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by Casey Chan
Aug 25, 2009
If you've been waiting for the second Android Developer Challenge to get started, you're in luck. ADC2, as we call it, is finally open for application submissions! ADC2 spans 10 different catego...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 25, 2009
The Samsung Galaxy is one of the more under-appreciated Android phones on the market, mostly because of its European-only status. Though it has been out for months overseas, we've heard very lit...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 24, 2009
If you haven't heard all the FCC vs Apple/AT&T/Google drama yet, you should head over to the iPhone Blog and catch yourself up with official statements, interrogative questions, and more abo...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 24, 2009
As good as Google Maps is for most everyday Android users, many users still clamor for a high quality turn-by-turn GPS solution. Enter TomTom. Having just released an official application for th...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 21, 2009
Let us translate the above picture for you: 'The appointment is confirmed.' What appointment does the invitation speak of? Well on Tuesday September 15th, Archos is widely expected to announce t...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 21, 2009
The Notorious FCC is at it again. This time the ridiculously anticipated HTC Hero just cleared their hands and those previous HTC Hero to Sprint rumors are getting realer by the second--because ...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 20, 2009
Meet the Samsung InstinctQ. Judging from the leaked picture above, the InstinctQ is going to be an Android powered Sprint device that includes a hardware QWERTY keyboard (joy!) and from the look...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 19, 2009
If you remember correctly, the T-Mobile Pulse is Huawei's first Android effort (Huawei 8220) and it's very likely the same device as the previously reported Huawei 8230. Well, since the T-Mobile Pulse...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 18, 2009
If reports indicating that the T-Mobile G1 is permanently stuck at Android 1.5 and won't receive further software updates like Donut and Eclair are true, it'll break the hearts of many Android u...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 18, 2009
We know next to nothing about this Android-powered MID (pictured above) other than the fact that we wouldn't mind using one and that it looks exactly like an iPhone, right down to the black bord...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 17, 2009
The T-Mobile Pulse just received its Wi-Fi certificate, why is that important? Well, because the Pulse is actually the Huawei 8220, why is that important? Because the Huawei 8230 was once announ...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 17, 2009
There you have it. A picture of the Dell Mini 3i aka dellphone in real, breathing life. Look at that polish! Look at that glare! Getting excited? Don't. Your hopes for a high-end device will be ...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 17, 2009
Hooray! HTC Magic users will be glad to know that they'll be able to upgrade their devices to HTC Sense, the sexy, wonderful UI that have people going gaga over on the HTC Hero. If you've forgot...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 17, 2009
The Samsung Galaxy is reportedly slated for release in the UK this week, kind of. Reports have shown that O2's retail staff have found the Samsung Galaxy, Samsung's first Android phone, in their...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 14, 2009
We've already reported on Dell's upcoming Android smartphone launch in China and expressed our disappointment in it not being available to the US market on launch. At that point, we didn't know ...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 14, 2009
One feature that has been conspicuously missing in Android since its launch has been a biggie--multi-touch. Multi-touch is the wonderful input method that reads multiple touch inputs at once. It...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 12, 2009
The Motorola Sholes is a hot topic here at Android Central HQ partly because of our excitement for a Moto Android device and mostly because of the disappointment that is the Sholes' teenage sist...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 12, 2009
Documents to Go is one of our favorite mobile applications ever and most certainly one of the top flight Android applications available. We've showcased how it works before and were extremely ex...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 11, 2009
The Dell Android smartphone has been expected for what feels like years now so hearing that Dell is going to make an Android Smartphone is hardly surprising--what is surprising is that it's supp...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 11, 2009
Now this is what we like to see Canada!. After Rogers had dropped the price of the HTC Magic and HTC Dream down to $99.99, they're at it again! Rogers just recently dropped the price AGAIN to an...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 10, 2009
There's not much to see here but some some internal information on the HTC Fiesta, a device reported to run Android, have leaked. The specs for this HTC 'Fiesta' are hardly worthy of a party:QVG...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 07, 2009
Android and Facebook haven't always gotten along but we've heard reports that they've set aside their differences and that an official Facebook App for Android was on the way. Though the Android...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 07, 2009
We know that Samsung is dabbling with Android, what with the Samsung Galaxy already launched, but did you know that Samsung is planning to release a sub-$100 Android Phone? According to Casey Ry...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 06, 2009
Forgive us, but the Samsung Galaxy might be the most forgotten Android Phone around these parts. With quiet launches in a few European countries, the Samsung Galaxy has not received the same ado...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 06, 2009
Opera CEO, Jon Von Tetzchner, recently stated that their full-fledged browser Opera Mobile will be coming to Android. To quote:"Yes, we are working on an Android version," von Tetzchner said...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 05, 2009
It's been rumored before but it looks to be all confirmed now--the HTC Hero will be heading to Sprint. Engadget has seen the official HTC Support Site for the HTC Hero and it detailed the Hero a...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 05, 2009
We first heard about the HTC Magic aka the T-Mobile myTouch 3G way back in February at Mobile World Congress. And now finally after waiting half a year and seeing the Magic launch all over the w...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 04, 2009
Google CEO, Eric Schmidt or Schmitty around these parts, has resigned his position from Apple's Board of Directors. In Apple's words:“Eric has been an excellent Board member for Apple, inv...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 04, 2009
The world's biggest market, China, has largely been ignored by Android. Partly due to China's unique (read: difficult) phone standards, there has been little movement in preparing an Android phone for...
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by Casey Chan
Aug 04, 2009
We were decently impressed with the leaked product shots of the Verizon Motorola Sholes, one of Motorola's upcoming Android devices, especially considering it was such a large step up from the M...
