Android Flash Player updated

The Android Flash player has been updated to version 10.3 and should be available in the android market.  In order to use flash on your android smartphone you need to have Android version 2.2 froyo installed.

New Samsung Superphone named Hercules coming to T-Mobile

The new Android phone named Hercules will have a 4.5 inch Super AMOLED plus display and has very powerful specs.  It appears the phone may be released by T-Mobile sometime in August.  Here is some of the early specs for this smartphone:

• 4.5-inch 480 x 800 Super AMOLED Plus display
• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
• NFC support, though compatibility with the forthcoming ISIS mobile payment standard is “to be determined”
• Category 24 HSDPA (42Mbps) and Category 6 HSUPA (5.76Mbps) for extremely fast HSPA+ support — faster than any HSPA+ phone currently sold in the US
• AWS plus 850 / 1900MHz compatibility for support on AT&T’s “4G” network if the merger succeeds
• Preliminary measurements place it at 5.16 x 2.76 x 0.37 inches — within a few hundredths of an inch of the Infuse
• 16GB internal ROM, 1GB internal RAM, external microSD up to 32GB
• Apparently it will have a Qualcomm 1.2GHz dual-core APQ8060 application processor, which is highly unusual for Samsung, especially considering the performance of its own multi-core Exynos line
• 8 megapixel primary camera with flash and 1080p video capture, secondary front-facing camera
• Won’t have a dedicated HDMI port, but will have MHL for HDMI HDTV charging

AT&T changes Android app policy

AT&T has decided to allow its smartphone customers to install applications downloaded outside the Android market.  The new AT&T  Samsung Infuse is the first AT&T phone that is capable of installing apps from a source that is not from the market.  Sometime in the future technical updates will allow all AT&T Android phones to install apps from non-market sources.

Great HD Wallpapers now available in the Android Market

If you are looking for some new wallpapers to add a new look to your phone, the Great HD Wallpapers app may be worth a try.  The app gives you lots of options and categories you can apply to your phone. This app is free and is available in the Android market.

Toshiba announces new 10.1 Dual Core Tablet

Toshiba has officially announced a new dual core Tegra 2 powered Regza Tablet AT300.  This Toshiba Tablet features a 10.1-inch 1280x800 display and running Android 3.0 Honeycomb, the tablet arrives in Japan in June with price of around $700 (US dollars). The Regza AT300 boasts 1GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, two cameras (5MP rear, 2MP front), an SD card slot, mini usb and usb ports and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Samsung fires back at Apple

Samsung has decided to fight back against Apple by suing them for copyright infringement in several countries.  Samsung has said that the reason for the lawsuit is that Apple stole some technology dealing with power consumption in mobile handsets when mobile data is used.

Best Buy's Sunday iPad 2 promotion gets a failing grade

In May Best Buy said it would withold a number of iPads for this past Sunday's promotion but things did not go smoothly.  A lot of customers were waiting when the stores opened on Sunday only to be told in a lot of cases there are no ipads in stock but they can pay $100 to preorder.  Customers were very unhappy with the  shortage of iPad 2 devices and experts in the tech industry wonder if the Motorola Xoom and other recent android  tablets will benefit from this inventory shortage.