Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Cisco drops Cius tablets after the BYOD crush, plans upgrade to Android 4.0 out of kindness]]>http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/cisco-drops-cius-tablets-after-the-byod-crush/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/cisco-drops-cius-tablets-after-the-byod-crush/http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/25/cisco-drops-cius-tablets-after-the-byod-crush/#comments Image

Cisco had grand plans for a Cius tablet on every fast-paced executive's desk, but those dreams appear to have been dashed not long after getting off the ground. Senior VP OJ Winge says the company will "no longer invest" in the design, leaving the already rather creaky Android 2.2-based, 7-inch tablet to an eternal slumber outside of occasional specialized orders. It's not hard to see what hastened the Cius to its early demise, as Winge pins it on companies and customers encouraging a BYOD (bring your own device) strategy that likely brought more than a few iPads and beefier Android tablets into the space Cisco wanted to occupy. Before existing Cius owners start videoconferencing with themselves out of sheer despondence, though, there's a silver lining: the company now expects to take the Cius' firmware all the way from Android 2.2 to 4.0 in one fell swoop near the end of the summer. You may not be living Cisco's 2010-era vision, but at least you'll have Chrome for Android.

Cisco drops Cius tablets after the BYOD crush, plans upgrade to Android 4.0 out of kindness originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 May 2012 14:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ICS reaches 2.9 percent of active Android devices, 63.7 percent still on Gingerbread originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember the Clarion Malaysia IVI that was teased back in December? The company's just unveiled the finished product, which you can call Mr. Clarion Mirage. The Android-running car stereo, head unit, erm, In-Vehicle Infotainment system is a hefty Double DIN unit, with a 6.5-inch display up front and plenty of tech packed inside. Intel's embedded systems division Wind River supplied the customized version of Froyo, Navigon offered up a navigation engine and industrial designers Plextek helped design the hardware. The Clarion Mirage has USB and AV-out ports, an SD card slot and is designed to be as flexible as a smartphone: capable of playing back music and video, running apps from Google Play or working as a display repeater with consoles. There's no official word on pricing or availability, but the scuttlebutt says it'll arrive in Q4 of this year. We've reached out and will update if we learn more.

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Clarion's Android-running Mirage IVI: a head unit that can play Angry Birds originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Gideon]

YouTube Android app update brings HD video streaming to 'capable' 2.2+ devices originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Which brings us to a very curious spec given the company's mission statement: the rear camera on what we presume is its 10-inch flagship is capable of a measly VGA resolution, despite indicating 2 megapixels. It's a baffling hardware miss and could've been the one bright spot amongst the cheap plastic build and software experience saddling these tabs. On a minor upswing, the OS across the capacitive tabs is stock ICS, with Froyo relegated to the resistive ones. Performance is sluggish and uneven at best considering the array of processors and clock speeds employed: from a 1.5GHz CPU in the auto-stereoscopic 7-incher to an 800MHz processor for the lower-end units to a 1GHz ARM11 in the 9.7-inch, TouchPad-like slab. It's a wonder the outfit even bothered with category, as the entirety of this lineup smacks of a half-hearted stab. You can check out the full array of lackluster tabs in our gallery below.

Gallery: Polaroid Spectrum family hands-on



Mat Smith contributed to this report.

Polaroid Spectrum tablet family hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP releases Android kernel for TouchPad, makes hackers' lives easier originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Android double-DIN car stereo and rear-view mirror, hands-on (video)

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Android integration for car stereos and rear-view mirrors, hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Over at Showstoppers, ESI offered up an Android-based desktop phones hoping to bring the world of Google's OS kicking and screaming onto a business desk near you. The ESI 250 runs on Android Froyo (2.2), with a color display capable of running a limited bunch of (ESI-vetted) third-party Android apps like Evernote, text messaging and visible voicemail and reminders. Looks-wise, aside from the touchscreen, it's business as usual. The Android interface is a little sluggish, although our major issue is that we want to be handling Gingerbread by now, if not Ice Cream Sandwich. The enterprise phone is pegged for a Q2 launch, with prices pegged at a suitably business-like price of $300 per unit.

Edgar Alvarez contributed to this report.

