comments »ARM and Globalfoundries partner up for 28nm Cortex-A9 SOCs, invite great expectations
February 24th, 2010 jedwan This one slipped the net during the excitement that was MWC this year, but it’s such a promising development that we have to give it its due attention. ARM and Globalfoundries have announced plans to start building new systems-on-chip using the latter’s ultramodern 28nm high-k metal gate production process, with the resultant chips offering up to 40 percent greater computational power, 30 percent greater power efficiency, and a terrific 100 percent improvement in battery longevity relative to their current-gen siblings. Mass production of these Cortex-A9 -based units is expected in the second half of 2010, which means they should be among the very first chips off Globalfoundries’ 28nm assembly line. The good news, though, is that the technology is described as “ready for high-volume implementation,” so there should be no shortages when things finally get rolling. Let the wild-eyed anticipation begin. ARM and Globalfoundries partner up for 28nm Cortex-A9 SOCs, invite great expectations originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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