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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 21, 2010
Android phones are big on cloud computing, so you gotta stay connected. Smartphone geeks like to toss the word "tethering" around, but what exactly is it and how do you do it? F...
Tip
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 21, 2010
Us Android nerds love acronyms. And one that we throw around an awful lot is "RSS." Let's take a look at what it is, and how (and why) you should use it. In a nutshell, RSS -- which st...
Tip
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 21, 2010
A question we get quite often from you guys is "How do I add a second gmail account?" Consider that question answered in the video above. Note that I'm adding a Google Apps account, whic...
Tip
by Kyle Gibb
Jul 21, 2010
Want to switch apps on the fly? Thanks to true multitasking and Android's fast app switcher, seen above, it's a breeze. It's build into Android. No downloads required. It shows your most re...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 20, 2010
When it comes to installing Android applications, there are two ways of going about it. The most popular, of course, is directly through the Android Market. And that's how most of us do it. But from t...
Article
by Phil Nickinson
Jul 17, 2010
Looking to change Android keyboards? Maybe you want to try Swype, or the new Swiftkey, or any one of the other great keyboards available on our fair smartphone operating system. (And a lot of new pho...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 27, 2010
Hey guys! Jerry back with another neat trick you can do on your Android phone. This one helps keep things running smoothly, and gives us some user control over Android's internal task kill...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 13, 2010
FroYo, FroYo, FroYo. Seems like you can't visit a tech blog or read your Twitter timeline without seeing news about Android 2.2 everywhere. FroYo can do this, FroYo does this 300 percent ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 09, 2010
Not everyone with a new Evo 4G is just enjoying the beast. Some of us are hard at work applying everything we know about hacking Android to our new toy. My eyes are getting blurry, and it'...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 08, 2010
We love it when you send in your tips and hints, especially when they're this cool. Notice that the dual LED flash on the HTC Evo doesn't work while filming video? Turns out that's pretty easy ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 05, 2010
Ed. Note: The story originally was published on Feb. 14, 2010. We've updated it with new information and present it again for those of you new to Android.Each day more and more Android handsets a...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 31, 2010
[YouTube link] If you're the type of person who frequently swaps microSD cards and are looking at the Sprint HTC Evo 4G, then this video might be a little painful. First, the card's under the...
Article
by Jared DiPane
May 27, 2010
One thing that seems to be a common complaint is "My pictures just look crappy." Many mess with settings, lighting, and more but nearly all of us have overlooked one very obvious thing, whic...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 25, 2010
Ed. note: OK, here's the deal. This accidentally got published before we meant for it to. We've pulled it from the front page but are leaving it published with this addendum. Cause that's how jou...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 17, 2010
Android phones are big on cloud computing, so you gotta stay connected. Smartphone geeks like to toss the word "tethering" around, but what exactly is it and how do you do it? Fo...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 16, 2010
Hey everybody! Welcome to another week of Inside Android. This week we're gonna look at the things most everybody will change on their phones -- wallpaper and ringtones. There ...
Article
by Jared DiPane
May 16, 2010
It's been a busy, busy week of Android news, with tons of information coming from every angle from leaks, to official releases and tons of Sprint Evo 4G coverage. Some new devices appear to be on the...
Article
by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 08, 2010
Howdy! It's me again, and this week we're gonna talk about something near and dear to all of us -- battery life. It's always at the tip of everyone's tongue (especially as new phones are r...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 07, 2010
Us Android nerds love acronyms. And one that we throw around an awful lot is "RSS." Let's take a look at what it is, and how (and why) you should use it. After the break, people.
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Article
by Phil Nickinson
May 05, 2010
A question we get quite often from you guys is "How do I add a second gmail account?" Consider that question answered in the video above. Note that I'm adding a Google Apps account, which is...