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by Casey Chan
Feb 24, 2009
Currently, AT&T is conspicuously missing in the Open Handset Alliance which is particularly damaging considering how large the AT&T network is. Android is reaching less customers because of...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 23, 2009
You know how we said there wouldn't be as many non-sensical, egregiously overpriced apps like "I am Rich" on Android Market as there is in the App Store? Well, we were wrong. Instead of the $1000 a...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 23, 2009
With Android-based netbooks being a possibility in the near future, it may come as no surprise that Asus is working on a low-cost laptop powered by Google's Android OS. Asus introduced the popular Ee...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 23, 2009
It seems that the Google Android OS, the platform touted as being open for all, is a little less open for some than others. If you own an unlocked developer G1 Android phone, even those received by Go...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 23, 2009
There's a pretty good article over at GigaOM that touches on the Open vs Closed argument of technology. Specifically, it pits Android and iPhone against each other because of the obvious contrastin...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 23, 2009
Remember Huawei's Android Phone at MWC? It was shrouded in mystery because though it was on display, it was merely a non-working prototype. We had originally reported that Huawei expected to releas...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 23, 2009
Raise your hand if you heard this before. Company X announces multiple Android Devices, said Android Devices will ship in 2nd half 2009. Yeap. We're going down the all too familiar road, this time ...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 20, 2009
Several days ago we reported that Freescale has developed a system-on-chip (SoC) for Android, opening up netbook possibilities. Desiring to carve out their share of the netbook pie, Glen Burch...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 20, 2009
If you like your Google Android G1 from T-Mobile but you aren't crazy about the slide-out keyboard, cupcake may soon give you the much-anticipated on-screen keyboard as an option. This video, creat...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 19, 2009
Get ready to rock, folks! The uber-popular music game Guitar Hero, where you channel your inner Rock Star, is coming to Android Market! Obviously Guitar Hero on Android won't be the full featured v...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 18, 2009
First they said their Android handsets were delayed. Then they were a no-show for MWC in Barcelona. Then, they weren't delayed again. Or, was that delayed no-show? No-show fo sho? Samsung is making ou...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 18, 2009
The office suite from Quickoffice is on it's way to an Android phone near you - hopefully the G1 in your hand. Quickoffice will be available soon in the Android Market for $7.99. It will provide vi...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 18, 2009
T-Mobile UK just released the statistics regarding the top 10 most popular Android applications. If you remember, we published a report regarding the most popular Android applications according to US ...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 18, 2009
This is admittedly weak, but hey, after the first day that Android had at MWC we'll take anything at this point. Even some scribbled plans supposedly regarding Acer's 2009 roadmap. As we can see in...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 18, 2009
It's no secret that T-Mobile has the weakest 3G Coverage nationwide. You can fault them for arriving late to the 3G party but you can't deny their effort since rolling out T-Mobile 3G Networks across ...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 17, 2009
Freescale Semiconductor has developed an ARM Cortex A8-based i.MX515 system-on-chip (SoC), and they have announced that Android is one of the operating systems that ports to the chip.
What does this...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 17, 2009
Even though folks like Samsung failed to deliver anything Android-ish at MWC, an intriguing handset from Huawei was on display, albeit a non-working prototype. The Huawei Android phone looks an awfu...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 17, 2009
Our Editor-in-Chief Dieter Bohn is at MWC in Barcelona, Spain gathering all the news he can about new devices, applications, and basically the state of the mobile industry. He's been doing a wonder...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 17, 2009
Following up our report on Android Market's paid applications price range, we found some more tidbits regarding Android Market's paid applications (via GoogleAndBlog):
You can return a paid applica...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 16, 2009
Even though the month is only half over, Google is pouring it on with giving us even more "wow" and pizazz. Now you can view, edit, filter, and sort spreadsheets via List View on your G1! According to...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 16, 2009
Just a few days ago, we posted right here that the Samsung Android phone was delayed and would not make an appearance at MWC 2009. According to Samsung, we (along with just about every other blogge...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 16, 2009
We're not quite sure what to make of these HTC Magic images other than the fact that they look ridiculously similar to the device previously known as the Sapphire. If you didn't know, the Sapphire ...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 16, 2009
This is all mere speculation but following the news that Apple asked Google to not include multi-touch in Android (which Google complied with) we have some speculation that Apple also asked Google...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 16, 2009
NVIDIA's Tegra is something that got kind of swept under the radar here at Android Central. We weren't too familiar with the details of this ridiculously powerful "mobile computer on a chip" becaus...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 16, 2009
Though we had fully expected Flash to show its pretty face in Android already, it's always a good thing when there's an official announcement. Adobe just announced at MWC that Flash is coming to Andro...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 13, 2009
Moxier Mail Beta is now available in the Android Market for T-Mobile G1 users and promises the first Exchange ActiveSync push email solution for Android users. Moxier Mail will allow you to compose, s...
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by brian hart#ac
Feb 13, 2009
Does this smartphone look familiar? Hard to hide those lines, those curves, that little trackball. Telefonica will soon be selling an Android phone in Spain, but instead of the G1, it will be this HTC...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 13, 2009
We reported that Android Market was going to get paid applications this week. Well, today is the day that developers can start uploading applications to Android Market with end user pricing. Priced Ap...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 13, 2009
You know what's great about Android? It's versatility. We've seen Android ported over to many different devices that it's entirely probable that every electronic device will one day run Android (we'...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 13, 2009
A lot of the best applications for Android is made by Google themselves so when Google announces a new Android Application, we pay attention. This new one from Google is called My Tracks which serv...
