GooApple – which sounds like the mixture of Google and Apple and it is one anyway. Chinese cloner has made a mix of the most popular stuff from both companies, which is the iPhone 4 from Apple and Android OS from Google.

From the source it indicates that GooApple is a low end smartphone that has the look of an iPhone 4, while the software is running Android OS. Interestingly, GooApple has a cute logo of Android with Apple heart.

GooApple is running Android 2.2 Froyo, but the interface has been modified so it looks similar to iOS’ interface. Under the hood, GooApple smartphone is powered by 600MHz Qualcomm processor with unspecified RAM size and storage size. There is a 5-megapixel camera at rear size and 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display.

It’s not too shabby anyway. It’s just not up to the standard of the real iPhone 4. Apart from that, this smartphone is quite good actually.

[via Geeky-Gadgets]

GooApple: The Chinese iPhone 4 Clone, Running Android OS Under The Hood
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After releasing the video of their new Galaxy R smartphone, Samsung has finally made an official announcement for this handset. It’s reported that this Galaxy R will go on sale in the Europe market this weekend, while the US side is still unknown. You can take a look at the full specification list below, but the summary is that Samsung Galaxy R will come with Android 2.3, 4.19-inch Super Clear LCD display that support up to 800 x 480 pixels, and a dual core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor running under the hood.

Here is the details:

Samsung Galaxy R Specification:

• Network: HSPA ＋ 21Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mb EDGE/GPRS Class 12
• Processor: Dual Core Application Processor
• Display: 4.19” WVGA Super Clear LCD
• OS: Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
• Camera: Main(Rear): 5 MP, AF with LED Flash; Front: 1.3MP
• Video Codec : MPEG4/H.263/H.264/H263.Sorenson/Divx/Xvid/VC-1
• Playback : Full HD 1080p@30fps(Divx, WMV, MP4, H.264 B/P only)
• Recording : HD 720p@30fps
• Audio Codec : MP3, OGG, AAC, AAC＋, eAAC＋, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WMA, WAV, MID, AC3, IMY, AAC(Mono)
• Music Player with SoundAlive EQ, Music Recognition
• 3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS
• Value-added Features: Samsung Apps; Samsung Kies 2.0; Samsung Kies air; Samsung TouchWiz; Samsung L!ve Panel UX
• Social Hub: Integrated Contacts, Integrated Calendar, Unified Inbox; Basic: POP3/IMAP Email & Google Talk IM
• Readers Hub
• Music Hub
• Game Hub
• Voice Solution
• Find My Mobile
• Connectivity: Bluetooth technology v 3.0 ＋ HS; USB 2.0 HS; Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n; Wi-Fi direct
• Sensor: Accelerometer, Digital compass, Proximity, Light, Gyroscope
• Memory: 8GB Internal memory ＋ microSD (up to 32GB)
• Size: 66.7 x 125.7 x 9.55mm, 131g
• Standard battery: Li-Ion 1650 mAh
• Talk Time: 580 min(3G)
• Standby Time: 550 hours(3G)w.

[via Samsung Hub]

Samsung Galaxy R Smartphone Officially Released
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Recently, Samsung has released a great news about their sales record of their newest smartphone – the Galaxy S II Android phone. It seems the company has managed to sold over 1 million of Galaxy S II in South Korea alone in just about 1 month from the launching day.

The strong signal has been so strong in the first week, and the time taken to reach 1 million sales is about the half of time of Galaxy S I. Perhaps it’s one of the fact that Samsung is South Korea’s local product that make the sales booming. Even after comparing with iPhone 4, Samsung Galaxy S II has a better sales performance without excessive promotion like Apple’s.

If it’s branding problem, it’s clearly that Apple iPhone 4 should be the winner. But we are sure Samsung have their local benefits where the citizen would love to buy their own country’s brand instead of getting from others. Well, it’s clearly my own random rants, so don’t take it seriously

As for the fans in US that has waited for this second generation of Galaxy S, there is no details yet when Samsung will launch it in the States or elsewhere beside South Korea. But there is an expectation that users in US will be able to get their share in this Summer season.

[via Coated][Image: Samsung]

Samsung Galaxy S II Is Selling Like Hot Cakes In South Korea
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Exactly tomorrow, Verizon Wireless will begin accepting pre-orders for the super fun Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play smartphone, or what we have known as the PlayStation Phone from the start. Verizon officially announced that the pre-orders open on May 19th, and the Android phone itself will go on sale starting on May 26th.

