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The Mobile World Congress (MWC) showed off some amazing new things, one of them being the WiFi only Samsung Galaxy S. It's like a new-and-improved version of the iPod Touch. It does all the music and videos (not to mention video chat) that the regular phones do, just not voice usage. It's a smaller tablet in reality. Read More »
After eclipsing Symbian, iOS, and RIM, Android shows no sign of letting up. Where will it stop? One expert believes that number is somewhere around 80 percent. Read More »
Android has come out with a pretty clever marketing tool in the form of Andy pins. As you can see in the picture, Andy takes on various outfits and scenarios and is in pin-form, waiting to be collected by his fans. The MWC was crawling with various pins that people were steadfast in collecting and trading. Read More »
Phone Scoop is reporting today that in an interview they conducted with Google Android Engineering Director David Burke, he talked about some of the things we can expect when "Ice Cream Sandwich" rolls out. Read More »
McAfee has put together a little infographic earlier this week to let you users know just how easily your personal information can be compromised should you lose your phone. According to them, people just don't "get" how serious an issue mobile security is and that folks tend to tune out whenever the subject is brought up. So how does McAfee get your attention? Take a prison visit, Scared Straight tactic and hit you in the face with facts. Read More »
We just got word from one of our guys that the launch date for the Thunderbolt has slipped a few days. Originally expected on the 24th, it has now been given the green light for February 28th. Read More »
MediaMall Technologies, Inc. announced earlier today that it now officially supports Android devices for their PlayOn service! The free software is available to handsets and tablets running 2.2 and higher and allows for streaming of online video and media. This means you get mobile access to awesome stuff like Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Video on Demand as well as content from TBS, CBS, PBS, CNN, Comedy Central... Read More »
Alright so you've finally heard enough about this Android thing and decided to look into developing your killer app. Or maybe you've done some tinkering before but just don't know how to take things up a notch. What do you do? We'll tell you. Check out Coding Green Robots, the new internet television show aimed at all levels of Android development. Read More »
Motorola has put together a very handy reference chart for the three versions of the upcoming XOOM tablet. Three? Yep, there are GSM, CDMA, and WiFi flavors to choose from although the radio is the only difference we can spot between them. Read More »
The official RSS client from Google adds some nifty widgets into the latest release. While it works on all devices running 1.6 and above, the widgets need 2.2 devices to work. Read More »
So MapQuest has decided to throw it's hat into the Android ring, and offer an app for Android based handsets and tablets that have GPS capabilities. If you use Google Maps, it can be hard to imagine why anyone would try to take on Maps at it's own game. The answer? Maps navigation does not work outside of the US, where MapQuests app reportedly does. Read More »
If you have been waiting to pickup AirSync for DoubleTwist, perhaps now is the time to do so! Why? Because there has been an update released for AirSync that allows you to now push image, video and audio media to your Xbox 360 and PS3 game consoles. Read More »
Huawei fills in the blanks for their two new Android devices, the IDEOS X3 smart phone and S7 Slim tablet. Read More »
Starting around April of this year and continuing through the first quarter of next year (Q1 '12), we'll have more smart phones and tablets from the PC giant. Read More »
We've heard rumors for months about a Sidekick running Android, and now it's happening. The sign-up page for the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G is now live, so Tmo customers ( or non-Tmo customers) can fill out the form and request more information about Tmo's latest Android offering. Read More »
