Samsung GT-i9010

I've been really excited about the possibility of a Nexus Two coming out this month, especially when all the speculation around next week's Samsung presentation pointed to a release (or at least the release of the existence) of the N2.  Here's what I've gathered so far on the supposed model number of the mystery phone, GT-i9010:

1: It will operate on AT&T exclusively in the US, based on it's 850/1900MHz EDGE and 3G bands.
2: It will sport a Wi-Fi b/g/n radio with WPA.
3: It "looks like" a Galaxy S phone, and it's model number is one off the generic GT-i9000 that European models carry.

That's it.  As much as I want this to be the next Nexus phone, I doubt it will.  Google has a much better relationship with T-Mobile in the US than it does with AT&T (Moto Backflip anyone?) and I find it hard to believe that AT&T is going to take the cash it was previously sending to Cupertino and buy into a deal like this with Google.  And why would Google debut a developer phone on an average network, when you can leverage what is now being touted as 4G?

I think what we are seeing is potentially a GSM version of the Continuum (with which I am greatly underwhelmed) or maybe a refresh of the Captivate.

But, for the sake of my aging Nexus One, I hope I'm wrong!

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_Mobility#Radio_Frequency_Summary'
https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/eas/GetApplicationAttachment.html?id=1367535
http://certifications.wi-fi.org/pdf_certificate.php?cid=WFA9887

Droid 2 Gets Bootstrap Recovery a-la Droid X

My good friend Slayher was the first lucky recipient of Koush's brand new bootstrap recovery for Droid 2, and I have pics to prove it!  Frankly, I'm surprised he risked it, given the round-about way he got the 2.  Anyway...

Root instructions here.

Recovery instructions here.

TweetDeck for Android promises to be the best twitter app yet!

I've been using the leaked beta of TweetDeck for android all day and it has already replaced Hoot Suite on my phone! while this beta lacks photo upload and link shortening, its intuitive ui and clean design have won me over.
It had the nice dark look of Touitteur with the multiple stream functionality of Hoot Suite.

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TweetDeck for Android promises to be the best twitter app yet!

I've been using the leaked beta of TweetDeck for android all day and it has already replaced Hoot Suite on my phone! While this beta lacks some features, its intuitive ui and clean design have won me over.
It had the nice dark look of Touitteur with the multiple stream functionality of Hoot Suite.
Here are a couple screen shots To tide you over until a more polished beta is released tomorrow.

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Easy root app pulled from market

The first one click root app for the Droid and Droid X has been removed from the android market. This should probably not be much of a surprise, but it is unfortunate. According to the developers, Unstable Apps (http://www.unstableapps.com/?p=43) there was little explanation behind the move. The app is not available from the developers' site, either.

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Nexus One Still Available... to some.

Contrary to popular reports out there, the Google branded Nexus One (by HTC) is still available.  According to this website, it can still be purchased by Google's Android Developer Program or through certain carriers (Vodaphone being one of them) in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK.  Of course, you could turn to sites like eBay, craigslist, or Amazon.com and get one used at a fraction of the price.