As the matter of the pricing, Verizon is lowering down the price to $199.99, but you are going to sign up with their 2-year contract before you can take home the XPERIA Play. We’ll it’s probably a problem if you’ve had too much cell phone contract you have in your hand.

Anyway, to refresh what Sony Ericsson XPERIA Play all about, it’s an Android phone that Sony has stamped their “PlayStation certified” on. It’s also one of the hybrid Android PSP phone in the market that no other phone has such a great gaming feature yet.

As the matter of performance, XPERIA Play is coming with 1GHz Qualcomm processor, Adreno 205 GPU, 512MB RAM, and a 4-inch multi-touch display that support up to 480 x 854 pixels resolution.

So, would you want to pre-order one if you have already got an Android Phone? I’m PSP fans, so I would!

[via BGR]

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We have no idea what’s has happened in the background of Samsung management. It seems there is some sort of conflict about the launch of Samsung Galaxy S II, but today Samsung HQ has confirmed that the launch of Galaxy S II smartphone will be arriving on April 2011 instead of a delay until June.

Samsung Galaxy S is one of the most anticipated Android phone in the market and it’s actually one of the best selling Android phone. Now with this second version of Galaxy S II, Samsung has added an even faster 1.2GHz Tegra 2 processor to boost its performance.

Also, Samsung Galaxy S II is appear to be slimmer, sexier, and have more amazing features added. We’ll wait for the official launch and full specification information.

[Samsung HQ Tweet, Source]

Samsung Galaxy S II Coming Up In April 2011
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Sprint US has just getting their inventory filled with Kyocera Echo smartphones. This Kyocera Echo is a dual screen Android phone that come with two 3.5-inch display (480 x 800) and on unfolded position you’ll get 4.7-inch display for 960 x 480 resolution. It a great phone for those who love to have more than one screen.

This Sprint Kyocera Echo is embedded with 1GHz CPU, supporting 720p HD video recording, running Android 2.2 and 3G supports. Here are the specification details of Kyocera Echo Phone:

• Sprint’s nationwide 3G network and Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g)*
• Wi-Fi hotspot capability, which supports wireless connections for up to five devices
• 5-megapixel camera with flash, autofocus and digital zoom
• 720p HD camcorder to quickly capture those on-the-go memorable moments
• Corporate (Exchange ActiveSync®) and personal (POP & IMAP) e-mail, IM (Google Talk™), text messaging
• Media player with a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack
• Stereo Bluetooth® 2.1 (+ EDR)
• Full HTML Web browser with Google Search™
• 1GHz Snapdragon processor (QSD 8650 Android)
• 1 gigabyte (GB) of onboard memory and an 8GB microSD™ card for the external memory card slot supporting cards up to 32GB
• Voice and text prompts in both English and Spanish

[Kyocera Echo via GeekWithLaptop and TechChee]

Sprint Gets Kyocera Echo – The First Dual Screen Android Phone On The Network
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DealExtreme, one of the online Chinese merchant site has made the possibility to pre-order the cool Meizu M9 Android Phone for about $450 or about 340 Euros (with FREE shipping) for the 8GB version. If you have been looking for a quality Android phone, Meizu M9 is probably a right choice.

Meizu M9 is powered by Samsung S5PC110 1GHz processor, has 512MB RAM and 512MB ROM, support HDMI 1.3 output and it’s running Google Android 2.2 OS.

Meizu M9 Android Smartphone also offering Bluetooth, WIFi connection, GPS A-GPS, microSD slot, 5MP rear facing camera, 3G connectivity, and 1350mAh rechargeable battery.

Pre-order one now at DealExtreme if you are interested to get this Meizu M9 Android Phone.

Meizu M9 Android Smartphone Is Up For Pre-Order
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If you are looking for to have a new smartphone for your new year, here is one suggestion that can let you save a lot. Newegg has lowered down the price of Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 3G Android Phone, where you can now get it for $189.99 + Free shipping, instead of the default list price $339.99.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 3G Android Phone Unlocked features 2G/3G connectivity, 3″ 480×320 touchscreen, 3.15-megapixel camera, 128MB internal memory, microSD card slot (2GB microSD card included), Bluetooth, Android 1.6 OS, and more.

This Deal will expire on December 27th.

Save $150 On Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 – $189.99 Shipped
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LG Optimus 2X is the new flagship product that was just announced last week. There is no pricing details yet at that time, except the full specification that looks quite inviting.

LG Optimus 2X Android Smartphone is coming with 1GHz dual core NVIDIA Tegra 2 SoC Processor, has a large display like Sony Xperia X10 at 4-inch (WVGA display), built-in with 8GB storage (expandable to 32GB via microSD card) and it’s running with Android 2.2 FroYo OS.

