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Commumication between Android and Arduino, NFC on the cheap

Adam Johnson — Sun, 29 May 2011 13:46:09 +0000

Near field communication aka NFC is a technology that will allow you to exchange data between devices. If you don’t have the ‘Pure Google’ phone, Nexus S you probably don’t have NFC capabilities with that Android device you have in your hand. Yea, look at it. Nope! And you know you wish you had the [...]

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Commumication between Android and Arduino, NFC on the cheap

Blue Skies Live Wallpaper Brings Serenity To Your Home Screen (Video)

Joe Sirianni — Sun, 29 May 2011 13:00:06 +0000

Looking for a little peace and serenity on your home screen? Check out Blue Skies Live Wallpaper for Android and soar high above the clouds no matter where you are. Whether in landscape or portrait you can customize this app to gain options like time of day, color changing and cool balloons that fly up [...]

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Blue Skies Live Wallpaper Brings Serenity To Your Home Screen (Video)

Microsoft gets paid, Android brings in more dough than Windows Phone

Adam Johnson — Sun, 29 May 2011 01:27:52 +0000

This morning a report was released stating that Android puts more money in Microsoft’s bank than Windows phone. HTC, which runs Android on a number of its devices is required to pay Microsoft, $5 per unit sold. That being said, if HTC sells around 30 million devices, that would mean they would be paying Microsoft [...]

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Microsoft gets paid, Android brings in more dough than Windows Phone

Quit Your Day Job And Become A Contract Killer, Use This App To Practice (Video)

Joe Sirianni — Sat, 28 May 2011 13:40:24 +0000

Are you into sniping games and third person shooters? Then you’ve got to check out Contract Killer by Glu Mobile. The game puts you in the shoes of highly trained assassin, a contract killer for hire if you will. Pulled into a world of bounty hunters, mobsters and criminals, you must check in with your contacts [...]

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Quit Your Day Job And Become A Contract Killer, Use This App To Practice (Video)

Get Great Deals On Your Android Device With The Coupons App

Joe Sirianni — Sat, 28 May 2011 13:20:01 +0000

Are you a coupon buff? Well, if you are, we’ve got something useful and productive for you to add to your arsenal of apps on your Android smartphone. The Coupons App for Android gives you tons of great savings at many of the favorite stores you shop at. The app features a great widget for your [...]

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Get Great Deals On Your Android Device With The Coupons App

Command These Loyal Soldiers With Seeds Of Life Live Wallpaper For Android (Video)

Joe Sirianni — Sat, 28 May 2011 13:00:06 +0000

Seeds Of Life Live Wallpaper for Android is sure to stir up a conversation as these little guys roam freely on your home screens. Posting about this Live Wallpaper has been long over due in my opinion. Interact with the frenzy and change the count of cells you have scurrying across your screen. You can [...]

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Command These Loyal Soldiers With Seeds Of Life Live Wallpaper For Android (Video)

Netflix extends its device support with-in the Android app

Adam Johnson — Fri, 27 May 2011 21:53:08 +0000

Check out the latest updates to the Netflix app: Various minor bug fixes. Fixed application failure on startup when phone’s embedded storage space is almost full. Removed check that prevented attempt to playback on unsupported devices. Added support for LG Revolution, Motorola Droid and Casio G’zOne Commando C771. That being said. you’ll notice that last bullet. Netflix has added additional support for [...]

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Netflix extends its device support with-in the Android app

RIP Credit Cards: Google Wallet To Change Mobile Payments

Silvia Pikal — Fri, 27 May 2011 00:30:04 +0000

Google Wallet is a free mobile app that stores virtual versions of your credit cards, debit cards and coupons, eliminating the need for plastic and replacing your wallet with your phone. It will be compatible with none other than the Nexus S 4G, on Sprint. The app will launch “soon" but we've learned a great deal about it in the meantime.

mSpot for Android available – Radio Spotter beta music in the cloud

Jesse Bauer — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:19:21 +0000

mSpot has updated their Android app to version 1.4.18.92158, which brings the new ‘Radio Spotter’ beta music functionailty, allowing you to match songs in your device to similar music, something like Pandora or last.fm does. This is a little more tuned to your Android device through the mSpot App, which is free by the way. [...]

