Mobile

Android 2.2 Download Now Available For HTC EVO

Android 2.2 is supposed to roll out to the Sprint EVO next week, but it looks like there’s a direct download already available through HTC. Here’s how to get it:


July 30, 2010
Software

Android 2.2 Will Begin Rolling Out To The EVO 4G On August 3

Good news for EVO 4G owners: Sprint will begin rolling out Android 2.2 to its customers starting August 3:


July 29, 2010

Sprint Grows In Subscribers For The First Time In 3 Years

Thanks to the popularity of Evo, Sprint gained 111,000 net subscribers in the second quarter, the first time the company has seen net subscriber growth in three years.


July 24, 2010
Mobile

Mugen Battery Pack Doubles Evo 4G Battery Life

The Sprint Evo 4G does a lot of things brilliantly, but endurance is not one of them. Until this Mugen battery pack came along, granting Evo owners’ wish of a full day’s use on one charge.


July 12, 2010
Mobile

HTC Evo Shortages Make You And Sprint Equally Frustrated

One thing iPhone 4 and HTC Evo 4G fans can agree on: it’s a pain in the neck to get your hands on either. That’s making it hard for Sprint to get the 4G foothold they’d envisioned.


July 8, 2010
Entertainment

Best Buy Spares iPhone 4 Vs HTC EVO Video Creator’s Job

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Best Buy employee Brian Maupin got internet famous last week with this iPhone 4 versus HTC Evo video. Which made Best Buy upset enough to suspend and threaten to fire the guy. Today, Maupin was granted a stay of termination.


July 3, 2010
Mobile

Best Buy Wants To Fire Employee For His iPhone 4 Vs HTC EVO Video

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The iPhone 4 vs HTC EVO video making the rounds has gotten 1.7 million views, but when Best Buy found out it was their employee that made the video, they weren’t so much amused as angry.


July 2, 2010
Mobile

Expert Says iPhone 4 Has The Best Smartphone Display

PCMag ran the Evo, the Droid X, the Incredible and the iPhone 4 through a gauntlet of tests to determine which really has best display. Here’s what DisplayMate President Dr Raymond Soneira has to say about the results.


June 29, 2010
Mobile

HTC EVO 4G Receives OTA Update 1.47.651.1 (For Improving Wi-Fi?)

EVO 4G owners are seeing update 1.47.651.1 appear on their phones, which we heard about last week. It’s not a biggie by the sounds of it, instead rumoured to contain 802.11n Wi-Fi support and fix a couple of bugs.


June 25, 2010
Mobile

HTC Evo Getting Minor Software Update Next Week?

A Sprint source has leaked to BGR that the HTC Evo will mostly likely be getting a software update on June 28th. The update would bring improved Wi-Fi (802.11n, we’re guessing), fix Exchange issues and repair a battery-draining problem with the official Facebook app. Why Sprint continues to have their Nascar app run in the background of all Evos at all times, we still don’t know. [BGR]