The Android playing field is really getting hot, especially with technology like qHD, Super Amoled, DLNA and more coming out of every corner. Now we have the Motorola Droid X2 making ripples. Let's take a look at what it's got going on. First of all, the Droid X2 sports a dual core 1 Ghz Nvidia Tegra2 processor. This way you've got faster load times, gaming, and media consumption. Next, the Droid X2's camera's got some features worth shaking a stick at. It does rapid-fire photography (check out a free app in the Android Market that does rapid fire shooting too), dual LED
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Verizon's got it going on with their Android offerings. The specs on some of the phones out now are sure to make any geek want an upgrade and quick! For instance, check out Samsung's Droid Charge for starters. It's got Froyo, Super AMOLED, Verizon's 4G LTE, and is as slim as all get out. Check out some more details! First, according to the Verizon and Samsung's websites, the Droid Charge is running Android 2.2, also known as Froyo. It does have Samsung's TouchWiz interface making the user experience a, um, wiz. Droid Charge's 4.3 inch Super AMOLED display is definitely worthy of
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We all love our touch screen smart phones don't we? We can get so much done being able to manipulate all sorts of information simply by the touch of our fingers. What if our smart phone had two touch screens, effectively doubling our screen real estate? What could we do with that? Let's take a look at the Kyocera Echo and we can find out! Yes, Sprint is now bringing to market a phone with two, count them TWO touch screens! How awesome is that? There are several ways this new wonder-of-a-phone lets us use the two touch screens: Simul-Task Mode -
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Smart phones are taking over the regular cell phone (now dubbed "dumb" phones) and HTC seems to be quite the contender in the race to design and produce these devices. The designs and specs are getting better and better and on top of it HTC adds on a few proprietary bonuses of their own. The new HTC Sensation is not an exception on any of these fronts. Design The Sensation has not been spared when it comes to design. HTC put some good work into it. It has aluminum unibody construction giving it a top notch look and feel for the user.
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As 4.3 inch screen touting Android phones go, the HTC Evo has been quite the contender. Of course now we have the Evo 3D (which is an awesome upgrade). HTC has now released another 4.3 inch Android phone, this time on the Verizon network. It's called the HTC ThunderBolt and it's quite the choice phone. If you compare the ThunderBolt and the Evo side by side, you will see a few similarities. For instance, the sizes are very similar, they both have kickstands and they both have the comfy rounded backs making them very nice to hold. Also similar is the
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Sprint's flagship Android device has been the Evo for quite some time. Later they came out with the Evo Shift which is a bit smaller but has a slide out keyboard. Now they've come up with something that can fill the shoes as the new front runner. The HTC Evo 3d. You read that right. The newest in the Evo family is 3D, without the funky glasses! Yep, it's got the 4.3 inch display but it's QHD 3D! They also raised the processor sped to a 1.2 GHz dual core and the RAM to 1 GB. They've even upgraded to DLNA! As
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Every day it seems like our smart phones and our vehicles are working closer together making our lives that much easier. For instance, we wrote about the BMW ConnectedDrive and how it can be integrated with your iPhone. Now, believe it or not, you can download real time diagnostic data to your Android phone! Check out the Kiwi Bluetooth Android Phone Car Diagnostic Kit! The Kiwi Bluetooth Android Phone Car Diagnostic Kit just plugs into your car's OBDII port (all cars made after 1996 should have one underneath the steering wheel). That's the port that car mechanics plug into in order to run
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For years we've lived two lives, our work or professional life and our down time or recreational life. Many smartphone makers today are realizing this and we have features throughout our phones for both work and play. Sony Ericsson has taken this concept to a whole new level with the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. Imagine holding a smartphone in your hand and out slides, of all things, a game controller? Yes, the Sony Ericson Xperia Play is a totally real Android phone with real console controls. It is what they've been calling the "PlayStation Phone". Truly our two worlds have collided
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Another smartphone hits the market turning heads and amazing onlookers! This time it's the Motorola Defy because it's an Android that is ready for whatever life puts it through! The Motorola Defy is designed to put up with the type of abuse that comes from living real life. It is equipped with Corning Gorilla Glass making difficult to scratch and break. It is also dust proof and water resistant because as they say, "accidents happen." This is cool because you won't have to worry as much about getting a protective case. Finally a phone you can actually take a shower with! Just
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One of the major tasks for any Android user is to find the quickest route to your most used apps. You may have many apps you want quick access to but you also have the widgets on your homescreens that you don't want to forfeit. You need a way of having quick access without too many clicks and without taking up precious screen real-estate. That's where SwipePad comes in. Now you can fill up that homescreen with your precious widgets and STILL have quick access to your most used apps, no matter what you have open. With a swipe of your finger
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