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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 14, 2010
There's a rumor running 'round (started at Android-France) that the Nexus One could be in line for an over-the-air update in the coming days that would bring a few bug fixes. Here's how Google Transla...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 14, 2010
We're back, folks, with another round of our favorite apps. And we're a little travel-heavy this week, probably cause we've all been traveling a bit. Join us after the break.
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 14, 2010
You guys know those CelleBrite units that don't actually point to if or when a phone's coming to a particular carrier? (A fact that we're sure you'll want to remind us of yet again in the comments.) ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 14, 2010
While the rest of the known world (in the U.S., anyway) not-so-patiently awaiting the arrival of the HTC Incredible on Verizon, U.S. Cellular could be slipping in treat of its own. The HTC&...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 14, 2010
Seriously, Verizon hasn't actually announced the HTC Incredible yet? No matter, because it's now live on Verizon's staging site -- and it's been renamed the Droid Incredible. Also looks like tha...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 14, 2010
South Korean manufacturer (erm, of handsets, not South Koreans) Pantech announced the Sirius, its third Android device. Reportedly "in talks" to bring the phone to Verizon and/or AT&T, ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 13, 2010
See that picture up there? That's the surface of Mars. And apparently it doesn't look very good on the Nexus One. And now on the Motorola Droid. And quite possibly any device running Android 2.1....
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 13, 2010
Here's the latest look at the breakdown of Android operating system versions -- fragmentation, if you will. More than a quarter of Android devices are now running Android 2.1 -- that includes the Droi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 13, 2010
We're back after a couple (erm, more like a month) off, but we're back with a vengeance. And here's what we want to know: Android games are growing by leaps and bounds, as is the hardware we're ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 13, 2010
Loyal reader Tom Cochrane reminded us on Twitter that Motorola has a status board for its Android 2.1 roll-out. And above is where we stand as of today. If you're rocking the Milestone, updates are e...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
Gotta say, you guys are getting weirder and weirder. And no women want a Nexus One? C'mon! Anyhoo, second batch of contest entries (here's the first batch) is after the break for your viewing pleasur...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
For a fleeting second -- but not much more than that -- I was worried. Here's Microsoft, unveiling its new "Kin" (or KIN, if you ask them) dumber-than-a-smartphone, smarter-than-a-dumbphone...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
OK, so the Sprint Evo 4G doesn't really cost $5,555. As you should all well know, it's common for carriers and retailers to assign outrages prices to a phone when it's first put into inventory. And as...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
Some more pictures of the T-Mobile myTouch Slide have emerged, showing the horizontal slider running Android 2.1 and the some hybrid form of the new Sense UI. (You can see the "Leap" feature...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
Adobe launched CS5 this morning, which has a bevy of features that can help create mobile content. And what phone/platform did they use to show off the end results? Well, it sure ain't Apple the iPho...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
Far be it from us to scoff at that hideously square Motorola Android phone -- possibly called the Twist -- that made the rounds over the weekend, but, well, it was pretty bad. But just because it's ba...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
Might Google be working on an Android-based tablet? The New York Times says yes (and there's really no reason for anybody to think that Google doesn't have a host of new products being tested und...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
There you go, folks. If you were holding out for Verizon to officially launch its NFL service, it's now available. All you have to do is text NFL to 8915 or go to VerizonWireless.com/nf...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 12, 2010
Everybody and their mother's raiding Verizon's pantry of late, this time with the LG VS740 making an appearance. Phone Arena says (and we agree) that this looks to be the LG Aloha -- aka the...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 11, 2010
See that silhouette up there? That's none other than the Samsung Galaxy S (see our initial hands-on and software hands-on) going through the Federal Communications Commission, and with AT&T's 3G ...
