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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 09, 2010
It's Android contest time, boys and girls, and the folks at Seidio are offering up a whopping 20 cases. On tap for the Verizon Droid Incredible are five Innocase Rugged cases and five Innocase Active...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 09, 2010
Behold, the retail box for the AT&T Samsung Captivate, which will be available July 18 for $199 after two-year contract. You'll note how the front of the box, at least, is way heavy on the &...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 09, 2010
Online auction giant eBay this morning announced that its Android application is now available internationally, including Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. With the app, you'll have access to:...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 09, 2010
Top o' the news - new phones! T-Mobile Motorola Charm gets official, still square Samsung Intercept available Sunday, July 11, for $100 after contract with Sprint Hardware news Motorola Droid X re...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 09, 2010
When it comes to Android apps, we love zombies. And loud music. And the two are combined in the Smudgeware game called Saint ($1.99). It's kind of a reboot of the old Smash TV game. You've got du...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 09, 2010
Normally when we see celebrity smartphone unboxings we see names like Michaluk, Bohn, Ritchie and Nickinson. In this case, Sony Ericsson went out and got Maria Sharapova, who's a pretty good tennis p...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 08, 2010
The Fring app for the iPhone got an update today (see our previous Android-related hands-on) that lets it play nice with Android (and Symbian, too). That means us Android users can have video chats wi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 08, 2010
OK, we've talked (several times) about how the Android phone is for porn. And we've talked about how during a full wipe on your Android phone doesn't necessarily kill off every file that might h...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 08, 2010
If you're the type of Android user who has the SDK stashed on your computer (and let's face it -- if you're reading this, chances are you do), then know that Google has updated it to be in line with t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 08, 2010
We're waiting on Android 2.2 to be officially released for the Sprint Evo 4G -- everybody relax a little, the Froyo code's only been out for two weeks now -- but that doesn't mean you can't give it a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 08, 2010
AT&T announced today that the Samsung Captivate (see our hands-on) -- one of the four Galaxy S-class phones announced last week -- will be available July 18 for $199 after contract. You'll ne...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 08, 2010
Looking to pull the trigger on a white Evo 4G from Best Buy? Our pal Jeravicious in the Android Central Forums got his, and it's unboxed it for all to see. It's quite the looker, indeed. Check out hi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 07, 2010
So the lads and lassies at Laptop Mag are doing their Battle of Champions as a follow-up to the Smartphone March Madness tournament. And in the finals just happen to the Palm Pre Plus and the Droid ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 07, 2010
This tall piece of blurriness you see here reportedly is a leaked T-Mobile roadmap, and we see at least a few known Android smartphones listed, as well as some likely comers. There's no real telling ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 07, 2010
OK, we admit it. Despite our public loathing of Motoblur, the Motorola Charm (just announced for T-Mobile) has piqued our interest a bit, given that it'll be the first front-facing QWERTY Android pho...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 07, 2010
This saga of the hilarious Evo vs. iPhone videos produced by a Best Buy employee just got even better. When last we heard, Brian Maupin, 25, had been suspended by the retailer while it conducted some...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 07, 2010
We've known the Motorola Charm would be coming to T-Mobile, and now it's official. Let's look the details:Android 2.1.MotoblurThe "Backtrack" rear touchpad.2.8-inch touchscreen.Full QWERTY k...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 07, 2010
We often say that Android Central forum members are the best around, and here's yet another example. Skippyrulz crafted a dock for his Sprint Evo 4G out of Legos (mostly from an Indiana Jones fighter...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 07, 2010
Google made a pretty big splash at its Google IO conference when it said the browser on Android 2.2 is the world's fastest. And Ars Technica has done some legwork that backs up that claim. In the cha...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 06, 2010
The whispers are true, folks. A few lucky souls already are getting their Motorola Droid X's, more than a week before they're set to go on sale July 15. And one such person is coerulea in the Androi...