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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 17, 2010
The rollout of the latest update to the Evo 4G continues. We just got ours on our Google IO-era Evo (version 002), and the file name is different than the one that pushed earlier this week. It's no g...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 16, 2010
Have a Sprint Samsung Intercept and are still waiting on Android 2.2? Looks like it's just about here. In addition to the second-newest Android operating system (sorry, but we're all going to ha...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 15, 2010
See what we just did there? Yes, folks, it appears that HTC's weather provider has a case of the sniffles, and widgets from Wabash to Worthington are wondering just what the weather is like wherever w...
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by Jesse Potter
Dec 15, 2010
If there's one thing that rubs me the right way, it's game publishers releasing holiday updates. First Rovio gave us the increasingly frustrating Angry Birds Seasons, and today Spacetime St...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 15, 2010
Let's face it; Google TV owners have thus far had a bit of a rough ride out the gates. Big media hasn't been all too friendly as of late and many would say that Google TV was in desperate need of an...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 15, 2010
HTC has confirmed to us that a maintenance update (3.70.651.1) is being pushed out to the Sprint Evo 4G as we type. No, it's not Gingerbread. Gonna have to wait a while for that, folks. Instead,...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 14, 2010
Life is rough for the Xperia X10. When released (overseas, anyway), it was top-of-the-line hardware, chained to an outdated version of Android, and we still have no idea if it supports multitouc...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 14, 2010
If you're keeping an eye on your storage space and move as many apps as possible to the SD card, note that the Skype Android app has been updated for that very reason. You're not going to save too mu...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 10, 2010
We saw Andy Rubin showing off the new Google Maps application on the mystery Motorola Honeycomb tablet on Monday, now we get to see Google showing it off on the upcoming Nexus S. While it'...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 10, 2010
The changes that came along with the latest update to the Gmail app are pretty substantial. Google seems to have listened to the users, and gave us the two things we've been whining asking about...
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by Sean Brunett
Dec 10, 2010
Great news for Samsung Vibrant users on Bell, Virgin Mobile and SaskTel, as the Froyo OTA is now available to download.In order to complete the upgrade fully, follow the instructions on Samsung's site...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 10, 2010
Oh, by the way, the original Motorola Droid is getting that Android 2.2.1 update right ... about ... now. The upgrade to FRG83D brings you: An updated Twitter app with new authentication support...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 10, 2010
Good news for those of you patiently awaiting the Android 2.2.1 update for the Motorola Droid X -- it's available again. Just go to Settings>About Phone>System updates to pull it down.Funny...
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by Chris Parsons
Dec 09, 2010
I guess the folks at Google decided it was time to update a lot of things today, all of which is likely minor preparations for Gingerbread. Either way, we'll take em. If you're making use of Chrome t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 09, 2010
This is why carriers and manufacturers don't often say if and when an update is coming. LG first said on Facebook that an update to Gingerbread couldn't happen for its Optimus One line of Android smar...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 09, 2010
Google has updated the Gmail application to version 2.3.2, and with it comes some often requested features. Android phones running Froyo or higher can and should grab the update, the new feature...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 08, 2010
That update to the Droid X that we told you about last week has been pushed out to a few people today. For everybody left waiting, you can download a copy of the update form our forums, thanks t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 08, 2010
The YouTube for Android and Google Voice Search applications have been updated (no it's not Gingerbread! :p ) with some welcome improvements and the obligatory bug-fixes. With the YouTube ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 06, 2010
The Motorola Droid X is on the cusp of getting an update for some bugfixes and new features. No, it's not Gingebread. We repeat: It is not Gingerbread. The list of improvements in Version 2.3.340...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 06, 2010
The Nexus One will be getting its Android 2.3 Gingerbread update "in a few weeks," says Google's Reto Meier. That's in contradiction to at least two unsourced reports today, one of which ha...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 06, 2010
Gingerbread is finally here, folks. Google has just released the SDK -- that's the software development kit, the building blocks for the OS. We're about to dive headfirst into this guy, but here...
Review
by Phil Nickinson
Dec 06, 2010
Seesmic for Android -- the Twitter client of choice for a certain Android Central editor -- just got an update to Version 1.5. And if you haven't tried Seesmic yet, it's time to rectify that. With th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 05, 2010
The question on everybody's lips going into this week is "Will we finally see Gingerbread?" Our answer:Maybe. Let's recap:Google's Andy Rubin is speaking Monday at All Things D. And there's ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 04, 2010
For those of you dying to get your hands on an official Android 2.2 build for the Sprint Epic 4G, it looks like one has found its way onto at least one phone. The update, which appears to be build DK...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 02, 2010
We're still waiting on an announcement for Gingerbread, but damned if Android 2.3 hasn't shown up in a demo of voice search (in Cantonese) on the GOOGLEinHK YouTube channel. The video likely wil...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 01, 2010
Verizon's posted up a changelog for all to see of an upcoming update to the original Motorola Droid. FRG830 should be Android 2.2.1 and will bring you: An updated Twitter app with new authentica...
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by Jesse Potter
Nov 30, 2010
Archos, which recently revealed its FroYo update timeline via Facebook, has held true to its word. As of today, anxious Archos internet tablet owners can get in on the Froyo goodness. For ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 24, 2010
Sony Ericsson USA took to its Facebook page today to attempt to explain why the U.S. versions of the Xperia X10 have yet to be updated to Android 2.1. Here's the meat of the post:One factor in de...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 24, 2010
Motorola has announced that the European version of its rugged Defy Android smartphone (see our hands-on) will be upgraded to Android 2.2 Froyo beginning in the second quarter of 2011. Also, the ...
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by Jared DiPane
Nov 22, 2010
About a year ago the Motorola Droid was released, and many of us have held strong with it since then, but with all these new devices being released there is tons of temptations. As many of you know th...
