Published on Thursday, July 29, 2010 by Jerry Hildenbrand What you see above is a document leaked to Engadget, showing that Android 2.2 (Froyo) is about to roll out for the HTC Evo 4G as early as this weekend.  Supposedly an announcement will be made tomorrow, and the software will be made available for users to download and manually install as a sort of test bed.  Along with the update comes all sorts of new widge...

Published on Thursday, July 29, 2010 by Jerry Hildenbrand Update 2: We've heard back from the developer of these apps, who tells us the following: "What the ceo [sic] of Lookout said  makes no sense. I will email you with details later." We await the details. In the meantime, be aware that the developer listed on the suspect wallpaper apps has been changed to callmejack. We're still diving into this o...

Published on Thursday, July 29, 2010 by Jerry Hildenbrand Directed Electronics has released its popular Viper SmartStart application for the Android platform, which allows drivers to remotely start their car, lock and unlock doors, pop the trunk, and more.You've probably seen their iPhone app featured in an AT&T iPhone commercial.   Be aware, it does take hardware in your vehicle, which you may not have and wil...

Published on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 by Jerry Hildenbrand Because one commercial for its Galaxy S line of carrier branded phones wasn't enough, Samsung has put out another Hollywood style production for the T-Mobile Vibrant (maybe you've read our review?).  It's great -- this is what commercials should be like, and 100 percent hairy palm free (ewwww) this time.  Check it out after the break. Posted originally at An...

Published on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 by Jerry Hildenbrand According to CEO Eric Schmidt, Google has positioned itself to make $10 billion dollars or more per year in the mobile business, from things like subscription news.  "If we have a billion people using Android, you think we can't make money from that?" He went on to say that it would only take 10 dollars per person, per year, and among other things, Goog...

Published on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 by Jerry Hildenbrand If you were awake and paying attention late last night, you probably saw a few people talking about some pictures of Froyo on the Droid X.  We were awake, too (we never sleep), and discussing how easy it would be to fake some of what we saw.  Hey, you have to be a bit skeptical when you do what we do. Then we ran across what you see above.  Nobody ...

Published on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 by Jerry Hildenbrand Froyo leaks are coming out of the woodwork, and next up is the Samsung Galaxy S i9000.  Some friendly Samsung hackers in Amsterdam got ahold of the leak and are hard at work getting it ready for download.  Hopefully, they're in a quaint coffee shoppe un-watermarking and prepping things and not locked away in some harshly lit basement :)The download is schedu...

Published on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 by Jerry Hildenbrand Google has announced that it will be rolling out a copy protection mechanism for Android Market applications when used with phones running Android 1.5 or higher.  It works kind of like this:Google sets up a special licensing server, which keeps record of application purchases.Developers can use libraries provided by Google that query this server each time the app...

Published on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 by Jerry Hildenbrand Dell has announced the prices for the much anticipated Streak and Aero Android phones.  The 5-inch Streak will be $299.99 with an eligible two-year AT&T agreement, and $549.99 if bought outright.  It's normal-sized little brother, the Aero, will run you $99.99 with contract, and only $299.99 off contract. For the Streak, you will need to sign up for...

Published on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 by Jerry Hildenbrand Regional and smaller carriers are jumping on the Android train left and right it seems, and Cincinnati Bell is no exception, as it is now offering the venerable Samsung Behold II for $129.99 after rebate and with two-year agreement.  While the fact that the Behold II is possibly outdated and not nearly as desirable as it once was can't be ignored, Cinci Bell offe...