Verizon has announced a new mid-range Android smartphone. Called the Samsung Illusion, the handset boasts modest but delectable specs that are bound to attract a good chunk of the current Android crowd.
Waiting for the latest Moto Droid to drop? While it's not yet official, the Motorola Droid 4 has shown up on leaks this week and it looks pretty sweet.
The Samsung Exhibit II 4G isn't the best-looking, most well-constructed phone we've seen. The specs are good, though, and it's heavy on the features, making for an attractive handset for Android bargain hunters.
The successor to last year's LG Ally, the LG Enlighten is the latest entry-level Android smartphone to join Verizon's roster. If you'd like an affordable handset with a physical keyboard, this phone could prove an ideal pick.
A couple of HTC-made Androids made the leaked rounds this week. The pair consists of the HTC Edge and the HTC Ville.
HTC Edge
Set to be the first quad-core smartphone, the Edge will be powered by Nvidia's Tegra 3, which boasts 1.5GHz of clock cycles in each core. Details include a 4.7-inch capacitive touchscreen display (720p resolution), an 8.0 megapixel camera module (with f/2.2 lens and 1080p video capture), aGPS, Bluetooth 4.0, HSPA+ (21Mbps download speeds), 32GB of internal storage, a 1,650mAh battery and 1GB of RAM. Construction looks premium, too, with the leaked photo showing the phone clad in an all metal shell. Like many of HTC's new releases, it comes with Beats Audio onboard. It's expected to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, with HTC Sense UI 4.0 on top and a late first quarter 2012 release date.
Verizon recently announced the HTC Rezound, the first phone from the Taiwanese company to hit the US with Beats Audio technology in tow.
Heavy on audio and multimedia talents, the premium smartphone is the company’s first to get a true 720p display, allowing you to watch videos in HD right from the small screen. Mobile High Definition Link (MHL) comes onboard, allowing you to watch movies on your home theater setup, complete with 720p videos on the HDTV and digitally-processed audio over your surround sound system.
HTC Ville
Slated for introduction at next year's Mobile World Congress, the HTC Ville has been confirmed to have Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and HTC Sense UI 4.0 out of the box. Details include a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen (960 × 540 resolution), an 8.0 megapixel camera (with 1080p video recording), HSPA+ and a 1.650mAh battery. A dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon processor provides the muscle.
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A couple of HTC-made Androids made the leaked rounds this week. The pair consists of the HTC Edge and the HTC Ville.
HTC Edge
Set to be the first quad-core smartphone, the Edge will be powered by Nvidia's Tegra 3, which boasts 1.5GHz of clock cycles in each core. Details include a 4.7-inch capacitive touchscreen display (720p resolution), an 8.0 megapixel camera module (with f/2.2 lens and 1080p video capture), aGPS, Bluetooth 4.0, HSPA+ (21Mbps download speeds), 32GB of internal storage, a 1,650mAh battery and 1GB of RAM. Construction looks premium, too, with the leaked photo showing the phone clad in an all metal shell. Like many of HTC's new releases, it comes with Beats Audio onboard. It's expected to run Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, with HTC Sense UI 4.0 on top and a late first quarter 2012 release date.
While Huawei has never been the type of mobile company to get people excited, their upcoming flagship handset does sound intriguing. Called the Huawei Honor, the new phone boasts serious high-end specs while bringing the promise of more reasonable pricing (at least, we're assuming).
GSM Arena has a write-up about a sample unit, which they've been playing with in their office. From the sound of things, it's quite the capable Android device, too.
Gameloft has released the latest installment in their first-person combat shooter. While Modern Combat: Fallen Nation doesn't feel as revolutionary as when Sandstorm first came out for the iPhone, it easily stakes its claim as one of the best FPS titles on mobile today.
In the game, you find America under attack. Korea, Pakistan and Russia have banded together to stage an invasion on American cities. You're thrust right in the middle of quelling the attacking forces.
Siri is awesome. In fact, it's the most notable upgrade to the current-gen iPhone and it's well worth the hype. That's why it's a big deal that somebody managed to hack it.
French-based hackers Applidium claims to have cracked the security protocol that allows Siri to communicate with Apple's servers. Why is that significant? Because it means anyone can now write an app that contacts those servers as well. Yep, Siri on your Android, anyone?
What exactly did Applidium manage to do? First they figured out that Apple uses TCP to connecty with Siri. Then, they dug up the server name and address the service uses. Then, they found a way to fake valid certificates that can be recognized by those servers. They did a lot more complex stuff than that, of course. If you're interested, you can check out the detailed explanation of the process from their blog.
