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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 19, 2011
News spread like a single spark in a mostly uncaring world this weekend over the possible death of a manufacturer that never really manufactuered much of anything. Fusion Garage's website went d...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 18, 2011
The +Android team on Google+ has made a little announcement that we should expect a "surprise" tomorrow (Dec. 19). What it may or may not be is currently the hot topic of discussion,...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 18, 2011
It might not be the belle of the ball any longer, but U.S. Cellular has approved an update for the original 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab, bringing it some Gingerbread live in the form of Android ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 18, 2011
I know most of you guys and gals aren't used to sitting down and reading stack traces or debugging logs (you're better off, trust me), but sometimes during Android hacking and debugging read...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 16, 2011
Googler Jean-Baptiste Queru has just announced the push of Android 4.0.3 to the Android Open Source Project tree. This build is for the Motorola Xoom (U.S. Versions), the Nexus S (all versions...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 15, 2011
Cricket plans to release their first tablet package tomorrow (Dec. 16), consisting of the 16GB Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and a Crosswave Mobile Hotspot (with one months service) for $595. The Ga...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 14, 2011
See what we did there (again)?
Verizon today announced that on Dec. 15 (that'd be tomorrow) it's adding the following cities to its 4G LTE roster:
Dover, Del.
Lafayette, Ind.
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 14, 2011
In the vast sea of Android tablets, it can take a bit to stand out. Toshiba managed to do so with the original Thrive tablet thanks to a bevy of full-size ports that no other tablet saw fit to inclu...
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by Jared DiPane
Dec 14, 2011
American Airlines has announced that it has begun rolling out the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 to select flights in place of current media devices available in the first-class section. These ta...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 13, 2011
If you have an Android phone chances are that you use Google Maps, and you've got a new update waiting for you in the Android Market. Usually when we see an update for Maps, we see feature...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 13, 2011
This Motorola XYBOARD 10.1 looks a little familiar, eh? It should. Take the Motorola XYBOARD 8.2 (see our hands-on), add a couple inches, and that's what you've got. It's the same redesi...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 12, 2011
The folks over at Lookout have warned us about a new malware threat, this time targeted at users outside of North America. The RuFraud malware will sign up users in Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 12, 2011
Back in September when it was intially announced Toshiba had stated an expected release date of December for the Toshia Thrive 7-Inch and they've managed to stick to that -- at least in Canada.
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 12, 2011
Adobe has updated Flash Player for Android to version 11.1.111.5, which fixes video streaming issues on the Galaxy S II, adds support for 1080p video on Tegra 3 devices like the Transformer Prime, a...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 12, 2011
Make no mistake -- Android is multimedia-centric, and it does a darn fine job of it. Whether you want to copy media to your device's storage, or want to stream from the cloud, Android, esp...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 11, 2011
Officially coming out tomorrow, the Droid XYBOARD 10.1 and Droid XYBOARD 8.9 are already for sale in at least one Verizon store. Packing a dual-core OMAP processor at 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM, LTE c...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 10, 2011
*Update* ASUS US states there is no delay to speak of: "At this point, we still show to be on schedule to start shipments the week of 12/19."
We've received several tips from readers ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 09, 2011
Oddly named Xoom 2 sells for $429 to $729
Update: Verizon now says you can get the Xyboard in stores starting Dec. 12.
Not sure if you can get them in stores yet (all signs point to no), but th...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 08, 2011
Ever do something you shouldn't have whilst hacking away at your phone, and end up stuck in a bootloop? Of course you have, because we all have. That will soon be a thing of the past...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 08, 2011
'Tis the season for getting cool electronic gifts, and there's a good chance that some of us will be getting another Android device for a holiday present. While for many it will be a n...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 06, 2011
Verizon this morning officially announced it will carry the Motorola Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition as the XYBOARD 10.1 and XYBOARD 8.2, respectively. Both tablets will launch with Android 3.2 Hone...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 05, 2011
Verizon this morning in a press release talked up the first anniversary of the launch of its LTE network, pimping that 190 markets and 200 million people will be covered by Dec. 15 (that's cover...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 05, 2011
Looks like the long wait for a Honeycomb update on the HTC Flyer is finally over, with the French version starting to get Android 3.0. Hopefully the rest of the world won't be too far behind. An...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 05, 2011
Cheap Android tablets are nothing new, but Sunyvale, Calif., company MIPS Technologies looks to be one of the first out of the gate with a cheap Ice Cream Sandwich tablet. The first version is launc...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 02, 2011
The developer of one of our favorite Android kids apps is backing, bringing its version of the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" to Android smartphones and tablets. Like its previous title, Wheels on th...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 02, 2011
Vector Unit, the folks behind Riptide GP (one of the best games for Android ever), has let us know that a new title -- Shine Runner -- will be available tomorrow in the Android Market. Imagine...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 02, 2011
The CyanogenMod team today has dropped a little update on the progress of CM9, its custom, Android Open Source Project-based build of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The short version is they're...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 01, 2011
Read our full Transformer Prime Review
Youtube link for mobile viewing
Here it is, folks: The Android tablet you've been waiting to lead you out of the dual-core doldrums of 2011 and into ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 01, 2011
Despite a number of recent unsourced stories to the contrary, we unfortunately still don't have a firm sales date for the ASUS Transformer Prime. We do, however have a ballpark window -- ASUS ha...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 30, 2011
I'll let you guys in on a little secret -- Phil's not only the Editor of the best damn Android site on the Internet, but he's also a closet Android-geek. By now you know he's h...
