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by afazel
Apr 30, 2010
The Vodafone 845, the first Vodafone-branded Android device, is now confirmed for a May launch. No specific date has been given, just May and "coming soon." There is an official ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 30, 2010
While you slept, Cyanogen released his Android 2.1 ROM for the HTC Hero Dream and Magic (that's the G1 and myTouch 3G, respectively). Most of the bells and whistles are there, save for the new launch...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 30, 2010
Adobe responded to Apple CEO Steve Jobs' attack on Flash yesterday by dropping a fair big (and well-directed) bombshell of its own: A public preview will be given in a few weeks at Google IO (we'...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 30, 2010
Seems like only yesterday that we were talking about the HP Compaq Airlife 100 Android netbook -- oh, wait, it was, both here and on the special Emergency PalmCast Broadcast in the wake of HP&nbs...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 29, 2010
Oh, you wanted to know about the LG Aloha, did you ? Sorry, alls we have here is the LG Ally -- which is what we're told the Aloha actually will be called -- and it's said to be destined fo...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 29, 2010
HTC has announced its projections for the second quarter, and they are aiming high. HTC says it expects to sell 4.5 million handsets, with revenue to peak at 1.6 billion USD. This is a pre...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 29, 2010
Let's take a quick look at the new Skyfire 2.0 browser for Android, shall we? Full page rendering? Check. Flash video? Check. Bells and whistles? Check and check. Our quick verdict: So long...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 29, 2010
It's Verizon's first commercial for the Droid Incredible. Impressive. Most impressive. [YouTube link]...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 29, 2010
Here's Skyfire's promo video for its new Version 2.0 browser, which should be available for Android any time now. (It's not appearing in the market, and the manual download link's not working yet eith...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 29, 2010
Garmin-Asus is following up the just announced nuvifone A50 with another device, the Android-powered A10. The A10 is a joint venture between Garmin and Asustek (that we've heard about for a long...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 29, 2010
If for some reason you can't make it to a Verizon store to buy an Incredible in person, you're going to have to wait a few days. Verizon's website says new orders won't ship until May 4 -- a testame...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 29, 2010
Motorola this morning announced its Q1 2010 earnings, with the manufacturer seeing total sales of $5 billion. Its mobile device arm brought in $1.6 billion and shipped 8.5 million phones, including 2....
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 29, 2010
Today's the day, folks. After a couple of long weeks, the Verizon HTC Droid Incredible finally is available. Your pre-orders (if they didn't arrive early) should come today. You can buy one in Ve...
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by Jared DiPane
Apr 29, 2010
Development for Android continues, even if unofficially, and it seems as though just about every day we see something new surface. HTC G1 owners sometimes feel as though they are on the back bur...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 28, 2010
Sony Ericsson (via the Sony Ericsson Product Blog) announced today that the Spotify service will now be integrated deep into the Timescape and Mediascape shell on the SE Xperia X10. The integrat...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 28, 2010
Everyone seems to be getting into the Android spirit. We learned today that the Commtiva Blaze passed through the FCC, and is headed for Cincinnati Bell. No word on processor or memory spe...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 28, 2010
Google just made a fairly major tweak to its mobile image search. As you can see above, a web-based image search now looks and feels almost like it's being done natively, on your Android phone. Thumbn...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 28, 2010
HP's buying Palm, in case you haven't heard, for $1.2 billion. While we doubt many of you were waiting up nights for the Compaq Airlife 100, HP's Android-powered netbook that we took a look at back at...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 28, 2010
I keep thinking entries will wind down as we reach the end of this contest, but you guys keep sending in more and more epic videos. The latest batch (and it's not the last batch) comprises robots, ele...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 28, 2010
If you're in Canada and have a hankering for some twisted, flippy Android keyboard action, know that the Motorola Backflip is now available on Telus. It runs a very respectable $399 off-contract ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 28, 2010
Android Central Forum member alear got himself a look at Verizon's silicone case for the HTC Droid Incredible. Looks like all the essential parts are there. But what do you guys think about ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 28, 2010
Paul from MoDaCo promised root for the HTC Desire, and today, he delivered. Root for the HTC Legend is close, too, he says, and it likely won't take too terribly long to get inside the Veriz...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 28, 2010
Google is making its mobile search even better by introducing Place Pages for Mobile. Place Pages for Mobile allows Android (and iPhone) users to find details of restaurants, businesses, etc. in one ...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 28, 2010
LG is slated to release three new Android phones in the near future but sadly, none of them are currently coming to the US. The first two, the LU2300 and the SU950/KU9500, are very interesting. ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 28, 2010
Let's just cut to the chase, shall we? We offered up a pair of Verizon HTC Droid Incredibles, and you guys delivered, submitting nearly 4,000 entries. But there can be only two winners. And ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 28, 2010
Microsoft issued a news release late late night, announcing it signed a patent agreement with HTC over its entire line of smartphones running the Android operating system. Specific terms of the ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 27, 2010
This isn't the first time we've seen the Firefox mobile browser running on Android, but it's the first time that Mozilla's been comfortable enough with it to compile the app for us mere mortals to tes...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 27, 2010
That's right. It's a Hello Kitty skin on top of the HTC on-screen keyboard. I'm OK with that. And you should be, too. (There's also Batman, Spider-Man, a panda, Jango Fett, Autobots, Ohio State, Atar...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 27, 2010
Chalk up another victory for Paul O'Brien. Seems like he has the HTC Desire cracked, with su and the superuser app written into the system partition. This is huge considering that the Desi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 27, 2010
Why, hello there, little HTC Android phone with a nice, fat keyboard. We've been waiting for one of you guys for quite some time now. That's right, it's a new (and probably) Android device going...
