androidfyi http://www.androidfyi.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 19 May 2012 16:15:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Sony’s Hayabusa same phone as Xperia GX? Leaked pictures and video! http://www.androidfyi.com/sony%e2%80%99s-hayabusa-same-phone-as-xperia-gx-leaked-pictures-and-video http://www.androidfyi.com/sony%e2%80%99s-hayabusa-same-phone-as-xperia-gx-leaked-pictures-and-video#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 16:15:06 +0000 admin http://www.androidfyi.com/sony%e2%80%99s-hayabusa-same-phone-as-xperia-gx-leaked-pictures-and-video
Though Sony’s LT29i Hayabusa has already been sighted in the wild, we’re still in the dark about the phone’s official Xperia branding, at least one that we know of. Unwired View believes that the flagship phone will be named as the Sony Xperia GX, the same phone that DoCoMo just introduced a couple of days [...]]]>

Though Sony’s LT29i Hayabusa has already been sighted in the wild, we’re still in the dark about the phone’s official Xperia branding, at least one that we know of. Unwired View believes that the flagship phone will be named as the Sony Xperia GX, the same phone that DoCoMo just introduced a couple of days ago for the Japanese market.

Sony Xperia GX has similar specs to the LT29i Hayabusa. The phone will ship with a 4.6-inch HD screen, a dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, 13.2MP rear camera, 1,700mAh battery, and Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich. Given the slight difference in specs, it is possible that the LT29i Hayabusa is simply the international version of Sony Xperia GX.

This conclusion was reached after checking out leaked hands-on pictures and video of the Hayabusa, which showed a phone with many similarities to the Xperia GX in looks. Though the phone in …

]]> http://www.androidfyi.com/sony%e2%80%99s-hayabusa-same-phone-as-xperia-gx-leaked-pictures-and-video/feed 0 Flip a Few Franks in Bush Hot Dog for Android http://www.androidfyi.com/flip-a-few-franks-in-bush-hot-dog-for-android http://www.androidfyi.com/flip-a-few-franks-in-bush-hot-dog-for-android#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 16:11:03 +0000 admin http://www.androidfyi.com/flip-a-few-franks-in-bush-hot-dog-for-android
Flip a Few Franks in Bush Hot Dog for Android   George Walker Bush has been known for a lot of things including being our President. Well thanks to Bush Hot Dog from Billiongamee you get to see our ex-president in a whole new light as a Hot Dog Vendor… Bush Hot Dog is a time [...]]]>

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Flip a Few Franks in Bush Hot Dog for Android

  George Walker Bush has been known for a lot of things including being our President. Well thanks to Bush Hot Dog from Billiongamee you get to see our ex-president in a whole new light as a Hot Dog Vendor… Bush Hot Dog is a time management game that puts you to work making Hot Dogs in different parts of New York City. The gameplay is similar to Diner Dash where you’ll basically take orders …

]]> http://www.androidfyi.com/flip-a-few-franks-in-bush-hot-dog-for-android/feed 0 T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S III rears its LTE-less head at FCC, could it have Exynos inside? http://www.androidfyi.com/t-mobile%e2%80%99s-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-rears-its-lte-less-head-at-fcc-could-it-have-exynos-inside http://www.androidfyi.com/t-mobile%e2%80%99s-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-rears-its-lte-less-head-at-fcc-could-it-have-exynos-inside#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 15:04:14 +0000 admin http://www.androidfyi.com/t-mobile%e2%80%99s-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-rears-its-lte-less-head-at-fcc-could-it-have-exynos-inside
Well, the good news is that creating various carrier variants isn’t slowing down the Samsung Galaxy S III’s launch in the US by too much. However, the bad news for those looking to use the phone … ]]>

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Well, the good news is that creating various carrier variants isn’t slowing down the Samsung Galaxy S III’s launch in the US by too much. However, the bad news for those looking to use the phone …

