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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 17, 2010
Chirp! -- whether you find it annoying, or rely on it every day at the workplace, when Push-to-Talk (or DC, or chirp, or beeps -- whatever name you tag it with) made it's debut on Android you know we ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 17, 2010
As is usually the case, a major update to one of Google's applications brings out a new version of what's popularly known as "Gapps or Gbits" -- a collection of all of Google's closed source...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 17, 2010
We all love Google's turn by turn navigation system, but many times we're looking for a solution that works off-line. Enter NDrive -- the world navigation system that stores map data on-device, ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 16, 2010
If coverage of the highlights wasn't enough for you, Google has uploaded a video of last week's press event on YouTube. Besides news about Chrome to phone and the all new voice actions, you'll g...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 16, 2010
Sprint has again updated its Sprint Football Live application, and it wants to remind everyone that the services are free to every Sprint data subscriber. Back in April, Verizon wrangled the off...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 16, 2010
Finally out of beta, Adobe has pushed the official build of Flash 10.1 to the Android Market for Nexus One devices. After a string of beta builds, the application is finally stable enough for Ad...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 15, 2010
Specifications for the upcoming HTC Bee and Lexikon have partially leaked out, and from what we see here, both are something to look forward too. The Bee, which we've talked about before, i...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 15, 2010
HTC's ShopAmerica website now has official Nexus One accessories available for order, including the official desktop dock (see our review), and the car dock (review). If you just never got aroun...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Aug 14, 2010
Blur gets a lot of undeserved hate. Sure it may not be as pretty out-of-the-box as Sense, or as sleek and lean as stock Android, but PhilBlur can look great if you take the time. Check out...
