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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 16, 2010
Merely a week after launch, Samsung has released the source code for the Verizon Fascinate. That's par for the course for Android, and any proprietary code will have been stripped out. But if yo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 16, 2010
Back in April it was announced that Motorola was switching to Boston-based Skyhook for location services on its Android phones. That never happened, apparently, and now Skyhook has filed suit against ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 15, 2010
Remember how we said the HTC Desire would be available on Cellular South mid-week? Well, it's hump day people, and the Desire indeed is on sale now for $149.99 after contract and rebate. What do you g...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 15, 2010
The new HTC Desire HD is fast. So darn fast, it boots up in 10 seconds. Really, it does. (Check out Engadget's video showing it. Don't blink.) But that begs the question: How often do you reboo...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 15, 2010
That's right, folks, it's Fruit Ninja on Android. No longer is it just for the iPhone. And better yet, with Open Feint, you can compete against your friends and join leaderboards as you slice a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 15, 2010
HTC this morning at its London event announced the Desire Z (aka the Vision) -- a four-row QWERTY device (they're not calling it a slider, apparently). Think of it as the T-Mobile G2 for t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 15, 2010
HTC this morning also announced the Desire HD -- basically the Evo 4G for the rest of the world (and minus the 4G part). This one's made of a solid piece of aluminum like the HTC Legend, packs ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 14, 2010
Yes, we're still waiting on Froyo to drop for the Motorola Droid X. But the good news is that it looks like Verizon's starting to get ready, with a placeholder page up on the Droid Does website ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 14, 2010
We took a look at the Worldmate travel app for back when it was in beta, and as of today's, it's bona fide and in the Android Market. In a nutshell, you sign up for Worldmate's free service, the...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 14, 2010
The Verizon Fascinate has been rooted since Day 1, but that doesn't mean there's not work to be done. For your folks on Windows, it's as simple as downloading a zip file, following instructions...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 14, 2010
So you want a case for the Droid X, but not something that's going to add any bulk or weight. This is a big phone, after all. The Talon hard-shell case for the Droid X may be just what you're l...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 14, 2010
LG this morning added a pair of Android 2.2 smartphones to its Optimus line, the Optimus One (P500) and Optimus Chic (E720).The Optimus One (seen above at right) is a 3.2-inch touchscreen device...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 13, 2010
Good news for those of you who use Google Buzz (we know you're out there) and have have fat fingers. You can now edit your Buzz posts (erm, Buzzes) directly from your phone. Just tap on the post...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 13, 2010
We've already heard rumblings that the Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet (watch our hands-on) would be coming to AT&T (as well as Verizon and Sprint), and Engadget's gotten a leak...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 13, 2010
Motorola and T-Mobile teased that the new Motorola Defy would be featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show today, and sure enough, she gave one of the new mid-level smartphones to everyone in her audi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 13, 2010
Cox Cable (a cable TV, Internet and phone provider for a good many of us) is poised to roll out an Android application that will work in conjunction with its DVR boxes and television service.&n...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 13, 2010
On Episode 28 of the Android Central Podcast, Alexander from Austria asked if there was an easy way to turn off automatic updating of apps, so that he wouldn't have to contend with the downloads sucki...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 13, 2010
Motorola this morning announced the Defy, a 3.7-inch rugged Android phone coming to T-Mobile by the holiday seasons. The Defy is scratch- and water-resistant, as well as dust-proof, Motorola sa...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 13, 2010
Sure, the T-Mobile G2 just got official, but it's the myTouch HD that's really starting to pique our interest. This reportedly leaked document shows a few specs, including Android 2.2, an3.8-in...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 13, 2010
Let the T-Mobile G2 price wars begin! Best Buy came out of the gate first, offering the G2 at presale for $199 after contract. And now Radio Shack has gone and dropped that price to $150 after contrac...
