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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2010
Well, it's been a couple of days, and that means it's time for another Android 2.2 update to be pushed out to some Nexus Ones. Today's special is FRF85B, and it's a measly little506k download. You can...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2010
We brought you a preview of the Amazon Kindle app for Android a month ago at Google IO, and now it's available for all in the Android Market. The app is free (you must be running Android 1.6 or highe...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2010
Can't tell you how long we've been waiting to be able to view Google Docs on Android -- but that day has finally come, all without having to download the file (or even an app, for that matter). It's ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2010
Those of us running stock Android have been a wee bit jealous of the scrollable widgets in HTC Sense. But that's about to change, as the folks behind ADW Launcher, LauncherPro and Pure Calendar ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2010
We know a bunch of you are looking at coming over to Android from an iPhone -- and a few of you Benedict Arnolds are looking to tuck tail and run back to Apple. If you're still on the fence, allow us ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2010
Sprint and HTC this morning released the expected software update for the Evo 4G. Said to be improved in Version 1.47.651.1 are Wifi signal strength reporting, improvements to the Exchange Activ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2010
This quite possibly is the greatest thing we've ever seen before breakfast (at least since Zombies crossed our desk). That's right, it's Super Mario, scrolling his way on through your Android 2.1 (and...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2010
Behold, the Sprint Epic 4G. It's the Samsung Galaxy S with a keyboard (previously and unofficially dubbed the Galaxy S Pro), the second Wimax device for Sprint (there's that other phone called the E...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2010
Next up in Samsung's late-night onslaught is T-Mobile's version of the Galaxy S, which already had been announced as the Vibrant. Now we have pricing and availability to go with it, which would be $19...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2010
Rounding out the Big 4 U.S. carriers, the Samsung Galaxy S (that's the stock version up top here) shall now be known as the Verizon Fascinate. Again, same 4-inch Super AMOLED screen, same 1GHz H...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 27, 2010
If you're on AT&T and looking longingly at that Motorola Charm, you may soon see its older brother make an appearance. Our tipster says it's currently in testing with AT&T (whose other A...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 27, 2010
Not sure this is quite the Q9h-type device I've been longing for on Android, but Motorola apparently has a front-facing QWERTY phone with a quaint little screen possibly headed for T-Mobile. The leak...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 27, 2010
When it comes to the development of Fennec -- Mozilla's mobile Firefox browser -- the Maemo client is a ways ahead of Android, which is still very much in Alpha status. And so we watch the Maemo deve...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 25, 2010
Time to put the Motorola Droid X power plant against the other big boys currently available in the United States. And here we run some benchmarks between it, the Sprint Evo 4G (Android 2.1) and the Go...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 25, 2010
T-Mobile just dropped a few more deets on the upcoming Samsung Vibrant -- the U.S. carrier's version of the Samsung Galaxy S. Here's what they said: Samsung "Hummingbird" processor at ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 25, 2010
We kind of have the feeling that we're going to be repeating this until we're blue in the face, so let's start now: The Motorola Droid X does not run Motoblur atop Android 2.1. Nor does it r...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 25, 2010
We imagine there are quite a few pitchforks being raised right about now. Sprint dropped the bad news on Twitter that while the new Evo 4G will be getting Android 2.2 (which was already announced...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 25, 2010
This pretty much leaked out a few days ago, but now T-Mobile has gone and made it semi-official on Twitter and its little game site: The Samsung Galaxy S is coming, and it'll be called the Vibra...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 25, 2010
Sure, you could use the Motorola Droid X's 4.3-inch screen to be productive and all, but let's get down to what we really want: Games. Fast, smooth, immersive games. And in our demonstration at t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 25, 2010
Looking to preorder the Motorola Droid X? Best Buy's taking them now -- in stores -- in advance of the July 15 launch on Verizon. The good news is that Best Buy's doing its usual thin...
