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Confirmation of Replacement G1 Batteries Being Sent Out?
Last week, a handful of Android and mobile tech sites were buzzing with rumors of a replacement G1 battery being sent out by T-Mobile. Our friend Michael, of GoogleAndBlog, seemed to be the one to break that story, getting lots of attention from around the …
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First Look at Garmin Nuvifone UI
Garmin has released the first images of the long awaited Nuvifone user interface. We don’t have to tell you guys, but it looks a lot like the iPhone and Android screens. Look at how clean and clutter free everything looks, from call screens to camera …
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Android Market to Allow for Paid Apps and Geo-Based Targeting Soon
It’s going to be an interesting first quarter for the Android Market. It won’t be long until paid apps start showing up for people to download. An email made its way to registered developers last week with details regarding the eventual rollout of money-making applications …
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Looking Back at the Year That Was 2008
I don’t know whether anyone remembers much of 2007 or will remember things to come from 2009. But, 2008 would quite inadvertently go down in to the memory drain of mankind as one of the most happening years in our history. 2008 saw the dawn …
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G1 and Cupcake – What’s the Deal?
Current G1 owners are licking their chops at the prospect of getting some much desired updates to their Android phones. Features like video recording, stereo Bluetooth, and an on-screen keyboard are the only things missing from an otherwise robust OS. But will the G1 ever …
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Too Many Bits for DDMS
If you’re like me, you do your Android development outside Eclipse and therefore rely upon the full range of the Android toolkit, from activitycreator through DDMS. And, if you’re like me, you just plopped a 64-bit Linux (Ubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid Ibex”) on a multi-core PC …
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You Tell Us: If There Is a G2 Due Soon…
Alright, so let’s pretend that there is a G2 due out by April. We want to know how many of you G1 owners would dump their handset in favor of the new one. Do you hang on to your G1 or do you flip it?
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Google Staff Receives Dream Phones for Holiday Bonus, Called DogFood
Dogfood. Ever heard that term? It’s the idea behind a lot of Google’s services. Basically, when a company eats its own dog food, they are confident enough in their product or service to have their entire team use it. Its helpful if you are a …
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Garmin: Yeah, We Have an Android Phone Coming – No, It’s Not the Nuvifone
The much delayed and anticipated Nuvifone from Garmin is still on track for a 2009 release. Unfortunately, it won’t be running Android as the OS. It was rumored that the reason for all of the delays was that Garmin was taking second looks at the …
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Is aTrackDog a Flawed App?
There’s an app that’s been around in the Android Market that is designed to check your installed apps and inform you if there’s a new version. While most applications check themselves for updates either automatically or manually, it is nice to have one singular place …
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Samsung to Have Android Handset by Q2 ’09 for Sprint and T-Mobile
File under: Yippee! We’ve been waiting a long time for Samsung to announce the release of their first Android handsets and today we got it. On December 18, industry insiders said that Samsung Electronics is currently in the development process of its new Google phone …
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Android Gets Optimized Search Results
Hey G1 owners… here’s something for you to try. Get out your handset and do a search for “coffee 90210″ or whatever your zip code happens to be. Check out that results page! Slick isn’t it? The Google Mobile blog updated today with news of …
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T-Mobile 86′s the $18 Upgrade Fee
So long upgrade fee, we hardly knew ya. In an effort to help retain customers, T-Mobile is dropping the $18 upgrade fee that they tacked onto people every time they wanted a new handset. If you ask us, this couldn’t come soon enough. In fact, …
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“Cupcake” Update to Android Sees Video Recording, Stereo Bluetooth, On-Screen Keyboard and Much More!
This is the type of Android enhancements we’re talking about! A major update is coming in the first quarter of 2009 to Android and it’s not all bugs and security fixes. Code named “cupcake”, we’re looking at some much needed/wanted stuff like stereo bluetooth, video …
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NanoPhone Security to Aid in Development of Android
The year 2009 will see Android pairing up with Mocanas‘ NanoPhone suite to address the increasing security related threats to the OS with the increasing complexity in the apps being developed. The Mocanas’ NanoPhone suite has a litany of apps that play a major role …
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