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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 13, 2010
Cox Cable (a cable TV, Internet and phone provider for a good many of us) is poised to roll out an Android application that will work in conjunction with its DVR boxes and television service.&n...
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by afazel
Sep 13, 2010
All you Android-toting parents out there will be pleased to know that Zoodles Kid Mode is now available for Android. Zoodles is a program that puts your phone into a "kid mode" f...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 13, 2010
On Episode 28 of the Android Central Podcast, Alexander from Austria asked if there was an easy way to turn off automatic updating of apps, so that he wouldn't have to contend with the downloads sucki...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 13, 2010
Motorola this morning announced the Defy, a 3.7-inch rugged Android phone coming to T-Mobile by the holiday seasons. The Defy is scratch- and water-resistant, as well as dust-proof, Motorola sa...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 13, 2010
If you recently received your Froyo OTA, you may want to check to see if you're affected by a nasty little bug in the Gmail application by which any secondary accounts don't sync automatically. ...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Sep 13, 2010
If you watched Apple's Special Music Event on Sept. 1, you couldn't have missed Epic Games new tech demo, Epic Citadel. Although, just a tech demo at the moment, Epic Citadel is no doubt it is on...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 13, 2010
Sure, the T-Mobile G2 just got official, but it's the myTouch HD that's really starting to pique our interest. This reportedly leaked document shows a few specs, including Android 2.2, an3.8-in...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 13, 2010
Let the T-Mobile G2 price wars begin! Best Buy came out of the gate first, offering the G2 at presale for $199 after contract. And now Radio Shack has gone and dropped that price to $150 after contrac...
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by Dieter Bohn
Sep 12, 2010
Verizon Fascinate hands-on, plus, we fix the Bing thing T-Mobile G2 is announced Swype beta for Android gets an update BlackBerry Curve 3G Now Avai...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 12, 2010
Yeah, we're still waiting on Android 2.2 for the Motorola Droid X. But for those of you who are rooted and don't mind a little hackery, another leaked OTA (see our hands-on with the first) ...
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by Android Central
Sep 11, 2010
This week we saw the Verizon Fascinate launch and controversy erupt over its default search engine, the T-Mobile G2 announced, Swype updated, and a plethora of other odds and ends. Let's recap:...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 11, 2010
If you're rocking the Swype keyboard -- the beta version, not the one that's preinstalled on newer phones -- you likely just got an e-mail telling you it's time to update. Couple of reasons ...
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 11, 2010
Do you have DirecTV and want to watch NFL games wherever you go? Now you can with NFL Sunday Ticket To-Go, which has now been brought to Android. You must have the NFL Sunday Ticket to register for th...
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by Jared DiPane
Sep 11, 2010
Ok, now we all know that many BlackBerry users have converted to Android, but there are still some that carry both devices with them for whatever reasons they chose. In the past we have seen BlackBerr...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 11, 2010
Here's how to put Google search back on the Verizon Fascinate, and it takes just a third-party launcher and a single download. It's simple as can be and doesn't require root, and it adds one piece of...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 10, 2010
You should be able to gets your hands on the Samsung Galaxy Tab (see OUR hands on right here) through three of the big four carriers -- AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon -- according to a trio of sou...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 10, 2010
The HTC Desire from Cellular South (read our full review here) should be available sometime in the middle of next week, according to Cellular South's Facebook fan page. This is great news for th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 10, 2010
The Droid Incredible is switching to SLCD touchscreens, and it's happening soon, folks. HTC previously announced that the Desire and Nexus One were making the change due to the scarcity of...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 10, 2010
The T-Mobile G2 will be sold at Costco, according to a tip we got this afternoon. And we've been told that accessories will be thrown in for free, sweetening whatever deal Costco has to offer. Speaki...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 10, 2010
It's been more than a month since we last heard from Google regarding how many devices are on which version of the Android operating system, and what a difference a month makes. As of Aug. 2, only 4....
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 10, 2010
If you weren't one of the lucky 30 winners of our Wave Secure giveaway, or even if you were and have a need for another license, now's your chance as Wave Secure (we went hands on in January) and McAf...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 10, 2010
The Android 2.1 update for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 (see our hands on with the AT&T version) should start rolling out soon, so it's high time that someone leaked a video of it in action. ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 10, 2010
In all seriousness, congratulations to the Windows Phone 7 team (and our pals at WMExperts) for reaching RTM status. It's a huge step in finally getting Windows Phone 7 to consumers (and we're excite...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 10, 2010
Every smartphone launches with bugs. But we usually have to find them ourselves (see our monster thread on the Epic 4G). Not so with the Verizon Fascinate, which has had its launch bugs leaked out for...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 10, 2010
When we talked a couple weeks ago with Adobe platform evangelist Ryan Stewart, we talked about how Adobe Flash and AIR can help developers work for multiple platforms with minimal changes to the...
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by Sean Brunett
Sep 10, 2010
Gartner Inc., a leading information technology research company, is forecasting that Android OS will be #2 in market share by the end of 2010, only behind Symbian and will even challenge Symbian for t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 10, 2010
So you want the Samsung Fascinate, but don't want to give up your precious Google services, eh? Can't stand that Verizon traded Google Search for Bing? Gotta have Google Maps? No worri...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Sep 10, 2010
Canadian carrier Rogers has announced that the HTC Magic + (that's the name they have given their refresh of the venerable HTC Magic) is now receiving the Android 2.1 update via OTA. Yes, it happens t...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Sep 10, 2010
Ahh, it's that time again here in the states. The leaves start changing colors, the sweatshirts come out of storage, and moms and dads everywhere are rejoicing as they pack their kids' lunches and sen...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 09, 2010
Well, that didn't take long, folks. (And nor did we think it would.) The Verizon Samsung Fascinate has been rooted. And that means it's just a matter of time before we see the thorn in many...
