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Review
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 24, 2010
Here at Android Central, we don't just report the Android news and review the new gear. We actually use Android phones, so we're always searching for apps and tools that make our own phone...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 24, 2010
Google has responded to an article written this week by Android Police that teaches how to subvert the new Android Market licensing server, issuing a quick acknowledgement, and a promise to revi...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 24, 2010
It's OK to shudder when you look at this picture of someone taking a wood screw to the Gorilla Glass screen of a Galaxy S smartphone. I did, too. When we reported that Samsung is using Gor...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 24, 2010
It's another browser war, this time with Windows Phone 7 thrown into the mix. Last time we talked about web browser speed, we saw a bunch of numbers and science, but this time the folks at Pocke...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 24, 2010
Late last night we noticed that Twitter for Android (the "official" Android Twitter app) was updated to 1.0.3 without a changelog. (Seriously? Changelogs should be mandatory in the Market li...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 23, 2010
Mellisa Thompson, of Salford, England, has broken the Guinness World Record for the fastest texter, using Swype on a Samsung Galaxy S with a time of 25.94 seconds. The previous record of 3...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 23, 2010
We've been talking about the Notion Ink Adam for a good while now, and finally we have some news about pricing and release dates. In case you haven't been keeping tabs on this one, the Adam is a...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 20, 2010
Sony Ericsson has announced earlier this month that the X10 Mini, and the X10 Mini Pro will soon be available in new colors. The Mini, (right) will be available with a gold shell, while the Mini...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 19, 2010
While we drool over all the new phones we hear about, the Thunder prototype units the Engadget got their hands on are certainly near the top of the want list, and they're sharing a really nice previe...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 19, 2010
Whether you're getting tired of the vanilla look, or feeling like PhilBlur just isn't for you, or just ready to try something new, the good people at Mappn have delivered. We looked at aHome 4 ...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 19, 2010
While we're all waiting for release dates and information about Samsung's Tab (which may not even be called the Tab), we don't have to wait for the tablet's software. Samsung-Firmwares has a cop...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 19, 2010
Android hacker Koush has done it again, this time by creating a method to (almost) have his famous Clockwork recovery on the Motorola Droid X. He does state that this isn't a "real" re...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 18, 2010
T-Mobile has confirmed via Twitter that the Motorola Charm will be available on August 25. We were pretty sure this was the date, as we saw a leaked T-Mobile document a few weeks back with the s...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 18, 2010
It's not sugar and spice, and everything nice, but sometimes resistors and IC's and ribbon cables are better anyway. Ifixit has gotten their hands on a Dell Streak, and what you see is the resul...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 18, 2010
The NBC short Fact Checkers Unit on Hulu is featuring the Samsung Galaxy S in its recent episode. With the Hero on Leverage, the Evo 4G on The Closer, The Nexus One on Entourage, and the Epic 4...
Tip
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 18, 2010
One of the big perks about Froyo is the ability to move applications to the microSD card storage. It's easy to do, and if you don't plan on using swappable SD cards it's something you should che...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 18, 2010
Tablet madness is upon us, and if you're like me you can't wait to see what Android looks and feels like on a proper tablet device. The Asus Eee pad just may be one of those devices. Origi...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 18, 2010
Symantec has found more malware in the Android Market1, even going so far as to give the app it's own 'viral' name AndroidOS.Tapsnake. Symantec states that Tapsnake sends your GPS data, and user...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 17, 2010
Last week we talked about the leaked upcoming Verizon roadmap, and it looks like Phone Arena got some info that wasn't mentioned the first go around. Let's rectify that right now :)Look for an e...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 17, 2010
For now it's just a rumor, but wouldn't a November launch of a waterproof Android phone on T-Mobile be really cool? Supposedly the Motorola Jordan is that phone, and BGR is reporting that it wil...
