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The Moto Droid’s Ability To Autofocus Varies From Day To Day

Here’s a weird one for you: A few hours ago, Motorola DROID users began reporting that the cameras on their handsets were suddenly.. better. The camera’s ability to auto-focus, which I’d railed in our review of the product, seemed to drastically improve overnight. And it did! Most assumed that Verizon and Motorola had managed to sneak out some sort of stealth over-the-air update, patching the camera’s settings on the fly. A number of sites reported as much. Some even took offense to...

The True Google Phone

TechCrunch is hearing some veeeeeery interesting talk about a true Google Phone: Not just an Android device, but a phone designed top-to-bottom by Google to fulfill their dream of exactly what Android can be. It's a resilient rumor. We've heard rumors like this before, but this time there are a few distinct elements that seem credible, maybe even enough to make us rethink our previous position. We're basing this all on Michael Arrington's sources his article is a bit vague, but points to an...

AT&T Adds BlackBerry Curve 8520

Ah, BlackBerry Curve 8520. We’ve got pretty fond memories of your exclusive days over on T-Mobile. So what gives? Why the jump to AT&T all of a sudden? Oh right…increasing market share and giving consumers what they want an inexpensive and relatively capable smartphone. Nice. Known as one of the nicer “value” smartphones out there, the BlackBerry Curve 8520 features RIM’s famous QWERTY keyboard and its mostly loved touch-sensitive trackpad (as opposed to the older scrolling nav...

Samsung Announces New Android-powered Galaxy Spica (i5700)

Attention Battlestar Galactica Android OS fans, Samsung has just taken the wraps off its newest Android-powered smartphone, the Galaxy Spica. By the sound of that name, it appears the Cylons have taken control of Samsung’s mobile division. The newest soldier in the ever-growing ‘droid army features a 800MHz processor (just like its Moment sibling) and is the first Android smartphone to include native DivX support (so you won’t have to convert your downloaded collection of BSG to watch on...

BlackBerry Bold 9700 On T-Mobile Monday

For those of you who have been drooling over the BlackBerry Bold 9700, the good news is that it’s just around the corner! The BlackBerry Bold 9700 will be making its US debut on Monday, thanks to T-Mobile USA, and it will also be T-Mobile’s first BlackBerry to support its 3G network. The phone will be going for $200 with a 2-year contract, or $450 if you want to buy the phone outright. If you’re on AT&T, don’t fret, as the carrier should also be offering the Bold 9700 sometime this...