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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 07, 2010
Google made a pretty big splash at its Google IO conference when it said the browser on Android 2.2 is the world's fastest. And Ars Technica has done some legwork that backs up that claim. In the cha...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 02, 2010
The death of Google's phone store was a bit of a shock when was announced back in May. Well, OK. It was a shock to those of us who know and love the Nexus One. But that's a lot of what the problem was...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 01, 2010
Android remains the No. 2 smartphone operating system worldwide AdMob -- the company that serves up a good many of the ads you see in mobile applications (about 23,000) and that was bought by Google ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 28, 2010
Warning -- This is full of potty language and may well offend you. And it's funny as hell, and quite probably true. Using the online tools from xtranormal, Youtube user tinywatchproductions give...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 28, 2010
We know a bunch of you are looking at coming over to Android from an iPhone -- and a few of you Benedict Arnolds are looking to tuck tail and run back to Apple. If you're still on the fence, allow us ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 25, 2010
A report by Appcelerator published today shows that even though developers are very interested in working with iOS, interest in Android, especially Android tablets, is soaring. 62 percent of tho...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 23, 2010
How does Android's latest size up against the iPhone 4 and HTC’s Droid Incredible, Evo 4G, and Nexus One?Now that we've got the Motorola Droid X in our fat little fingers, let's size it up agai...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2010
Dunno about you guys, but as long as someone who plays with their hand up a puppet's butt is continuing to fire back at Android, we think Google's doing just fine. Check out the latest rant after the...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 22, 2010
In another display of Android awesomeness, the Dell Streak shows off it's skills by using a full size Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Not just any keyboard and mouse though, this time around we'r...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 21, 2010
Android's ranks have grown over the past few months, that's for certain. We've bolstered our numbers with former members of the CrackBerry Nation, with iPhone faithful, the patient Palmsters and the ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 10, 2010
Samsung makes all sorts of electronics (including some nice Android phones), but their name is synonymous with screen technology. That being said, anytime they chime in about screens or displays...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 07, 2010
You love specs. We love specs. And so we've been keeping up with the latest and greatest from Android in comparison to the newest from other platforms. And here's how the Sprint Evo 4G, Google N...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 04, 2010
[YouTube link]Dunno who DogSniffingBomb is -- who made this hilarious animated short of what we entirely expect the next iPhone announcement to be like -- but the first beer's on us, pal. Give us...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
It's not much of a secret, judging by all the talk in our Evo 4G forums, that a lot of you folks out there are getting ready to jump one ship or another to join the ranks of Android with the Sprint ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 26, 2010
One of the pictures you see here represents the online future of print journalism in a sleek, easy-to-access open Google web app format. The other comes in a 500-megabyte (that's half a gigabyte, peo...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 23, 2010
Android 2.2 - Froyo and Flash
Google IO Day 2 Keynote: Froyo time! [#io2010]
Android 2.2, Froyo, officially announced
Most 2010 HTC Android phones will get Froyo ...in 2010
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by Cory Streater
May 20, 2010
We are liveblogging Google's announcement of Froyo right and and while the new features have us very excited, what has us most intrigued is the rate of potshots taken at the iPhone: it's nearly one e...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 19, 2010
How about another story about just how quickly Android's going? According to analyst Gartner, Android had a 1.9 percent worldwide smartphone market share in the first quarter of 2009. Fast forward to ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 12, 2010
Direct from HTC's press release Seattle – May 12, 2010 – HTC Corporation today took legal action against Apple Inc., filing a complaint with the United States International Trade Commiss...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2010
Analyst firm NPD reported this morning that Android phones surpassed sales of the iPhone in the first quarter of 2010. Android had 28 percent of unit sales, compared to Apple's 21 percent. Both opera...
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by Adam Sawyer
May 08, 2010
It’s not every day that you see someone playing a guitar made out of cell phones. However, today a music sequence developer thought it would be a good idea to write apps for...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 23, 2010
Kevin Rose. Digg founder. Android convert. [via Twitter] Thanks, bdizzel1982
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 18, 2010
Our pal Rene at TiPB raises an interesting point: Look at how much of a nerdgasm has been created over these purported iPhone G4 (not iPhone 4G!) pictures that Engadget scored, just as pre-orders...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 08, 2010
We've spent a good part of the afternoon covering the announcement of the iPhone 4.0 software with our pals at TiPB, and we're feeling pretty good about the Android platform, still. No killer feature...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 03, 2010
We know a few of you did it. Despite your love for all things Android and Google, you shelled out $500 or more for an iPad. It's OK. It's shiny. We understand that. And despite your transgressions, w...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 01, 2010
And the long slog that is Apple's claim that HTC violated a number of its patents continues, with the International Trade Commission deciding to hold an evidentiary hearing within 45 days. That d...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 26, 2010
Arch rivals! Bitter enemies! Coffee lovers! We've read plenty on the supposed relationships -- personal and business -- between Google and Apple, and how they've broken down over the past y...
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by Casey Chan
Mar 05, 2010
Did you hear that Apple is suing the pants off of HTC? Of course you did. And though the lawsuit will likely all be settled with millions of dollars exchanging hands and business will go on as u...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 05, 2010
Been holding your breath waiting for the "I am T-Pain" auto-tune app to come to Android? Ain't gonna hAAAaaa-pen. At least right now. In an interview with All Things D's Peter Kafka, Smule ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 05, 2010
Yeah, we went there. And, yeah, kinda not funny, we suppose. Great web comic, though. [Joy of Tech]...
