Update: Because so many people are just starting to get the update (thanks for the e-mails, everybody!), we’re going to bump this post — something we try to avoid doing for obvious reasons. Original from Feb. 6: If you’re the proud owner of a Motorola Droid RAZR, or it’s brother with a bit bigger gas [...]
Archive for February 19th, 2012
Android Under Assault – Apple Wins Injunction Against Motorola, Microsoft Lines Up for a Shot
February 19th, 2012 
dantekOn Wednesday, a German court awarded Apple a permanent injunction against Motorola Mobility. This is the first time Apple wins a legal battle against Motorola, which was found to infringe on the iPhone’s slide-to-unlock feature. Apple’s victory may signal a change of tides in its ongoing legal war against Motorola (and Android in general). Motorola [...]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Now in Select Fort Lauderdale Hotel Rooms
February 19th, 2012 dantekAs tablets become more and more common in our daily lives, lots of innovative uses for them are being found. Samsung had already teamed up with the Phoenix Suns to bring the Galaxy Tab 10.1 court side. Now, Samsung has struck a deal with the Atlantic Hotel Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to place [...]
Poor performing SD cards to blame for smartphone lag?
February 19th, 2012 dantekIs there anything more frustrating than purchasing the latest and greatest smartphone, booting up and loading all your favourite applications only to find that performance is sluggish. You took the time to ensure that your new pride and joy has the latest dual core processor, more RAM than you could ever need and a state [...]
Motorola Droid X software update incoming
February 19th, 2012 dantekOwners of the Motorola Droid X might want to start hitting the ‘check now’ button in the system updates menu as Verizon has just released the change-log for the impending 4.5.621 update. The OTA update is set to bring a number of bug fixes and systems enhancements to improve on the device’s previous gingerbread [...]
SwiftKey X Announces 5 Million Downloads, On Sale This Weekend Only
February 19th, 2012 dantekIf you were to ask me what my favorite 3rd party keyboard is, I wouldn’t hesitate when answering. It’s Swiftkey X, hands down. In case you haven’t hear about SwifKey, it’s a keyboard replacement that has a powerful prediction engine based on your typing history. The app has the ability to monitor what you type [...]
Intel powered, Orange branded smartphone headed to the UK?
February 19th, 2012 dantekUK based mobile network, Orange has a bit of history launching it’s own branded smart devices. Budget Android handsets such as the San Francisco and Monte Carlo have proven to be strong sellers and the recently announced Tahiti tablet looks set to follow that trend. If a recent rumour from Simon Hardy over at coolsmartphone is anything [...]
New Versions of Opera Mini and Opera Mobile Appearing at MWC 2012
February 19th, 2012 dantekOpera announced via a press email that they will debut new versions of their popular browsers, Opera Mini and Opera Mobile, at Mobile World Congress 2012. These versions will have an emphasis on social browsing, and there will be an announcement regarding mobile payments. Opera will come up with new versions of the Opera Mini and Mobile [...]
Acer officially says A100, A500 tablets get Ice Cream Sandwich in April
February 19th, 2012 dantekAcer today officially announced the timing of Android 4.0 updates to its Iconia Tab line of Android tablets. Here’s the skinny: The A200 (read our full review) is in the midst of getting its update to Ice Cream Sandwich., and the roll-out should be completed in the coming week.The A500 — Acer’s lead 10.1-inch tablet [...]
SwiftKey passes 5 million-installs milestone, celebrates with an update and a sale
February 19th, 2012 dantekSwiftKey, the Android keyboard replacement that can just about read minds, has passed a pretty significant milestone — 5,000,000 downloads. Just as impressive, over 1,000,000 users have personalized their install using SwiftKey’s service to scan your mail and social media posts to learn how you type. The folks at TouchType aren’t just awesome developers though, [...]
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