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by brian hart#ac
Dec 16, 2008
Google's My Maps Editor is now available in the Android Market, allowing users to create, edit, share and view customized maps on Android handsets, like the G1. Users can also sync these personalized ...
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by brian hart#ac
Dec 15, 2008
The Visa Mobile Application (Visa Mobile BETA) is now available for Android, is in the Android Market, and you can download it to your T-Mobile G1. At this point in time, you need to be a Chase Vis...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 14, 2008
The Kogan Agora, better known as the World's Second Android Device, made Australian boutique electronics maker Kogan has gotten a little bit of a facelift right before release. From what we can gat...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 13, 2008
TreoCentral's Jennifer has finished her time with the T-Mobile G1 and comes away fairly impressed! She's still not the biggest fan of the hardware but she does like the nifty little tricks of Andro...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 13, 2008
Hey HTC! Wake Up! You see that phone right there? It's supposed to be a work in progress Android phone for China Mobile. Currently dubbed the Ophone, it's only going to support China's own TD-SCDMA...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 12, 2008
So my week with the Blackberry Bold has ended and well, it’s not quite a tearful goodbye, but let’s just say I thought about the implications of ignoring Crackbery Kevin’s e-mails on where hi...
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by brian hart#ac
Dec 12, 2008
Loopt, a popular social networking app already available on the iPhone and BlackBerry, is now available for the low, low price of FREE in the Android Market! Loopt utilizes the built-in GPS on your T-...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 10, 2008
Our week with the Blackberry Bold is nearing the end and we're working on our final review of the Bold but before we pass it on to TiPb's Rene, we'd like to ask you G1 users if you have any questio...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 10, 2008
This bit a news was a foregone conclusion but hey, it doesn't hurt to have an almost-confirmation of new Android devices now does it? An SE spokesman has confirmed that Sony Ericsson has plans for ...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 10, 2008
This is great news! DataViz, makers of the uber-popular and uber-good suite, Documents To Go is bringing their award winning mobileOffice suite to Android! So if you're a productivity beast or heavy b...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 10, 2008
So earlier today we answered a question whether we would ever see Android on the iPhone and posed a larger question if Android will ever be available on current devices. Well, lo and behold, the com...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 10, 2008
We’re starting a new feature here at Android Central and it involves you guys, the readers. Do you have a question regarding Android? Need to know anything about Android? Send it over to us and...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 09, 2008
So you guys already know that I have the Blackberry Bold for the Smartphone Round Robin, but it begs the question, where oh where is the T-Mobile G1 ?! In the caring hands of Jennifer over at TreoC...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 09, 2008
Whoa, this came out of left field. Remember Sprint CEO Dan Hesse saying that Android simply wasn't good enough yet? And do you remember Sprint's wishy-washy position on Android since then? Well the...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 09, 2008
So though Android has proven to be a snappy and solid smartphone OS, some users have mentioned the lack of bells and whistles attached to it as a cause for concern. Luckily, the folks at XDA Develop...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 09, 2008
Ah, Google. Finding yet another way to earn money via the ad avenue. Google just announced that AdWords is now supported in Android, iPhone, and other mobile devices with full HTML browsers which me...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 09, 2008
We're now in Week 3 of the Smartphone Round Robin and we have the Blackberry Bold in the Android Central headquarters! The Blackberry Bold is a much celebrated device and deservedly so, the Bold is ...
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by brian hart#ac
Dec 08, 2008
It was only last week that we told you about China-based QiGi releasing both an Android and Windows Mobile version of their i6 smartphone. Now, video has popped up on the web that shows Android run...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 07, 2008
To wrap up Android Central's time with the AT&T Fuze for the Smartphone Round Robin, here are the answers to some of your guy's questions on this Windows Mobile powered device!
A lot of peopl...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 05, 2008
Ending the 2nd Week of the Smartphone Round Robin, Crackberry Kevin delivers his final thoughts on the T-Mobile G1! In his initial Video Review, Crackberry Kevin sounded very excited to be using th...
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by brian hart#ac
Dec 04, 2008
If you are Down Under and are anxious to get your Android groove on, you won't have to wait too much longer. Online retailer Kogan will be selling the Android-based "Agora" on January 29, 2009 and is ...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 03, 2008
Having spent much time with the AT&T Fuze for the 2nd week of the Smartphone Round Robin, it’s time to wind down and give you my final thoughts!
I think above all other platforms, Android a...
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by brian hart#ac
Dec 02, 2008
Some hapless soul traveling to the UK with his G1 reports a data roaming bill of $102.85 in spite of jumping into the phone settings and disabling data sync, data roaming and 3G. When pressed, the...
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by brian hart#ac
Dec 02, 2008
There has been quite a bit of news lately about handset manufacturers developing smartphones running Google's Android OS, but the news ticker has been unusually quiet about enterprising individuals...
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by brian hart#ac
Dec 01, 2008
According to Shawn Brown over at androidcommunity.com, there's another player in the Android handset market - Qigi of China. The new smartphone, called the i6, will be coming in two flavors: one will ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 26, 2008
Kicking off the second week of the Smartphone Round Robin, Android Central gives you a Video Review of the AT&T Fuze. Like the T-Mobile G1, the AT&T Fuze is made by HTC but re-branded and re...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 26, 2008
The economic downturn shows no favor. Even the almighty Google is taking a hit and re-arranging the books in order to seem steady. Google's been quietly laying off hundreds of employees and there are ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 26, 2008
Google had tried to trademark "Android" back in August and was turned down. But they're not going down without a fight, we have word that Google is going to appeal the decision before the board and ho...
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by brian hart#ac
Nov 25, 2008
In an effort to stay toe-to-toe with their nemesis HTC, Asus will be very busy releasing up to ten new phone models in 2009. Most of the new models will include 3G and touch screens, and at least o...
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by brian hart#ac
Nov 25, 2008
These are exciting times to be on the Android bandwagon. If you possess a T-Mobile G1 Android phone, you should indulge yourself a little and try out a couple apps that have made their way to the A...
