Sprint quietly launched the Express on Friday, a new $20 Android smartphone manufactured by Huawei. The device runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and features a 2.6-inch display with a 320 x 240-pixel resolution, a full QWERTY keyboard, 512MB of RAM, a 1,600 mAh battery, a microSD slow for up to 32GB of storage, a 3.2-megapixel camera and the ability to share its 3G connection via a mobile hotspot feature. The Express is available now for $20 with a new two-year Sprint contract. (more…)

It looks as though software developer James Laird has opened Pandora’s box for Apple’s AirPlay music streaming system. Frustrated by the fact that an AirPort Express emulator did not exist, Laird began to look for a solution that would allow him to stream iTunes music without the use of AirPlay. “I was disappointed to find that Apple used a public-key crypto scheme, and there’s a private key hiding inside the ApEx [Airport Extreme],” wrote Laird. “So I took it apart (I stil...

Is today Black Tuesday? We don’t typically run deal news here on BGR but this morning we had info two pretty solid offers hit the old inbox and we wanted to let you guys know about them. First off, if a new GPS navigation unit is on your holiday list this year, waiting for Black Friday to roll around might not be the smart play. Today, for one day only, you can get the Dash Express GPS unit for $199.99 – a full $100 off the regular price. Sure, it’s not as sweet as getting one for free like ...

Richard! Congrats buddy, you’ll be dodging traffic and reading your friends’ tweets on the go (not while driving though, we hope) before you know it. Sorry for the delay in announcing the winner but things have been pretty busy here at BGR HQ. Don’t worry, we’ll have some exciting new stuff for you before you know it. In the meantime, a big thanks is in order to everyone who entered the contest and to Dash for showing BGR readers some well-deserved love. Congrats again to Richard to ev...