Amy Eichelberg

The popular photo sharing service Flickr, finally unwrapped their Android app to the delight of many anxious Android users. Available for free in the Android Market, the application enables the user to become their own smartphone paparazzi with the option to capture, filter and upload their images directly to Facebook, Twitter or Flickr, directly from their Android device.  Designed for both the novice and aspiring smartphone photographer, the app also comes equipped with camera functions like flash, ratio selection, shutter focus, and ten high-quality filters. These features aside, most of the excitement surrounds the application’s social feature dubbed Photo Session. Essentially the feature allows users […]

In the seemingly never ending patent dispute between Samsung and Apple, it appears as though Samsung has found new support in the form of T-Mobile. According to a Reuters report today, T-Mobile has not only sided with Samsung in the lawsuit, but submitted a court filing explaining that a sales ban on certain Samsung products would “unnecessarily harm” the carrier and its customers. The filing continues to plea that “at this late date, T-Mobile could not find comparable replacement products for the 2011 holiday season.” The magenta carrier also mentions that its ads “prominently feature” some of the Samsung products in question, and that those investments “cannot be recouped

With the latest update to Skype, the popular video-calling service now supports a total of 41 Android devices. 14 new Android devices, including some Honeycomb tablets, were added to the expanding list thanks to the recent update to Skype 2.5. Newly added devices include the Atrix, Bionic and the Nexus One. As far as tablets go, users report Skype now fully operational on the Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Acer’s Iconia slab. Continue reading for the full list of supported devices found in the press release below. Skype 2.5 for Android adds more supported handsets and enhanced video experience Today we are pleased to announce that with Skype 2.5 for

With the launch of Google’s next monstrous update, dubbed Ice Cream Sandwich, expected to launch sometime in the next two months, the only thing we have to look forward to are the unexpected leaks to keep us going. Thanks to a lucky eBay purchase, Android fans everywhere can now relish in a reported leaked two minute tutorial video. According to Engadget, the stars aligned for the tipster who innocently bought the Samsung Nexus S and noticed upon its arrival that the smartphone was noticeably different. As you can see in the video the device looks to be running ICS, but an updated build (IRK48) and kernel

A little bird just brought in some good news for T-Mobile fans today, and by little bird we mean an official tweet by T-Mobile USA. The company confirmed in a tweet that in addition to the Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone, it will also be adding the Galaxy Tab 10.1 device to their expanding lineup. As with most 140 character announcements, the details surrounding the T-Mobile’s newest slab, but we’ll be sure to keep you covered as T-Mobile unveils more in the coming days. Source

As expected, Amazon took the wraps off its new Android based tablet today, named the Kindle Fire. Priced at a competitive $199, interested consumers can expect Wi-Fi only with no 3G, and the lack of an embedded camera or microphone. However, with that low price tag comes a 7-inch IPS panel, Gorilla Glass coating, a dual-core CPU and a chassis that weighs 14.6 ounces. Proud owners will have access to the Android App Store, Kindle books, and magazines, all of which will be stored for free via Amazon Cloud Storage. According to TechCrunch, while the Kindle Fire is obviously Android-based, Amazon definitely took their

Soon to be joining the expanding 7-inch tablet market, Toshiba announced its latest tablet to be joining the smaller slab ranks this December. Officially named the Toshiba Thrive 7″, the tablet will run Android 3.2 while powered by a NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual processor. Spec highlights include 1280×800 resolution, Toshiba’s Adaptive Display and Resolution+ video enhancements, stereo speakers, 5MP rear camera and 2MP front camera, a miniUSB, microHDMI and a microSD card slot. Consumers will have their choice of either the16GB model or the 32GB model. Where Toshiba hopes to stand out with this device is in the size category. The Thrive 7″ weighs in at less than a pound