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mSpot for Android available – Radio Spotter beta music in the cloud

8pen Android App helps you text really fast, with just one hand

Mark R — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:19:40 +0000

Some of you might remember when we reported on Swype, a very fast way to do one-handed texting. Swype works by putting out the QWERTY symbols on the touchscreen, and then connecting the dots to spell out what you mean. This 8pen takes the keyboard and completely reinvents it. It essentially uses [...]

Very real-looking Android, the Actroid-F

Mark R — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:20:21 +0000

So who is this woman in this picture? A better question is: what is this woman in the photo? This is the Actroid-F. I realize that sounds like title for the theme of Beverly Hills Cop by Harold Faltermeyer, but according to the Guinness Book of World Records, Actroid-F is “the first true android”. [...]

Sprint aims to change things with Samsung Transform

Edwin — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:00:56 +0000

The Android operating system has really taken off in a big way, and it has clearly proved to the world that not everyone wants a closed system like Apple’s iOS platform, where an open-ended one like Android will still be able to do well. The deluge and phenomenal growth of Android-powered smartphones has certainly been [...]

Droid 2 Release Date, Specs and More Leaked by Verizon

GadgetGirl — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 21:06:51 +0000

For those of you itching to get your hands on the Motorola Droid 2, it would appear that leaked pictures of Verizons inventory have surfaced showing that the stock for the up and coming Motorola Droid 2 has begun to arrive at stores. The … [visit site to read more] Droid 2 Release Date, Specs [...]

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Android Rumoured to Get Netflix App Coming Soon

GadgetGirl — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:34:11 +0000

It has been rumoured that Netflix is working on an official app that will allow users to stream movies and TV shows directly to Android devices. The rumour came after a recent job listing for an

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Sharp 3D smartphone with 3D camera on its way

Jonny — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:58:18 +0000

Sharp are hoping to release a 3D smartphone by the end of the year. The device will feature a 3D camera, but that is about all that is known at the moment. Any further details on the device E.g. name, size, spec, OS, are a mystery, though chances are OS wise Android will be a [...]

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Free books for your Kindle – and you can read them on the PC, Android phones and iPod/iPhone/iPad too with the free Kindle app

Ruth — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:00:02 +0000

Avid reader? Want some freebies to burn through on the train such as Dracula and Alice in Wonderland? If you own a Kindel, iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android phone or even just a PC then read on...

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Vonage And Facebook Join Forces to Offer Free Calls

Andrew — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:31:52 +0000

Vonage announced today that it has developed a new app for iPhone and Android to allow users to make free mobile calls to all their Facebook friends that have the app too. The application is currently available for the Android and iPhone platforms, works on Wi-Fi as well as 3G/4G, … [visit site to read [...]

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Android 2.2 Froyo Update for Droid X Confirmed for September

GadgetGirl — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:26:45 +0000

It was reported just over a week ago that the Motorola Droid X would be getting some sweet TLC from the Android 2.2 … [visit site to read more] Android 2.2 Froyo Update for Droid X Confirmed for September is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Android 2.2 Froyo Update for Droid X Confirmed for September is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Android global sales rise 886%

Jonny — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:36:31 +0000

Last year Android was still finding its feet and was making a sluggish entrance to the smartphone industry, which makes Google’s current OS success all the more impressive. As if from nowhere, Android has become one of the hottest topics in the gadget world. Some of the most exciting … [visit site to read more] [...]

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Viewsonic Rumoured to be Releasing Andoid 2.2 Tablet Device

Jonny — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:12:59 +0000

Projectors and monitors manufacturers, Viewsonic are rumoured to be joining Windows and almost everybody else in developing an ipad rivalling tablet device. Following recent announcements by Window’s regarding the release times of the ‘masterpad’, Android are now in the picture with … [visit site to read more] Viewsonic Rumoured to be Releasing Andoid 2.2 Tablet [...]

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Mystery HTC Android Device Hits Verizon’s Inventory System: Could it be the HTC Scorpion?

GadgetGirl — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:10:33 +0000

A brand new and what appears to be a HTC device, has just appeared in Verizon’s inventory system in the last day or two. The device does not have a name but it has been listed under the code of ADR6325VW. The reason why many believe it to be an Android device over a Windows [...]

