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by Casey Chan
Nov 25, 2008
Since we’re in that odd spot where the first week of the Smartphone Round Robin is over and I’ve yet to post the video review (AT&T Fuze, tomorrow!) to kick off the second week, I thought i...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 25, 2008
zzzPhone has seemingly come through on their promise in combining the notorious zzzPhone with the exciting Android OS. We at Android Central are definitely surprised that zzzPhone has become the 2n...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 25, 2008
Looks like the sales of the T-Mobile G1 did go better than expected. HTC CEO Peter Chou expects T-Mobile G1 cumulative shipments to reach 1 million units by the end of 2008. It marks a significan...
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by brian hart#ac
Nov 24, 2008
Just when it seemed that Google had solidified their foothold as T-Mobile's default search engine (given the release of the G1 Android phone), Yahoo is waving their finger and saying "not so fast!" Ev...
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by brian hart#ac
Nov 24, 2008
iPhone-like multitouch on the G1 - sound crazy or impossible? It was previously discussed right here at Android Central, and once again, thanks to RyeBrye.com, there is now a proof-of-concept video. T...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 22, 2008
The first week of the Smartphone Round Robin is long gone and the Editors of each site are trickling in their full reviews! Android Central's favorite device around these parts, the T-Mobile G1, ju...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 21, 2008
The first week of the Smartphone Round Robin has ended and I must bid a fond farewell to the iPhone 3G. If you missed my first impressions, be sure to take a look at my Video Review of the iPhone 3...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 21, 2008
We love it when developers listen to their users and make their good app even better. It shows a certain amount of awareness and humility to offer some tweaks to their programs. AndroidGuys has the ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 20, 2008
One of the more interesting developments with Android is that a lot of smartphone companies that don't have a presence in North America are announcing plans that Android is an option for them.
Case ...
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by brian hart#ac
Nov 20, 2008
Voice On The Go, a subscription-based voice powered software service previously available for Blackberry, Palm and Symbian users, is now available for Android G1 users. According to the developers of ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 20, 2008
Well this is proving to be a little bit confusing. After we posted about TmoNews sources claiming we'll get the White T-Mobile G1 after Thanksgiving and our own report that it'll be 2009 before we ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 19, 2008
Our good friend Rene desperately needs our help! Having left his iPhone for the T-Mobile G1 it seems like he's hitting snags around every corner! That's where we come in folks and offer our advice,...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 19, 2008
Another day, another Android announcement. What a beautiful thing. Japan's top wireless provider NTT DoCoMo announced its plans to bring an Android device to its market early next year. NTT DoCoMo ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 19, 2008
Phoload is a relatively new site that offers free games & applications to a multitude of mobile platforms -- after today, we can now include Android. Phoload is unique because it offers a "comm...
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by brian hart#ac
Nov 19, 2008
Banshee version 1.4 is now available and compatible with the G1 Android phone. It is an open source music player that will support playlists on your G1 and will even import music you have purchased...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 18, 2008
Well, looky here. We had just reported that Flash was coming to Android and the T-Mobile G1 a bit earlier today. Obviously, hardened smartphone (read: iPhone) users would say those reports are likel...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 18, 2008
So let me fill you in with how the Smartphone Round Robin works: Every editor of the SPE network sites trade in their phones for a spin with another smartphone. So not only will you be able to see ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 18, 2008
Yesterday at an Adobe MAX Event, Andy Rubin was on hand doing a demonstration -- a demonstration about flash on Android. During his keynote, he showed off Flash on the G1, which was a combined team...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 18, 2008
Not only is Android a great open platform that very well may be the future of smartphones. Not only does Android intertwine Google's Services so well. Android can now open garage doors. I mean it's...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 17, 2008
And the 2nd Annual SPE Smartphone Round Robin begins! We at Android Central have given up our beloved G1 in favor of the other smartphones in the SPE Network. Though we've only had the T-Mobile G1 f...
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by brian hart#ac
Nov 17, 2008
Robin O'Kelly, Head of Corporate Affairs over at T-Mobile, recently gave OMIO an interview about the creation of the G1 in cooperation with HTC. It is an interesting interview in that O'Kelly responds...
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by brian hart#ac
Nov 17, 2008
Are you a fan of Guitar Hero? In case you haven't heard of the company Tapulous, they are the developers of several iPhone apps, including the popular Tap Tap Revenge. Already a free download for the ...
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by brian hart#ac
Nov 17, 2008
Already available for other mobile platforms like Windows Mobile and iPhone, WeatherBug is now available as a free download for Android. WeatherBug integrates with Google Maps for pinpoint accuracy...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 14, 2008
When the MySpace App for Android first released, we at Android Central immediately thought, "Where's the Facebook App?" And though Facebook told us that they weren't going to be making an "official...
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by brian hart#ac
Nov 13, 2008
Those with some iPhone experience may know what Loopt is, that lovable little app that enables you to spy and stalk your friends. Loopt is a social networking application coming to Android. It sho...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 12, 2008
We at Android Central have a feeling that the battle between Google and G1 Jailbreakers will continue for the foreseeable future. After reporting that the RC30 update kills root access to your G1 w...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 12, 2008
Whoa. Though Google and T-mobile squashed root access with the RC30 update it didn't stop people from having fun with it in the few days the G1 was jailbroken. Case in point: Jay Freeman loaded Deb...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 12, 2008
Huawei Technologies has just announced that they'll be bringing an Android-powered device in the first half of 2009. Huawei has typically focused on cheaper, lower-end phones but have realigned their ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 11, 2008
With the holiday shopping season about to kick off, T-Mobile and Google are going to push the G1 at consumers and push it hard. All Things D is reporting that AOL has earned a giant contract from T...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 11, 2008
Google sure does act pretty fast when it's concerning their baby Android huh? Only a few days after we first reported that the T-Mobile G1 has been 'jailbroken' and allowed root access to the phone...
