Smartphone Experts–Smartphone Fan

According to one of our insider sources over at Sprint, there is already an issue emerging out of Samsung’s just-launched Epic 4G. In speaking with our insider, we are being told that the Epic 4G is having a problem with the capacitive back button on the bottom of the device. The button can become unresponsive, up to the point of being completely unusable. Sprint has, apparently, already had returns on the device due to this issue. There are also various reports that the issue may also affect any or all of the capacitive touch buttons.

That’s right folks! The hottest app on the iTunes Store is finally making it’s way to our favourite OS. Readers who have played the iPhone version will understand when I say that Angry Birds has to be one of the most addictive mobile games ever made.

In a recent interview with Hebrew Calcalist, Android product manager Gaurav Jain announced that the mobile platform will play a huge part in the upcoming Google music, and that its launch will coincide with Android 3.0. He also confirmed statements that we can expect to see both this upcoming holiday season. This is likely a move to challenge Apple’s plans to add streaming capability to iTunes later this year. I am excited by the idea of Google having a music service that will allow purchase, streaming, and download of music, so I am extra excited to see what this holiday season brings us Android users. For more information on Android and the current Android mobile phones, check out our Android Guides Google Music to Launch with Android 3.0 This Christmas

I came across this post on Droid Life today and I got all excited.

As we all know, there are a LOT of iPhone users out there and it may (or may not) surprise you that a lot of them get more and frustrated with their phone or their carrier (ahem AT&T) every day.

For a long time now, iUsers have been exclusively enjoying the SoundHound application, but not any longer. SoundHound is now available for Android. SoundHound is all about information. Whether it’s identifying a currently playing song, humming a song to identify it, or searching by lyrics, SoundHound can do it all

Sports fans rejoice! This is one of those apps that iUsers have been enjoying for a while, well our time has come. The app is easy to use, updates happen almost real time and it allows you to add your “favorite” teams to the app.

We wrote about the 2.1 update possibly coming to the UK a little over a week ago. Well apparently good things come to those who wait. HTC Europe has begun pushing out groundwork for the 2.1 update OTA to Hero owners today. If your phone receives the update, you will see a notification on the phone and all you have to do is press OK to accept the update, which will download via your data connection or wifi. After installing the update, you can verify it installed correctly by checking the Build number. From the Home screen, go to Menu -> Settings -> About Phone -> Build Number . Once there, the new Build number after the update will be 2.73.405.93; 2.73.405.94 (Nordic) & 2.73.405.95 (Greece/ Ireland).

Tony Bradley over at PCWorld has put together the top 5 reasons that Apple (and the iPad) should fear an Android invasion. Here’s my summary of his list: True Multitasking – Sure iPhone OS 4.0 will have multitasking, but it’s still a limited version only usable within certain situations and scenarios Less Restrictive App Market – With nearly 200,000 apps (according to Apple), there is power in numbers.