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For those of you who have or are getting a HTC EVO 4G, there’s some good news in that you will now be able to get unlimited free WiFi/Bluetooth tethering. To make this possible your new EVO 4G will need to be rooted.

The application used to achieve this is the Wireless Tether for Root users aka android-wifi-tether.

Before you install the wireless tether for root application on the HTC EVO 4G, you’ll first need to root your device if you haven’t already. Android Police has a guide on how to root your EVO 4G which is easy to follow and is a very quick process. [Read more…]

Not much is known yet about the Motorola DROID Xtreme other than a few leaked shots. The latest shots captured show the back of the DROID Xtreme.

On the back an 8 megapixel camera can be found, also HD video is included as seen in very small writing next to the lens and what looks to be a dual-flash.

We hear that it runs the Google [GOOG] OS, Android 2.1 although earlier details did not indicated it was version 2.1. We also see that it has similar styling to the Motorola DROID. [Read more…]

It appears that HTC Hero owners over in Asia today are starting to get the Android 2.1 firmware update. Conformation came from HTC on it’s Chinese Plurk account saying the roll-out would be June 4, which is today.

There was no mention of a European roll-out though with some translated instructions briefly explaining how the update can be installed.

The translated message says….

On June 4, 2010 to open up the wireless software update, the main update function as follows: Android 2.1 operating system upgrade!

System will continue to send updates prompt, when you receive a system prompt as long as you can by clicking Download or wireless network connection 3G/GPRS way to complete your phone system updates. Note: We recommend you to choose to have free Wi-Fi environment, download the update. If you are currently using 3G network, the download may have to pay the additional cost carriers, please make sure to have unlimited Internet access rates apply for rentals before use.

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The HTC EVO 4G launches today in the US. The new smartphone is capable of 10X the download speed of a 3G phone making it the quickest around today. Of course, that assumes you are in a 4G area under good network circumstances. However, the launch was hit with a slight snag in that some reports are saying that a problem with the 8GB microSD card that ships with the EVO 4G in that there is a permissions problem that won’t let users write data to the card.

‘It seems to be fairly widespread among those who received the phones, says Andy Y, an Evo user who has been in touch with Google and HTC tech support over his faulty Evo SD card. ‘It’s a troubling trend. He has posted extensively on an online Android forum about his experience, where he says about 20 people have complained of similar problems.

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Back in February we heard of rumours about a new smartphone from HTC called the HTC Scorpion. At the time it was rumoured that the smartphone would run a new 1.5GHz processor from Qualcomm (meaning an update to the 1GHz Snapdragon) and run the Android 2.2 operating system from Google [GOOG].

Another rumour has been added to the HTC Scorpion set of rumours with the new one saying the device is real and that it is going to be launched on the Verizon [VZ] network and will include support for WiMax. [Read more…]

The Nokia E73 Mode was announced today in the USA and will soon become available on the the T-Mobile network. The E series devices from Nokia [NOK] are based around business users. The E73 has a QWERTY keyboard built in and is still the operators thinnest phone on offer.

The Nokia E73 follows on from the older E72. Specifications show that it has WiFi, 3G and a new Switch mode feature that allows you to easily change the home screen to show status updates from friends.

As the E73 is a business phone it comes with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync client allowing it to connect up to a corporate email server. IBM Lotus Traveler is also included that lets you switch between multiple inboxes. [Read more…]

On Tuesday we heard rumours that the Samsung Galaxy S was launching simultaneously around the globe. This rumour has now been squashed in that the US wont get it till later this year and neither will the rest of the world. However, for those in Europe it is expected that the Samsung Galaxy S will happen any day now.

The press release mentions that 100 operators across the globe have selected the smartphone due to it being a key device.

“The Android-powered Samsung Galaxy S will set a new standard for smartphones, and the excitement we’ve seen from operators and retailers for this device is testament to that,” said JK Shin, president and head of mobile communications business. “The Samsung Galaxy S is the perfect device for people in all corners of the world who want that extra edge; to be more effective, productive, better connected, and in tune with their smart life both personal and professional all in a very easy and simple way. We’re extremely confident that this device is going to be very successful in every market.”

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