During today’s Apple event , Steve Jobs bragged about how many iOS devices are upgraded each day and remarked that he thinks “some of [Apple's] friends are counting upgrades in their numbers.” Google caught this thinly-veiled accusation and retorted: More »

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Google Responds to Steve Jobs’ Thinly Veiled Insults [Google]
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If you thought the Dell Streak was too large to be used as a phone at 5-inches, get a load of ViewSonic’s ViewPad 7 , a 7-inch Android tablet that also doubles up as a phone. More »

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Q: Is ViewSonic’s 7-Inch ViewPad a Phone or Android Tablet? A: Both! [Tablets]
Don’t tell me how many G’s your new phone has. We’ve all loved and lost so many G’s at this point

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A Tedious and Personal History of 3G [3G]
So many different names are being bandied about for T-Mobile’s ” Project Emerald ,” that it makes sense they’re readying two models. After all, we’ve heard about the HTC Desire HD and Vision , as well as the Glacier , Vanguard and G1 Blaze. More »

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Rumor: T-Mobile’s HSPA+ Phones (HTC Vision and Desire HD) Will Appear Next Month [Android]
An unusually well-shot and clear video has appeared online, showing off the as yet-unannounced HTD Desire HD . Looking more like an EVO 4G than the original Desire , it has a 4.3″ display and half-matte, half-glossy back. More »

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Leaked HTC Desire HD Video Shows Larger Screen and Dual-Flash [Android]
Either HTC has signed up T-Mobile for a couple of new handsets, or that Project Emerald HTC Vision/Vanguard/G1 Blaze has another new name: HTC Glacier . It’s appeared in GLBenchmark’s database , with results that that are off the scale.

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Leaked HTC Glacier Could Be T-Mobile’s Ultra-Fast Project Emerald Android Phone [Android]
You could root your Droid X the old fashioned way , or you can download a program that’ll do it for you with a single touch. I’m not gonna tell you your business, but this is a no-brainer, folks.

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Droid X Gets One-Click Rooting [Droid X]
Whether you want to call it the HTC Vision, Vanguard or G1 Blaze , a mention of the rumored phone has been dug up in some source code on a mysterious teaser product page at T-Mobile . More »

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T-Mobile’s Teaser Site Could Be For Android-Powered HTC Vision/Vanguard [Android]
I thought hermits kept busy plastering windows with newspaper and collecting Pot Noodle cups. This Japanese hermit , while burying himself in the hills and practicing nunchuck skillz, has his own website and answers phonecalls—while being interviewed on TV. More »

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Even Karate-Mad Hermits Can’t Resist Owning Cellphones In Japan [Japan]
Ready to suck down your sixth Google Maps for Android update in the past six months?

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Google Maps for Android updated to 4.4, adds dedicated ‘Places’ for searching nearby