Gallery: ESI 250 Android desk phone hands-on

ESI 250 deskphone wants to make business smartphones easy (hands-on) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google's monthly Android distribution charts may be the most visual piece of evidence that the mobile OS is riddled with fragmentation, but at least Gingerbread has clearly become the dominant player -- and it continues to build momentum at a healthy pace (for now, at least). As always, Google reviewed which devices accessed the Android Market during a 14-day period of time in the month of December, and found that over 55 percent of those units were running a version of Android 2.3, a ten percent turbo boost from October and an increase of seventeen percent over three months. Froyo devices -- many of which are likely older phones or tablets sentenced to a upgrade-less future -- numbered over 30 percent, and Honeycomb still amounts to a meager 3.3 percent. Cupcake and ICS are tied for last place, but we expect ICS to climb rapidly as soon as it's, y'know, officially available on more devices.

Android 2.3 continues soaring upward, now installed on 55 percent of Google devices originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: Verzo Kinzo overview

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Verzo Kinzo unboxing and impressions (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"For those wondering, we count each device only once (i.e., we don't count re-sold devices), and "activations" means you go into a store, buy a device [and] put it on the network by subscribing to a wireless service."

In other words, there are many, many more Android devices being ushered into use every single day that don't connect to any monitored wireless service, but naturally, keeping track of those is something even Google isn't about to attempt. Any guesses as to what this figure jumps to after the holiday season concludes?

Google's Andy Rubin defines 'Android activation,' trumpets 700,000 per day clip originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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VIA adds Android support to embedded x86 line (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Image credit: Box Brown]

Tiny Tower breaks ground on Android originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 20 Nov 2011 02:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Orange hopes to drive smartphone sales with three Facebook phones, two seem kinda dumb originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Anyhow, here's the lowdown: the 12.6mm-thick package comes with a 1024 x 600 non-IPS LCD and a capacitive touchscreen, garnished with a 1.4GHz Qualcomm single core chip, 4GB of ROM, 512MB of RAM, a 0.3 megapixel front-facing camera, a 3.2 megapixel imager on the back, a generous 3,400mAh battery and, of course, 14.4Mbps HSDPA connection that supports voice call. Despite the soon-obsolete OS version, the UI response on the new Light isn't bad at all, and the body felt solid. Take a look at our quick hands-on video after the break.

Alternatively, there's also the 7-inch Froyo-powered T72 tablet (yes, Froyo) featuring an "iOS-like UI." Seriously, that was what we read on the spec sheet! Again, we couldn't get a date out of ZTE, but feel free to check out this shameless device after the break, if you must.

Gallery: ZTE Light Tab 2 hands-on: another 7-inch phone to stuff your generous pocket

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ZTE Light Tab 2 hands-on: another 7-inch phone to stuff your generous pocket originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Update: And just like that, official pricing for AT&T's latest trio has arrived. If you're curious, both the Pocket and Doubletime will retail for $50, while Sammy's Captivate Glide will set you back a solid $150. Naturally, each of these figures assume you'll sign a new contract. If you're of the skeptical type, just hop the break for confirmation.

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Samsung Captivate Glide, Doubletime and Pantech Pocket join AT&T's Android brigade on November 20th originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Samsung Captivate Glide and DoubleTime hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember the Kinzo, that mysterious Android smartphone from Verzo we teased you with this past summer? Well it looks like the Americano Czech company just launched its stylish, custom-skinned, FroYo-powered (?) device. Originally slated for a late-September release, the 12.3mm-thick handset -- designed by Novague -- goes on sale today on Verzo's website for $459 (€420) contract-free. This buys you a 4.3-inch WVGA glass-capacitive TFT display, a 1GHz TI OMAP 3630 processor, 512MB of RAM, a five megapixel AF camera (with LED flash), a VGA front-facing camera, tri-band UMTS support (AT&T-compatible), quad-band GSM support, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR plus the usual array of sensors. Power comes from a 1590mAh battery, and a microSD slot provides storage (an 8GB card is included). No word yet on essential features such as a compass, HSPA, or support for the Android Market.

