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 [...]

In a blog post this afternoon, Twitter announced that it has released an updated version of Twitter for Android. Available immediately for download in the Android Market, the popular application now features support for push notifications for direct messages, mentions, and replies, as well as the ability to be logged in to multiple accounts. [via [...]

Facebook fanatics who are in the market for a new phone might want to hit up their local TELUS dealership, as today Canada’s third-largest carrier released the INQ Cloud Touch. Available for $29.99 on a 3-year contract, the Cloud Touch is an entry-level Android 2.2 smartphone that is purpose-built for Facebook. Not only does the [...]

It looks like the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G won’t be the only hot device launching around July 21st, as a highly-informed tipster has let us know that Rogers is hosting a launch party for the Samsung Infuse 4G in Toronto on the 19th of July. The same source has yet to hear anything solid about a specific [...]

Those of you who can’t wait to get your hands on T-Mobile’s myTouch 4G Slide won’t have to wait much longer, as the official release date for the camera-centric Android smartphone has finally been announced. Online pre-orders will begin on Tuesday, July 19th, with general availability following the week after on Wednesday, July 27th. The price? $199.99 [...]