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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 27, 2010
Another updated feature that comes to us with Gingerbread is the download manager. Just like a download manager on your computer, or the one built into your computer's web browser, it's designed...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 27, 2010
About a week ago, Broadcomm announced their latest concoction -- the BCM2157. With this chip, manufacturers can add a shell, a screen, and some memory and have a pre-built Android phone. G...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 23, 2010
That Dell tablet that just got its WiFi certification? It looks like it will be the new Dell Streak 7, and be showing up on your television in a series of commercials. Engadget got hold of...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 23, 2010
It's official, folks -- those changes to the Android Market we've been talking about, and many of you have been seeing already, including the dreaded 15 minute return window, are now Android Market po...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 22, 2010
If you have a rooted Droid 2, you're going to love this. Team BlackHat has released version 3.0.0 of Froyo for the Droid 2, completely deodexed, with Busybox installed, rooted and ready to go.&n...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 22, 2010
Just six short days after its release, the Nexus S is getting its first over-the-air update, bringing the system to GRH78. The update apparently "contains important bug fixes plus the lates...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 22, 2010
That OTA for the Droid 2 Global we talked about the other day looks to be rolling out right on schedule, as we just got a report from a reader who is now running version 2.4.330 on his world enabled f...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 22, 2010
On any phone without a physical set of keys, the on-screen keyboard is one of the most important parts of the operating system. Android has a leg-up over other platforms here, as third-party rep...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 22, 2010
Motorola has updated its Android software upgrade news page, and it's not pretty. Besides no mention of Gingerbread for the Droid X (say yes Moto, you have to), there's a slew of lower-end hand...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 21, 2010
If you're using Foursquare on your Android phone, and are willing to try out a testing version (with photos and comments), listen up. Dennis Crowley, a member of the Foursquare for Android team...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 21, 2010
If you are the type who just can't resist gadgets that have the extra bit of cool factor, and have US $299 to blow on some (I know you're out there), you have to check out iGloLEDset now that it'...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 21, 2010
Another new feature to Gingerbread is Near Field Communications (NFC). It's a fancy term for wireless communication between things that touch each other. You've probably seen this with you...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 21, 2010
You may have heard some rumbling across the Internet over the weekend about Staples recalling the Viewsonic 10-inch GTablet because of a hardware defect. Turns out that according to Viewsonic (f...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 20, 2010
You hear a lot of talk about rooting, especially when a new or difficult handset gets rooted. But what many of us forget, especially those new to Android, is that rooting, and having to root pho...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 20, 2010
One of the big changes in Gingerbread is the inclusion of a full Internet calling stack in the Android operating system. This means that you can make and receive voice calls over 3G (or 4G or an...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 20, 2010
T-Mobile's popular myTouch line gets a showcase phone The myTouch 4G is T-Mobile's latest and greatest addition to the venerable myTouch line, which has been around about as long as Android itsel...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 19, 2010
But is this yet another case of Chicken Little cryingthat the sky is falling?The Wall Street Journal has come forward with a lengthy article about Android and iOS applications, and how they transmit y...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 17, 2010
OK, folks, we're looking for input here -- how is the WiFi performance on your Nexus S? I noticed today while fooling around in my living room that I'm not getting the best throughput whi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 17, 2010
For anyone who has tried the new Android Market client on their Nexus S and was disappointed at the odd visual glitches -- that and the fact that it reverted itself to the old market in just a few hou...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 17, 2010
We're all loving the new version of Google Maps and its vector based graphics, and Google has spent the time to explain exactly what makes them better. There some great detail about vector graph...
