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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Verizon's upcoming phone release dates

So as I was looking for new phone release dates this morning, I came across this little guy. Now if these dates hold true, then the Samsung Charge that has my wife's eye will come out in April. May can be a huge 4G LTE month!
Source:Phandroid

I'm really considering upgrading my Droid1 to either the Samsung Droid Charge(Stealth) or the Motorola Droid Bionic.

Biggest Pro's for each
Bionic: Dual Core
Charge: Super Amoled Plus Screen

Biggest Cons
Bionic: 0.3mp Front Facing Camera (vs. 1.3mp of Charge)
Charge: Samsung known for not getting updates out in a timely manner.

Found a comparison chart also between the Thunderbolt, Bionic, Xperia Play, and Charge(Stealth)
Source: gizmofusion

I think I may end up going with the Bionic because in daily use, I will be using the dual cores more than the FFC, and would prefer a phone that performs the operations better that one with a better front camera. My wife will most likely go with the Charge, unless I can convince her otherwise...

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Future Vision of Corning's Gorilla Glass in Video

This isn't directly Android related, but most of us use this product in our Androids, and the video was just too amazingly cool not to it share with you guys. In fact, this video is one of the most viewed corporate videos on youtube, with over 9 Million hits so far. What's particularly cool about this, is that although the video is really a commercial for future Gorilla Glass products, it is obvious that this could also be the future of the Android OS for multiple products and services. I'd be willing to bet that this is precisely the direction that Google intends to take Android. What do you guys think?

Source: PhoneArena and DroidForums

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Thunderbolt Officially announced

Verizon Wireless and HTC today announced that the ThunderBolt™ by HTC, exclusively from Verizon Wireless, is available on March 17, 2011 in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online at Verizon Wirelessfor $249.99 with a new two-year customer agreement.

Powered by Android™ 2.2, the ThunderBolt by HTC is the first smartphone to take advantage of Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network. The ThunderBolt by HTC features the latest version of the HTC Sense™ experience, which offers enhancements including new personalization options, a consolidated e-mail inbox, and unique camera effects and filters. The ThunderBolt by HTC is equipped with support for Google Mobile Services, including Gmail™, YouTube™ and Android Market™ with thousands of free apps. Additionally, the ThunderBolt by HTC will feature 4G LTE optimized apps such as EA’s Rock Band, Gameloft’s Let’s Golf, Tunewiki and Bitbop.

Additional features:
· 4G LTE – customers can expect download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps and upload speeds of 2 to 5 Mbps in 4G Mobile Broadband coverage area
· 4.3” WVGA display
· 8- megapixel rear facing camera and HD (720p) video recording
· 1.3- megapixel front facing camera with video chatting capabilities
· Newest generation of the 1GHz Snapdragon processor
· Mobile Hotspot capability – share 4G connection with up to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices
· 8 GB of onboard memory and a pre-installed 32 GB microSD card (Actual formatted capacity will be less)
· Built-in kickstand for easy media viewing



Source: DroidForums

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Samsung Stealth

So my wife's cell phone ugrade is up and I think she want's to go with the Samsung Stealth V. So I found for news on this phone, and may end up upgrading my Droid 1 to this phone.
Hopefully it will come out fairly soon and then we can do the BOGO deals and both get new phones. Her current phone is the orginal green LG ENV
Links:
Samsung Release April?
Samsung Stealth V in the Wild