Gingerbread for your AT&T Android Phone? Yes please!
AT&T hasn’t always been the best carrier when it comes to Android, but now that the iPhone isn’t the big dog they have stepped up their Google game. If you have been anxiously awaiting a Gingerbread update on your Android Device from AT&T, you might not be waiting that much longer. They have publicly promised to upgrade every Android device that has been postpaid in 2011.
The Atrix being their flagship device is expected to be first, then the Inspire 4G to follow, with others coming after. So this is good news for all the customers that have purchased an Android device from the big orange and were wanting to know if their device will get updated, and when. Everyone knows that fragmentation has been an issue with Android and we love to see updates like this push forward to get rid of some of the segmentation. We will keep you posted on the device updates as the roll out.
via (This is my Next)
Get Your Facebook On with the HTC Status for $49.99 July 17th
The official street date for the unofficial “Facebook Phone” is July 17th with pre-orders starting today at att.com for $49.99. This Android 2.3 equipped smartphone comes with a HVGA 2.6-inch touch screen with 480 x 320 resolution, powered by a MSM7227 800 MHz processor, 5 megapixel camera, vga front facing camera, and of course a dedicated Facebook button.
“The Facebook share button allows people to:
– Post instantly on your wall or a friend’s wall by pressing the Facebook
share button from your home screen.
– Take a picture or shoot a video and share it instantly with a press of
the Facebook share button. You can also post multiple pictures at one
time and label and tag them before posting. Or even post photos
automatically as you’re taking them.
– Check in to Facebook Places by pressing and holding the Facebook share
button from the home screen.
– Share something cool on the Web with a quick press of the Facebook share
button and be the first with the news.
– Let your friends in on the music you love with the push of a button by
pressing the Facebook share button to post the song title and other
details.
Wait….where is the G+ button?
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Samsung 4.5″ Infuse $199 Launching May 15th on AT&T
We’ve been waiting since January to get more details on the launch of this bad boy, and now we have them! Samsung’s massive 4.5″ Android powered smartphone will launch May 15th for $199 sans rebate. The Infuse packs a super AMOLED Plus screen, 1.2 ghz processor, 8 megapixel rear camera, 1.3 megapixel front facing camera, it’s own special version of Angry Birds and Touchwiz on top of Android 2.2 (WTF Really?). So what do you say guys, is 4.5″ too big?
Key Specifications
Android™ 2.2 platform
4G: HSDPA CAT 14 and HSUPA CAT 6
8.9 mm to 9.24mm thin
UMTS 850/1900/2100
GSM 850/900/1800/1900
1.2 GHz processor
4.5-inch Super AMOLED™ Plus screen
8-megapixel camera with HD 720p video camera and 1.3-megapixel front facing camera
Virtual QWERTY keyboard
Expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD card
Text/Picture and Video Messaging support
Samsung Media Hub, U-verse Mobile, U-verse Live TV, and Angry Birds
Wireless carriers blocking Android tethering apps?
The gang over at Droid Life have apparently come across some evidence that wireless carriers may be blocking tethering apps in the Android Market. If an Android user accesses the Android Market and searches for tethering applications, no results should be showing up. Search queries from an AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Android phone showed the same results.
I tried searching on my Verizon Android device and I also came to the same conclusion others have had.
The White iPhone 4 Arriving at Apple Store Now
Looks like Apple stores have began receiving shipments of the elusive white iPhone 4. All signs point to the end of this month for a release of the Great White Hope. Rumors are stating that AT&T will only carry the 16gb version while Apple will have both 16gb and 32gb. So who is going to pick up this mythical and magical creature?
via [Engadget]