Other features also include 8MP rear facing camera, 1.3MP front-facing camera, DLNA certified, HDMI mirroring, Gyro sensor, accelerometer, Full HD 1080p support, 1500mAh battery, microUSB port as well as the ability to upgrade to Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS.

Even there is no pricing details yet, fellow blogger from Unwired View has reported that the pricing for LG Optimus 2X might take as high as $730 with no contract option. It’s a bit pricey and people might just opt for a tablet device instead.

[via Unwired View]

LG Optimus 2X Android Smartphone Pricing Unveiled
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Here is a nice (but not necessary!) try of test to grill the top three smartphones that run on different platform. In the show, the ‘crazy-rich’ griller has put iPhone 4, HTC Surround and G2 phones to a cheap $10 portal EZ griller to test their sustainability to heat.

The result? Microsoft’s phone survived the cruel test. However, this doesn’t show much idea and I believe no one would like to toast their smartphones in the griller or somewhere hot (except he is an adventurer that want to dip into the magma).

[via MobileWhack]

What Grills Faster? iPhone 4, Android, Or Windows Phone 7?
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If you are waiting for the Star Wars limited edition Motorola Droid 2 R2-D2 themed smartphones, then be cherish. Just three days more you will be able to get this limited edition smartphone on some selected Verizon stores or via the online store.

This Motorola Droid 2 R2-D2 featuring the unequal classic R2-D2 marking and design, however, there is nothing different with the Motorola Droid 2 itself. It features all the same specification that you can find on the regular version, so don’t expect it could move on it own like R2-D2.

However, it does come with an special R2-D2 notification sounds, ringtones wallpapers, clock widget as well as four live wallpapers that most fans would love to have it.

[via SlashGear, Geeky-Gadgets]

Motorola Droid 2 R2-D2 Limited Edition Available On This September 30th For $249
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Guys over at XDA developers has successfully overclocked Samsung Captivate (Galaxy S) processor from 1GHz to 1.2Ghz to give a bit of speed boost to run applications faster.

According to their theory, the Samsung Galaxy S could be overclocked to 1.6Ghz in the future. But for now, Android smartphones overclockers should not overclock more than 1.2Ghz if they don’t want to toast their Android phone.

It’s recommended not to overclock a cell phone processor speed, but if you think that you want to take this challenge (while holding the risk to break your Android Phone), head on over to XDA developers forum for the guide.

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HTC Desire HD is the second version the family, where it has supported 720p video recording and the ability to playback XVid videos. Folks at 247Android has managed to get their hands dirty with this new version of HTC Desire HD.

It seems the smartphone is pretty promising. With 4.3-inch WVGA touchscreen display, slim design, HD capability, 1GHZ Qualcomm processor, and 8MP camera, HTC Desire HD is ready to enter to the battlefield. HTC Desire HD has also supported SRS surround sound system, Flash 10.1 support, has 4GB internal storage, and automatic face tracking functionality.

Enjoy the video below (presented by 247Android):

More detail coming soon!

[via Engadget]

HTC Desire HD Has Been Leaked [With Video]
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The new Android Phone from LG – Optimus Z Smartphone is going to surface in South Korea market soon. This Android 2.1 running smartphone is powered by 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, has 5MP camera, 3.5-inch WVGA Hyper HD LCD that goes to the limit of 800 x 480 pixels, as well as the smartphone has a built-in T-DMB mobile TV support.

Though the full specs is not available yet, but I think it’s quite amazing as you can find everything stuffed in just 11.05mm of thin dimension. Oh, it also has a bluetooth connectivity, GPS should be available too, and it has a good compatibility with DivX movies.

LG Optimus Z Smartphone is going to hit the Korea via Korea’s SK Telecom and KT carrier. Expect to see the full specs soon so stay tuned if you are interested.

[via Winarco]

LG Optimus Z Smartphone – Readies Their Landing in South Korea
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Talking about PSX emulator, iPhone 3GS has got one, and HTC HD2 has it too. So, now it’s the turn of Android Phones to get a working emulator to play your old golden memories PSX games.

In the show below, PSX4Droid is running on Samsung Galaxy S and Dell Streak. The Apps cost $5.99 on Android Market which you can download it now. Despite of few glitches, most PlayStation Games was emulated like charm. Some demo which you can see below is running Final Fantasy VII, Ridge Racer and Crash Bandicoot (on Nexus One Phone).

