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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 21, 2012
This, folks, is Ubuntu on Android. An honest-to-goodness, not janky or VNC'd, full build of the Linux distro powered by an Android smartphone.
We'll let that sink in.
Canonical -- the comp...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 21, 2012
So our pals at CrackBerry have been killing it with their BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 coverage. Killing it. But in keeping an eye on it -- remember that part of BB's MO now is to just use Android ap...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 17, 2012
Opera says it's going to bring new verisons of its mobile browsers -- Opera Mini and Opera Mobile -- to Mobile World Congress in a little more than a week. In an e-mail to press today, Opera say...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 17, 2012
Maybe Rovio's running out of holidays, because it's sending the Angry Birds into Space next month, as part of a deal with brings in NASA and National Geographic as launch partners. Details f...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 17, 2012
OK, folks. You've read Jerry's excellent explanation of Android app permssions, right? It's important. You need to know this stuff.
Back? Good. Now it's time for a little brutal hon...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 16, 2012
Swype finally has been updated for all you 1 percenters -- that'd be folks running Ice Cream Sandwich. It's been a long time coming -- Ice Cream Sandwich has been available on the Galaxy Nex...
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by Ashley Esqueda
Feb 13, 2012
Hey guys! The fine folks at ngmoco have approached a slew of Android sites to participate in a Skyfall Proving Grounds challenge. The prize? Well, I don't get anything but bragging rights if I t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 08, 2012
Along with the introduction of Seesmic Ping this week, the social networking developer has dropped a long-awaited update to its Seesmic Twitter client. There are a bunch of bugfixes rolled into this...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 08, 2012
If you frequent Reddit, you may be aware of BaconReader, a highly polished and fully-featured Reddit client for Android that launched late last year. Today sees developer OneLouder release a substan...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 07, 2012
There's only so much you can do to improve the appearance of an app that's essentially a black screen with a six-digit number on it. But that's exactly what Google's done with the la...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 07, 2012
It's been rumored for some time, but now it's finally here -- Google Chrome has landed on Android. Android 4.0 phone and tablet owners in selected countries can now grab a beta version of Ch...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 07, 2012
Google Voice just got itself a nice little update today, with a slew of improvements coming down the pike. They are:
Asynchronous SMS sending (offline queuing) Google says it works synchrono...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 07, 2012
Our comrades CrackBerry Kevin and Android Central's own Richard Devine are in Amsterdam this week for BlackBerry's DevCon Europe, and once again new RIM CEO Thorsten Heins has brought u...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 06, 2012
Here's one of those good news/bad news things, which we're going to tell in reverse. The bad news is that Swype, the uber-popular third-party keyboard that lets you trace your finger from le...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 06, 2012
It's bad enough that when Kayak.com announced it was dropping support for its BlackBerry app that it said it was a "practical decision." That's gotta sting, right? (Even if it'...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 04, 2012
Brandon Watson, a major player in the resurrection of Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, specifically in his work with developers, has taken a job with Amazon. Watson confirmed his departure Friday o...
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by Jared DiPane
Feb 03, 2012
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We all want to be photographers, right? While out and about we love to whip out the camera, snap some pics of where you are or what you are doing, but having ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 02, 2012
Facebook's Android application just got an update that the social network says will bring better memory management, and "all kinds of bug fixes." If history repeats, we should see an u...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 01, 2012
Google today has updated a couple of its apps -- Chrome to Phone and Google Docs.
Chrome to Phone, which was rolled out alongside Android 2.2 Froyo in 2010, is a slick little service that lets you ...
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by Sean Brunett
Feb 01, 2012
The Super Bowl is on Sunday, and what better way to get ready for the game than with the Super Bowl XLVI Guide app? This app is aimed at everyone who will be in the metro area of Indianapolis. It wi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 28, 2012
Delta Air Lines' Fly Delta Android app has long been one of the first things I install on a phone. It's well-designed, and has added a couple killer features since its release nearly a year ...
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by Chris Parsons
Jan 27, 2012
I'm not exactly sure how many folks out there use apps from Yahoo but if you're among those that do, you'll want to check the list below. Reason being - Yahoo is laying some of their mob...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 26, 2012
If you're a PC or Mac gamer, chances are you've used Steam, Valve Software's leading digital distribution platform for games. Today sees the launch of the official Steam app for Android...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 26, 2012
OK. Maybe it is.
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by Sean Brunett
Jan 25, 2012
The popular sports app ESPN ScoreCenter has received a sizeable update which includes one the most requested features, notifications. Yes, it's been a long time coming, but now you can receive s...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 24, 2012
What is an Android launcher? Probably the most powerful feature of Android is its ability to be customized. And that starts with what's typically called the "launcher." The launcher us...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 23, 2012
Google Currents is closing in on being two months old. Initial growth has seemed pretty impressive -- we've got around 178,000 subscribers -- but how much are you folks actually using it? We'...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 23, 2012
Attention all parents: The Wiggles are coming to Android. Repeat: The Wiggles are coming to Android. Ruckus Media Group today announced that it's been granted worldwide rights to come up with an...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Jan 20, 2012
BlueStacks, that nifty little Android app player bound for PCs everywhere, is out of its alpha stage and heading into beta "soon." BlueStacks will sync the apps on your smartphone ...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 20, 2012
If you're a Google Maps user, you'll find a new app update waiting for you in the Android Market this morning. The new version 6.1.1 fixes "bugs on tablets and phones" according to...