The manufacturer plans to differentiate itself with free shipping, refined packaging and a full set of bundled accessories, including a leather case, quality headphones, a car charger and a car holder. While details about the Verzo GUI remain vague (tweaks appear to be primarily cosmetic), each Kinzo will include offline navigation software by Sygic. An app called TellME will provide "the basic means of communication between the users and the Verzo brand". The company wants to establish a strong relationship with its customers by letting the community of owners suggest and vote on improvements to its product. Winning features will be incorporated into the next software update. Curious about this elegant mid-range Android smartphone? Check out the picture gallery below, and hit the break for the full specs, a promo video, and the obligatory PR.

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Verzo launches Kinzo Android smartphone, on sale today for $459 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Another month, another land-grab by Android's now-dominant Gingerbread iteration. According to the latest usage stats from its app market, the last smartphone-only version now lays claim to 44.4 percent of all Android phones. We'd put this down to continued efforts by the major phone manufacturers to deliver version 2.3 on their new phones, and not the often haphazard attempts at upgrading existing devices. Froyo, which took nine months to grab a majority share, still claws onto a 40.7 percent share, while Honeycomb on tablets (not included above) scrapes together just under two percent of the Android ecosystem. Hopefully ICS will bring harmony to all Google-powered devices, but it'll be a challenge to best version 2.x's high watermark -- it once captured 83 percent of everything Android.

UPDATED: For those not in the know, these statistics come from the Android devices that accessed the app market in the latest two-week period.

Four out of ten Androids prefer the taste of Gingerbread originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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$35 Aakash Android tablet gets the hands-on treatment originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Seeser laser pico projector is always in focus, powered by Android originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 15 Oct 2011 03:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gallery: AT&T CTIA Android Lineup

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AT&T starts CTIA off right by introducing five new smartphones to its Android lineup originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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SwiftKey X for Android hits v2.1, fingers party everywhere originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Sure, it may not be as exciting as those two LTE beasts from Samsung that we saw earlier today, but the Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 has crept on sale in the land of crumpets, Coldplay and some Middleton couple (we jest!). According to reviews on Amazon UK, it appears a lucky few have already got their hands on one, but they're now available en masse; expect to fork out just shy of £200 ($310) for the five-inch media player. The Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 already feels a bit smaller after seeing the giant 5.3-inch Galaxy Note in action, and the software is a bit dated, arriving with Froyo-flavored Android. There's no news about a Gingerbread update hitting this one just yet (though we've been told it's upgradable), but Android 2.2 should be more than enough to tackle its veritable smorgasbord of app-based delights, alongside some smartphone-esque tech specs like Bluetooth and, naturally, WiFi.


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Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 5.0 gets priced, goes on sale in UK originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ViewSonic has revealed its latest Android phone, the V430 -- though you'd be hard pressed to tell who made it from looks alone. Putting the incognito design aside, vital statistics include a meaty WVGA 4.3-inch screen, and a 5 megapixel primary camera paired with a VGA front-facing camera, all chugging along on a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. ViewSonic has cut down to only three buttons below the screen, a change from the four-button setup we've seen on its previous Android tablets and phones. Sadly, the Android version number has been similarly reduced -- the V430 is apparently running Android 2.2, not the Android 2.3 Gingerbread deliciousness we've come to expect from Google-powered smartphones in 2011. The V430 looks set on launching first in Russia, but no word yet on whether it'll board the Trans-Siberian across to Europe and beyond. Price is also Russian secret.

Froyo-based ViewSonic V430 smartphone appears in Russia, anonymity almost guaranteed originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Telus launches Optimus Black in white, doesn't believe in paradoxes originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you haven't heard of the Sharp FX Plus, you must not be the type to troll the halls of your local Walmart. The phone went on sale there a few weeks back, and a PCD rep just confirmed it'll soon venture outside Walmart's massive aisles, hitting select AT&T stores "channels" by the end of the month. We spotted it tonight as we were wandering around a New York City media event. There it was, sitting on a lone table, overshadowed by the likes of the HTC Thunderbolt and Incredible 2. Alas, the device on hand wasn't active, so we didn't get to peek the software / performance, but hit the break for some quickie impressions of just how much hardware this free phone'll get you.

Gallery: Sharp FX Plus hands-on

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Sharp FX Plus venturing beyond Walmart this month, we go hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome back to IRL, a new column where we dissect, defend and gripe about the gadgets we're using in real life. This week, Dante gets a firesale TouchPad, Dana ditches her Shuffle for a Sansa Clip Zip, Tim's on a boat with the DeLorme PN-60 and Darren explains why, exactly, he's still clinging to his Nexus One.

