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by Chris Parsons
Dec 23, 2011
Norad tracking Santa started back in 1955, pretty much by accident when a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement accidentally printed the number to the Continental Air Defense ...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 23, 2011
Having previously slipped a preview of the Dropbox update with optimizations for Ice Cream Sandwich, we all knew it was coming but we didn't know when, exactly. As it turns out, the latest updat...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 20, 2011
For some while we've been hearing about Sphero -- the magical robotic ball controlled by your Android device and now they're finally reaching customers hands (floors, tables, backyards etc.)...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 19, 2011
Just in case you never caught the prolougue for the game while watching the Galaxy Nexus unboxing video, Clash Of The Nexus Ninjas is a real game that is currently available in the Android Market. B...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 19, 2011
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The next chapter in one of Gameloft's largest game franchises has finally been released to the Android Market. Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation brings back the inten...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 17, 2011
If you're like me and have yet to actually pick a Galaxy Nexus, Amazon is making it awful hard to resist. Despite the device sitting in backorder status on their site -- the $150 price tag they ...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 15, 2011
With many of you now armed with a Samsung Galaxy Nexus the folks at Adobe felt it was time to go ahead and update their Adobe Flash Player 11 to include support for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. T...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 08, 2011
Barnes & Noble have teamed up with Rovio to celebrate Angry Birds’ second birthday. Starting Dec. 11, the first-ever Birds & Noble Scavenger Hunt and various other activities will take...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 07, 2011
Google Maps gets a bugfix update
Aside from the other updates Google has been making available, they've also set everyone up with a new version of Google Goggles, bringing the app up t...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 06, 2011
While Rogers is still looking to charge you $150 for the Samsung Galaxy S II LTE online, Future Shop is a little more forgiving on your bank balance and is now offering the device for only $20 in re...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 05, 2011
There are a lot of games out there that start life "online" that eventually make their way to mobile platforms due to their popularity. One of those games is Gravity Guy from the folks at ...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 02, 2011
A new role-playing game for the Android platform enhanced with Papaya’s social features has been released in the Android Market and for those of you who enjoy classic turned-based battle contr...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 02, 2011
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If you've ever looked at some of our past coverage of trade shows, you no doubt noticed that when Google is in attendance -- they like to do things big. They br...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 26, 2011
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While we could argue that the Verizon Droid RAZR commercials are kind of over the top and really have nothing to do with the phone, Rogers at least stuck to the who...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 25, 2011
Google has been working hard to gather more media content these days and now, coming shortly after their Google Music announcement comes the news they've fleshed out a deal with Disney, Pixar an...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 25, 2011
Well -- there goes the joke, will my HTC G1 get Ice Cream Sandwich?
No, it's not overly functional. No, it's not extremely fast. But that doesn't really matter. The fact Android 4.0 Ice...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 24, 2011
If you like poking around in some source code files to see what you can see, then Motorola has now given something to do. The Droid RAZR source code has been released on sourceforge and while it'...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 23, 2011
If you're looking to sit down and watch a movie over the next couple of weeks, Google may have just what you are looking for. They've now announced that over the next two weeks, 12 of the to...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 23, 2011
Fora while now Qualcomm has been working on its mirasol display technology and despite rumors of a delay, they've now announced in partnership with Kyobo in South Korea to bring to market the wo...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 22, 2011
With Black Friday coming there is going to be plenty of sales happening but -- why wait? U.S. Cellular is hosting their black Friday sales right now, where you can pick up a smartphone for $100 or l...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 22, 2011
The Android Market is home to some strange things at times, so it only makes sense that DJ Pauly D makes an appearance there. At least this one is kind of tolerable to a certain extent, mildly amusi...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 22, 2011
Verizon is gearing up for the holidays and come Nov. 24, they have some great deals lined up for customers. Kicking things off, they've now gone ahead and announced the Droid Incredible 2's ...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 22, 2011
With rumors of the LG Optimus LTE coming to AT&T as the LG Nitro LTE, Canadians are already ahead of the curve on availablity for this one as Bell Mobility has released the device.
As a reminde...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 22, 2011
We've spotted the Samsung Illusion a few times in the past but Verizon has now fully unveiled the device for all. Pulling in to the entry level market, the specs for the Samsung Illusion aren...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 21, 2011
Verizon is continuing their roll out of 4G LTE across the Nation and come December 15 they'll be adding nine New Hampshire communities to the mix. If you happen to live in any of the areas liste...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 17, 2011
Evernote for Android is getting a rather healthy update today. They've taken three of the top requested features and gone ahead and implemented them into Evernote. So what's new? Quite a bit...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 17, 2011
Zombies, guns, mayham and chaos -- what more could you want? Dead On Arrival is the latest game released for the Xperia Play as an exclusive for a limited time and it's pretty awesome. Featuring...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 16, 2011
In order to make the new Google Music a success, it'll need great content providers and there is no shortage of those already on board. EMI, Universal, Sony and hundreds of indie labels and arti...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 16, 2011
Cox Wireless started off like many that in the wireless business that have come before and now long since passed. With big dreams and little bit of the 700Mhz spectrum they wanted to offer the best ...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 15, 2011
After having all Tier-1 carriers across the country come to an agreement surrounding the use of the Wireless Emergency Alerts, Sprint is the first U.S. carrier to enable the services. Working togeth...
