All Posts by Jerry Hildenbrand
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 23, 2010
Skyfire has announced the latest version of its cross-platform web browser -- Skyfire 3.0, complete with a new SkyBar designed for social networking. You have programs like RockMelt browser and ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 23, 2010
Skyfire just released their cool new social networking browser, and you know we had to get our hands on it. It just so happens that we have a Viewsonic gTablet at our disposal, so we figured -- ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 22, 2010
We're all waiting for the WiFi only version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab, but it seems that Best Buy got a little ambitious in their November mobile buyers guide. Popular pundit (and wonderfully cr...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 22, 2010
Verizon on Sunday unveiled its first TV commercial for its upcoming LTE service. Its 4G data is being billed as the most "advanced" 4G network (to go up against T-Mobile's "...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 20, 2010
We actually had our first hands-on with the Samsung Continuum long, long before it was ever announced, but now that it's official and available, we're going to give it the official treatment. It's the...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 19, 2010
Chase has released its mobile banking application for Android, and it seems to have been worth the wait. If you're like me and have been using Chase's less-than-stellar mobile site, or trying yo...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 19, 2010
The Froyo update for the Acer Liquid E is now available for customers of both Rogers and Fido. It's not an OTA update, so you'll have to download it and install manually. That's OK, b...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 18, 2010
Chitika Research has compiled some statistics that break down Android specific device traffic, and the Motorola Droid still comes out on top with 19 percent of the total. The breakdown really is...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 18, 2010
Redefining entry-level Android phones, one carrier at a timeLet's not mince words: The LG Optimus One is not a top-end phone, nor was it designed to be. If you're expecting some sort of dua...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 18, 2010
Samsung Mobile Canada has announced via Facebook that "Android 2.2 will be released for Vibrant from Bell and Captivate from Rogers in mid-December, and for the Fascinate from TELUS in early 2011...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 17, 2010
With the release of Android 2.3 Gingerbread imminent (I can almost smell it!), everyone is talking about the new phone OS, and what cool features might be coming along with. We're looking forwar...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 16, 2010
Google has sent out an email to Android developers with a warning that the developer console will be down for planned maintenance this Thursday:We plan to perform maintenance on the Android Market Dev...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 16, 2010
Samsung has announced that the DJ30 update for the Sprint Galaxy Tab is now live and being rolled-out OTA for all customers still on the DJ14 firmware. Samsung lists the changes as:SMS Short Cod...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 16, 2010
Lookout, the popular cross-platform mobile security solution, has announced the availability of Lookout Premium -- the advanced version with extra features like the privacy advisor, remote lock and wi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 15, 2010
LG has announced that the sales of its Optimus One (check out our hands-on) line has hit the 1 million mark -- in just 40 days. That's a huge milestone, and it's worth noting the phone hasn...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 15, 2010
We all love using Google Maps' turn-by-turn navigation on our Android phones, but it's so much better with the right car dock. Enter the Seidio Innotraveler car kit for the Evo 4G. The dock is e...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 15, 2010
The T-Mobile G2 has been overclocked to an astonishing 1.9 GHz. Read it slowly, it's not a typo -- I read it two or three times myself to be sure of what I was seeing. Now to be clear, if ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 14, 2010
Samsung has released the open source portions of the Galaxy Tab operating system and made them available for download. Of course, much of their software isn't open source, so don't expect to see...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 12, 2010
So you have your new shiny Galaxy Tab, and you want to root it. I like the way you think. The good news is that the days of SDK's, cryptic shell commands, and crazy Windows USB drivers are...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 12, 2010
Tim Bray, who we all know and love from the Android Developers Blog, made a couple interesting announcements this week about the Android Market. He wanted to remind developers about the Market f...