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Just a few weeks after the LG Optimus 3D got placed in the hot seat at our European offices, we're ready to give its American counterpart its fair share of warmth. Better known in the states as the Thrill 4G, this AT&T device is the latest smartphone to follow in the footsteps of the HTC EVO 3D by tossing an extra dimension into the mix. As it so happens, two rear cameras and some fancy special effects are just enough to change a person's judgement of the device in a split-second.

We get it. Few people want to spend their hard-earned cash on a gimmick. But like any other phone with a defining feature, there's more to this glasses-free 3D handset than meets the eye (pun intended). And after peering under the hood and seeing what the Thrill is capable of, there's a possibility this phone can hold its own against the competition in the same price range ($100 on AT&T). How does it differ from its European counterpart? Does the phone's 3D match up against Sprint's contribution? And how does this handset perform apart from that extra D? Join us as we dig through all three dimensions to get to the root of the Thrill 4G.

Gallery: LG Thrill 4G Review

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LG Thrill 4G review originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AT&T introduces Huawei Impulse 4G, available September 18th for $30 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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C'mon, admit it -- you didn't really think the LG Thrill 4G would ever be released, did you? After several weeks of unexplained delays, the AT&T-branded Optimus 3D is truly, honestly available on the carrier's website for sale at a respectable $100. The device, announced at CTIA 2011 in March, isn't hiding anything we didn't already know: it's got a 1GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4 CPU with 512MB of RAM, Froyo, a 4.3-inch 800 x 480 display, 1080p video capture and dual 5MP rear stereoscopic cameras to add the extra dimension. So if you've been waiting for this phone to get the green light, it's time to stop idling at the intersection.

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3d4gAndroid 2.2Android2.2attavailabledual cameraDualCamerafroyohspa+lglg thrilllg thrill 4gLgThrillLgThrill4gmobilepostminiOMAP 4Omap4stereoscopicthrillthrill 4gThrill4gTITI OMAP 4TiOmap4Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:29:00 EST<![CDATA[Alleged HP TouchPad running Android appears, can be yours on eBay (update: and another one!)]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/25/alleged-hp-touchpad-running-android-appears-can-be-yours-on-eba/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/25/alleged-hp-touchpad-running-android-appears-can-be-yours-on-eba/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/25/alleged-hp-touchpad-running-android-appears-can-be-yours-on-eba/#comments In an extraordinarily convenient turn of events, one buyer of a firesale-priced HP TouchPad at Best Buy a couple of days ago claims his came out of the box with an extra special treat -- it's running Android, 2.2 to be exact. A possible explanation for the existence of this unicorn tablet can be seen in the two YouTube videos posted of the device so far, where it flashes a Qualcomm Innovation Center (Quic) logo which suggests it could be some kind of development project that slipped into retail. We queried Qualcomm about this TouchPad's provenance ourselves and received only a "We have no comment on the video" in return, so the decision to believe that it's real or a particularly well executed hoax is yours. Now, you can be the first to solve this riddle since the owner has put it up for sale on eBay. Need another potential perk? How about the ability to snag a TouchPad-running-Android bounty posted by HacknMod that's up to $2,150 as of this posting. Relevant links are below, including the initial Reddit post, both videos and the auction, so while our credit cards will remain securely in our wallets those who are more trusting -- or just can't believe that anyone would would be dumb enough to try and sell a fake -- can put a bid in if they so choose.

Update: Apparently one of our own commenters, Shahzeb Jiwani, has come into possession of a similar device. Luckily for us, he's chosen to make a ROM dump available over on RootzWiki, so check out his video after the break or head over to the thread there as they try and find out how to make this work on everyone else's $99 tablet.

[Thanks, David & Dennis]

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidauctionbountyebayfroyogooglehphp touchpadHpTouchpadpalmqualcommquicslatetabletvideowebosThu, 25 Aug 2011 10:55:00 EST<![CDATA[Engadget's back to school guide 2011: smartphones]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/22/engadgets-back-to-school-guide-2011-smartphones/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/22/engadgets-back-to-school-guide-2011-smartphones/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/22/engadgets-back-to-school-guide-2011-smartphones/#commentsWelcome to Engadget's Back to School guide! We know that this time of year can be pretty annoying and stressful for everyone, so we're here to help out with the heartbreaking process of gadget buying for the school-aged crowd. Today, we're tapping away on our smartphones -- and you can head to the Back to School hub to see the rest of the product guides as they're added throughout the month. Be sure to keep checking back -- at the end of the month we'll be giving away a ton of the gear featured in our guides -- and hit up the hub page right here!


