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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 03, 2010
A couple of days ago we asked you which platform you were leaving to join the ranks of Android with the Evo 4G. We got more than 12,000 responses, and there was a clear winner (or loser, actually).&nb...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 03, 2010
The EVO 4G is Sprint's first WiMAX Smartphone, has a gigantic touchscreen, and will blow your mind Picture, if you will, your perfect smartphone. What features would it have? How small (or big) would ...
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by Dallin Hampton
Jun 03, 2010
The Motorola support forums are letting people sign up to receive an e-mail notification of when the highly anticipated Froyo 2.2 update is available for the Droid. Although it’s unlikely that t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 03, 2010
When we said the Motorola i1 was coming to Boost Mobile in the coming weeks, we meant it. Because this morning Sprint announced that it'll be available starting June 20 at all Boost Mobile retail sto...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 03, 2010
[YouTube link]Evo 4G fan video. Presented without comment. But thanks, Kevin! (We think.)...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 03, 2010
Ex-wife calling you over and over again at midnight? Froyo can't really do anything about that, but it does keep repeat callers from taking up space in your call log. Android 2.2 introduces threa...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 03, 2010
The Evo 4G was rooted some days ago, and we finally have instructions. And it couldn't be easier. If you're new to this, we suggest you read through the thread at XDA Developers. And then read th...
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by Adam Sawyer
Jun 03, 2010
Complete Evo 4G specs
PRODUCTIVITY
3G/4G capability
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ QSD8650 (1GHz) processor
4.3” capacitive display with pinch-to-zoom and tactile f...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
[YouTube link]We know how excited everybody is. In a mere 36 hours, the Evo 4G will be upon us. And Sprint wants to know: What will you do first with the nation's first 4G phone? (And we'd add the fir...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 02, 2010
Google is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the search world. It's about darn time the folks at Mountain View did this one. Now, when you enter a search at google.com on your Android ...
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by Adam Sawyer
Jun 02, 2010
The Droid Shadow (a.k.a. the Droid X, Droid X-Treme, Droid 2) is getting closer, and today new eye-popping images appearedT. his beauty’s casing is almost completely made of metal, just like its...
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by Dallin Hampton
Jun 02, 2010
With Computex under way, Aava Mobile demonstrated a handful of prototype smartphones, some of which we can expect to see within a year or two. One phone platform that stole the stage was the Intel Moo...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 02, 2010
Rogers Wireless now has another great option for Canadian Android lovers, or for those who just need a nice current smartphone. The Liquid E is a powerhouse stuffed into a smaller package, perfe...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 02, 2010
It should have been a nice uneventful holiday weekend for Android Central Forum member mapexvenus and the missus, but real life seldom works out that way. During the long road trip to Tahoe, t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
Audio book aficionados, rejoice! Fan-favorite Audible indeed is working on an Android application, and it's currently in beta. The premise is simple: Select and purchase a book from Audible...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
[YouTube link]You're going to need a Nexus One (or some other phone with a trackball capable of lighting up in different colors) to take advantage of this feature in Android 2.2, but color trackball n...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 02, 2010
Just as we reported they would, the folks at doubleTwist have updated their Windows application, and a good program just got better. Here's the official announcement from their user forums:Pleas...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
We imagine there are one or two of you out there who aren't interested in that other phone being released this week. And it's our pleasure to bring you the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide, which is now ava...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
AT&T just dropped a bit of a bombshell, doing away with its "unlimited" data plans in favor some new tiered options. Before we go into details, note that current voice and data plans won...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
We've spent much of or time lately with the largest Android phone, now let's move to one of the smallest. The Motorola Flipout (that's the square deal that made the rounds back in April) which ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 01, 2010
Samsung should be launching its premier handset soon, in a huge way. According to the Korean industry blog Korea IT Times the Galaxy S will be released in 100 countries, all within the same mont...
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by Jeremy
Jun 01, 2010
Those of you who did not pre-order a Sprint Evo 4G and will be on the prowl come this Friday -- launch day! -- should think about visiting your local Sprint store when the doors open at 8 a.m.&n...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
It's not much of a secret, judging by all the talk in our Evo 4G forums, that a lot of you folks out there are getting ready to jump one ship or another to join the ranks of Android with the Sprint ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
Another couple of weeks, and more new numbers regarding Android platform percentages. For the two weeks ending June 1, we now see 45.1 percent of Android phones running Eclair -- Android 2.1. Tha...
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by Dallin Hampton
Jun 01, 2010
Mobile chipset manufacturer Qualcomm has started shipping its two newest additions to the Snapdragon family, the MSM8260 and the MSM8660. Both of the processors are dual-core and are clocked at 1.2GHz...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 01, 2010
Sometimes we all like to sit back in our chairs and speculate about what fresh innovative ideas will turn up next in the smartphone world. I'll bet none of us saw this coming. Rather than ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
Andy Rubin's "it's not fragmentation, it's legacy" line at Google IO has sparked a pretty good debate, but now we're starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel for problem of Androi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
Not only can you not have the Sprint Evo 4G for a few more days, now you have to watch somebody tear it apart. The folks at ifixit did their thing, meticulously ripping open the Evo and checking ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
Let's face it, you just can't get enough of us. We understand that. And so without further ado, we bring you the Android Central Widget. It's a simple beast, bringing you the latest headlines from An...
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by Jared DiPane
Jun 01, 2010
Yes, you may be thinking oh look, yet another launcher, haven't we seen enough? Well, maybe you have, but if you look past the ADW.Launcher you will be rather sad once you realize all that it ha...
