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by Casey Chan
Jul 07, 2009
Before you get excited, the Google G0 isn't a real Android phone. It's not coming out anytime soon and heck, it'll probably never be built. But boy is it one sexy device.Taiwanese designer Tryi ...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 25, 2009
Google just announced that they'll be releasing AdSense for mobile applications and developers are beginning to partake in the beta launch. The market for mobile applications is growing at mind-b...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 16, 2009
Google Maps is one of the best features of Android and thanks to the guys at Google, it just got even better. Google has issued an update to Google Maps through the Android Market and the update is qu...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 12, 2009
The Official Google Mobile Blog just announced some very cool new features to the Gmail Web App for Android. We'll get faster auto-completion for e-mail addresses which is semi-cool and support ...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 10, 2009
According to BusinessWeek, Google is looking into offering app sharing features in Android Market. Specifically, Google is considering enabling user-to-user gifting and recommendations. The impact tha...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 08, 2009
This is why we love Android. Reports are surfacing that Google is beginning to develop an 'eyes free' interface for Android that'll allow users to adequately navigate applications without the need to ...
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by Casey Chan
Jun 04, 2009
We've all been in that situation before: You're in a new city, you have no idea where anything is, you need help. Thankfully, we can now all fire up Google's 'Places Directory' application on ou...
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by Casey Chan
May 29, 2009
This was to be expected. After Google gave away free HTC Magics aka the Google Ion at Google I/O, people were bound to put this special edition, possibly Android Dev Phone 2 onto eBay. User...
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by Casey Chan
May 28, 2009
Following up their Android Dev Phone 2 giveaway at Google I/O, Google just announced that Android Developer Challenge 2. With the release of the Android 1.5 Cupcake Update, we can fully expect a slew ...
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by Casey Chan
May 28, 2009
We're quickly learning that Google isn't playing around when it comes to Android--they fully expect Android to become the future pseudo-standard for all smartphones. And in order to become that ...
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by Casey Chan
May 27, 2009
Google I/O 2009 is Google's own developer conference and it's happening as we speak. There should be a pretty large Android imprint on the event so expect news to flow in for the next couple day...
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by Casey Chan
May 27, 2009
Google just gave away free Android phones for those who attended Google I/O 2009! Congratulations if you were lucky enough to be a part of the 4,000 or so attendees! The free Android phone is no...
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by Casey Chan
May 14, 2009
The features just seem to grow and grow with Android. Google just announced that they've updated Google Product Search to include support for Barcode Scanning. Just point your browser to Google....
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by Casey Chan
May 14, 2009
Now this is cool. We know that no one really paid attention in Astronomy class yet everyone always looks up to night sky to see if they can identify any stars, constellations, and/or planets. I...
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by Casey Chan
May 13, 2009
We already know that a lot of PC manufacturers are looking into Android as a viable platform for their netbooks. What we didn't know is that Google is now interested in seeing if Android is actu...
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by Casey Chan
May 11, 2009
We're pretty big fans of Google's Chrome Web Browser here at Android Central and not only because 'Chrome-lite' is on our Android phones. We love that Chrome is pushing innovative features that can he...
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by Casey Chan
May 07, 2009
We know the wait for the Android 1.5 Cupcake Update is winding down but if you want to see all the new features in action (namely soft keyboard & video recording) check out the latest video from t...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 30, 2009
Vodafone recently hinted in an interview that though they'll be developing more Android devices, those upcoming Android devices may be less Google-centric than the current Android phones availab...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 24, 2009
Google Product Search is a nifty way to get a quick price range, reviews, ratings, and details all through the power of search. Thankfully, all that information is now easily accessible on your...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 20, 2009
Aw phooey. It looks like that T-Mobile Private Launch Event on April 21st is just going to be an event focused on the release of the Sidekick LX. We had previously speculated Blackberry and inte...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 20, 2009
During Google's Q1 Investor's Conference, Google CEO Eric Schmidt is on record of saying:"Overall, it looks like Android is going to have a very strong year," New announcements of Andro...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 17, 2009
There are reports that users who have uploaded Cupcake onto their G1's are not being allowed access to the Android Market. So if you're running Cupcake, chances are you won't get any access to a...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 14, 2009
Google has just announced an "Early Look" SDK for Android 1.5 which is based off the much ballyhooed Cupcake development branch. Android 1.5 packs a lot of goodies such as APIs for soft keyb...
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by brian hart#ac
Apr 13, 2009
Elan Microelectronics, a small Taiwanese outfit that recently made news for suing Apple for copyright infringement over their multi-touch technology, recently release the above video demonstrating mul...
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by brian hart#ac
Apr 06, 2009
According to T-Mobile USA, G1 Android users downloaded an average of at least 40 applications for their phones while iPhone users averaged about 37 apps. There is no data as to retention of apps - G1 ...
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by Casey Chan
Apr 02, 2009
Remember how we told you that Google was banning all tethering applications from Android Market and didn't look so "open" while doing so? Well, we might have spoke too soon. Google has...
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by Casey Chan
Mar 30, 2009
As much as we love Android Market, we know it has some weaknesses. The categories could be a bit more specific, the reviews could still be better, and well, the search feature needs to be more e...
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by Casey Chan
Mar 17, 2009
You know that Android Market Merchant System problem we reported on yesterday? Well, it's been fixed! Google Support gave this statement:“The issue you were having should now be resolved. Please...
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by Casey Chan
Mar 13, 2009
Androinica reports that Google has updated their Google Image Search on Android devices. It's nicer, faster, and better suited for the mobile platform. They've even included filtering options wh...
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by Casey Chan
Mar 11, 2009
If you didn't know, we're pretty big Android guys here. Huge, in fact. But we also respect the iPhone and though we understand its pitfalls, we also do understand that the iPhone changed smartphones ...