Now more than ever, collegiate studies require a wide variety of devices to help you get that prized "A." The thirst for knowledge you so desperately seek can strike at any time, and you're not always going to have that desktop or laptop nearby to find the answer to a burning question. Perhaps you just need to hurl birds at pigs for a while to blow off your stress. Whatever the case, you'll need something to help you study, store (and edit) all of your important term papers, keep you in touch with classmates or family, and everything in-between. What better way to get all of that than with a smartphone? We've picked nine respectable candidates that can help you through your upcoming semester -- three for each budget level. Oh, and while you're looking, we're giving away $3,000 worth of essential back to school gear to 15 lucky readers, and you can be one of them by simply leaving a comment below! So, which phones are most likely to help you get smart? Head past the break to find out.

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Engadget's back to school guide 2011: smartphones originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>4gandroidattb2sback to schoolback to school 2011BackToSchoolBackToSchool2011droid chargeDroidChargefocusfroyog2xgalaxy s iiGalaxySIigingerbreadhspa+htchtc mergehtc mytouchhtc mytouch 4g slideHtcMergeHtcMytouchHtcMytouch4gSlidelglg optimus 2xlg optimus oneLgOptimus2xLgOptimusOnelistltemergemotorolamotorola triumphMotorolaTriumphmytouch 4g slideMytouch4gSlidenexus snexus s 4gNexusSNexusS4goptimus 2xOptimus2xsamsungsamsung droid chargesamsung focussamsung galaxy s iisamsung nexus ssamsung nexus s 4gSamsungDroidChargeSamsungFocusSamsungGalaxySIiSamsungNexusSSamsungNexusS4gsmartphonessprintt mot mobilet-mobilet-mobile g2xt-mobile mytouch 4g slideT-mobileG2xT-mobileMytouch4gSlideTMoTMobileus cellularUsCellularverizonverizon wirelessVerizonWirelessvirginvirgin mobileVirginMobilevzwwimaxwindows phoneWindowsPhoneMon, 22 Aug 2011 12:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Refresh Roundup: week of August 15, 2011]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/21/refresh-roundup-week-of-august-15-2011/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/21/refresh-roundup-week-of-august-15-2011/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/21/refresh-roundup-week-of-august-15-2011/#comments Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging to get updated. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it's easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don't escape without notice, we've gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery from the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!

