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Now, When Using Android, GTalk Status Icons Become Exactly that, Androids

(7) comments 20 November 2009

Now, When Using Android, GTalk Status Icons Become Exactly that, Androids

Okay, so this one is cool, it could be fun for many, but it could also mean a privacy attack to many others. What am I talking about? Well, about the new way to identify if you are using Android or not. First, lets check the image below to see what this is about. Apparently, the [...]

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Japan to Release Android Phone next year made by Sharp

(0) comments 19 November 2009

Japan to Release Android Phone next year made by Sharp

While we are having a blast here in the US with the latest Android-based smartphones, and other countries are waiting anxiously for them to arrive. Japan, apparently, is missing on the Android fun. But all that is about to change, thanks to SoftBank and Sharp. About a year ago that we had a story on NTT [...]

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According to “Well-Sourced Rumors”, the GPhone is Coming Next Year, But Maybe as a Data Only Device

(0) comments 18 November 2009

According to “Well-Sourced Rumors”, the GPhone is Coming Next Year, But Maybe as a Data Only Device

Well, place this one on the maybe, maybe not section, or rumors section, if you will. But according to “well-sourced rumors”, the good folks over at TechCrunch reported yesterday that the famous Google Phone was in fact coming in 2010. Today, they have an updated post on the same topic, but saying that the GPhone [...]

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To all Android Developers: Either Agree to the New Terms or Google will Unpublish your app

(11) comments 11 November 2009

To all Android Developers: Either Agree to the New Terms or Google will Unpublish your app

Since yesterday, Android Market developers have received a not so happy email, at least not happy for many of them I would think. You see, Google has just made a few changes to the distribution agreement for the Android Market. According to Google, the new changes on the agreement have to be accepted by all [...]

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Google: We don’t Make Hardware, so don’t expect a GPhone anytime soon

(2) comments 31 October 2009

Google: We don’t Make Hardware, so don’t expect a GPhone anytime soon

As we know, or at least most of us anyway, there have been rumors of a Gphone for a long time. And there has been actually no Gphone so far, just phones and other devices running Google’s Android OS. Google has confirmed that they don’t make hardware. According to Tom Krazit from CNET, “Google’s Andy Rubin, [...]

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Android 2.0 gets Google Maps Navigation Beta [Video]

(13) comments 28 October 2009

Android 2.0 gets Google Maps Navigation Beta [Video]

While we may have caught up with the main features of Android 2.0 earlier this week, Google have been keeping one surprise.  Google Maps Navigation Beta is an update to the company’s free GPS app, initially exclusive to Android 2.0 devices such as the Verizon DROID by Motorola, adding in turn-by-turn directions, vocal prompts, speech-recognition [...]

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Sold out: Android Powered ODROID Gaming Handheld Dev Edition

(2) comments 28 October 2009

Sold out: Android Powered ODROID Gaming Handheld Dev Edition

As you all know by now, the Android OS from Google is not only been used on cellphones, nowadays you can find it in many other devices. Back at the end of September, we brought to you some new info on a gaming handheld device called ODROID, which runs Android. This time, we bring more news [...]

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Google out Android 2.0 Eclair [Video]

(7) comments 27 October 2009

Google out Android 2.0 Eclair [Video]

Google has announced Android 2.0 Eclair, and anyone with any doubts about the platform’s prowess should take a look at the changelist to see just how serious the search giant is.  OS 2.0 brings with it support for multiple simultaneous Google and Exchange accounts, together with quick contact menus for speedier access to different methods [...]

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Android Adoption about to Explode, According to different Sources

(5) comments 26 October 2009

Android Adoption about to Explode, According to different Sources

We all know Microsoft was the biggest player in the mobile OS arena for a long time, not because WinMo was the best, but because it was a lonely business in the past. With more and more cellphone makers turning to the free Android OS from Google, all that is changing. The New York Times [...]

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You Are Different From You: HTC TV Commercial Campaign [Video]

(6) comments 26 October 2009

You Are Different From You: HTC TV Commercial Campaign [Video]

Chances are by now, you have seen the new video ads from Verizon pitting the new Droid from Motorola against the iPhone. Or should I say, the iDon’t phone from the fruit company. Anyway, the folks at HTC are also airing a nice campaign. Check below, and judge for yourself. We are glad to see HTC [...]

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