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Android 2.2 Froyo HTC EVO 4G Official Update Released

GadgetGirl — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:46:48 +0000

August 3rd is the date that has been pencilled into our diaries as the official release date of the HTC EVO 4G Android 2.2 … [visit site to read more] Android 2.2 Froyo HTC EVO 4G Official Update Released is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

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Carphone Warehouse unveils My Hub: Music Anywhere – Pirates Beware

Andrew — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:11:40 +0000

The Carphone Warehouse have launched an innovative way to stream your music files on the go, called My Hub. The way it works is very clever; the service mirrors your own music collection, and gives you access to tracks that you already own and mirrors them … [visit site to read more] Carphone Warehouse unveils [...]

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HTC Hero users on 3 want Android 2.1

Jonny — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:58:39 +0000

As everyone else gets excited about Froyo, HTC Hero owners have been left in the dust, waiting for an update to Android 2.1. In July, Orange customers started a Facebook lobbying group putting pressure on both Orange and HTC for an update to 2.1 and succeeded. Eventually the two companies buckled … [visit site to [...]

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Android Security Attacked: Hacking Tool Released Which Exploits Google Android Security

Jonny — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:28:16 +0000

Google must feel on top of the world at the moment with Froyo exploding onto all the latest handsets and taking the smartphone industry by storm. But like everything thing else, something was bound to come along and knock Android of its perch. There’s no doubting the quality of … [visit site to read more] [...]

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HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z Android Smartphones Spotted on Vodafone Germany

Tom — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:59:27 +0000

The German site, BestBoyz have acquired screenshots of a database from Vodafone Germany’s systems revealing that HTC’s latest Android smartphones maybe fast approaching. The screenshot seems to show the HTC Desire HD (aka the HTC Ace) and the HTC Desire Z (aka the HTC Vision), which … [visit site to read more] HTC Desire HD [...]

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Leaked Verizon ‘Roadmap’ Shows Plans for 4G LTE Network and New BlackBerry Smartphones

Jonny — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:23:12 +0000

A leaked Verizon roadmap shows the company’s plans to offer several new 3G and 4G phones as well as upcoming 3G data plans, focusing on the upcoming 4G LTE network. Verizon’s conversion to the Long Term Evolution network should allow them to provide phones with amazingly fast speeds. LTE is much … [visit site to [...]

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Motorola Droid Android 2.2 Froyo Update Expected This Week?

Jonny — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:33:22 +0000

Android is spreading like a virus at the moment and it seems like every smartphone company in the world is shifting to 2.2 (aka Froyo.) HTC EVO 4G receives the … [visit site to read more] Motorola Droid Android 2.2 Froyo Update Expected This Week? is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews [...]

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Android 2.2 HTC Desire Update Pushed for Disappointed Vodafone Customers

Jonny — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:27:23 +0000

It’s Android 2.2 time and as the firmware starts to spring up on handsets, those still waiting must be feeling impatient. Excitement has been building over Google’s latest achievement for months now and finally we are getting the first glimpses of what it can do. The Froyo update was … [visit site to read more] [...]

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Android 2.2 Froyo Hack Gets Taken Down by HTC

Jonny — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:14:31 +0000

When a new smartphone is released into the marketplace, it is almost certain that hackers are hot on the trail to hack into the phone’s latest OS. We have seen it with the latest iPhone 4 … [visit site to read more] Android 2.2 Froyo Hack Gets Taken Down by HTC is a post from: [...]

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Droid X can now be counted among the rooted

Joseph L. Flatley — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:14:00 +0000

It's recently come to our attention that Birdman over at the AllDroid.org forums has rooted the Droid X. By all accounts (which, at the time of this writing, consists of two forum posts that exclaim "it works!") things are going beautifully, so what d...

Droid X users gobbling up 5x the data of other Verizon smartphones

Vlad Savov — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:52:00 +0000

Been wondering why Verizon would seek to curb its unlimited data plans with bogus restrictions? Wonder no more. Jennifer Byrne, a business development executive director at Big Red, has shared with us the shocking stat that early data usage from Droid...

Nexus One Andorid 2.2 Update Now Available for Vodafone UK Users

GadgetGirl — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:38:09 +0000

Nexus One can all jump for joy as it has just been announced that Vodafone UK network are now starting to get the Android 2.2 update over the air. Reporting to Android Central, Vodafone confirmed: “We … [visit site to read more] Nexus One Andorid 2.2 Update Now Available for Vodafone UK Users is a [...]

