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It’s not the cool, geeky edition that was doled out recently at the Google I/O, but still geeky enough to be a decent tablet from Samsung.  The company has now announced that the 10.1-inch version of its popular Galaxy Tab will be available exclusively through Best Buy store on Union Square in NYC beginning June 8th, before being hawked nationwide from other Best Buy stores from June 17th.  As for the prices, the version with 16GB memory onboard will check in at $499 and 32GB edition will be selling at $599 – both are the WiFi-only variants of the device. […]

T-Mobile today announced two additions to its current Android lineup – the Exhibit 4G and the Gravity Smart – both built by Samsung.  While the Exhibit 4G stands tall with a 1GHz processor, 21Mbps 4G network support, 5-megapixel lens and its 3.7 inch Super AMOLED screen, the Gravity Smart leans more towards the midsegment spectrum with its 3-inch, 3MP camera and full physical QWERTY keypad.  Both the devices feature the standard array of radios including GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth, with the Exhibit 4G running Android 2.3 while the Gravity Smart ekes it out with Froyo. The Exhibit 4G will retail

Late last month, Sprint had mistakenly put the HTC Evo 4G on sale with Android 2.3 on its online store, but as it turned out, Froyo was still the OS onboard.  The carrier is now looking to rectifying this error by updating the Evo 4G for real, if an Engadget tipster (and his convincing snaps of the Sprint event calendar) are to be believed.  The update is set for a rollout starting June 6th, next Monday, but antsy users could get it as early as this Friday, by checking for the update manually. Aside from the usual improvements that the

After announcement last month of the same, Asus has now stayed true to its word, rolling out the Android 3.1 update for the Eee Pad Transformer in Europe as we speak.  The device will be the first tablet from Asus to get the update announced last month during the Google I/O event.  If you didn’t know already, the Eee Pad Transformer is Asus’ take on the Android tablet, with one major difference – it can be “transformed” using an optional keyboard into a notebook. Although not exactly a overhaul, the update does bring a few improvements, like the USB Host

Microsoft’s mobile OS savior, the Windows Phone Mango, was spotted running on an Acer phone at Computex Trade Show in Taipei recently.  Specwise, the Acer W4 is identical to the current crop of Android/WP7 devices with a 1GHz processor, 3.6-inch 800×460 WVGA display, 5MP autofocus camera, and 8GB of internal memory. There’s also WiFi, Bluetooth and the like for connectivity but what we need to focus on right now is the WP Mango OS, which we haven’t gotten to see on actual devices – not counting the demo at the time of unveiling. The picture you see above is a

Like the HTC Merge that is joining the US Cellular ranks today, the LG Genesis is also a QWERTY-toting smartphone, but with a twist.  The device features two touchscreen displays – a 3.5-incher on the outside with the internal display measuring 3.2 inches, both capable of 480×800 pixel resolution.  What further sets it above the Merge is its 1GHz processor, while its HTC counterpart makes do with an 800MHz processor.  Other features include a 5-megapixel camera, 430MB of internal memory with MicroSD expansion (8GB bundled) and a 1500mAH battery.  The device runs a modified version of Android 2.2 currently and

The long-awaited HTC monsterphone, the Sensation 4G, has now been officially announced by T-Mobile along with a definite release date.  Starting June 15th, the Gingerbread device will be available in stores across the country and via the T-Mobile online store. The release is pretty close to what was rumored earlier, after it was announced and picked up by almost all of the UK carriers early March.  If you didn’t catch the Sensation 4G’s specs earlier, you’ll need to know the device is HTC’s next flagship phone with support for T-Mobile’s HSPA+ 4G network, a blazing fast 1.2GHz dual-core processor with

After a subdued release this month via third-party retailers for Verizon, the Merge has now made its way on to US Cellular.  The device is a mid-range Android phone that comes a 5MP camera, a 3.8-inch touchscreen display, an 800MHz processor with 512MB of RAM, 3G network support, aGPS, WiFi and the other usual components.  The specs do sound average by current standards, but the Merge also has a full physical QWERTY keypad, which could be a plus for many customers.  The device is currently on Sensed Android 2.2 but Gingerbread was promised for it by HTC in February, so

Currently at Android 2.2, the 1GHz-powered Dell Streak has come a long way from the Donut 1.6 OS that it came with originally.  Stephen Hyde over at MoDaCo has now given it a new breath of life, porting Gingerbread over to the aging device, calling it the StreakDroid 2.0.0 or GingerStreak.   The build is based on Android 2.3.3 and the installation procedure seems pretty straightforward if you know what you are doing: Download Streakdroid5-2.0.zip from the links below Boot into StreakMod or Clockwork Recovery Select Update from Zip File > Select Zip File From SD Card > StreakDroid5-2.0.zip Wait for

With Galaxy Tab 10.1 as its direct competitor, the HTC Puccini has a lot to live up to and if the reported specs are to be believed, it does in many ways.  Apparently, the tablet will boast of a Qualcomm dual-core 1.5GHz processor with an unspecified amount of RAM, which could set it up there at the top if even it is released in the summer.  With its 10.1-inch display, it will be able to put out a resolution of 1024×800 – a lot of real estate just begging to be filled with apps, widgets, and whatnots.  The Puccini’s touchscreen

The update is reportedly not to Android 2.3, but to Android 2.2.2 and the Phandroid tipster test-driving the update also reported a few downsides to the deal: first off the phone can’t be rooted with z4root the standard way to root the phone…. Next they added alot bloatware Uno- The card game T-mobile TV- requires data can’t use wifi Family Room- Contact manager to contact family quicker Searches for contacts with same last name and the words like Mom and Dad DriveSmart- Hands-free driving you can upgrade for free to allow it to automatically turn on when it thinks your

In demonstration of yet another trait that the dev community has in contrast to the big cellphone manufacturers, Cyanogenmod 7 has now been modded to play nice with the Galaxy 5, a middling Android phone that Samsung quickly forgot after its upgrade to Android 2.2.  The Gingerbread-based custom ROM is now available for the year-old device thanks to XDA member, subpsyke, with most of the components working except for a few niggles.   The ROM is still not ready for primetime though and if you have any experience in cooking up ROMs, the developer would welcome it. Head over to the

If you aren’t already rocking the unofficial leak that escaped Moto’s strongholds last month, you will only have to wait till this Friday to step up to Android 2.3 on your Droid X.  The update was hinted at recently on the Motorola Support Forums and Verizon has now made the news official.  Sized at 112MB, the update will bring the usual Gingerbread goodness along with a few of Motorola’s own tweaks including a new blue Blur onlay for more eye candy and better ActiveSync support. The rest of the devices in the Droid series – Droid Pro, Droid 2 and

Dialing in at the No. 4 spot on Verizon’s growing 4G lineup, the LG Revolution was first shown off at the CES this year.  The device features a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 4.3-inch touchscreen display, a 5MP camera (1.3MP front facing for video calling), 16 gigs of onboard storage and of course LTE network support.  The other Android-standard hardware that usually accompanies a phone of this caliber is all there too, along with HDMI output and the Netflix app preloaded.  The Revolution is still on Android 2.2 but Gingerbread should be in the oven already for the device, if we are

We are not sure if any of you plan on buying either of these two “Facebook phones” but if there is an intention to do so, rest assured that there will be customized ROMs by the time you do buy them.  Both the Salsa and the ChaCha ROMs are European versions and are ready to be tinkered with by any interested chefs out there. The HTC Salsa and ChaCha were announced last February during the MWC but there’s no sign or indication from the company on releasing them yet – the phones primarily focus on Facebook social networking and have