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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 15, 2011
Faebook's Mark Zuckerberg made a recorded video appearance this morning at HTC's press conference and reiterated a point that needs to be reiterated yet again. There is no single "Facebook phone...
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by Dieter Bohn
Feb 15, 2011
One Facebook phone isn't cool. You know what's cool? Two HTC phones that aren't technically "Facebook phones" in the sense that everybody means but instead have a special Facebook but...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Feb 15, 2011
Well, it looks like those HTC Facebook rumors were true after all. HTC has announced the HTC ChaCha and the HTC Salsa. These two oddly named devices will support a dedicated one-touch Facebook button ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 09, 2011
The Facebook phone lives! It's been a long-winded rumor, of course, most recently with INQ Mobile sending hardware through the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, and now there's video of the phon...
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by Chris Kerrigan
Jan 27, 2011
Facebook just pushed out a an update for it's Android app. The new version is 1.5.1 adds Facebook Deals (though we can't quite see where they are in the app just yet) and has a few bug fixe...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 27, 2011
Cross-platform gaming service OpenFeint has announced the release of Feint Spotlight 1.1 for Android. The latest version of Spotlight brings new features to the platform, including Facebook friend dis...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 11, 2011
Remember how Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said they weren't working on a Facebook phone? Maybe he's not (or wasn't at the time), but it sure looks like someone is. The Bluetooth Special Interest ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 14, 2010
This is one you guys have been wanting for a while -- Android's Facebook app finally has proper Facebook chat. And push notifications. Yes, Virginia, there really is a Santa Claus. You can get the Ver...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 01, 2010
December's here. Just one more month until this year wraps up and the next one begins. And when you stop and think about it, what a year it's been. Started with the launch of Android 2.1 on the Nexus ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 29, 2010
OK. We're about to have another conversation about talking to strangers. See, the fact is you're actually pretty unlikely to get a real answer out of an official Twitter or Facebook account if you as...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 12, 2010
Facebook for Android just received an update, bringing higher resolution picture uploads, improved Places usage for non-English locales, and always welcomed bugfixes. Sorry, still no Facebook ch...
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by Kyle Gibb
Nov 10, 2010
Want to keep your employees around? How about some cold hard cash. Google CEO Eric Schmidt apparently sent out a company-wide e-mail informing all employees that they're getting a $1,000 holida...
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by Chris Parsons
Nov 05, 2010
At the recent Facebook mobile event, the single sign-on feature was announced with great pride. One of the launch partners mentioned in that announcement was Flixster but until now, no new update had ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 04, 2010
Using the new Facebook single sign-on feature, Sibblingz, in partnership with Crowdstar, has announced that it is bringing the popular Facebook game It Girl to Android. For those unfamiliar, It...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 03, 2010
Single sign-on is at the heart of today's Facebook announcement, and Zynga Poker is first on board -- and is coming to Android. You can see in the blurry screen shot above that there's a big &qu...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 03, 2010
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg this morning announced that the Android Facebook app is getting a refresh. Places and Groups are coming in the update -- they've currently only been available on the...
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by Menno
Nov 02, 2010
As we previously reported, Facebook is holding a special mobile event at its headquarters tomorrow where it will announce ... something. Will this be the announcement of the previously de...
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by Menno
Oct 30, 2010
Have a shiny new G2 and an interest to help developers optimize their applications for your handset? Qik, the popular video streaming application for Android, is seeking G2 owners to participate...
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by Kyle Gibb
Oct 29, 2010
Pulse, an elegant newsreader we have covered before, recently released a major new update bringing several new features. Native widgets (small and large versions versions visible above) an...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 29, 2010
We just received an invite to a "Mobile Event at Facebook HQ" scheduled for Wednesday Nov 3. No press release, no fanfare, no inkling of what it might be, just the invitation. Wh...
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by Kyle Gibb
Oct 27, 2010
The T-Mobile myTouch 4G (the phone previously know as the myTouch HD, or just plain myTouch) hasn't even had a launch date revealed, but TMO is already showing off some accessories that you will...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 19, 2010
Facebook tonight announced its "Places" feature, wherein it allows you to directly "check in" at any location, without the use of a third-party app to do so. And that's fine...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 05, 2010
Update: Version 1.3.1 is out, and Facebook says it should fix the battery issues. What's everybody seeing?Original: The bad news: Facebook's recent update for Android indeed is beating...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 03, 2010
Android's official Facebook app just got a pretty major upgrade in Version 1.3.0. You'll immediate notice the difference in the user interface, with a photo reel at the bottom that lets you quickly f...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 27, 2010
Clicker.com has announced their Android application -- social media all about video, feature films, and television. The premise is that you can friend people, check out their viewing habits, and...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 26, 2010
Facebook sync has been borked for a few days now. That's not news to a good many of you, judging by our inbox and a slew of posts in our forums. We're still waiting to hear back from Facebook, but HT...
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by Dallin Hampton
May 27, 2010
Have you ever wanted to share your new Doodle Jump high score with all your friends only to realize that the game lacked the ability to publish your score to Facebook? The Official Facebook SDK for A...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 27, 2010
Looks like the Facebook Android app is having a bit of a conniption fit today. Could just be network problems, or maybe it's unhappy that my privacy settings quit grabbing their ankles today. Anybody ...
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by Jared DiPane
May 12, 2010
Just a few months ago Google added Tim Bray to their team as an Android Advocate, and today Erick Tseng has announced he will be leaving Google and Android and joining forces with Facebook. For those ...
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by Android Central
May 07, 2010
Please allow ourselves to introduce ... ourselves. If you're new at Android, you should now be familiar with Android Central: The Blog. Now meet Android Central: The Facebook Page, and Andr...
