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With Sharp already in the mix, it has now come to our attention that HTC may be planning to do the same – build a 3D Android phone and build it before anybody else does.  The rumor has sprung up after HTC advertised a job opening looking for a design engineer with the knowhow on 3D displays and imaging tech, but of course, this could also mean there might be a WP7 3D phone brewing too. All this might sound like conjecture right now, but with the Taiwanese mobile giant having already dabbled with 3D before (as was evident by […]

We have been making do with gReader (which is a great app by the way) as the mobile replacement for Google Reader all these days for our newsfeed needs, but no more, as the official Google Reader for Android is here.  The app has been a long time coming seeing other Google apps like Search and Gmail have been with Android all along, but as they say, better late than never. The app ports over most of the Reader features we have come to love like multiple accounts, feed search, subscribing to RSS feeds directly from the phone and synced

And when we say fully loaded, we mean ultrahigh specs for a mobile that should put a low-end PC to shame.  Phandroid, an emerging authority on Android phones, has snagged a few pics showing the unreleased Android 2.2 phone and a few important specs to go with them.  The LG Star runs on the dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 along with an unknown amount of RAM, an HDMI port (with 1080p recording and output), a huge 4-inch capacitive touchscreen display, and an 8-megapixel camera.  There’s also a hint of a front-facing camera, so videocalling should be possible too.  The phone currently

At a time when Apple products sell for a premium, it is rare to find deals such as these but at TJ Maxx and Marshalls, the iPad is cheap, just like everything else available there.  The 16GB variant of the iPad is available for $399, a full $100 less than the regular price, only at select stores.  The supply is also limited, so hurry if you are in the market for a tablet before you miss out on a great deal for the holiday season. We don’t see the angle here for TJ Maxx and its subsidized price, but could

The sleek Samsung Galaxy S just got a bit more sexier with its style now endorsed by the famous fashion house, Giorgio Armani.  The change is only cosmetic, so if you already own a Galaxy S/Captivate, you aren’t missing out on any internal improvements, except for some Armani-oriented apps and wallpapers preinstalled.  Other features including its 1GHz processor, 5mpx camera with HD video, and 16GB of onboard storage remain intact and the device will be running Android 2.1 Eclair operating system. The Samsung GT-I9010 is set to hit Giorgio Armani boutiques and other major retailers in much of the Europe

One of the things I love about Android is the ability to add live wallpapers and although it does drain my battery faster than usual, once in a while, I still like to look at Mario doing his rounds whenever I wake my phone up or pick it up to make a call.  And if you’re like me, you should download the three live wallpapers that TAT has just put up, the Blue Range, Artemia and Retro Pixels, which seem a tad more interactive than your usual run of wallpapers.  Like for example, with Retro Pixels, you can see flowers

The Palm Pre 2 is a pretty popular smartphone alright, but to release it without the backing of any carriers would be daunting to say the least.  But that is what the situation is as of now, with the Pre2 on its way to land in the UK and all the major carriers in the country throwing their hands up and saying it won’t be available on their networks.  After the Palm Pre’s huge success, the much improved second iteration could find enough takers but Palm would still be tapping out of a huge market where buyers would like to

For those looking for a low-end Android solution for their smartphone needs, here’s one ideal candidate that should fit your pocket.  Motorola has announced that the Motorola Citrus, a budget-minded Android-powered device, will be making its debut on Verizon tomorrow.  The phone features a 3-inch multitouch display and runs the Android 2.1 operating system, Eclair.  It has 100MB of onboard memory with a bundled 2GB microSD card, which can be swapped for up to 32GB of extra space.  Other features include the usual set of GPS, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity and there’s a 3.15mpx lens in the mix too.  Pretty

The picture below was posted by Google Mobile via Twitter with the message, “Our cafes are baking something sweet,” which only indicates one thing, the Gingerbread is ready for the world and its release  is imminent – a matter of days to be a bit more specific.  Moreover, the Nexus One will be one of the first Android handsets to receive the update, as tweeted by an OHA member recently. Prepare your Nexus One (Developer version) for Android OTA update 2.3 (Gingerbread) in the next few days 😀 So, go ahead, take your eyes off the Nexus S, it’s not

After the Nexus S, we would expect nothing short of spectacular when it comes to a flagship device from Samsung, and sure enough, a tipster has provided Engadget with a slide that shows an upcoming behemoth of a device with specs that should leave any decent Android-loving soul’s mouth watering for days.  The as yet unnamed smartphone will feature an 8-megapixel autofocus shooter with LED flash and full HD 1080p recording capability, 14.4Mbps/5.76Mbps HSDPA/HSUPA network speed support, Bluetooth 3.0, a 1.2GHz processor of some kind, GPS, DLNA support, 16GB of internal memory and WiFi b/g/n.  The display will be an

For the next three days, Sprint’s Premier customers will have dibs on the upcoming Samsung tablet, the Galaxy Tab.  The tablet will be available on the carrier’s network at $399.99 with a two-year contract starting November 14th, and Sprint is offering its privileged customers (which means those who pay up $69.99 or more a month or been with Sprint through thick and thin for longer than 10 years) to preorder the device online and get it delivered on the opening day, free of charge. We know it’s not a big improvement on the Sprint general release date, but we are

It took an undoubting reader and a flurry of legit leaks to change our skepticism to conviction, but the Nexus S aka Nexus Two is real and is getting ready to hit T-Mobile. The rumor first attained a bit of credibility when Best Buy unwittingly listed a T-Mobile-bound Samsung “Nexus S” as a “Pure Google Experience” phone but the company botched up even more later, when it posted an actual picture of the device in a webflyer on its “In-Store” page. The phone looks similar to the mockup we had reported with earlier, but with much more curvy edges and

AT&T has just revealed pricing and release details on the upcoming Windows Phone 7 on its network, the Samsung Focus.  The device will be sold at $199.99 (on a new two-year contract) and will hit the streets on Monday, November 8.  Aside from the spanking new Microsoft operating system, the Focus features a gorgeous 4.0-inch WVGA Super AMOLED touchscreen display that supports a resolution of 480×800.  There is also 8GB of internal memory which can be bumped up to 32GB via MicroSD, a rarity among the WP7 ilk at the moment.  There’s also Bluetooth, WiFi, aGPS, Windows Marketplace and a

Apple seems keen on giving us as many options as possible to buy their wares this season, and after Target announcing iPhone 4/3GS availability, Best Buy Mobile Stores has now followed suit with another Apple product, the iPad. The tablet will be available in all of its 158 Mobile Stores across the country starting November 7 (same as Target), which seems to be an auspicious date for many stores to adopt Apple products for general distribution. With the iPad and iPhone 4 becoming more and more easily available, not just restricted to the Apple Store, consumers should have no problem

We should have known, especially when it was vehemently denied by the Eric Schmidt himself, but ah well…you can’t blame us for being hopeful.  The South Korean cellphone giant has now come out in the open and rejected all that was floating in the rumorverse, saying that they will surely be announcing an Android phone but it won’t be the Nexus Two.   Instead, it is a dual-screen Android smartphone called the Samsung Continuum that will be available exclusively on Verizon. The Continuum i400 will feature an additional ticker-like screen below the main display for instant alerts on email, messaging