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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 22, 2010
Told you they all fall eventually. Noted HTC hacker Eugene373 has taken his root method for the MyTouch 3G Slide and got it working on the brand new HTC Aria. It's not the easiest of meth...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 22, 2010
No carriers' locked systems are safe when Android hackers set their sights on them. Some are easy, some are tough, but eventually they all fall. This time in the spotlight is the Sony Eric...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 22, 2010
Yes, you read it right., the Nexus One has been rooted. Again. What's new about this is that the phone was rooted the old fashioned way, and the bootloader remains locked. Let me take a mi...
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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
Good news for Cliq, Cliq XT and Backflip users -- Motorola has set up mailing lists for you to stay abreast of the news about your Eclair (Android 2.1) update. Again, Moto is using the phrase 'w...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 22, 2010
Finally! The days of lurking in forums, begging on Twitter, and hounding everyone you know just to get a Google Voice invite are officially over. Google announced that they have decided to...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2010
Hot on the heels of Google Voice opening up, here comes an update to Google Maps for Android. Version 4.3 brings the following improvements:Location ratings: Service suck? You'll find out here. The at...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2010
An early version of the Samsung Captivate -- the version of the Galaxy S that's coming to AT&T -- has made its way into a New York City Starbucks, and Engadget give the phone a quick go.The body i...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2010
Everybody's favorite Googler, Ry Guy, is back in the Nexus One forums to reiterate something -- the FRF72 build of Android 2.2 for the Nexus One that popped up over the weekend is not the "offici...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2010
The good news: A rooted kernel has been hacked onto the Samsung Galaxy S, which is good because we're expecting a spate of devices from Sammy any time now in the U.S. The bad news: T'wasn't ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 22, 2010
With AT&T getting the Samsung Galaxy S as the Captivate, and Motorola unleashing a slew of high-end devices on Verizon, we can see why you T-Mobile fans may be feeling a wee bit antsy. But n...
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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 22, 2010
Adobe today announced that it has released Flash 10.1 to its mobile platform partners. This includes Android, BlackBerry, webOS, future versions of Windows Phone, LiMo, MeeGo and Symbian OS. Of cour...
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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 21, 2010
That's more like it. We know that the HTC Evo does not have the best reputation when it comes to WiFi support. That could very well be a thing of the past now that another of those H...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 21, 2010
AMOLED screens look amazing, whether the 3.5 inch variety or something a little bigger like the new breed of television sets. Their big letdown when compared to traditional LCD displays has been...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 21, 2010
After first being spotted in May, U.S. Cellular has gone and made the Samsung Acclaim all official, with the regional carrier selling the mid-level phone in stores starting July 9. They're also givin...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 21, 2010
Somebody's about to win the science fair. Using a Nexus One, some Legos, rubber bands and an Adobe AIR application, an Android phone is converted into a high-tech gas pedal for slot-car racing. How's...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 20, 2010
If you just can't get enough of the Droid X prior to its expected announcement this week, head on over to Motorola, which has a sign-up page available. Not sure how badly your inbox will be bombarded,...
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by Jared DiPane
Jun 19, 2010
Can't stop, won't stop...that's how the Android news has been recently, and it doesn't look like it is going to be changing anytime soon. Just as soon as it looks like the calm has begun, another stor...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 19, 2010
We're a tad behind on this, but better late than never: If you're a fan of the Shapewriter keyboard, it's being pulled from the Android Market on June 20 -- that's tomorrow. Here's the notice fr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 19, 2010
There have been rumors of an update to the early Froyo build (aka FRF50) that we've been running on our Nexus Ones, and now the download location has leaked out. You can get it straight from Google he...
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by Android Central
Jun 18, 2010
(Ed. Note: Craig Froehle and Don Ferguson are longtime friends of us here at Android Central and Pre Central. They're experts in the Palm OS of old and the webOS of new. And so when they offered...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 18, 2010
If you just can't wait to get your hands on the svelte new HTC Aria, you might want to go ahead and check your local AT&T or Best Buy store. Units apparently are popping up for sale alre...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 18, 2010
Android phones are coming out of the woodwork! Alaskan regional carrier GCI announced today that they will have the Motorola Milestone and the HTC Desire available for pre-order "early next...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 18, 2010
It's been a big week, and we're in a giving mood. So let's give away some free software, shall we? Vlingo's voice-to-text (and vice-versa) service goes a few steps beyond Google's stock service, ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 18, 2010
We're expecting big things out of Samsung over the coming months, first with the Galaxy S in Europe and Asia, and now the Captivate on AT&T and possibly the Galaxy S Pro on Sprint. And add another...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 18, 2010
Top o' the news - new phones! Motorola Droid X goes public, official announcement coming next weekAT&T announces the HTC AriaHTC Aria unboxing and hands-on videoAT&T locks its latest Andro...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 18, 2010
Remember how yesterday Korean carrier KT said it was going to launch the Nexus One with Froyo on June 21? Scratch that, apparently. KT's official Twitter account (which is @show_tweet) now points to ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 18, 2010
When we last saw our friend huskermania, he was safely tucked in his living room playing Xbox Live through his Droid Incredible. Some were less than impressed, but there was a plan brewing. ...
