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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 15, 2010
The folks over at Qik have announced that they will continue to allow the free use of premium services through the month of September. They acknowledge their "rocky start" and in retur...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 15, 2010
Here ya go -- the Samsung Vibrant is available for order at T-Mobile's website and as soon as the stores open up in the morning should be on the shelves. Hope you got your Gmail account ready an...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 14, 2010
Once again the developers at AndroidGamer have an awesome new Live Wallpaper to share with us. You might remember their last jewel, Advanced Map Live Wallpaper, from when we had a look at it las...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 14, 2010
Here's a sight to make everyone happy -- Motorola Droid X's are beginning to show up in some Verizon stores, ready for tomorrow's big rush. Android Central forums user NVR2ND shows us a few, not...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 14, 2010
Listen up all you file downloaders and everyone paying $10 premiums for unlimited data -- dTor, the native Android BitTorrent client is now available (as a release candidate) for download. Bluep...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 14, 2010
One of the great things about Android is the fact that you can change deeply ingrained parts of the operating system to suit your needs, and use applications like SwiftKey beta keyboard. I've be...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 13, 2010
In just 19 days the Samsung Galaxy S has sold over 300,000 units in Samsung's home country of South Korea, according to sales figures from SK Telecom -- South Korea's largest carrier. Those...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 13, 2010
Even though they aren't officially released yet, the US versions of the Samsung Galaxy S (T-Mobile Vibrant and AT&T Captivate) have already been rooted. We should expect this by now, as it s...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 13, 2010
What had better be the cheapest Android smartphone ever, the Palm Pre-esque Alcatel OT-980, will soon show up on the shelves in Europe. We talked about this one ages ago (in Android time anyway)...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 13, 2010
Verizon's summer 2010 catalog has been leaked out, and yes, that's a picture of the upcoming Motorola Droid 2 you see above. Also included are the Droid X, the HTC Droid Incredible, and the LG&n...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 13, 2010
If you're like me, you take your Android phone with you everywhere. Sometimes you're stuck with a battery in the red, and no AC power in sight. While there's plenty of gizmos out there tha...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 12, 2010
The Samsung Vibrant isn't being left out of the fun, it has it's own version of the catchy Samsung Galaxy S series promo videos, too. The video is about the same as the ones we've seen for the C...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 12, 2010
That's right Droid Eris users, Verizon did not forget you -- there's a software update coming on July 16 that's slated to fix a whole slew of audio and contacts issues. When the update to Androi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 12, 2010
T-Mobile's Android slider packs a punchThe HTC MyTouch 3G Slide from T-Mobile USA is the Android smartphone that has seemed to fly under the radar. Released at a time when Snapdragon processors ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 12, 2010
Sprint announced it has flipped the magic switch and turned on their 4G network in New York (Rochester and Syracuse); California (Merced and Visalia); Washington (Tri-Cities and Yakima); and Ore...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 11, 2010
To those of you lucky enough to get your Droid X early (all 170 of you need to play the lottery this week!) Verizon has now set up the system so you can activate that monster. As of Friday July ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 11, 2010
WOW! I've seen Lego docks and various phone accessories before, but Android Central Forums member triciaaz's takes the cake for sure. It's clearly a step above and beyond your run-of-the-m...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 10, 2010
Images of the unreleased Motorola WX455 have shown up today online, with very little fanfare. If the rumors about it's specifications are correct, we can see why. Supposedly it's a pretty ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 10, 2010
HTC has released an update to its HTC Sync software for the HTC Aria, and along with it comes the ability to install third-party applications and enable mobile network sharing. Hallelujah! ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 10, 2010
Finding a parking spot just got a little easier, thanks to Google's new Open Spot app for Android. The concept is simple enough, fire up the app to see what spots are near (.9 mile radius) you, ...
