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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 27, 2010
Now that you can root your phone without fear of prosecution (not that we were ever really worried about that), you've really got no excuse not to try the latest method on the Droid X. (If you want t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 27, 2010
Clicker.com has announced their Android application -- social media all about video, feature films, and television. The premise is that you can friend people, check out their viewing habits, and...
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by Sean Brunett
Jul 27, 2010
HTC recently announced it was going to start outfitting certain handsets with SLCD screens rather than AMOLED, due to short supply of the latter. The SLCD screens may be easier more plentiful, but do ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 27, 2010
I know everyone and their cousin gets tired of the iPhone vs. Android fanboy slugfest, but that's not what we're about this time. Allyson, one of our pals over at TiPb, took some time to compar...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 26, 2010
First, the good: Dell has confirmed that its 5-inch Streak mini-tablet will get Android 2.2 later this year through an over-the-air update. It will, however, still launch with Android 1.6. It w...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 26, 2010
Twitter for Android -- the "official" Android Twitter client -- just got another update (we're at version 1.0.2 for those playing at home), and changes include the following: Is f...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 26, 2010
Kmart and Android are names you probably never though would be uttered in the same breath, but in their weekly circular the discount retailer has a 7-inch tablet, running Android 2.1 on sale for $149....
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by Sean Brunett
Jul 26, 2010
A report by the Guardian states that Android smartphone sales in the UK have tripled since the beginning of the year. Now one in 10 handsets sold in the United Kingdom is running Android, and contract...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 26, 2010
If you have what it takes, Logitech needs you to be the "Host with the Most" to help roll out the Logitech Revue, the first Google TV set-top box. What does it take you ask? Besi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 26, 2010
Google Maps just served notice to every other location-based business app out there with the introduction of "Places." A tie-in with Google Maps, it makes it super easy to find any kind of, ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 26, 2010
Facebook sync has been borked for a few days now. That's not news to a good many of you, judging by our inbox and a slew of posts in our forums. We're still waiting to hear back from Facebook, but HT...
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by Kyle Gibb
Jul 26, 2010
The Library of Congress has seen fit to specifically exempt rooting and jailbreaking (for the iPhone) from the DMCA. This means that it is now 100 percent legal to root to your heart's content w...
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by afazel
Jul 26, 2010
In what just may be the coolest bit of programming I've ever seen on any platform, the developers of BlindType have uploaded a video showing off their keyboard designed for anyone. This isn't o...
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by Sean Brunett
Jul 26, 2010
Last month we ran a story about the front-QWERTY keyboard Galaxy Q phone that Samsung reportedly plans to add to their Galaxy line. More specs have now leaked out about the likely BlackBerry competito...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 26, 2010
On July 24, the online code hosting and storage site GitHub hit a huge milestone -- 1 million projects hosted. That's a whole lotta source code! GitHub is important to Android, as many of ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 26, 2010
The Mobi Products skin case for the Sprint Evo 4G protects your Evo from bumps and scratches and feels great in the hand while doing it. Made of some secret variety of rubber, it feels like sili...
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by Jared DiPane
Jul 26, 2010
Who doesn't like for their Android smartphone to boot up in style? While many people are going after the ultra flashy, image filled boot animations some folks over at XDA Developers have been hard at ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 26, 2010
HTC has announced it will introduce SLCD screens to its manufacturing of the Nexus One and Desire later this summer.The Desire and Nexus One originally have been manufactured with AMOLED screens,...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 25, 2010
This isn't the first time we've seen the fabled (and unannounced) HTC Vision, but this one looks a little more finished, and with T-Mobile branding to boot, and the tipster who sent it to E...
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by Kyle Gibb
Jul 25, 2010
Being a former N64 fanboy, this may not excite me as much as some PS1 die-hards out there, but the PlayStation has just been added to Android's already-impressive list of game console emulators. The ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 25, 2010
You know both your smartphone platform and its applications have hit the big time when you start seeing leaks of beta versions -- enter aHome 4 for Android. With the onslaught of new home replac...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 25, 2010
The Motorola i1 -- the first Android smartphone with Nextel's Direct Connect (aka push-to-talk) service -- is now available at Sprint for $149.99 after two-year contract and $50 rebate. [Watch our ha...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 24, 2010
Heads up if you're in the Great White North -- Bell Canada is giving away a Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant daily until launch. Hurry and go sign up right HERE (Canadians only, you cheaters!) but ...
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by Kyle Gibb
Jul 24, 2010
Just bask for a moment in the pure awesomeness that is the above picture ... oh, yeah. So, Jenn Lee at Streak Smart had the amazing idea of paring a new Dell Streak with a Logitech diNovo Mini bl...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 24, 2010
Airplane-landing games are a dime a dozen now, but the original and best is coming to Android. You might want to consider quitting your job to free up time for this one. [Firemint via @alexessory] Th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 24, 2010
No, you're not seeing things. Sprint phones will now see a "Sprint" tab in the Android Market instead of the (preferred by many) "Downloads" tab. It's the same on Verizon, AT...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 23, 2010
Not to be outdone by it's larger cousins, the Motorola Devour has been rooted. Using some bits and pieces from the Droid X root method, some files scoured from the web, and some good old fashion...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 23, 2010
Look. We're really not going to get dragged back into this whole Antennagate thing. Because let's face it: Asking Apple to test somebody else's phone is like leaving a bottle of Campari in the s...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 23, 2010
A PSA for all you application developers out there: Google has updated the Android Market Developer Distribution Agreement "in preparation for some work we’re doing on introducin...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 23, 2010
There are three things I love -- open source, Linux, and ingenuity. Android Central forum member 42turkeys brings all three together, along with some serious Mac love in his versions of the Side...
