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Google demonstrated some of the features they’ve been working on for Android OS 2.0 Donut while at I/O 2009, and we’ve got video from the keynote to show you those changes in action.  One of the biggest differences to 1.5 Cupcake is “Android Search”, which is the catch-all name for the platform’s new universal searching [...]

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With at least eighteen Android devices expected to be on the market by the end of 2009, Google’s Andy Rubin has been explaining the three levels of platform adoption open to handset manufacturers and carriers.  While Android remains free to use and OEMs are not even required to tell Google about their implementation – that [...]

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Spotify, who provide a free music streaming service, have demonstrated their new mobile client on the T-Mobile G1.  The new Android app – which is yet to be released – allows tracks to be synchronized with the handset for offline playback, meaning that even without WiFi or cellular data music can be played back. The app [...]

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We gave out tickets to the Google I/O conference, and now we’re giving out a FREE, LIMITED EDITION HTC Magic with 30-days of unlimited T-Mobile service. Want to win it? Here’s how:

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I had a quick chat with Vic Gundotra prior to this morning’s Google IO 2009 keynote and he said to me there is many-many surprise at this year’s developer’s convention.  It never occurred to me that one of those surprises included an Android-phone by HTC (also known as the HTC Magic).  This version of the [...]

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Vincent is live at Google I/O right now, and he’s bringing us some great news on the history of Android and hopefully some new news on where it’s headed. We have some facts and figures about Android: If you can’t read the picture (really?) we have Android on 10 carriers in 12 countries, with 4,900 applications, and [...]

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Congratulations to Fritz269, baolongnt and peted20! These users have been selected as the winners of our Google I/O Developers’ Conference contest! Each will receive one registration code to register to attend the Google I/O contest in San Francisco, CA. They were picked because their favorite Android memory and their reasons for going to the conference [...]

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There’s a little over a week until Google’s I/O Developer Conference, held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.  Android Community will be there, bringing you all the news, but thanks to our friends at Google we’ve also got three I/O tickets to give away to Android Community members! Last year, Google used the conference to [...]

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One Google IO attendee asked for more details of second round of Android Developer Challenge; more specifically when is the start date.  Jason replied saying that they still need to complete round 1 of the Android Developer Challenge and that it’s most definitely be after Android devices hit the market or probably early next year. About [...]

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Right after the Google IO keynote on Tuesday, I rushed off to attend the press conference and as result missing the first few Android sessions.  It’s a good thing that Ed Burnette of ZDNet, we have a few more questions answered as well as clearing up some confusion regarding the Android platform. The Introduction to Android [...]

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