Samsung Galaxy S GPS-gate: two problems, not one (and what to do about it)
You may have noticed the update on our Epic 4G review from yesterday where we lauded the fact that Samsung seemed to have fixed the GPS problem plaguing every other Galaxy S flavor released thus far, but it turns out there are actually two distinct issues. One has a fix -- sort of -- while the other is hopefully what we're going to get next month .
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: accuracy, captivate, disabled, galaxy, location, phone, wireless
Apple brushes off NPD’s smartphone report, says it sees ‘no signs of the competition catching up anytime soon’
Fresh off NPD's latest Mobile Phone Track report claiming that Android has leapfrogged the iPhone in US sales, Apple is commenting on the numbers -- and as you might expect, they're not exactly taking a congratulatory tone with Google. Speaking to AllThingsD 's John Paczkowski, Cupertino had this to say: "This is a very limited report on 150,000 US consumers responding to an online survey and does not account for the more than 85 million iPhone and iPod touch customers worldwide. IDC figures show that iPhone has 16.1 percent of the smartphone market and growing, far outselling Android on a worldwide basis.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: accuracy, department, engadget, factual, google-speaking, iphone, mobile, Mobile Phone, mobile phone track, smartphone, summer, worldwide
Motorola CLIQ being served up with fresh firmware
Don't get too excited -- this isn't Android 2.1 , unfortunately, but it is another stab at making the CLIQ stable and usable. We speak from personal experience when we say that Motorola's first Android device has a tendency to bog down and do strange things, so we're pretty excited to see what this latest update does for users since it's promising (among other things) improved battery life, stability, touchscreen accuracy, widget response, and a reduction in unsightly "Force Close" messages. It also throws in support for WMV and WMA media for good measure -- and with the myTouch Slide seemingly around the corner, competition's about to heat up for this guy, so there's definitely some pressure to get this particular update bang-on
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: accuracy, cliq, engadget, engadget-mobile, life, motorola, stab-at-making, tendency, upgrade
Microsoft confirms accuracy of old, pre-’reboot’ Windows Mobile 7 leaks
Remember those old, allegedly leaked Windows Mobile 7 screen shots from way back in 2008?
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: accuracy, chief, happened-inside, leaks, meters, metro, microsoft, nook, phone, pleasure, slate, windows phone 7 series, windowsphone, wp7s
MOTO gives straight advice on smartphone touchscreen quality
Like simple and unsophisticated tests? Here's one sure to generate some heated discussion.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: accuracy, advice, after-the-break, algorithm, brains, diagonal, display, drawing-program, heated, product, program, startups, touchscreen, venable