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 Wednesday, July 28, 2010 by Kyle Gibb Now that you have your shiny new Droid X or Vibrant (and maybe even a Vibrant or  Captivate?) in hand, you want some games. And you don't want to waste money on bad games, you want the best. IGN has been doing game reviews for the iPhone since the App Store was launched two years ago, and today they announced they will be reviewing Android games as well. The...

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 Phil Nickinson T-Mobile's top-of-the-line Android smartphone   T-Mobile scored the very first Android smartphone with the G1. And now with the introduction of the Samsung Vibrant, it has one of the fastest and most powerful as well. The Vibrant, as you know, is part of the Galaxy S line of Samsung Android smartphones, along with the Sprint Epic 4G, AT&T Captivate and Verizo...

Published on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 by Phil Nickinson AT&T gets serious with Samsung's Galaxy S   Finally (finally!), AT&T has a competitive Android smartphone with the launch of the Samsung Captivate. It's as simple as that. Moreover, it's arguably the first smartphone AT&T has carried that could pose a real threat to the iPhone, laying waste to a conspiracy theory that the carrier would forever shun An...

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 Phil Nickinson Now that you can root your phone without fear of prosecution (not that we were ever really worried about that), you've really got no excuse not to try the latest method on the Droid X. (If you want the "hard" method, click here.) Released by the lads and lassies at All Droid, it's as simple as plugging in your phone, running the app and clicking t...

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...

Published on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 by Jerry Hildenbrand Clicker.com has announced their Android application -- social media all about video, feature films, and television.  The premise is that you can friend people, check out their viewing habits, and share yours with them.  They've set up a huge internet portal at clicker.com, which connects in to your Facebook and/or Twitter account, and their Android app can d...