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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 13, 2010
In an almost overlooked note on the Android Developers Blog, Tim Bray lets us know that starting with the Nexus S and Gingerbread, some Android devices will be moving from the YAFFS file system to the...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 13, 2010
If you're not using Root Explorer on your rooted Android phone or tablet, you should be. It's an easy way to work with the files on your device, using a graphical interface that so many of us a...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 13, 2010
Documents at the FCC show the Pantech P8000, with 850MHz and 1900MHz radio frequency bands, has been approved and can be made available for sale in the United States. There's not much info out t...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 12, 2010
LG quietly announced that the Optimus One line (see our review) has breached the two million sales mark, with sales in North America leading the way. In mid-November, LG announced that the Optim...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 10, 2010
We saw Andy Rubin showing off the new Google Maps application on the mystery Motorola Honeycomb tablet on Monday, now we get to see Google showing it off on the upcoming Nexus S. While it'...
Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 10, 2010
The changes that came along with the latest update to the Gmail app are pretty substantial. Google seems to have listened to the users, and gave us the two things we've been whining asking about...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 09, 2010
Google has updated the Gmail application to version 2.3.2, and with it comes some often requested features. Android phones running Froyo or higher can and should grab the update, the new feature...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 09, 2010
Andy Rubin, the person at the top of the Android project, just tweeted that there are over 300,000 activations of Android phones per day, up a full 100k per day since Aug 2010. Let's have a look...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 08, 2010
The YouTube for Android and Google Voice Search applications have been updated (no it's not Gingerbread! :p ) with some welcome improvements and the obligatory bug-fixes. With the YouTube ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 08, 2010
If you're using Twidroyd (4.3 or higher) to get your Twitter on, there's a new goodie for you -- OTA themeing. Just fire up the browser on your phone and head to the Twidroyd Factory ( twidroyd...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 08, 2010
We're still waiting for word from Sprint about the HTC Speedy (or Knight, or whatever it ends up being named), we've peeked at the software, and some cases, a holster and an OEM battery have appeared ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 08, 2010
This man loves his Evo, and isn't afraid to show it. See for yourself after the break. [demotherboyz via MiKandi (Adult)]
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 07, 2010
It's that time again, when a new Android version is due and the rumors, speculation, and poetic ramblings inevitably start. An old rumor that has been hashed over far too much is on the rise aga...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 07, 2010
It's the thought at the front of everyone's minds -- "will my phone get Gingerbread?" Just like last time, and just like next time, we all want to know if our phone can expect an upgr...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 07, 2010
If you're an Android application developer, this one is for you -- there's a bit of a show-stopping bug in the ADT plugin for Eclipse when used with the Android 2.3 SDK. Reports are in that afte...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 07, 2010
Comcast communications has finally brought their Xfinity application to the Android Market. We were told to expect a Comcast Mobile application today, followed by the Xfinity application early 2...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 07, 2010
Gingerbread ROMs are being ported from the 2.3 SDK device emulator left and right. As of this writing, we have the Eris, the Hero, the Wildfire (pictured, and video after the break), and th...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 07, 2010
While we're all waiting around for the Gingerbread OTA or our Nexus One's, we need some way to pass the time. Bored Android geeks are dangerous Android geeks. Luckily, today's release of t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 06, 2010
We all expected Andy Rubin (the man at Google behind the Android project) to talk Gingerbread at tonight's All Things D's Dive into Mobile conference keynote, but nobody expected to see a prototype Mo...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 06, 2010
If you see the "update available" message on your OG Droid in the near future, don't get too excited -- the Droid X isn't the only phone Motorola and Verizon are rolling out a minor fir...
