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by Sean Brunett
Jul 22, 2010
Thanks to Samsung's official Twitter account, we were alerted to a new commercial for the AT&T Captivate. It's nice to see the manufacturer promoting its products even if the carriers won't. We'...
Review
by Jared DiPane
Jul 22, 2010
Apps, apps, apps! We get it, you guys love yourselves some applications. And because we love you, we are here with our weekly helpful hints at some great applications! With more than 70,000 applicati...
Article
by Jared DiPane
Jul 22, 2010
And once again, art imitates life. Recently we saw some Android appearances on Entourage not just once, but twice, and we figured it wasn't long before we saw devices popping up in other places. One o...
Article
by Kyle Gibb
Jul 22, 2010
It may finally be time to put all that time you spend gaming on your Android phone of choice to use. The guys over at DroidGamers are organizing the first Android Gaming Challenge (AGC), which also m...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 22, 2010
Google just unleashed an update to Google Voice, introducing "direct access numbers" in hopes of speeding the process of placing calls. Here's how it's explained on the Google Voice Blo...
Article
by Kyle Gibb
Jul 22, 2010
Our friends up north will be getting more Android lovin' starting in September, when Rogers is expected to launch Samsung's Galaxy S smartphone. While no specific version was announced, Android Headli...
Article
by Sean Brunett
Jul 22, 2010
Groupon has released an Android app and is now available to download in the Android Market. The deal of the day site said that after its latest iPhone update, it had a "ton" of requests for ...
Tip
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 22, 2010
Froyo only: Want to change the way Android sorts your contacts? Maybe you like last names first. Or what if you want to only see contacts who have phone numbers. It's easy to do. Here's how:...
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by Jared DiPane
Jul 22, 2010
The summer is a time when many people travel to new places, whether for fun or work, and sometimes you land in a place where you have no idea what there is to do around you. TripAdvisor, a well k...
Review
by Kyle Gibb
Jul 22, 2010
  Barnes & Noble has released the Android version of its Nook e-book reader (an Android-based device, natch) onto the Market. The app is similar to functionality to Amazon's Kindle, and comes...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 22, 2010
Looking to root the Droid X? You can now do so. The lads at AllDroid broke down the biggest phone still standing, and you can now access all the secret chambers of its inner ... Oh, what's r...
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by Android Central
Jul 22, 2010
The Verizon Skin Case for the Motorola Droid X gives you basic protection with a high-gloss finish that is light and flexible -- and looks good, too. It has the appearance of a snap-on hard case and t...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 21, 2010
OK, handling so a dummy phone -- basically the shell with none of the fussy radios, microchips or any of the other important thing than turn a piece of plastic into a cell phone -- isn't quite the sa...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 21, 2010
Your eyes aren't playing tricks on you, that's really Android 2.1 (Eclair) + Motoblur running on a Motorola Cliq.  It's not official (of course) but reports are mostly good -- you might have to r...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 21, 2010
If you just got your hands on a new Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant or Captivate, you may have noticed some GPS issues. Samsung reportedly has as well, and may address this in a coming OTA fix.  In the ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 21, 2010
We mentioned in passing the other day that the innards of the Droid X can be a little confusing, so let's do this up right. There's a little tab that sticks out from underneath the Droid X's battery t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 21, 2010
Fring received a minor update today, which should address many user reported issues, but it appears the feud with Skype is still going strong.  Some of the updates include:"Significant"...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 21, 2010
This doesn't really fix things if you're one the few whose Droid X screen was a bit borked, but Verizon has acknowledged the existence of "a very small number of Droid X units that have experien...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 21, 2010
TouchType has announced its SwiftKey keyboard hit the 100,000-download milestone in it's first week of availability on the Android Market, making it the most downloaded app of the past week.  For...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 21, 2010
Looking to change Android keyboards? Maybe you want to try Swype, or the new Swiftkey, or any one of the other great keyboards available on our fair smartphone operating system. (And a lot of new phon...