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by Casey Chan
May 04, 2009
Trent Reznor, of Nine Inch Nails fame, just got his band's app rejected from the iPhone App Store. Surprising? Not so much because if you've been following iPhone app news over at our sister-sit...
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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
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 ...
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by Casey Chan
Mar 04, 2009
Our sister site the iPhone Blog dug up a great graph that charts the usage of mobile web browsers. Unsurprisingly, they bragged about their iPhone dominating the market but it's interesting to note...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 23, 2009
There's a pretty good article over at GigaOM that touches on the Open vs Closed argument of technology. Specifically, it pits Android and iPhone against each other because of the obvious contrastin...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 23, 2009
Remember Huawei's Android Phone at MWC? It was shrouded in mystery because though it was on display, it was merely a non-working prototype. We had originally reported that Huawei expected to releas...
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by Casey Chan
Feb 16, 2009
Though we had fully expected Flash to show its pretty face in Android already, it's always a good thing when there's an official announcement. Adobe just announced at MWC that Flash is coming to Andro...
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by Casey Chan
Jan 11, 2009
It has been a long, long time since I’ve “officially” been back on the G1 and Android. In fact, the very first Round Robin post was nearly 2 months ago! But it’s time to finally wrap things...
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by Casey Chan
Jan 09, 2009
We're used to expecting Android Phones around these parts so when a new non-phone device pops up that's running Android...well you're definitely going to get some attention. The NIMble Desktop Phon...
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by Casey Chan
Dec 10, 2008
We’re starting a new feature here at Android Central and it involves you guys, the readers. Do you have a question regarding Android? Need to know anything about Android? Send it over to us and...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 21, 2008
The first week of the Smartphone Round Robin has ended and I must bid a fond farewell to the iPhone 3G. If you missed my first impressions, be sure to take a look at my Video Review of the iPhone 3...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 20, 2008
Hey all you G1 users out there! The Smartphone Round Robin is currently going on and the device at the Android Central Headquarters is the iPhone 3G. We've been using it for the better part of the ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 19, 2008
Our good friend Rene desperately needs our help! Having left his iPhone for the T-Mobile G1 it seems like he's hitting snags around every corner! That's where we come in folks and offer our advice,...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 18, 2008
So let me fill you in with how the Smartphone Round Robin works: Every editor of the SPE network sites trade in their phones for a spin with another smartphone. So not only will you be able to see ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 18, 2008
Yesterday at an Adobe MAX Event, Andy Rubin was on hand doing a demonstration -- a demonstration about flash on Android. During his keynote, he showed off Flash on the G1, which was a combined team...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 18, 2008
We had mentioned in passing that we heard that the G1 was capable of multi-touch before. We loved multi touch in our hands on video with the iPhone 3G. And we'll continue to pine for it until we re...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 13, 2008
We at Android Central pride ourselves for being straight shooters, if another phone has something we want, we'll admit so. For example, Visual Voicemail on the iPhone. It is certainly one of the best ...
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by Dieter Bohn
Nov 10, 2008
This week's Around SPE is sponsored by the the TiPb iPhone Accessory Store, which has long been your best source for iPhone accessories. A lot of iPhone 3G upgraders were left out in the cold when ...
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by Casey Chan
Nov 04, 2008
The great thing about having an open market is that apps that might not be accepted in other app stores have a clear path for release in Android Market. For example, there are emulators galore for ...
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by Dieter Bohn
Nov 02, 2008
This week's Around SPE is sponsored by the Android Central Store, where you can find a full complement of accessories for the T-Mobile G1 including headset adapters, body skins, and screen protecto...
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by Dieter Bohn
Oct 26, 2008
You may not realize it, but the site you're reading right now is a part of one of the premier networks of smartphone news and review sites. We call it the 'Smartphone Experts Network' and if you...
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by Dieter Bohn
Oct 21, 2008
Here we go! The T-Mobile G1 is in the house in all its Bronze Glory! We compare it to a bootload of other devices, including the T-Mobile Wing, The T-Mobile Shadow, , the T-Mobile Pearl Flip, the...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 20, 2008
If you guys aren't familiar with the program Shazam, you definitely need to be. Imagine this scenario: You're in your car, hear a great unknown song on the radio and have no idea where to look to hear...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 15, 2008
Microsoft Silverlight, the web plug-in from the folks at Redmond, has made no secret that they've been trying to get into the iPhone. But with Apple controlling all the gates into their one slab de...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 10, 2008
One of the best apps for the iPhone is Apple's iTunes Remote--it's a combination of usefulness, slick execution, and a 'it just works' feeling. So on Android, with its Android Market and loads of d...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 09, 2008
TMCnet is spreading whispers that Hewlett-Packard may try their hand in creating a consumer oriented, touch-screen device complete with media player capabilities. Basically, a direct Android (and i...
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by Casey Chan
Oct 01, 2008
The iPhone Blog recently compared hardware v. hardware of the iPhone 3G and the T-Mobile G1. Unsurprisingly, the final tally went toward the iPhone's favor, they seemed to be quite surprised by eve...