]]> http://www.androidfyi.com/t-mobile%e2%80%99s-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-rears-its-lte-less-head-at-fcc-could-it-have-exynos-inside/feed 0 Amazon prepping a 10-inch Kindle Fire? http://www.androidfyi.com/amazon-prepping-a-10-inch-kindle-fire http://www.androidfyi.com/amazon-prepping-a-10-inch-kindle-fire#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 14:41:25 +0000 admin http://www.androidfyi.com/amazon-prepping-a-10-inch-kindle-fire
A 10-inch Kindle Fire has been rumored for a long, long time. It was even believed that the first generation Amazon tablet would come in both the 7-inch and 10-inch flavors, until Amazon scrapped the larger version to focus on one device, and on keeping … ]]>

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A 10-inch Kindle Fire has been rumored for a long, long time. It was even believed that the first generation Amazon tablet would come in both the 7-inch and 10-inch flavors, until Amazon scrapped the larger version to focus on one device, and on keeping …

]]> http://www.androidfyi.com/amazon-prepping-a-10-inch-kindle-fire/feed 0 Motorola: If ICS won’t make our device better, we won’t update to it http://www.androidfyi.com/motorola-if-ics-wont-make-our-device-better-we-wont-update-to-it http://www.androidfyi.com/motorola-if-ics-wont-make-our-device-better-we-wont-update-to-it#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 14:36:14 +0000 admin http://www.androidfyi.com/motorola-if-ics-wont-make-our-device-better-we-wont-update-to-it
Motorola yesterday updated its device update schedule, with the crux being that we'll finally start to see some phones get Ice Cream Sandwich in the next month or so. Specifically, that's the Droid RAZR/MAXX, with the Atrix, Atrix 2, Droid 4 and Xyboards getting it in Q3. Have a Droid 3 or Droid X2? Sorry, you're out [...]]]>

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Motorola yesterday updated its device update schedule, with the crux being that we'll finally start to see some phones get Ice Cream Sandwich in the next month or so. Specifically, that's the Droid RAZR/MAXX, with the Atrix, Atrix 2, Droid 4 and Xyboards getting it in Q3.

Have a Droid 3 or Droid X2? Sorry, you're out of luck. And today Motorola expanded on why, saying:

"… obviously we want the new release to improve our devices. If we determine that can’t be done—well then, we’re not able to upgrade that particular device."

Interesting choice of words. What it probably …

]]> http://www.androidfyi.com/motorola-if-ics-wont-make-our-device-better-we-wont-update-to-it/feed 0 The HTC One X debacle: winners and losers http://www.androidfyi.com/the-htc-one-x-debacle-winners-and-losers http://www.androidfyi.com/the-htc-one-x-debacle-winners-and-losers#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 14:30:04 +0000 admin http://www.androidfyi.com/the-htc-one-x-debacle-winners-and-losers
On Tuesday, news broke that US Customs had blocked imports of the HTC One X and the HTC EVO 4G LTE, effectively preventing HTC’s flagships from reaching American customers. The embargo was enforced due to an exclusion order by the International Trade Commission (ITC). The ITC ruled back in December that HTC’s Android devices infringe [...]]]>

htc one xOn Tuesday, news broke that US Customs had blocked imports of the HTC One X and the HTC EVO 4G LTE, effectively preventing HTC’s flagships from reaching American customers. The embargo was enforced due to an exclusion order by the International Trade Commission (ITC). The ITC ruled back in December that HTC’s Android devices infringe on two of Apple’s patents, but gave the Taiwanese a respite until April 19 to remove the infringing features.

Although HTC claims that both the HTC One X and the EVO 4G LTE are now free of the infringing feature, it seems that the US Customs needs a lot of time to decide if that’s truly the case.

The most immediate and visible effect of this incident was the canceled debut of Sprint’s EVO 4G LTE, which left many customers (some of whom have pre-ordered the device) furious. It’s easy to blame Apple for the whole snafu (if you’re an Android fan), but I also wonder what HTC did or could have done to prevent such a high-profile embarrassment. Even Sprint could come under fire for scheduling a device launch before knowing for sure when the device will be available.

Regardless of who’s to blame, it’s increasingly obvious that this indefinite delay will have real consequences for all the players involved. Here’s how I see the winners and the losers of the game.

The winners