Articles Tagged Gingerbread
3.7 Mil Android Devices for Christmas
Andy Rubin, Senior Vice President of Mobile at Google, announced via his Twitter than over 3.7 million Android devices were activated over last Christmas weekend. This is a huge boost over normal, but already impressive number of daily Android activations that currently sits at around 700 thousand new units per day.
Galaxy Ace Plus Announced
Continuing in the long line of confusingly similarly named handsets is Samsung’s recently announced Galaxy Ace Plus. As is inferred by the moniker, the Galaxy Ace Plus is the newest model in the Galaxy Ace line. If you’re unfamiliar with the original Samsung Galaxy Ace, it’s basically a budget option of the more popular Samsung Galaxy S product line for folks who don’t feel the need to spend top dollar on a new smartphone, but still don’t want last-year’s model.
HTC Sensation XE Review
The HTC Sensation XE is one of HTC’s current leading devices, offering a similar yet enhanced experience than the original HTC Sensation. Some of the differences between the two devices are obvious due to the very nature of the XE, such as Beats Audio integration or its faster processor, and some are less obvious, even unexpected.
Ice Cream Sandwich Soon for Nexus S
Google recently announced an official rollout of Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, to GSM/UMTS versions of the popular Google Nexus S over the coming month via its Google+ account. The speedy availability of the update is a positive indication of what we hope to become a future trend across Android devices. Google hopes that Ice Cream Sandwich will be the version of Android to herald in a new era of reduced fragmentation of Android versions across numerous devices. Basically what that means is that from Ice Cream Sandwich onwards it will apparently be easier for manufacturers to update their devices, allowing companies like Samsung or HTC to release Android updates much faster than they have previously been able to.
Motorola RAZR Review (Euro)
The Motorola RAZR is basically the European version of Motora's new DROID RAZR handset. It's a high end Android 2.3.5 device that takes a slightly different approach to physical design that some of the handsets we’ve previously seen from Motorola. Its sharp edges with just slightly contoured corners make for a more intriguing first impression than a device like the Motorola Atrix, but where the RAZR truly sets itself aesthetically apart is with its profile.
Motorola Droid RAZR Preview
You’ve probably heard by now that Motorola is resurrecting its once mighty RAZR product line. Of course Moto has taken a slightly more modern design approach, ditching the iconic RAZR flip-phone form factor for a slate-style smartphone template. What we were surprised to hear is that Motorola has managed to keep the profile of its newest RAZR device down to a stunning 7.1mm, a full 1.4mm thinner than the Samsung Galaxy S II.
Amazon Kindle Fire Android Tablet
Well it’s been coming for a very, very long time and now it’s finally, well, still coming. At least not it’s official: Amazon has announced its new Kindle Fire Android tablet for an amazing price of just $199 in the US (no solid details on pricing outside the US just yet), available for pre-order now or for purchase on the 15th of November in the US.
Introduction: Samsung Galaxy Y Pro
Samsung has decided to enter the touchscreen QWERTY keypad handset fight with the Samsung Galaxy Y Pro. Sporting a very familiar form-factor, the Galaxy Y Pro is aimed at both business and casual users who enjoy their touchscreen interfaces, but still love that BlackBerry-style design with a smaller screen and physical keypad.
HTC Bliss Announced as HTC Rhyme
We’ve already told you about the HTC Bliss, which was the codename of HTC’s new “female-focused” handset that’s soon to be out. Well HTC’s started advertising it officially under the moniker of HTC Rhyme, which makes sense because it’s one the first products of HTC’s partnership with Beats.
Samsung Galaxy S 2 Review (Euro)
The Samsung Galaxy S 2 is receiving a lot of attention right now, both from the media and from customers themselves. Quite rightfully so, the Galaxy S 2 is Samsung’s new flagship device and the rightful heir to the original Samsung Galaxy S throne. It’s currently the best-selling top-end Android device in the world but does it deserve to be? We take a look to see if the Galaxy S 2 really does live up to all the hype.
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