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Google Introduces Click-To-Call Mobile Ads
Google recently notified AdWords advertisers that it will display business phone numbers on mobile ads, allowing smartphone users to call the business with a tap. Â Advertisers will be charged just as they would if a user clicked through to their website. As Rob points out …
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Flip Video to release Android app
Flip Video–makers of those pocketable little video recorders–announced Flipshare Mobile apps for Android and other mobile platforms (to go with the iPhone app they already have out).
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Motorola at CES: Flash for Droid, 2.1 for Cliq, Backflip for AT&T?
Motorola CEO Sanjay Jha’s press event at CES today lasted less than half an hour but he crammed some fairly big news into that short time. The highlights:
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A Poor Man’s App Store?
A year ago, as awesome as Android 1.0 was, it had a whole lot of warts. Today, with much better hardware running Android 2.0, the wider geek world is coming around to recognize Android’s potential. But in a recent TechCrunch post, Jason Kincaid pointed out …
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App Review: Photoshop.com for Mobile
Photoshop. For Android. Yes indeed, the premier image editing brand has launched a free app for Android, and without a doubt that is a feather in Android’s cap. But forgetting the big brand name for the moment, how does the app stack up on its …
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Droid’s Camera Issues Resolved! (For Now)
You know all those Droid reviews that heaped glowing praise on everything except the camera? All those reports of issues with getting it to focus? Many sources are reporting that Droid owners awoke to cameras that suddenly worked perfectly today. Â Was it a silent patch? …
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Google is Pushing Droid on its Homepage
The picture really says it all. Google is obviously fully part of the big Droid launch marketing today, giving it a coveted link on the Google.com homepage. The “learn more” link leads to a page on Google headed “Search on Droid by Motorola.” The page …
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ADC2 Results Going Out to Developers
Twitter is, uhm, all atwitter with Android developers’ reports of receiving word from Google of how they did in the first round of the Android Developer Challenge 2.
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Rumor: Droid is a Series; Droid Eris Coming 11/6
The phones just keep on coming. A “trusted source” tells Engadget that “Droid” is what Verizon will call its entire line of Android phones, and that the second phone in that series will be available November 6. And what handset will Droid #2 be? None …
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Droid Specs Leak Out
Motorola briefly had detailed specs for the Droid up on its site today. They’re long gone now, but leave it to Boy Genius Report to be there to get all the screenshots.
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Android Goes to War
File this one under “unexpected uses.” Defense contractor Raytheon has developed an app called RATS for use by the U.S. military. RATS is an acronym for Raytheon Android Tactical System. The app sounds a lot like Latitude– it’ll let military personnel keep track of a …
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Around the Androidosphere: CTIA Edition
There doesn’t seem to be a shortage of Android news any longer! After going months with little to report on, action packed weeks like this one are what we’ve been waiting for! Here are some bits and pieces from the CTIA trade show going on …
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Mobilizy Demos 3D Objects with 9/11 Memorial [VIDEO]
The two big guns in Augmented Reality apps for Android, Mobilizy (maker of Wikitude World Browser and other apps) and Layar have quite a little arms race going. Two weeks ago, Layar announced support for 3D objects.  This week, Mobilizy matched the feature, and demonstrates it …
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5 Nice Apps I Refuse to Use [Updated]
I tell you what, I love me some Google Reader. One of the first things I did when I got my phone was set up a shortcut to Reader’s mobile interface. It’s fairly robust, but it is in the browser, so it’s a little slow …
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Around the Androidosphere
The team here at AndroidGuys does everything they can to stay on top of the most relevant news and rumors. As hard as we all try, sometimes things simply slip through the cracks. Going forward, these ‘cutting room’ items will be compiled in a meta-article …
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