by Elmer Montejo, 1 year ago

Here’s something to amuse you or to think about for the weekend–”The Phony War”–a short promotional clip produced by SBC-swissinfo.ch, which released the clip together with its Android and iPhone apps just this week.  …

by Elmer Montejo, 1 year ago

Two Android devices–a 7-inch tablet and a 4.5-inch smartphone– have been sighted lately, both of which are reportedly heading for the U.S. market. “In the wild” photos of the T-Mobile variant of the Huawei MediaPad…

by Elmer Montejo, 1 year ago

First, Sony Ericsson decided to unlock the bootloader of all Sony Ericsson Xperia released this year. Then, the company taught everyone how to build a custom Linux kernel and flash it onto an Xperia handset….

by Elmer Montejo, 1 year ago

The likelihood of Samsung’s announcing, demoing, and showcasing the bloatware-free Google Nexus Prime and its Android 2.4/4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) on October 11 is getting higher with new reports coming in. Samsung has reportedly…

by Elmer Montejo, 1 year ago

One guy only wanted to buy a Nexus S from eBay. Instead, the lucky fellow got more than just Android 2.3 Gingerbread–he got a Nexus S allegedly running the Android version destined for the upcoming…

by Elmer Montejo, 1 year ago

One took photos, while another dissected a ROM Update Utility file (RUU) of the HTC Vigor–two different enterprises that resulted in a more-or-less unofficial confirmation of the HTC Vigor’s specs and features. According to the…

by Elmer Montejo, 1 year ago

Samsung’s expanding Galaxy seems to want to cover all inches. The company just officially announced yesterday the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, the Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, and the Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0. All three Android…

by Elmer Montejo, 1 year ago

T-Mobile announced yesterday the prices and availability of two Android superphones that many folks have been looking forward to: the HTC Amaze 4G (formerly known as the HTC Ruby) and the Samsung Galaxy S II (which…

by Elmer Montejo, 1 year ago

Contrary to a report yesterday saying that the HTC Runnymede will be rebranded into the HTC Bass, an informant has whispered that the HTC Runnymede will be renamed the HTC Sensation XL when it comes…

by Elmer Montejo, 1 year ago

“That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet,” wrote Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet. He could have been talking of the HTC Vigor, too, if he lived to…

by Elmer Montejo, 1 year ago

Samsung Electronics announced just today in Seoul, South Korea, two of its upcoming LTE-capable Android smartphones–one of which might catch the attention of international eyes: the Samsung Galaxy S II HD LTE. The other device…

by Elmer Montejo, 1 year ago

Samsung “unpacked” several Android smartphones and tablets at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA 2011) in Berlin earlier this month, and the company is again about to “unpack” something new at the upcoming CTIA Enterprise and Applications…

by Elmer Montejo, 1 year ago

A listing page on the Amazon website claims to be selling battery replacements for the yet-unannounced, yet-unreleased HTC Vigor rumored for Verizon Wireless. The Amazon page shows the battery capacity rated at 1,620 mAh, which…

by Elmer Montejo, 1 year ago

Owners of the Sony Tablet S (yes, that folded-magazine-type tablet, formerly called the Sony Tablet S1) will soon have access to Video Unlimited, which is what Sony calls its video store. The new feature supporting…

by Elmer Montejo, 1 year ago

A 126-megabyte download of the source code for AT&T’s variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II is now available from the Samsung Open Source Release Center (OSRC). Samsung released the said source code for the…