Official Android updates
  • The HTC EVO 3D is now ready for a maintenance fix called 2.08.651.2, which offers some nice improvements like allowing more Sprint bloatware to be uninstallable by the user, contact transfer via bluetooth, fixes for the lock screen occasionally freezing, and GPS enhancements. This update is available through a manual install. [via SprintFeed]
  • Speaking of the HTC EVO 3D, the bootloader unlock tool is now ready for your enjoyment on the company's fancy new dev site.
  • Android 2.3.4 is finally rolling out on T-Mobile's HTC Sensation 4G, and all users should receive the OTA update by the end of September at the latest. Aside from the standard 2.3.4 enhancements, Sensation 4G owners can also expect better battery life, additional software stability, extra touchscreen responsiveness, and improved "device reboots." Curiously, the refresh also promises better screen and photo resolution. All in all, this is the kind of firmware boost we love to see. (Thanks, Anonymous) [via TmoNews]
  • If you're using a Samsung Fascinate 3G on Telus, you'll be interested to know that you may now have Gingerbread bestowed upon your device. It'll involve a manual install using Samsung Kies, so go to the website to get all the instructions. [via MobileSyrup]
  • The five people enjoying their Motorola Flipside can finally be treated to Android 2.2. Yes, that's Froyo. Go here to get the update manually. [via AndroidCentral]
  • Some Motorola Droid X users complained about bugs after its bump up to Gingerbread, which should be resolved by installing version 4.5.602. It's a simple maintenance fix that throws in a couple additional enhancements at the same time. [via AndroidCentral]
  • HTC Droid Incredible is inching closer to getting upgraded to Android 2.3.4, according to the support page Verizon recently set up on its site. [via Droid-Life]
  • In time for today's launch, Samsung has released the source code for the Conquer 4G. Devs, head here to download it -- you'll know what to do after that. [via Android Police]
  • For everyone who chooses to get the Conquer 4G, it's supposedly set to receive a device security enhancement today as well, according to some leaked screenshots. [via SprintFeed]
Unofficial Android updates/custom ROMs/misc hackery
  • This was fast -- the same bug fix update for the Droid X that we mentioned above has already been rooted. Go to the via for the full details on how to get it. As always, diving into these types of processes are more advanced, and you should follow the instructions to the letter. [via Droid-Life]
  • The MIUI custom ROM is starting to gain a lot of momentum in the Android community, and if you're interested in checking it out on your device without going through the hassle of installing the full version (let alone rooting your phone or buying a MIUI-supported phone), an XDA developer has created a clone of the MIUI launcher and has made an APK available for your downloading pleasure. The via has a large screenshot gallery to check out. [via AddictiveTips]
  • We've seen a lot of leaked Gingerbread ROMs surface for the HTC Thunderbolt, but this time an "official" update has made its ways to the Android dev world. It's been told that this is not yet the final build, so it's bound to get even better with time. Still, the impatient users may want to get this as soon as possible. [via RootzWiki and AndroidCentral]
  • Another build of Gingerbread, EH06, has leaked for the Samsung Epic 4G. [via AndroidCentral]
  • The HTC EVO 4G update to Android 2.3 can now be rooted, courtesy of Revolutionary. [via AndroidCentral]

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Samsung Gravity Smart review originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Indian $70 solar slate joins XO-3 and Sakshat in vaporware race originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 06 Aug 2011 14:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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T-Mobile wants YOU... to help them figure out your phone's recent battery life troubles. If you own a G2, there's a slight possibility you've noticed your prized mobile possession hasn't been up to snuff over the last week or so. Is it feeling overworked? It's got a lot of stress bogging it down? Or maybe it's just downright depressed? Sadly, the carrier doesn't have the fuzziest idea of what's going on either, so it's turning to the best resource it has: its customers. If your G2 is lucky enough to be in this "small group" of affected users, you've been given the green light to share your feedback. Though this is happening (coincidentally) at the same time as the phone's monumental update to Gingerbread, it turns out a healthy portion of sufferers haven't actually made the jump up yet. So head on over to offer your two cents -- if one person can make a difference, several hundred should definitely do the trick.

T-Mobile working to solve G2 battery life concerns, needs your help originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>android 2.2android 2.3Android2.2Android2.3batterybattery lifeBatteryLifebug fixbug fixesBugFixBugFixescrowdsourcingfeedbackfirmwarefroyoG2gingerbreadHTCHTC G2HtcG2mobilesoftwaresurveyt mobileT-moT-mobileT-mobile G2T-mobileG2TMobileupdateFri, 05 Aug 2011 07:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Pierre Cardin PC-7006 touts itself as UK's first 'designer tablet,' wears last season's Android]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/05/pierre-cardin-pc-7006-touts-itself-as-uks-first-designer-table/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/05/pierre-cardin-pc-7006-touts-itself-as-uks-first-designer-table/http://www.engadget.com/2011/08/05/pierre-cardin-pc-7006-touts-itself-as-uks-first-designer-table/#comments Pierre Cardin PC-7006 touts self as the UK's first 'designer tablet,' wears last season's Android It was bad enough when Pierre Cardin's first tablet waltzed into CeBIT 2010 flaunting an outdated processor, but now its little sister is hitting the scene wearing a démodé OS. Admittedly, running Froyo isn't exactly scandalous, but we'd expect a 7-inch slate bearing the name of a legendary designer to at least keep up with current trends. While Pierre's pad isn't hip to Honeycomb, it does sport a respectable 1GHz Samsung S5PV210 Cortex-A8 processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB of internal storage, MicroSD support up to 16GB and built in WiFi. True to its fashonista roots, this tablet knows that it needs to accessorize to look its best; 3G is just a separately sold dongle away. The clout of fashion-label tablet computing can be yours for only £275, and when you're all ordered up and ready to go, come on back -- we've got a belt buckle that might interest you.

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