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by Jesse Potter
Dec 22, 2010
It wouldn't be the holiday season without us offering up some free goodies for our readers, so many thanks to Federico Carnales for his participation in this giveaway.LauncherPro -- one of the most po...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 22, 2010
A couple weeks ago, Howard Stern inked a new contract with Sirius that enabled him to broadcast on mobile devices, including Android. What was unknown was when his channels would be made available. Se...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 22, 2010
OpenFeint -- the gaming network that lets you compete against your friends on other platforms -- has added 11 new titles to its roster. They are (and links to go AppBrain, if available, or you can fi...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 22, 2010
It was only yesterday that we saw leaked pictures of the rumored HTC Incredible HD 4G for Verizon. Gizmodo now has another front picture of the device (not much different than the one we had a month a...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 22, 2010
Samsung's Nexus S is now available to purchase from the Carphone Warehouse. Customers considering the "Pure Google" experience can get one for £429 sans contract and free with a variet...
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by Jesse Potter
Dec 22, 2010
Just like I predicted earlier this month, Gameloft is offering up another one of their high quality Android games -- Hero of Sparta -- absolutely free. But you gotta act quick, because the ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 22, 2010
Motorola has updated its Android software upgrade news page, and it's not pretty. Besides no mention of Gingerbread for the Droid X (say yes Moto, you have to), there's a slew of lower-end hand...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 22, 2010
We broke the news of the Epic 4G's impending Android 2.2 update yesterday. But for you doubters, Phone Area got a screen shot of the same internal Sprint memo detailing the changes. And, lo and behol...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 22, 2010
YouTube link for Mobile Viewing We've seen him in Kuwait, we've seen him atop a Christmas tree, and now Lloyd's been spotted on a Chevy Camaro in the Forza 3 racing game. Looks pretty darn good to us...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 21, 2010
The HTC EVO Shift 4G, a device that we saw a couple weeks ago and was caught in Sprint's system about a week ago, has posed for some more pictures.What we do know thus far about the EVO Shift 4G is th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 21, 2010
What do you get when you have a power button, front-facing camera, speaker grille and battery door slot? A close-up of a smartphone, that's for sure, which is just what showed up in our inbox. And th...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 21, 2010
If you're using Foursquare on your Android phone, and are willing to try out a testing version (with photos and comments), listen up. Dennis Crowley, a member of the Foursquare for Android team...
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by Jesse Potter
Dec 21, 2010
Wireless networks are expanding nearly every day, and the mobile phone as we knew it half-decade ago is dead and gone. Today, a substantial percentage of consumers carry an always-on internet d...
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by Jesse Potter
Dec 21, 2010
Bay Area Sprint subscribers toting a 4G phone will receive a nice holiday treat on Dec. 28, as Sprint continues its 4G rollout. Idle 4G radios within the San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and Si...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 21, 2010
The Verizon version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab can now be bought for $499 off contract at Best Buy; Verizon's variant of the Tab was previously $599.If you're thinking about the Galaxy Tab for the holi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 21, 2010
Rumors have been runnin' round regarding the Sprint Epic 4G's long-awaited Android 2.2 Froyo update. And it looks like Dec. 26 is getting nailed down as a probable date. Yes, we know how these "...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 21, 2010
Another new feature to Gingerbread is Near Field Communications (NFC). It's a fancy term for wireless communication between things that touch each other. You've probably seen this with you...
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by Jared DiPane
Dec 21, 2010
Were you one of the many who stayed awake last night to check out the lunar eclipse as it occurred in the early morning hours? Many of us wish we could capture the amazing event on camera, and it appe...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 21, 2010
Here's the latest speculation and rumor control on the not-so-mythical Sony Ericsson Playstation phone: First up, SE was granted a European trademark on "Xperia Play" on Dec. 1. At the same...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 21, 2010
You may have heard some rumbling across the Internet over the weekend about Staples recalling the Viewsonic 10-inch GTablet because of a hardware defect. Turns out that according to Viewsonic (f...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 21, 2010
Gingerbread on the Droid Incredible? Don't sound so surprised. Now that the source code has been made publicly available, everyone and their mother (hi, Mom!) is compiling a beta build for their favor...
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by Jared DiPane
Dec 20, 2010
Are you one of the Samsung Intercept owners who was eagerly awaiting your time for the Android 2.2 update but was quickly disappointed when it made your device a nice paperweight? Well, it appears as ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 20, 2010
OMG! The Nexus One will get its over-the-air Gingerbread update in a few weeks, according to the GoogleNexus Twitter account. In a few weeks?!?!? That means we should repeatedly hit the software updat...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 20, 2010
The Android robot has found a way to sneak into an iPad ad. The advertisement is actually for an iPad app about the history of Switzerland. The voiceover is heard talking about Switzerland and a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 20, 2010
To say that there's going to be a boatload of Android tablets in Las Vegas in a couple of weeks would be the understatement of the year. We know Motorola's bringing the Honeycomb thunder, and it appe...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 20, 2010
It's been 10 long months since we saw SPB Mobile Shell for Android. That's right, the same SPB who used to make Windows Mobile usable. And long after we got a look at it at Mobile World Cong...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 20, 2010
You read that right, folks. For those of you waiting to officially get in on the Swype keyboard, you'll wait no longer. The beta program has opened up to anyone able to type in a little user informati...
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by Kyle Gibb
Dec 20, 2010
The launch of the Google TV couldn't exactly be considered the smoothest. And The New York Times is now reporting that Google is taking the criticism very seriously and has told partners like LG and T...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 20, 2010
You hear a lot of talk about rooting, especially when a new or difficult handset gets rooted. But what many of us forget, especially those new to Android, is that rooting, and having to root pho...
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by Android Central
Dec 20, 2010
Operating System: Android 2.1 (Eclair)Display: 3.2-inch touchscreenForm Factor: Sliding QWERTYCamera: 3 MP with Auto-FocusStorage: Comes with 4 GB microSD (supports up to 16 GB)WiFi: 802.11 b/g/...
