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by Phil Nickinson
May 24, 2010
[YouTube link] That's right, we're not nearly done with the Google IO cover. Here we have the LG Ally, a mid-level Android phone that's going for $99 after rebate with Verizon. In and of ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 24, 2010
The Sprint Evo 4G isn't all that new to us, having been at its announcement at CTIA in March and its coming-out party in New York City just a few short weeks ago. But it's finally time to properly pu...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 24, 2010
When the Nexus One first came out, there was some question about wireless N. Mainly why didn't it work. N1 users who were rooted and running Cyanogen Mod started seeing some 802.11n ...
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by Jared DiPane
May 24, 2010
Location based services have become very popular, as we all know. Gowalla, one of the more common applications, started as an iPhone application, and since their Android development has began th...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 24, 2010
Another of the very cool features we saw during the Android 2.2. Froyo announcement at Google IO was the "Chrome to Phone" extension, available for Google's Chrome browser. In a n...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 24, 2010
OMG! The Motorola Droid's getting the Android 2.2 Froyo update "in the near future." Which makes sense, because we don't have it at the moment, and we can't get it in the past. So...
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by Android Central
May 24, 2010
Looking to get a little more life out of your Verizon HTC Droid Incredible? Check out this extended battery -- it brings 35 percent more juice (1750mAh, up from 1300mAh) than the battery tha...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 24, 2010
Yes you read it correctly :) The Sprint Evo 4G appears to have been rooted, before its officially released. Android developer Matt Mastracci at his blog grack.com has some pictur...
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by Dieter Bohn
May 24, 2010
Android 2.2 Froyo video walkthrough Top features of Android 2.2 Google announces Google TV The best of Android Central at Google I/O Sprint Bl...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 23, 2010
For those of you who worry about locking down your phone -- just in case it gets lost or stolen or your wife likes to check up on your calling and browsing habits -- you now have a couple of new opti...
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by Jared DiPane
May 23, 2010
Another week finished, and boy was it a busy one. Phil went to tackle Goole I/O and brought the world some great news, reviews, and more. It was a busy week, so let's take a look at what too...
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by Jared DiPane
May 23, 2010
In what seemed like the wait of a lifetime, the myTouch 3G Slide is now available for pre-order in T-Mobile stores, with an official release date of June 2. While pricing has been rumored to be $149.9...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 23, 2010
Internet tethering -- over USB and as a wireless hotspot -- is one of the bigger features built into Android 2.2 Froyo. And it's stupidly easy to set up and use. Just dive into the main wireless sett...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 23, 2010
This is Vic Gundotra, vice president of engineering with Android. And he's about to say something you need to listen to. Something you all need to listen to. And when he's finished, go back and liste...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 23, 2010
Connecting your Android phone to your computer to use it as a mass storage device isn't new, and we've detailed how and why you'd want to do it. But in Froyo, it gets a little more friendly. Gone is ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 23, 2010
Android 2.2 - Froyo and Flash
Google IO Day 2 Keynote: Froyo time! [#io2010]
Android 2.2, Froyo, officially announced
Most 2010 HTC Android phones will get Froyo ...in 2010
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by Phil Nickinson
May 22, 2010
Here you go, folks, the down and dirty walkthrough with Froyo -- aka Android 2.2 -- on the Nexus One. Remember that there's a lot of back-end stuff that's been optimized, and we're really just start...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 22, 2010
Now we don't mean to cause any undue alarm here, but check out the live wallpaper on the Nexus One above. It doesn't reproduce perfectly in the picture, but there's definitely some major color bandin...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 22, 2010
For those of you who are running rooted and ROM'd Nexus Ones with a custom recovery module -- either Amon Ra or ClockworkMod or the like -- it's now stupidly easy to upgrade to Android 2.2 Paul at Mo...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 22, 2010
Stop. Do not pass go. Now that you have Froyo up and running on your Nexus One, it's time to take part in the Adobe Flash 10.1 beta. Just click here in your Android browser, install it, and start...
