Fresh off the news that HTC will be unlocking their Android handsets going forward, a backlash against locked bootloaders has once again sprung up against Motorola over at the XDA Developers forums. After a similar outcry last year Motorola promised to unlock its bootloaders by the end of 2011. They were quick to point out [...]

So this day has finally come. After its announcement last month the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Verizon is finally available in stores and online. This is Verizon’s first “Google Experience” phone which means it ships without most carrier bloatware, a bootloader that can easily be unlocked, and updates will come directly from Google themselves. This [...]

Peter Chou, CEO of HTC announced through Facebook that they will be shipping open bootloaders on all their phones. For the majority of people this announcement doesn’t matter as most users will never choose to run anything besides the default OS shipped with their device. While there is nothing wrong with running the stock OS, [...]

Are you ready for Minecrack on-the-go? Minecraft developer Mojang has confirmed that the Android version will be arriving on the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play before other Android phones. The Xperia Play version of Minecraft will feature customized controls for the system’s PlayStation style buttons. Mojang is also developing versions of the title for iOS and [...]

The march towards convergence between the car and the smartphone has begun. Four years ago Ford and Microsoft introduced SYNC. Although initially an entirely closed system, SYNC has been evolving and will soon be integrating Android smartphone app support with their AppLink upgrade. A strange but not unexpected move from Microsoft considering the popularity of [...]

Intel’s president and chief executive officer Paul Otellini told reporters and analysts during a conference call on Tuesday announcing Intel’s first-quarter 2011 financial results that Intel is working on a x86 port of Android 3.0 Honeycomb. This is an interesting development from many angles. This announcement represents another nail in the coffin for the MeeGo [...]

The latest version of CyanogenMod is now available for download from their website. CM7 is based on the 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) release of Android from Google and is available for over 30 devices. Here is a list of the improved features over stock 2.3.3 Gingerbread Android. System Android version: 2.3.3 Kernel 2.6.37.4 with CFS Root access [...]

Gorilla Glass features exceptional damage resistance to the scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use. If you have a Motorola, Samsung Galaxy, or LG Android phone you are in luck because it’s likely that your phone comes with this installed. HTC phones on the other hand don’t use this at the moment, so if you [...]

I ran across this article recently posted on Arstechinica about the future integration of smartphones and cars. The release of the Motorola Atrix and its coupled netbook dock have given us a peek at what the future might hold. The mobile computing waters have gotten a bit more muddy but a lot more interesting. With [...]

Arstechnica posted this interesting article about the Ubuntu based WebTop software on the new Motorola Altrix. The Ubuntu based environment includes the Avant window navigator, Firefox with Flash support, Nautilus file manager, and MobileView for viewing an emulated Android desktop among other software. Apparently the WebTop interface is fairly locked down preventing other software applications [...]