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by Phil Nickinson
May 18, 2010
Here's the official Google I/O T-shirt -- and will you look at that, it's got some QR codes on it. Any attendees want to spill the beans as to what they link to? Update: Fine. Spoi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 18, 2010
With all the social media applications out there, it's refreshing when comes along that that's sounds so unique you have to try it.  Android Town is one of those apps.  From the looks of th...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 18, 2010
There's a bit of gnashing of teeth apparently going on over the HTC Droid Incredible and its capacitive screen. Chris Tabor -- aka igl007 in just about every forum there is -- has been screaming ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 18, 2010
We're winging our way out to Google I/O development conference in San Francisco (follow us on Twitter for the inside scoop), where we'll spend a couple of days deep within the Google development commu...
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by Casey Chan
May 18, 2010
The just released Samsung Galaxy A just received an unboxing and video walkthrough, and if you're into watching a seven minute video about a phone that'll probably never ship to the US, in a language ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 18, 2010
General Motors this morning announced it is adding even more Android to the upcoming Chevy Volt -- and we'll check it all out this week at Google IO. We've already seen the Chevy Volt app for Android...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 18, 2010
Just a reminder, everybody, that we'll be liveblogging the keynotes Wednesday and Thursday from Google IO in San Francisco. Be sure to check back in if you want the latest in Android news, as it happ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 18, 2010
Google today purchased Global IP Solutions, a $68 million move that could pave the way for a more native video chat solution (sorry, Qik and Sprint) for Android smartphones, possibly in gma...
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by Casey Chan
May 18, 2010
Verizon just released a new Droid Incredible commercial that actually shows off the phone. *gasp* Don't worry, it's only for a few seconds, the rest of the time it's red lasers firing off in every di...
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by Casey Chan
May 18, 2010
 The relatively budget minded HTC Wildfire is heading to the relatively budget minded carrier, Virgin Mobile UK. The Wildfire is expected to launch in Q3 2010 in European and Asian markets and is...
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by Adam Sawyer
May 18, 2010
Android 2.0+ Let’s face it people, the stock Android launcher is straight up boring. You can’t configure it, and on most phones, you can’t have more than 3 home screens. Luckily, L...
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by Casey Chan
May 18, 2010
 Amazon just announced that an Android Kindle application will be available this summer. The Kindle app (which is currently available for the iPhone & Blackberry) gives users access to over 5...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 17, 2010
The latest numbers are in showing how many devices are using a given version of Android, and we're slowly but surely getting more and more on Android 2.1. Devices on the latest version of Android tick...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 17, 2010
What's better than one Android tablet on Verizon? How about tablet(s). Big Red CEO Lowell McAdam said as much over the weekend at the Reuters Global Technology Summit in New York. But befor...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 17, 2010
Android phones are big on cloud computing, so you gotta stay connected.  Smartphone geeks like to toss the word "tethering" around, but what exactly is it and how do you do it?  Fo...
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by Adam Sawyer
May 17, 2010
  Even though it hasn’t been officially announced yet, you can bet your bottom dollar that the Samsung Galaxy S will be headed to T-Mobile’s Android lineup. How do we know you ask? ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 17, 2010
The good news: The Android Market web page has gotten a bit of a freshening up ahead of Google IO this week. The bad news: It's not that much more useful. Sure, you can browse more apps (and do s...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 17, 2010
Android Central forum user doc31 was lucky enough to get some hands-on time with the HTC EVO 4G.  There's answers to some of our questions, some pictures from the camera, oh, and did I mention a ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 17, 2010
It's no great secret that Cox (as in Cox Cable) is working on on its own wireless service. And low and behold, it appears that Cox may have been using at least one Android phone for what likely is n...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 17, 2010
You didn't think we'd let the Sprint Evo 4G launch without giving one away, did you? Here's what you have to do to win the biggest, baddest Android smartphone from the biggest, baddest Android blog:Ju...