Published on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 by Phil Nickinson Woke up this morning. Checked the news. Yep, Apple's still suing HTC. (Have a feeling a number of people in Bellevue, Wash., did the same.) Here's a roundup of the latest in the patent battle launched by the iPhone-maker on the Taiwanese manufacturer of a large number of Android and Windows Mobile devices:Google told the following statement to TechCrunch: “...

Published on Monday, March 1, 2010 by Jeremy Sikora  From the Forums is a great way for you, our readers, to see the hottest topics being discussed. But you must be a registered member and becoming a member is a simple process. So if you have not already already done so, head on over and register now!If you are interested in flashing a custom ROM to you Nexus One, be sure to check out our very own guide:...

Published on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 by Dieter Bohn  Impressed with the new HTC Sense Features like Leap, Friendstream, and the ability to look up or translate words (see video here)? Not impressed with the idea of paying for a shiny new Legend or Desire? You're in luck!At HTC's press conference today, CEO Peter Chou committed to bringing the new sense features to their "Hero" line of devices - which we ...

Published on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 by Phil Nickinson Sure, everybody and their mother is getting pinch-to-zoom these days. But here's one you probably haven't seen yet: It's Android 2.1 and HTC's Sense interface on a Hero, and you can pinch-to-zoom within Sense itself. That lets you see all of your home panels at the same time, and it's pretty darn cool, if you ask us. Check out the video after the break, and skip to a...

Published on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 by Casey Chan  This week seems to be the week to announce Android 2.1 update happenings, doesn't it? In this week alone, we've seen the Droid receive confirmation that it'll be rolling out 2.1 within the week, the Cliq caught word that it'll join the 2.1 party in March, and now the European HTC Hero is being rumored to rock the wonderfulness of Android 2.1 by mid-March. A...

Published on Friday, February 5, 2010 by Casey Chan The Smartphone Round Robin is finally over! After a long trip through five other smartphone platforms, we're finally back on our own lovely Android. Having played with so many different platforms, we can say with full confidence that there's been no better time to be a smartphone user. Really, any smartphone you pick up is worth your time. We've come a very long way f...

Published on Thursday, February 4, 2010 by Phil Nickinson For our UK friends on the Orange network: HTC just released a maintenance update for the Hero. No, not a full-on Android revisision (sorry), but it's better than nothing. The update will take you to ROM Version 2.73.61.66. [HTC] (Thanks, Phil!) ...

Published on Thursday, February 4, 2010 by Jeremy Sikora From the Forums is a great way for you, our readers, to see the hottest topics being discussed. But you must be a registered member and becoming a member is a simple process. So if you have not already already done so, head on over and register now! Nexus One owners were blessed with a recent update that enabled multitouch. Discuss it our Nexus On...

Published on Friday, January 29, 2010 by Casey Chan  What are you still doing here? HTC has just released Sense UI for the HTC Magic! Which means you can go download the update and have the oh so beautiful Sense UI running on your Magic right now. We knew this day was coming but oh boy, it's still so exciting.You can find all the download instructions HERE. We're not sure if the T-Mobile myTouch 3G will be ab...

Published on Friday, January 29, 2010 by Casey Chan  Sprint had previously informed us via Twitter that they would update all of their Android devices to Android 2.0 in the first half of 2010. That was great news--back in October. And then they reminded us again in December. And then it was clarified to be 2.1 shortly after that. Now in January, a Sprint Employee keeps the masses at bay by saying that "things...