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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 02, 2010
It should have been a nice uneventful holiday weekend for Android Central Forum member mapexvenus and the missus, but real life seldom works out that way.  During the long road trip to Tahoe, t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
Audio book aficionados, rejoice! Fan-favorite Audible indeed is working on an Android application, and it's currently in beta. The premise is simple: Select and purchase a book from Audible...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
[YouTube link]You're going to need a Nexus One (or some other phone with a trackball capable of lighting up in different colors) to take advantage of this feature in Android 2.2, but color trackball n...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 02, 2010
Just as we reported they would, the folks at doubleTwist have updated their Windows application, and a good program just got better.  Here's the official announcement from their user forums:Pleas...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
We imagine there are one or two of you out there who aren't interested in that other phone being released this week. And it's our pleasure to bring you the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide, which is now ava...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
AT&T just dropped a bit of a bombshell, doing away with its "unlimited" data plans in favor some new tiered options. Before we go into details, note that current voice and data plans won...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
We've spent much of or time lately with the largest Android phone, now let's move to one of the smallest. The Motorola Flipout (that's the square deal that made the rounds back in April) which ...
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by Jeremy
Jun 01, 2010
  Here at Android Central we love our contests, and last month Phil broke the news that one of our lucky forum members would be the recipient of a brand new HTC Evo 4G when the device i...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 01, 2010
Samsung should be launching its premier handset soon, in a huge way.  According to the Korean industry blog Korea IT Times the Galaxy S will be released in 100 countries, all within the same mont...
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by Jeremy
Jun 01, 2010
 Those of you who did not pre-order a Sprint Evo 4G and will be on the prowl come this Friday -- launch day! -- should think about visiting your local Sprint store when the doors open at 8 a.m.&n...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
It's not much of a secret, judging by all the talk in our Evo 4G forums, that a lot of you folks out there are getting ready to jump one ship or another to join the ranks of Android with the Sprint ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
Another couple of weeks, and more new numbers regarding Android platform percentages. For the two weeks ending June 1, we now see 45.1 percent of Android phones running Eclair -- Android 2.1. Tha...
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by Dallin Hampton
Jun 01, 2010
Mobile chipset manufacturer Qualcomm has started shipping its two newest additions to the Snapdragon family, the MSM8260 and the MSM8660. Both of the processors are dual-core and are clocked at 1.2GHz...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 01, 2010
Sometimes we all like to sit back in our chairs and speculate about what fresh innovative ideas will turn up next in the smartphone world.  I'll bet none of us saw this coming.  Rather than ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
Andy Rubin's "it's not fragmentation, it's legacy" line at Google IO has sparked a pretty good debate, but now we're starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel for problem of Androi...
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by Jeremy
Jun 01, 2010
 From the Forums is a great way for you, our readers, to see the hottest topics being discussed. But you must be a registered member and becoming a member is a simple process. So if you have...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
Not only can you not have the Sprint Evo 4G for a few more days, now you have to watch somebody tear it apart. The folks at ifixit did their thing, meticulously ripping open the Evo and checking ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
Let's face it, you just can't get enough of us. We understand that. And so without further ado, we bring you the Android Central Widget. It's a simple beast, bringing you the latest headlines from An...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 01, 2010
It's not quite the Motorola Shadow, but it looks like the Bluetooth SIG has leaked another Android phone: the Motorola Greco XT502. We haven't heard of the Motorola Greco before, which is odd consider...
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by Jared DiPane
Jun 01, 2010
 Yes, you may be thinking oh look, yet another launcher, haven't we seen enough? Well, maybe you have, but if you look past the ADW.Launcher you will be rather sad once you realize all that it ha...