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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 02, 2010
Google is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the search world. It's about darn time the folks at Mountain View did this one. Now, when you enter a search at google.com on your Android ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 02, 2010
Rogers Wireless now has another great option for Canadian Android lovers, or for those who just need a nice current smartphone. The Liquid E is a powerhouse stuffed into a smaller package, perfe...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 02, 2010
It should have been a nice uneventful holiday weekend for Android Central Forum member mapexvenus and the missus, but real life seldom works out that way. During the long road trip to Tahoe, t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
Audio book aficionados, rejoice! Fan-favorite Audible indeed is working on an Android application, and it's currently in beta. The premise is simple: Select and purchase a book from Audible...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
[YouTube link]You're going to need a Nexus One (or some other phone with a trackball capable of lighting up in different colors) to take advantage of this feature in Android 2.2, but color trackball n...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 02, 2010
Just as we reported they would, the folks at doubleTwist have updated their Windows application, and a good program just got better. Here's the official announcement from their user forums:Pleas...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
We imagine there are one or two of you out there who aren't interested in that other phone being released this week. And it's our pleasure to bring you the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide, which is now ava...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
AT&T just dropped a bit of a bombshell, doing away with its "unlimited" data plans in favor some new tiered options. Before we go into details, note that current voice and data plans won...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 02, 2010
We've spent much of or time lately with the largest Android phone, now let's move to one of the smallest. The Motorola Flipout (that's the square deal that made the rounds back in April) which ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 01, 2010
Samsung should be launching its premier handset soon, in a huge way. According to the Korean industry blog Korea IT Times the Galaxy S will be released in 100 countries, all within the same mont...
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by Jeremy
Jun 01, 2010
Those of you who did not pre-order a Sprint Evo 4G and will be on the prowl come this Friday -- launch day! -- should think about visiting your local Sprint store when the doors open at 8 a.m.&n...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
Another couple of weeks, and more new numbers regarding Android platform percentages. For the two weeks ending June 1, we now see 45.1 percent of Android phones running Eclair -- Android 2.1. Tha...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
Andy Rubin's "it's not fragmentation, it's legacy" line at Google IO has sparked a pretty good debate, but now we're starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel for problem of Androi...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
Not only can you not have the Sprint Evo 4G for a few more days, now you have to watch somebody tear it apart. The folks at ifixit did their thing, meticulously ripping open the Evo and checking ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
Let's face it, you just can't get enough of us. We understand that. And so without further ado, we bring you the Android Central Widget. It's a simple beast, bringing you the latest headlines from An...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jun 01, 2010
This one's certainly the most obvious visual change in Android 2.2, but it shouldn't go without mention. Froyo has added icons for the phone dialer and browser on either side of the launcher icon, cle...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 31, 2010
While you're winding down from your three-day weekend, kick your feet up and join us after the break as we re-watch the Android 2.2 keynote address from Google I/O, where Google first showed us the m...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 31, 2010
[YouTube link] If you're the type of person who frequently swaps microSD cards and are looking at the Sprint HTC Evo 4G, then this video might be a little painful. First, the card's under the...
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by Dallin Hampton
May 31, 2010
The Samsung i897 -- better known to you as the Samsung Galaxy S -- looks like it's well on its way to AT&T, thanks to a recent leak. Some of the hardware specs confirmed by the source is that the ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 29, 2010
It might not look like much, but the screen shots you see here reportedly are from the world's first custom ROM for the Sprint Evo 4G. There's still work to be done, as the camera doesn't work and it'...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 29, 2010
Kenneth writes in with the following issue: His Verizon Droid Incredible will play music just fine while sitting atop a box of golf balls. But put it on a purloined road sign, and things st...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 29, 2010
Call off the dogs, folks. Qik took to its blog late Friday (early Saturday according to the timestamp) to explain the documentation first found by Android Guys and later by Engadget (and, admitte...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 28, 2010
[YouTube link]What's Android without gmail, right? And in Android 2.2, the gmail app has gotten even better, fixing some of our biggest complaints and bringing better account switching, e-mail notific...
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by Jared DiPane
May 28, 2010
For all you Droid owners out there who passed up on the Droid Incredible in hopes that Verizon would be releasing the Droid 2 soon after, an inkling of hope has appeared. Above you see a pic of the Mo...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 28, 2010
You guys know how much I hate headlines with question marks, but that's pretty much where we stand on the above photo. Above you see the Motorola Droid keyboard at top, and what purportedly is the Dro...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 28, 2010
[YouTube link] And here's a look at the LG Optimus -- aka the GT540 -- which we previously toyed with at CES in January. Nothing's really changed since then. Same 3-inch HVGA touchscreen (no...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 28, 2010
Android 2.2 Froyo features
Video walkthough
Benchmarking Android 2.2 (Froyo) and the JIT against Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Google Android developer explains more about Dalvik and the...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 28, 2010
The power widget you see here isn't really new in Android 2.2, but it's been tweaked for Froyo. The screen brightness selector now includes an auto brightness setting (using the ambient light sensor) ...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 28, 2010
Finally, for those of us waiting patiently for Sirius XM to bring satellite radio to Android, our day has come. The same satellite radio you've come to know and love in your car (it's a life-saver) a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 28, 2010
The Samsung Behold II is finally getting updated from cupcake (Android 1.5), but it's not exactly what you'd expect. It's a big drawn out mess of pulled youtube videos, supposed broken promises,...
