We are no strangers to inexpensive tablets from the Far East, but US retailer Kmart is among the first to introduce consumers to an affordable iPad alternative. For $149.99 (though not yet in stock), the GENTOUCH tablet looks pretty spicy. More »

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In a cheeky and indirect shot at Apple’s iPhone 4 antenna woes, Samsung has taken out a newspaper advertisement whose text replaces the two “l” letters of the word “hello” with 4 bars, signifying that the Galaxy S‘ reception is trouble free. More »

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Produced by Samsung, just like the phone, AT&T’s Captivate commercial depicts a Hollywood action movie in the palm of one’s hand. Samsung highlights the Super AMOLED screen on the Captivate but does not mention the prized Hummingbird CPU. More »

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With VAT, Acer’s premiere Stream is listed at around $607 after conversion. The Stream is an enhancement over the excellent Liquid E and includes Bluetooth 3.0, 720p video capture (but no flashlight), 2Gb onboard memory, a customized UI, and a 3.7″ AMOLED display with the same WVGA resolution as the Liquid E. More »

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From Ziggytek: Once upon a time, cell phones were simple radios that allowed two people to speak to each other. Today, smartphones include voice calling almost as an afterthought, and manufacturers load their top models with so many features that the phones could conceivably replace their owners’ cameras, music players, and netbooks. Motorola’s Droid X is off to a rousing start, as it excites gadget geeks and smartphone lovers across America. Find out why Verizon’s latest Droid might be the greatest of them all. More »

New shipments for the Droid X will go out by July 23rd through Verizon. Nationwide, customers lined up in droves to purchase Motorola’s new supercharged Android 2.1 smartphone. More »

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ZTE and UK carrier Three have lowered the bar for smartphone pricing with the Racer, which is £99 outright or free with contract. More »

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This is one sick ROM for the sexy HTC HD2 –in addition to Android 2.2 FroYo, it has 2.1 Eclair with Sense UI as well, so users can pick whichever they fancy. Aside from a few inevitable bugs, the ROM is stable and fast. More »

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AT&T’s oft criticized network and having a very different design than the other Galaxy versions, the Captivate can be looked at as somewhat of the black sheep within the Samsung Galaxy S family. Well, under a week before the Captivate’s public release, it receives a video unboxing. More »

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It appears that, at the moment, Amazon has inventory of the elusive HTC Droid Incredible for Verizon, and it is on sale for only $149.99 with contract. More »

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