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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 05, 2010
We've already seen the Galaxy S can run 3D games rather well, but how about a side by side comparing the Galaxy S Hummingbird/Power VR combo against the Snapdragon and Adreno chip in the latest HTC ha...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 05, 2010
Yelp has brought their 2.0 Android client to the Market, and it has some very nice features in tow. You can now check in to the places Yelp helps you find, and use "monocle" (an augmen...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 05, 2010
Better late than never, HTC has released the Linux kernel source code for the HTC Evo 4G and both GSM and CDMA HTC Hero updates. This should allow the development community to address and improv...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 03, 2010
With 160,000 activations a day, there's a huge number of people waiting for the HTC Sense UI version of Froyo to show up. I know all of us here sure are. Usually, we have to pass on the random s...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 03, 2010
Here at Android Central, we love the whole idea of using voice commands to make our phones work for us. In the smartphone world, Vlingo is pretty well-known, with apps on multiple platforms, and...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 02, 2010
Good news for our friends in the great white north. Bell Mobility will be carrying the Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant. Bell has no new details on their landing page, so we can only assume that t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 02, 2010
Qualcomm (the company that builds processors used in many Android phones) has released an open source 2D/3D Linux kernel driver for the OpenGL ES GPU core on the Snapdragon processor. In non-gee...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 01, 2010
Froyo madness never ends. It seems that a new Android 2.2 OTA update is being pushed out for both AT&T and T-Mobile Nexus Ones today. We don't have a lot of detail yet (we haven't even...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 30, 2010
If you use a custom ROM on your Android phone, you should know about CyanogenMod. If you don't, go hit Google now, then come right back. (pretty freakin' sweet, huh?) With the drop of the ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 30, 2010
Read the fine print :) . This is supposedly a full page ad in the New York Times (can any readers verify?) for the new Motorola Droid X, that lets you know you're free to hold the phone any way ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 30, 2010
The Bodyguardz Protective Skin for your Sprint Evo 4G's 4.3 inches of glass definitely brings the protection. Many of us (myself included) do not like a case interfering with the pocketability o...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 30, 2010
According to a tipster, Verizon is sending out letters to everyone waiting for their HTC Droid Incredible, apologizing for an extra seven-day delay for those who ordered on or before June 28.&nbs...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 29, 2010
It looks like Sprint and HTC have re-released the OTA update for the Evo 4g. We don't have any clues about what might have went wrong, but considering the reports of better speed and battery lif...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 29, 2010
Droid users you've got another Froyo build to play with -- FRF84B. (Eyes playing tricks on me. Thanks for the correction darkcomartist.) Yes, that number should look familiar, as it'...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 29, 2010
Here's a few pictures of the Samsung Intercept (SPH-M910), another new Sammy to be released on the Sprint network (rumors say July 11). Supposedly the replacement for the Samsung Moment, and aft...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 29, 2010
Still waiting for your HTC Droid Incredible to ship? (No, Verizon isn't dropping the DInc!) It seems like they have the screen availability issues under control and will start shipping out some more u...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 28, 2010
Warning -- This is full of potty language and may well offend you. And it's funny as hell, and quite probably true. Using the online tools from xtranormal, Youtube user tinywatchproductions give...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 28, 2010
Don't believe everything you read. Verizon has responded to the numerous rumors that the HTC Droid Incredible has reached it's end-of-life, telling Mobile Burn that's simply not the case.It make...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 28, 2010
Perfect way to end the weekend. We've heard rumours about some people seeing 4G in as-of-yet unannounced areas lately, seen leaked photos of roadmaps, and now we've learned that Sprint has indee...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 28, 2010
Not to be outdone by the big 4 carriers, U.S. Cellular and Samsung announced that a "Galaxy S device" will also be hitting the regional carrier, too. Not 100 percent sure of a model na...
