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WiFi Only XOOM Spotted at FCC?
Could Motorola drop a WiFi-only version of the XOOM before Samsung delivers a WiFi-only Galaxy Tab? Recent FCC documents indicate that this might happen.
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Sonos Controller for Android Announced, Debuts in March [VIDEO]
The official Sonos Controller for Android debuts in March, but the company will be in Barcelona next week, demonstrating the service.
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Alltel Announces Entry Level Samsung Gem
Alltel adds to their Android lineup with this low priced Samsung handset. Although it won’t be the superphone that you might not be looking for, it makes a perfect first smart phone for those graduating from feature phones.
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Picplz 2.0 Overhauls UI, Adds Features
Photo sharing service picplz has updated their Android app to 2.0, giving it a complete user interface overhaul and several new features. The most obvious update is to the look and feel of the app, bringing it in line with the somewhat “standard” UI of …
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“Alien Dalvik” Will Run Android Apps Anywhere [VIDEO]
Remember that post a couple weeks ago about the Blackberry Playbook possibly being able to run Android apps? Well, if true, it looks like the Playbook won’t be the only guy in town. Open Handset Alliance member Myriad has just announced a tool called Alien Dalvik, which is Android’s Dalvik VM ported to other systems. This may sound like a bit of abracadabra to you, but it means you’ll be able to run Android apps on any platform, and without a disturbing lag. Alien Dalvik will run the majority of Android apps, but for the very device-dependent apps, there’s an add-on for the Android SDK.
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YourVersion App Coming to Tablets This Wednesday
We got an email from the YourVersion team, and they’re telling us that their tablet version of the app will be available for download from the Android Market this Wednesday. From what we gather, it’ll be free.
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American Airlines app takes flight on Android
For you frequent flyers out there who use Android, American Airlines released a new free Android application on the Android market.
The American Airlines Android app allows customers to:
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Open NFC is Released!
Say what you will about the Nexus S, it brought into sharp relief a technology that is all but ignored in the US – Near Field Communications. While tech hungry young adults the world over celebrated this as some kind of new and inventive thing, …
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MetroPCS Announces 4G Samsung Galaxy Indulge at $399
MetroPCS jumps ahead of the competition, releasing the first commercially available 4G LTE Android smart phone. Folks looking to pick up the no-contract handset can do so later this week at a suggested $399.99 price.
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Paid Apps that Pay Off: $150,000 in a Month
We all know the Android Market’s bad rap: developers make money on paid apps. Rovio said so. Larva Labs said so. Even Google said so recently, saying that the number of paid app purchases are not increasing as they should with the increases in use of Android in general. So it must be true, right? Developers trying to make a buck on Android should just monetize with ads?
Well, maybe not. Certainly, it’s worth pointing out that there are counter-examples to the conventional wisdom, examples of developers whose paid apps have generated a decent chunk of revenue. This series of posts will look at a few examples, including one developer who brought in more than $150,000 in revenue in less than a month from a single app.
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A Peek at GeeksPhone Zero [VIDEO]
GeeksPhone, the little Spanish manufacturer that makes fully open, rooted-out-of-the-box Android phones, has posted a posted a short preview of their latest offering, the GeeksPhone Zero, which will be shown off at Mobile World Congress next week. The video is mostly comprised of benchmarking tests …
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Rumor: Android 2.4 in April as a Gingerbread Update
It seems that rumors of Android 2.4 are back, but in a different form than we’d heard before. Rather than 2.4 as the next named release, Ice Cream Sandwich, word now is that it’ll be an incremental Gingerbread release, as when 2.1 updated 2.0 but retained …
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Huawei IDEOS X3 and S7 Slim Tablet Peek Out Before MWC
Engadget reported today that the Huawei IDEOS X3 and the S7 Slim broke cover before MWC this week on the company’s Flickr page. The X3 is said to be a budget handset aimed for mid to low range in pricing in the Android Smartphone market. As for the Slim, there was not much to note other than we can see that it has a front facing camera to it. Check out the Slim image after the break
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More Sony Neo Info Via Leaked Vid
The above video was posted on myandroidlife4ever, giving us another look at the Sony Experia Neo. Check it out and let us know what you think.
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