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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 31, 2010
We're back after a week off for CTIA. After the break, check out the latest app recommendations from your favorite Android Central editors.
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Article
by Phil Nickinson
Mar 31, 2010
Not using the doubleTwist yet to sync movies, music and photos to your Android Smartphone? You're really running out of reasons why, especially if you're on a Mac. (Oh, and by the way, it's still free...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Mar 31, 2010
If you need some hand-holding (and there's nothing wrong with that), watch our video how-to here.The Verizon Motorola Droid Android 2.1 update! Finally! It's finally here! Only, it's not her...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 30, 2010
Now that everybody's all excited that Motorola Droid's Android 2.1 update finally is coming out (for reals, this time -- maybe), reader Sharon reminds us that we might have to wait a little while, at...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Mar 30, 2010
Here's the problem with developing your application in public, with the source code readily available: Next thing you know, what's really not meant for widespread dissemination is bring run by e...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 30, 2010
It's Android-on-Android action today in LaptopMag's March Smartphone Madness tournament, with the HTC Hero taking on the Motorola Droid (all full of itself now that the Android 2.1 update is fin...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Mar 30, 2010
Here we go again, folks. After a number of false starts, we started getting word this morning that the Android 2.1 update was making its way to Motorola Droid users. Engadget snagged the following fro...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 30, 2010
Yesterday we heard from HTC, manufacturer of the Evo 4G, about the Android phone's capability to do voice calls at the same time as data. And as a quick follow-up, Sprint just pinged us on Twitter to...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Mar 29, 2010
OK, you hungry Motorola Cliq users who are dying for another update: One's coming your way tonight, at least for 1,000 lucky users. But before you call a baby sitter and abandon the family, know this:...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 29, 2010
Remember the Dell Aero Android smartphone? The one we were allowed to fondle but not turn on at CTIA? (And the one that, yes, can't run unsigned apps?) Well, the guys at Engadget managed to get t...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Mar 29, 2010
O ye of little faith. We asked for your questions regarding the Sprint Evo 4G, the first WiMax Android smartphone around, and now it's time to answer some of them. Obviously we're not hitting on ever...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Mar 29, 2010
See that phone up there? That's the Motorola Milestone, the non-U.S. doppelganger of the Motorola Droid. And unlike its American cousin, it's seeing the Android 2.1 update roll out in Europe as ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 29, 2010
Biggest complaint we hear about Android? The number of OS versions spread out over the vast number of devices, and the painful wait for updates. We're currently running the gamut from Android 1.5 -- e...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 29, 2010
One of the sticking points of using the Desire ROM with HTC Sense on the Nexus One was that, at least for a while, the camera wasn't fully functional. That's been fixed, and now you can do ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 29, 2010
We currently have the baristas in custody and hope to have their statements by the end of the day. DNA results from the coffee cups and restroom take a little longer. [Joy of Tech]...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 29, 2010
The Verizon Nexus One rumors are running rampant this morning. Piling onto the (likely fake) screen shot of the google.com/phone page showing the Verizon version actually for sale, there's now video ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 28, 2010
Here's a look at the HTC Evo 4G, straight from Sprint's official playbook. Nothing earth-shattering there, though our tipster tells us that Best Buy is currently being briefed on the Evo 4G and that w...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 28, 2010
How dominant was Android last week at CTIA? As you can see in the picture above, it drove our pal CrackBerry Kevin to violence. Indeed, our favorite operating system was front and center in Las Vegas...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 28, 2010
Here's one more from our CTIA pile -- the Kyocera Zio M6000. It's got Android 1.6 running atop a Qualcomm MSM7627 processor, a 3.5-inch LCD touchscreen at 480x800, full H.264 playback, a 1130mAh batt...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 28, 2010
Google has clarified a recent report that stated it was paying manufacturers and carriers a percentage of search revenue from its Android applications. In fact, Google said, it's only sharing revenue ...