T-Mobile proudly announced the latest addition to their portfolio today in the form of the HTC Radar 4G. A smartphone that is just full of ‘Mango’ sweetness, the Radar 4G sports a 3.8 inch screen, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, a 5 megapixel camera, T-Mobile’s 4G speeds, and of course the latest version of Windows Phone (Mango). Exact pricing has yet to be released, but T-Mobile has promised to launch the Radar 4G just in time for the holiday shopping season. Continue reading below for the full press release. Today, T-Mobile announced the upcoming availability of the HTC Radar™ 4G, our first

The Windows Phone 7.5 update, otherwise known as ‘Mango’ is now ready to begin its long awaited roll out to existing devices. We still don’t know which devices will be the lucky first to receive the Mango update, but eager users can stay updated through the convenient “where’s my phone update” page. If your device is listed as one of the devices ready for the update, simply hook it up to your computer, load the Zune client and wait for the update message. Don’t get too discouraged if your Windows Phone device isn’t listed for the Mango update just yet, these things take

Today at an event, Samsung pledged their commitment in shipping out the Galaxy Tab 8.9 to retailers by the first week of October. The device which is currently up for pre-order through Best Buy, now has Samsung’s promise that it will be in store by October 2nd. Samsung designed the Galaxy Tab 8.9 to better align itself as a stiff competitor for Apple’s iPad 2 as both devices are measured at just 8.6mm thick. However, Samsung enthusiasts can look forward to the Galaxy Tab 8.9 being the first slab to ship with Samsung’s latest TouchWiz interface, which will run on top of Android 3.1 Honeycomb.

T-Mobile unveiled their fastest hotspot today as the Sonic 4G. The device allows the user to access T-Mobile’s HSPA + 42 Mbps network with support for up to five linked devices over Wi-Fi. The Sonic 4G is manufactured by Huawei and weighs in slightly under 3.9 ounces. Additional benefits of the Sonic 4G device include a SD slot with storage of up to 32GB. Linked devices can access stored content once given permission to do so. The device is equipped with an OLED display which will show the battery life, device status, signal, unread text messages, number of connected devices, and

LG Mobile unveiled its Optimus EX in Korea today as the predecessor to the original Optimus 2X as a way to start the week off. The Optimus EX is one of the first smartphones to ship with NVIDIA’s upgraded 1.2GHz Tegra 2 chip which enables the smartphone to shoot video in 1080p, where the Optimus 2X only shot in 720p.  Additional device highlights include an ultra bright 700-nit IPS based 4-inch LCD display, Wi-Fi direct support, five megapixel rear facing camera, aVGA front facing camera and 8GB of internal storage. The smartphone will ship with Android 2.3 and LG customizations running on top. SK

In a recent press release, Samsung proudly announced they reached a milestone by selling 10 million Galaxy S II smartphones globally. While not quite beating out Apple’s iPhone numbers (which sold 20 million units in Q2 alone) we still applaud Samsung for hitting their goals with the popular device so quickly. In just two short months the Galaxy S II has doubled in sales, and that’s considering the device really hasn’t gotten its Android feet wet yet here in the United States. At any rate, assuming the Galaxy S II keeps up the stellar pace, it will far surpass the sales records

After the Motorola Xoom 2 was spotted in the wild by Droid-Life, it appears it leaves a lot left to be desired still. From the leaked image, the predecessor still looks like the original Xoom tablet without any significant design changes. The only difference we could spy were the cut-off corners and a revamped “HD” camera layout. The model, codenamed MZ617, hasn’t gotten any lighter and is still as heavy as the original Xoom. The visible SIM slot alludes to a LTE enabled tablet or at least HSPA for non-Verizon carriers. Additional details still remain unclear as Motorola isn’t expected to release the Xoom 2 until early 2012. If that proves to be

The Philip’s Android-based GoGear Connect handheld / PMP is now available for pre-order from online retailer J&R. For anyone interested in securing the device now, pricing will run you $170 for the 8GB model and $200 for 16GB, which is just slightly reduced from the list price. Both models sport a 3.2-inch display, WiFi connectivity, built-in speakers, a microSD card slot for additional storage, and Android 2.3 with access to Android Market. Interested? Head on over to J&R for pre-order details. Source