Samsung Galaxy S Power Pack: when internal batteries are just too convenient
Somebody at Samsung apparently forgot that its very popular Galaxy S handset (in all its varieties ) has -- are you ready for this -- a user-replaceable battery .
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: batteries, external battery pack, gps, like-the-galaxy, power, power-pack, result, samsung, screws, very-popular
Motorola Quench XT5 diagrammed, spec’d?
If you lost interest after seeing the picture, we can't necessarily say we blame you -- trackballs are so 2009 -- but be that as it may, Motorola still hasn't announced or released its long-rumored Quench XT5 model.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: engadget-mobile, entry, megapixel-cam, midrange, mobile, moto, motorola, quench xt5, quenchxt5, result, traction, xt5
LG’s C900 Windows Phone 7 handset for AT&T gets FCC approval
If you wade through LG's alphabet soup of upcoming WinPho 7 goodies, you might recall that several of them seem to be headed directly for AT&T later this year. Evidence for one of them in particular -- the C900 landscape slider -- just got a little stronger this evening on news that a phone by the very same model code has just been hooked up with FCC approval in the past few hours
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: alphabet, alphabet-soup, att, c900k, fourth-quarter, goodies, label-documents, result, windows, windows phone 7, windows-phone, windowsphone7, winpho 7, winpho7, wp7
AmazonWireless selling Samsung Captivate for a penny on contract
This already happened to the Vibrant , but if you're in the market for a Galaxy S of one sort or another and you're more of the AT&T type (and you can't be bothered to do a little hacking ), you might want to take a look at Amazon's mobile store right now where they've got the Captivate listed for a big, fat cent on a new two-year contract. Of course, Amazon (and other third-party wireless retailers) pull these stunts all the time -- and considering that AT&T is still charging $200 upfront for this thing, we love 'em for it
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 200-upfront, amazon, att, captivate, engadget-mobile, entry, little-hacking, look-at-amazon, mobile, mobile-store, result, still-charging, thing
New Google Earth for Android lets users tour New Kelp City, Mermalair, other underwater locales
When you're not spelling out Objectivist instructions or taking bicycle tours , Google Earth can be a little bit boring. Finally Android users have something new and fun to do: go for a dive. With the release of Google Earth for Android 1.1 (available to Android 2.1 and above devices), you can now zoom in below the surface of the waves and explore the majestic wonder of undersea trenches.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: after-the-break, earth, flash, majestic, mermalair, release, result, taking-bicycle, underwater, videos, waves
Dell Streak procures a hacked-up mini USB adapter, gets friendly with your dusty cables
Even if you can look beyond the SIM lock and the aging Android 1.6 OS on the Dell Streak , there's still one irksome problem: the lack of a mini or micro-USB port (Dell clearly missed the USB party last summer). Dissatisfied with this state of affairs, John from Linux Slate decided to build an adapter for his tabletphone's dock connector, which he confirmed to be PDMI instead of a proprietary design. The procedure was simple: John cut up his Streak's cable plug, soldered a mini USB socket onto the board, and housed the new assembly within the Streak's cable clip.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: Cables, dell streak, entry, mini-usb, miniusb, onto-the-board, party, port, result, streak, tabletphone, usb
Right on time: Verizon phasing out Pre Plus, Storm2, Curve 8530, others?
Judging from some documents we've received, Big Red is looking to clear out a lot of inventory right about now -- presumably to make room for some upcoming models, some of which we've already heard about through the grapevine. Specifically, the Pre Plus along with the BlackBerry Storm2 and Curve 8530 are apparently marked "Phase Out"; in the case of the Pre Plus, we know Verizon's site has had it marked out of stock for a little while now , while rumors of a Storm3 and Curve 9330 have been floating around for some time. Also on the chopping block are a couple netbooks, a USB modem, and the MiFi , a device we've heard would be replaced with the ZTE-sourced, dual-mode Fivespot in the near future.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: chopping, curve, dual, mobile, phasing-out-pre, preplus, result, storm 2, storm2, upcoming-models, usb, verizon
LG GW910 slider turns heads at FCC; likes AT&T, Windows Phone 7, and long walks on the beach
So, BEJGW910, we meet at last... or should we call you the LG GW910 with Windows Phone 7
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: act-surprised, entry, fcc, gallery-below, lg gw910, phone, photos, Radar, result
Android’s new app licensing scheme apparently easy to break
Remember that new licensing service for third-party developers that Google started advertising last month? A new expos
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: apparently-easy, application, brands, consumers, copy protection, crack, developers, drm, iphone, lvl, police, result, situation, studios
Official Flash 10.1 download now unofficially available for your Android 2.2 device
Have an phone with Android 2.2 but still not able to officially download Flash 10.1 from the Android Market? Then it looks like you finally have another option besides patiently waiting -- you can now unofficially download the "official" version of the Flash 10.1 courtesy of a Droid Life commenter who's provided the .apk file, which doesn't require a rooted device and will supposedly work on any Android 2.2 phone.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: download, droid-life, engadget, engadget-mobile, entry, flash, mobile, option-besides, result, source, then-it-looks