Radio Shack selling $99 EVO 4Gs with a trade-in, $80 myTouch 4Gs
Hey, EVO admirer: got a crappy phone you wouldn't mind seeing disappear? You might want to consider bringing it down to Radio Shack, where a new promo running through Christmas will net you a shiny new EVO 4G for $99 on contract if you bring in "any working handset," which should presumably include that dirt-encrusted StarTAC that's stuck in that no-man's land between "usable" and "collectible." From an article over on TmoNews , looks like they're also hawking you're choice of a myTouch 4G or G2 or $79.99 on contract if T-Mobile's more to your liking than Sprint (or if you don't have WiMAX coverage in your neck of the woods). Even better, any new activation will apparently get you a free Bluetooth headset, so you'll walk out of the store with a shiny new smartphone and a reason to keep it off your greasy face.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: christmas, evo4g, liking, radio, radio shack, radioshack, running-through, score, smartphone, sprint, sun
EVO 4G gets new firmware update: lots of app refreshes
No, for goodness' sake, it's not Gingerbread ! Okay, now that we've gotten past that, Sprint just cut loose a new EVO 4G update that bundles updated versions of Telenav, visual voicemail, Sprint Zone, and Sprint TV, along with a sprinkling of crapware in the form of a new game trial. You've also got Blockbuster and Kindle apps on board, a new Scan Now widget that seems to assist with locating a 4G signal, and -- this is pretty awesome -- the addition of Swype , which means you'll no longer need to install the off-ROM Swype beta. Want the goods?
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: app-refreshes, beta, engadget-mobile, evo4g, firmware-update, goodness, htc, phone, pretty-awesome, sake, sprinkling, sprint, trial
Gingerbread ROMs start cooking for HTC EVO 4G et al; keyboard ported for rooted Androids
You can have your doubts about when your phone maker will finally get around to delivering an Android 2.3 update (March if you're with HTC, June if Samsung, 2017 if you're unfortunate enough to own a Sony Ericsson), but the smartphone dev community doesn't work that slowly.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: devs, download, evo4g, gingerbread, htc, keyboard, nascent-stages, rom, rooted, smartphone-dev, wildfire
White HTC EVO 4G leaves the Best Buy nest, migrates to Sprint stores
Once a Best Buy exclusive , the white version of HTC's still-badass EVO 4G is finally making its way into actual Sprint retail locations, the carrier's website, and other third party stores for the same $199 on contract after $100 mail-in rebate as usual. Gives us a good opportunity to levy the same complaint we'd levied before -- that the front of the phone should be white, not just the back -- but hey, at least passers-by will know you're stylin' when you've got it held to your face. White HTC EVO 4G leaves the Best Buy nest, migrates to Sprint stores originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:25:00 EST
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: buy, Carrier, engadget, entry, evo4g, finally-making, htc, leaves-the-best, party, phone, rebate-as-usual, retail, sprint, the-carrier
Dell’s Stage UI headed to Streak, also unofficially works on EVO 4G (video)
The first time the words "Stage UI" passed our lips, they were in relation to the Dell Thunder leak , but now we're hearing that Dell's custom Android user interface will actually appear alongside Android 2.2 when the update finally arrives on the five-inch Streak . We've just learned that's going to happen this winter in Japan when the Streak launches on SoftBank at the very least, as both are advertised for early December there, but we expect we'll see the updated OS even sooner in the US and Europe for obvious reasons . What's more, an unofficial build of Froyo that leaked out for the Streak last month has since been found to have Stage UI on board.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: dell, dellstreak, entry, evo4g, froyo, htc, interface, leak, panes, stageui, widgets, winter
HTC Desire HD vs. EVO 4G… fight!
By now you've probably read our Desire HD review and you've seen how HTC's latest Android flagship stacks up against its Windows Phone 7 sibling, the HD7 .
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: beasts, desire, desirehd, entry, evo4g, flash, htc, megapixel, video, windows
EVO 4G picks up stylish Powermat induction charging (video)
This isn't your father's Powermat .
Categories: htc, Mobile Phone Tags: after-the-break, covers-it-makes, custom, entry, evo4g, induction charging, its-egregious, makeover, Receiver, sorts, video
iPhone 4, EVO 4G Powermats arrive at Best Buy
Well, ain't this exciting! If you own an iPhone 4 or EVO 4G, it looks like the tyranny of the charging cable is soon to be a distant memory. That's right: one of our moles at Best Buy has photographic evidence of new wireless charging systems, cases, and Powermats for both of the aforementioned handsets. Didn't know we had moles, did you
Categories: htc, Mobile Phone Tags: bestbuy, buy, engadget, entry, evidence, evo4g, gadget, handsets, iphone4, photographic, powermat, result, the-charging
Sprint outs EVO 4G and Hero updates, EVO framerate cap might be solved
Last time we checked in on this problem , HTC had said that the EVO 4G's 30fps cap on video output simply couldn't be increased -- but it seems the latest firmware update might prove otherwise. We've got a couple screen shots showing details of the latest upgrades for both the EVO and the Hero; in the latter case, you've just got a couple bug fixes, but the EVO's list includes a total of four: the nasty calendar issue , the 30fps fix, a reboot problem involving GPS, and multiple Gmail sync that was busted in the Froyo update. Interestingly, Sprint's official changelog only mentions the calendar and Gmail sync fixes, so it's possible they're trying to keep the other two low-key to prevent undue questions and curiosity from folks as they upgrade.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 30fps, changelog, evo4g, issue, Ota, output, sprint, upgrade
HTC EVO 4G car dock lands at Sprint stores
So you've a shiny new Sprint EVO 4G -- upgraded with the Froyo 2.2 update , of course -- and it keeps rattling around your car as you drive. What are you to do? Well, If you've been waiting for the official car dock -- aptly named the Car Upgrade Kit for EVO 4G -- from Sprint, fear not, for it has now landed.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: carkit, carupgradekitforevo4g, charging-cable, ebay, entry, evo4g, evocarkit, fear, kit, mobile, mountable-while, named-the-car, plethora, street, upgrade