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by Casey Chan
Jun 22, 2009
Apple can market that the iPhone platform has thousands upon thousands of applications to choose from but if users don't stay loyal to those applications, is it actually useful? According to Flu...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 22, 2009
If you remember T-Mobile's Android Roadmap that leaked a month ago, you would recognize this Motorola handset dubbed the Morrison. This live shot of the Motorola Morrison looks exactly like the ...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 19, 2009
One of our favorite applications on the web, on the iPhone and just about anywhere is Pandora. If you don't know Pandora, it's an Internet Radio station that allows you to create your own person...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 18, 2009
The Haier H7 is targeted for a September release (in France) and will run our favorite Android OS. Haier is relatively unproven in the smartphone market, so though they're promising an Android device,...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 18, 2009
It seems like everyday someone has a great idea regarding Android. Sometimes it's software related, while other times it's completely new hardware but the fact of the matter is, people are using...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 18, 2009
We had reported that T-Mobile was going to announce their Second Android Phone next week, but now it's officially official. The news was confirmed by T-Mobile themselves. To quote a T-Mobile com...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 17, 2009
Before you read this, we highly recommend watching the video above. We'll give you a minute. Okay. Now how cool is that? Layar is bringing the world's first mobile augmented reality browser to Android...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 17, 2009
It's been a long trek covering Huawei and their plan to deliver an Android Phone, but the goal is finally in sight. Meet the Huawei U8230, the beautiful phone that will be running Android. Huawei anno...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 17, 2009
We've heard about LG and Android before, but not quite like this. In an interview with Dow Jones Newswires, Chang Ma, VP of marketing strategy for mobile communications, said that LG is planning to re...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 16, 2009
Google Maps is one of the best features of Android and thanks to the guys at Google, it just got even better. Google has issued an update to Google Maps through the Android Market and the update is qu...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 16, 2009
If you were at all wondering what US carrier the MyTouch 3G aka the HTC Magic was going to land on and you completely missed the previous obvious hints, well then this would be news to you, the ...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 16, 2009
Once you get that Dell Android Phone rumor rolling, it just won't stop. BGR has unearthed another shot of the still rumored Dell Mobile Device and this particular picture seems even more 'out th...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 16, 2009
Verizon has a great network in the United States. However, Verizon also has perhaps the weakest product line among all US carriers. This combination often leads Verizon customers to clamor for t...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 15, 2009
The picture above is rumored to be the rumored Dell Phone. We've heard of Dell's purported interest in making a smartphone before and though we're certainly not going to confirm this blurry spy ...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 15, 2009
If you've been tracking Android since the release of the T-Mobile G1, you may have noticed that the Android OS isn't solely designed for smartphones--netbooks and tablet devices get to enjoy the Andro...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 12, 2009
You can't help people sometimes. Sometimes, they're just resistant to change. When discussing the two HTC product chains--Android and Windows Mobile--HTC chief executive for France stated that HTC &qu...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 12, 2009
We're not big users of iGoogle personally but we can definitely see the appeal. Google calls iGoogle on mobile devices 'info snacks': you can read the news, check the weather, glance at finance,...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 11, 2009
Years ago, Sony used to be one of our favorite electronics companies, they made beautiful, desirable products that seemed to be ahead of the curve. Fast forward to 2009 and Sony products always ...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 10, 2009
Microsoft Exec Steve Guggenheimer recently voiced his skepticism regarding Android and its ability to translate to a computing operating system. To quote:"I'm somewhat sceptical that consum...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 10, 2009
According to BusinessWeek, Google is looking into offering app sharing features in Android Market. Specifically, Google is considering enabling user-to-user gifting and recommendations. The impact tha...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 10, 2009
The Android devices launching on Rogers (HTC Magic & HTC Dream) are unique in the sense that they have their own custom build of Android loaded on the device. Because they aren't 'Google Exp...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 09, 2009
Nearly everyone uses Facebook and nearly every Facebook Android User is unhappy with the current state of Facebook Applications on Android. And with Facebook staying mum on an official Facebook ...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 09, 2009
First we had the Android Netbook fad, now we have the Android Smartbook craze. Only a wee bit bigger than your average smartphone, this particular Freescale Android Smartbook comes with a slight...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 08, 2009
This is why we love Android. Reports are surfacing that Google is beginning to develop an 'eyes free' interface for Android that'll allow users to adequately navigate applications without the need to ...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 08, 2009
This is an Android news roundup for our international readers. If you live in the US of A this doesn't apply to you because T-Mobile has yet to officially acknowledge the existence of the HTC Ma...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 08, 2009
We absolutely love netbooks here at Android Central--they're convenient, cute, and affordable. We also love Android here at Android Central (bet you couldn't have guessed that)--the OS just ooze...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 05, 2009
Adobe just announced that they've set a timetable to bring Flash to Android (and other smartphone platforms) and that it'll likely happen before the end of the year. Adobe smartly realizes that ...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 05, 2009
Add another manufacturer to the list of upcoming Android devices. BenQ just announced that they'll be bringing both an Android smartphone and Android netbook to the market in 2010. The details a...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 03, 2009
Fresh off the news that Acer is joining the Open Handset Alliance and releasing an Android phone in Q4 2009, we have reports that an Acer Android-powered Netbook will be coming earlier than that: in Q...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 03, 2009
We had long ago reported that Garmin was interested in bringing an Android phone to the market, 6 months later it looks like they have the intention to do so...6 months from now. Though no exact...
