Anyone who has been sitting on the fence about getting the Google Nexus S 4G is officially out of excuses, as Sprint on Friday slashed the 2-year contract price of the “pure Google experience” smartphone to $99.99. And though it’s been on the market for nearly three months (which is almost forever in Android-land), it [...]

If you’re always talking on your phone and looking for a way to save considerable amounts of money, you might want to check out the LG Optimus Black Skype Edition, now on sale from TELUS for as little as $49.99. Skype credits will be available for purchase through the device, and all credits will be applied directly to [...]

We often lose sight of it, but the reality is that high-end smartphones aren’t for every one. Most people, if they even care about all of the bells and whistles smartphones offer, just want a simple device that will last at least a couple years of solid use. One such device looks to be the [...]

We’ve long held the belief that Samsung’s Galaxy S II will be offered by all major carriers in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean we weren’t excited when we saw this leaked photo purported to be of Sprint’s variant of the device, known as the Within. There’s not a whole lot of information that we [...]

A month ago today I was transplanted from my comfortable roots in Toronto, Canada, to a somewhat foreign city notoriously known as Sin City, but to the locals just Las Vegas, NV. Ironically - being the “cellguru” and all - the only worry I had when I landed was “how would I communicate with my [...]

Rogers is a company that understands the value of housing good smart phones in their ever-expanding lineup, so the news today - thought great - should not come as a shock to anyone. We received word this morning via Rogers’ RedBoard blog that they have announced and will launch two new Android powered devices this [...]

It’s relatively minor, but Facebook for Android has been updated. The update brings with it the ability for users to view all of their Like’d Pages, as well perform several administrative tasks in Pages. Facebook for Android 1.6.1 is available for free in the Android Market. [via Android Market]

  Consumers might have a hard time deciding between Android and iOS, but according to some new research by Flurry, app developers don’t — they pick iOS. From Q1 to Q2 2011, the number of new project starts for Android dropped from 36% to 28% (down sharply from its Q4 2010 peak of 39%), while [...]

Bell has been on a tear when it comes to high-profile Android “superphones”, so it come as no surprise that the carrier today announced its network will be the exclusive home of the Motorola XT860 4G. Billed as the thinnest full-QWERTY slider smartphone, the XT860 4G runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread, and features a 4-inch qHD [...]

Sprint has finally announced the release date for the Photon 4G, the first international-friendly 4G smartphone to be offered by the carrier. Set to go on sale to the general public on July 31st for $199.99 on a 2-year contract, Sprint Premier customers will be able to snag the Android 2.3 device three days early [...]