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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 23, 2010
There are three things I love -- open source, Linux, and ingenuity. Android Central forum member 42turkeys brings all three together, along with some serious Mac love in his versions of the Side...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 23, 2010
AOL, an Internet and media giant if there ever was one, has released a duo of Android applications. While it may be trendy and fun to bash AOL, the fact is that it helped usher in the Internet a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 23, 2010
General Motors has expanded the functionality of its OnStar application for Android, and it will now work for most 2011 GM cars and trucks. Using the OnStar app, drivers will be able to remotel...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 21, 2010
Your eyes aren't playing tricks on you, that's really Android 2.1 (Eclair) + Motoblur running on a Motorola Cliq. It's not official (of course) but reports are mostly good -- you might have to r...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 21, 2010
If you just got your hands on a new Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant or Captivate, you may have noticed some GPS issues. Samsung reportedly has as well, and may address this in a coming OTA fix. In the ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 21, 2010
Fring received a minor update today, which should address many user reported issues, but it appears the feud with Skype is still going strong. Some of the updates include:"Significant"...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 21, 2010
TouchType has announced its SwiftKey keyboard hit the 100,000-download milestone in it's first week of availability on the Android Market, making it the most downloaded app of the past week. For...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 21, 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? F...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 21, 2010
LoKast has brought its proximity-based application to Android. Rejoice! Available for the iOther platform since March, LoKast allows you to find, connect and share with other LoKast users in your loca...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 20, 2010
Google has told the L.A. Times it expects to sell out of its remaining stock of Nexus One phones by the end of July -- which comes in about 10 days. Google gave no figures about how many N1s it receiv...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 20, 2010
A new device has passed through the FCC as of July 20, one with CDMA, EVDO, and WiMax radios. Most of the details (and all the images) are withheld under the standard confidentiality agreement, ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 20, 2010
It's been another good couple of days for Droid 2 news and leaks, and we love those kinds of days. To start with, the above shot is a nice semi-non-blurrycam shot of the Droid 2 in all it's qwer...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 20, 2010
Shazam has moved to a "freemium" model, which basically means that Android users will have a choice between a more feature rich version called Shazam Encore, or can use the limited free vers...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 19, 2010
T-Mobile has pulled the Android 1.6 OTA update for the Samsung Behold II over signal issues, and offers up no word on when to expect it to return. In case you don't remember or aren't familiar w...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 19, 2010
It's far from a final version, but those of you waiting for the CyanogenMod team to release some delicious Froyo for your HTC Evo, it's your lucky day. The first of the nightly builds (think of ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 18, 2010
Good news Eris owners -- your OTA update has begun to roll out, and it's been confirmed that it fixes the 'Silent Call' issue. It may take a week or more for all customers to get the MR4 update,...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 18, 2010
While HTC didn't quite come out swinging like RIM did after Apple's Friday press conference, spokesman Eric Lin wasn't afraid to let Pocket-Lint in on some hard numbers of their own. If you reca...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 16, 2010
Motorola has come clean about the eFUSE questions, and we're all relieved to hear the Droid X won't blow up if you try to hack it. I can imagine that my questions were just a drop in the bucket ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 16, 2010
Seeing all this Droid X scavenger hunt news, but feeling a little left out because you use AT&T? Well if you're anywhere close to the Jordan Creek Mall in Des Moines, Iowa (or feel up for a ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 16, 2010
Once again, the folks at Snaptic are reaching out to Android developers, this time to help their participation in the 2010 Health2.0 Challenge. As Snaptic tell us, "It’s for a great c...