The PSX4Droid can also use Nintendo Wii motes as the external controller to play the game emulated on Dell Streak. Here is the proof:

Now all you have to do is to dump your legal BIOS and ROMs from your PlayStation and you are good to go!

[via Engadget]

PSX4Droid PlayStation Emulator Works Like Charm On Android Phone
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There is nothing wrong with texting while walking. But In our region, there is a minor accidents happened on the road because people are texting and sending SMS while riding a motorbike. Yep, this is crazy but that’s the fact. However, if the user can buy an Android phone and install this “Road SMS” Apps, I guess no more accident would occur easily.

Road SMS Apps will let you text to your friend while providing a road view / frontal view so you can see the road clearly while typing on your message. Except you are facing way down to the earth, you can see what’s in front of you without look away from your Android phone.

Currently, Samsung Galaxy Si9000 has come pre-installed with this Road SMS Apps. but I’m sure it will become a handy standard for any cell phones supporting apps and with frontal camera to take a peek.

[YugaTech via TechChee]

Road SMS Apps For Android Phone: Allow You To Text While Walking
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Without meddling inside the rumors of the latest droid mobile phone from Motorola, we’ve jumped right into the information of the availability of Motorola DROID X, the Android phone that was rolled out just a couple days ago.

Best Buy announced it yesterday that they’ve already bring the Motorola DROID X right into their inventory and it’s now available for pre-order today. Motorola DROID X will ship out on July 15, however, we are not sure if their is an early bird deal or not.

Motorola DROID X is not running Froyo yet. Instead, it use Android 2.1 as the main OS. However, it might be coming with the Froyo or Android 2.2 in the upcoming months that touted to support Adobe Flash 10.1.

Motorola DROID X is also coming with an impressive 4.3-inch of screen, a camera that could do HD 720p video recording, Mini-USB port, and HDMI. The Android phone will cost you $199.99 with two year contract.

“With the buzz we’ve seen around the Android platform, Best Buy is confident that consumers will be thrilled about the Verizon DROID X by Motorola pre-sale,” said Scott Anderson, senior director of merchandising at Best Buy Mobile. “It has been a great summer for smartphones with the HTC EVO and iPhone 4 launches, and the addition of the DROID X adds another strong option for our customers to consider.”

[via GadgetVenue]

Motorola DROID X: Available For Pre-Order on Best Buy
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Early in 2010 (Jan), we have got the leaked image of the upcoming Motorola Shadow. Today, we have found another leaked image of this unofficial Motorola Shadow Android phone thanks to BoyGeniusReport. According to them, the image is taken from a gym, but I have no idea who’s got this phone. Probably someone from Motorola who’d like the phone to be leaked intentionally…

The display is not 4.3-inch, but it’s 4.1-inch diagonal (WVGA mode), and it has 16GB memory (combination between internal 8GB and External 8GB), got one 8MP camera, and it’s powered by 720Mhz TI OMAP3630 processor. A HDMI and USB Port also available for direct connection to external device.

You can also see the “Verizon Wireless” logo clearly marked at the bottom side of the phone, this has proved that Motorola Shadow will brought out by Verizon Wireless instead of other carriers.

[HowardForums via BGR]

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The latest myTouch smartphone is a 3D slide QWERTY Smartphone. It released exclusively under T-Mobile network, featuring 3.4-inch HVGA display, and it has standard 5MP camera, WiFi connectivity, support HSP 7.2MBps and it’s running on Android 2.1 OS.

As for the physical dimension, myTouch 3D Slide QWERTY smartphone has a slim 15mm thickness. For multimedia and storage purpose, you can find a built-in music player function, and 8GB microSD card. You can also connect with your friends via Social network using MyTouch 3D Slide QWERTY smartphone and share your media files with faster access to some social networks.

Looks pretty promising, butt there is no pricing details yet. Some rumors said that myTouch 3G slide QWERTY phone will be available in US on June.

[via MyTouch]

myTouch 3G Slide QWERTY Smartphone
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It’s staggering, the long rumored HTC DROID Incredible has been sold out within 2 hours of its official debut in Verizon Wireless online store. It’s been long booked by the fans of HTC phone and the DROID Incredible is sure one of the strongest phones of its class. According to the source, the HTC DROID Incredible is actually sold out before it hit the online store. So just about 2 hours, HTC DROID Incredible was out of stock. Although we don’t have the data on how much the inventory Verizon kept, but it’s still an amazing record. I’m sure HTC has done their pre-launching campaigns well before the phone to pop out in the market.

For those who late in ordering the HTC Droid Incredible, new online order will be shipped next month on May 4th.

[Verizon Wireless via Ubergizmo and BGR]

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