Craig Bennett II

The MyTouch 4G ROM that was leaked a few days ago is now ported to the Nexus One. The WiFi, Bluetooth, and the cell phone radio is working. However, the camera, video, and the new WiFi calling does not work. The ROM isn’t like most ROMS where you can just flash it and run with it. You have to follow the directions in order for it to work. You can download the ROM and get the instructions by clicking here. Below is screen shots of the ROM and what you might see on the MyTouch 4G but keep in mind the ROM […]

The German company Synapse Phones made a customizable phone. The Synapse One has a price starting around $410 and will ship in Q1 2011 with an Android 2.2 OS and a 4 inch touch screen. A few things you will be able to customize are. The radio (3G and 4G, including LTE and WiMAX) Bluetooth WiFi up to a 12 MP camera (with a flash or not) mini-HDMI out various memory and storage options and more. At this time, we were not able to access the site to customize a phone because the site was down, but if you’re able

Earlier this month we got word that the HTC Desire Z is coming to Canada’s Bell network. Now we have word on the HTC Desire Z will be out November 3rd.  Some of the features that the HTC Desire Z will be Android 2.2 HTC Sense UI Qualcomm MSM7230 800MHz processor with Adreno 205 GPU 3.7-inch S-LCD display with capacitive touchtone 5-Megapixel camera with auto focus and LED flash 720p HD recording Micro USB GPS WiFi 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth 2.1  A2DP, FTP, OPP, and PBAP 1300 mAh rechargeable battery 180 grams (6.34 ounces) with battery 119 x 60.4 x 14.16 mm 3.

Japan gets 3 new android phones on KDDI. The phones are the Toshiba REGZA Phone ISO4, Sharp IS05, and the Pantech SIRIUSa IS06. They will be running Android’s 2.1+ OS and are scheduled to hit Japan around December or January. One of the phones even has a waterproof casing. Toshiba REGZA IS04: 854×480 resolution 4″ screen 1GHz Snapdragon CPU 1Seg TV Tuner microSDHC slot 12.19Mpix Camera Wifi Bluetooth Waterproof Casing KDDI’s new WIN HIGH SPEED data connection (9.2Mbps down, 5.5Mbps up) Android 2.1 Sharp IS05: 854×480 resolution 3.4″ screen 1GHz Snapdragon CPU 1Seg TV Tuner microSDHC slot 8Mpix Camera with

HTC just announced the HTC Gratia, a  version of the HTC Aria to be sold in Europe.The main difference between the HTC Aria and the Gratia is that the Aria is being sold in USA while the Gratia is being sold in Europe and the Gratia has Android’s 2.2 OS. The HTC Gratia will feature Seamless wrap-around soft-cover  that eliminates hard edges 5 megapixel camera with auto focus 4 inches in length 4.06 ounces Android 2.2 HTC Sense Friend Stream This phone will be available across Europe by November 2010. There is no price set for this phone yet. Source

While many of us heard that Yahoo Messenger for Android was working on a video solution, only a few of us thought it would come this soon. Thankfully due to the MyTouch 4G ROM leaked, we now have that ability. Matthewjlian in the XDA-Developer forums has extracted it from the OS and made it available sooner than later.  According to Mathew it works just fine over his desktop. His app takes 1.47MB to 5.33MB and you can download it by visiting his forum by clicking here. ________________________________________________________ After you download his app to your computer make sure your Unknown sources

Sprint Nextel and its Clearwire Corp will bring 4G speeds to Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco by the end of 2010.  To remind everyone, currently sprint and most other carriers do not carry true 4G speeds. As the ITU Radio Communication Sector defines 4G as, an advanced cellular system that “must have target peak data rates of up to approximately 100 Mbps for high mobility such as mobile access”. While Sprint’s WiMAX which is what they call their 4G is 10 Mbps at its peak and T-Mobile’s HSPA+ which is what most people call a 4G is at 21-42

The MyTouch 4G, formerly known as the MyTouch HD, has a ROM leak and a new video showing off some of the basic features on the phone. The MyTouch 4G video shows off features of the phone like the genius button, the HD camera, video chat/call, and screen share.  Along with that, the video shows the phone having a new home launcher and new icons. Almost everything else in the video is similar to the other MyTouch models. The one thing I found that was ironic was T-Mobile is now advertising the new MyTouch phone as a 4G phone with the name change

The Motorola Cliq will get Android’s 2.1 OS soon. There is no word on the exact date but T-Mobile employees are set to begin training on November 7th. T-Mobile employees are usually train within 2 weeks before phones and updates comes out so we might see it sooner than later. The update will require 30MB of internal memory available as well as 100MB available on your SD card. The update will come to your phone by over the air. There is a rumor going around that Motorola Cliq XT will get a update soon too but this update is only

T-Mobile will soon have another Android phone called the Comet. The Comet was formerly known as the Huawei Ideo as seen here. The phone will be out on November 3rd with a 2.8 inch QVGA display, 3.2 MP cam, and a 528 MHZ processor. The T-Mobile Comet is a phone more aim toward new smart phone users. The biggest feature on this phone is Android’s 2.2 OS. The price for this phone is unknown but its rumor to be around $50 like the Motorola Charm. Huawei Ideos (T-Mobile Comet) Specifications Android 2.2 2.8 inch QVGA TFT Capacitive display Smart Sensor

Motorola admitted their current build of Froyo for the Droid X is buggy. They admitted to the phone having problems with Stuck on Moto logo after reboot – this was tough on a very few owners. Sorry about that. A fix has been developed for this and should eliminate the problem. It will be distributed in a future software release. If you are still experiencing this issue, click here. Random rebooting – while there always seem to be new conditions that can cause an electronic device to panic, we do have improvements coming that address and eliminate identified panic states. They

Wirefly is holding a mobile makeover contest. This contest winner will get a BlackBerry or HTC Android phone. Also those who enter for a friend would win $100 for themselves if their friend is a winner. If you want to check out Wirefly’s official contest site then click here. Below you can find the contest description directly from Wirefly explaining the rules and what you have to do to enter. “Do you regularly face shame and ridicule because your cell phone looks like it’s straight out of “Saved By the Bell?” Perhaps your phone has been dropped, taken a swim,

Cricket Wireless has announced, Huawei Ascend is available for pre-order for $129.99 and will ship Monday, October 18th. Cricket Wireless is a pre-paid carrier that also has another android phone called Kyocera Zio. The Huawei Ascend will feature Android 2.1 3.5 inch HVGA display Wi-Fi Music player 3.2MP camera Micro SD port You can see Huawei Ascends product page on Cricket’s site by clicking here. Source

TweetDeck, a famous app that hooks up to multiple social networks that was only on the Mac/Pc and Apple products. But now the app is now on the Android Market Place for free. The app is in beta stage right now, so if you run into any problems while using the app e-mail the developer. TweetDeck uses Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, MySpace, Buzz, and a few other social networks. If you want to download TweetDeck just scan the QR code below with the barcode scanner app. If you want to check out TweetDeck Android site then click here. Source

Apple is continuing its war on sexy content on the iPhone. Apple just granted a patent that prevents people from sending and receiving sexually explicit text messages as known as “sexting.” The patent filled by Apple states “Systems, devices, and methods are provided for enabling a user to control the content of text-based messages sent to or received from an administered device. In some embodiments, a message will be blocked (incoming or outgoing) if the message includes forbidden content. In other embodiments, the objectionable content is removed from the message prior to transmission or as part of the receiving process.