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BlindType vows to autocorrect all wrongs with your iPhone or Android virtual keyboard (video)

Vlad Savov — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:40:00 +0000

Remember that episode of The Simpsons where Homer gets too fat to be able to dial a number? Well, he wouldn't have had that problem had BlindType been around. This soft keyboard is described by its makers as being extremely resilient to inaccurate inp...

Google: Eclair is on more than half of all Android phones, Froyo bursts onto the scene

Chris Ziegler — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:38:00 +0000

Android 1.5 and 1.6 are still major players in the field, together accounting for some 41 percent of all Google-powered phones in use as of July 15 -- but for the first time, Android 2.1 is on significantly more than half of the phones out there, up f...

Nexus One is sold out in Google’s store — forever

Chris Ziegler — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:59:00 +0000

Google warned us that the Nexus One was approaching the end of its days, but we've gotta admit, we didn't realize just how quickly that moment would come. Sure enough, Google's official online store for the phone now just shows an ominous message that...

Droid 2 and Android 2.2 fated to be together from the start, according to latest leaks

Vlad Savov — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:25:00 +0000

You know, some people get married with less information about their partner than we already have about the Droid 2. Today, we have a pair of independent leaks seemingly confirming that the second coming of Moto's QWERTY-sportin' Doer will be running A...

Droid 2 launching as soon as August 12, embraces Star Wars roots with R2-D2 edition

Chris Ziegler — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:24:00 +0000

Ready to have your mind blown? Good, then sit down for a moment: we're hearing from a trusted source that the thoroughly-leaked Motorola Droid 2 for Verizon will be launching on August 12 -- although it seems to be something of a soft launch, because ...

Adobe FlashTime to bring peer-to-peer video calls to Android (video)

Vlad Savov — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:52:00 +0000

With tongue wedged firmly in cheek, Adobe has named its latest little bit of demo software FlashTime and given it a quick spin to whet our appetites. Built using the forthcoming Air 2.5, this peer-to-peer video chat client harnesses your smartphone's ...

Dell Streak review redux: thoughts from the New World

Chris Ziegler — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:00:00 +0000

If you've been following the ongoing saga of Dell's Streak, you've probably already read our review of O2 UK's version -- thing is, the British perspective can be very different from the Yankee one (we didn't see eye-to-eye during the War of 1812, for...

MOG arrives on iPhone, Android with 7.8 million songs but no multitasking mode

Sean Hollister — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000

The name may sound like something out of a Final Fantasy game, but we hear it stands for Music On the Go, and today MO is doing the name proud by bringing a wide swath of streaming music to Android and iPhone. $10 a month gives you access to 7.8 milli...

ASUS Eee Pad EP101TC opts for Android, dumps Windows Embedded Compact 7

Vlad Savov — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:27:00 +0000

The lesser of ASUS' two Eee Pad tablets announced at Computex this year, the EP101TC, is getting itself a software rejig ahead of its planned early 2011 launch. Originally slated to run on Microsoft's Windows Embedded Compact 7 -- a wordy OS, if nothi...

Lenovo promises LePad Android tablet for the end of the year

Vlad Savov — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:36:00 +0000

Liu Jun, Senior VP and President of Lenovo's Consumer Business Group, has revealed his company's intention to deliver an Android tablet by the end of this year. To be known as LePad, this apparent resurrection of the Skylight / U1 Hybrid R&D effor...

Motorola i1 is new Nextel Direct Connect Smartphone

Edwin — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:23:09 +0000

Fancy an Android-powered Nextel Direct Connect Smartphone? Well, you can get your digs with the Motorola i1, a spanking new Android-powered smartphone which won’t cost you more than $150, albeit coming with a 2-year contract. This is a world’s first just in case you were wondering, where it will hit the market in the US [...]

Milestone XT720 Released in the UK

Anra — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:17:33 +0000

Motorola has announced launching its Milestone XT720 handset in the UK. The Android based smartphone is available unlocked since the company has yet to finalize a carrier partner in the country. This gorgeous Android … [visit site to read more] Milestone XT720 Released in the UK is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, [...]

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