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Search More than 500,000 Hotel Rooms with Room 77
Searching for the perfect hotel room gets a little bit easier today with Room 77 finally arriving on Android. The hotel search tool has been available for other platforms for a while now and has become highly rated since leaving a public beta earlier in …
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Android 2.X Now Powers 90% of All Android Devices
The Android team released their latest figures this week and it shows us that more than 90 percent of all users are running 2.1 or higher. At 61.3 percent v2.2 (Froyo) is the dominant build of Android, followed by v2.1 (Eclair) at 29.0 percent. Honeycomb …
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Meet the DeadZebra Series 2 Android Figurines
We love them. Google loves them. We buy them by the box, Google buys them by the pallet.
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Battery Life: It’s Holding Your Android Back
With CES behind us and CTIA fast approaching, one begins to think about the laundry list of impressive features being added to android handsets and tablets. Dual-core, HD display, HDMI, Wifi hotspot, 3D, Near Field Communication, ‘4G’…the list goes on and on. All features that you want, and need, on your android. Mobile technology and the android operating system have been growing at an amazing pace – think of how far we’ve come from October 2008. From Cupcake to Gingerbread: 5 different versions of android in just over two years – a new version every 5.4 months. What’s left you ask? The mobile battery!
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New Platform Versions Report Shows 83% of Android Phones Running 2.x
As we near the impending Gingerbread announcement and its subsequent rollout to handsets, the legacy builds of Android will continue to dwindle. Newer, more popular phones with later versions of the platform will rise up to account for more market share. Take Froyo for instance. Announced back in May, Android 2.2 now accounts for more than 43-percent of the Android pie.
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Motorola Confirms 2.1 for the Cliq and Backflip
For those of you using the Motorola Cliq or the Backflip, we have some great news for you! Motorola is confirming that Android 2.1 is now officially available.
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Navigon’s MobileNavigator Comes to United States
Starting today, American Android users can finally get their hands on Navigon’s on-board navigation application, MobileNavigator. The includes some really terrific features including Reality Scanner, which meshes your phone’s camera with Navigon’s POI database to project them directly onto your screen.
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Massive Gingerbread Man Invades Googleplex!
Lookie here! I wonder what this could mean. A giant gingerbread man has been spotted at the Googleplex, hanging out near donuts, eclairs, frozen yogurt, and cupcakes. If any of you has any ideas as to what this means, we’d love to hear it. (Insert …
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Froyo Now Powers 1 in 3 Android Phones
New figures hot off the press! Google has released the latest figures for devices accessing the Android Market and we’re getting closer to a Froyo majority. The period ending October 1 shows all legacy versions of the platform dipping ever so slightly while Android 2.2 …
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Froyo on 28% of Android Devices; 2.x Over 70%
The Android Platform Versions page has been updated yet again, only this time, Froyo (Android 2.2) is holding a large 28.7% slice of the pie. Granted, Eclair (Android 2.1) still clings to a decent lead with 41.7%, but Froyo is creeping up there. Following Froyo …
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PSA: Android 1.6-Powered Dell Aero Goes on Sale Today for $99
[mobile-aero-overview1] Announced back in March around the time of CES, the Dell Aero has finally gone on sale. For $99 and a two-year service agreement, customers can pick up the handset which features a 3.5-inch display, 5-megapixel camera, and removable 2GB MicroSD card. Although it’s powered by a 624Mhz Marvell processor, the Aero sadly runs Android 1.5 (Cupcake).
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Rumor: Next Iteration of Android To be Honeycomb
As we’ve mentioned over the past few weeks on our podcasts, we are now hearing from other sources that the next iteration of Android after Gingerbread will be called Honeycomb. The latest report comes from industry publication TechRadar UK. In keeping with the sweets-themed naming conventions, …
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TCBY Congratulates Google on Froyo Rollout
The Country’s Best Yogurt is no stranger to frozen yogurt (Froyo) as it’s part of what makes up their delicious menu. Thus, they were only too tickled by the Android 2.2 (Froyo) rollout that is taking place across the world right now for many popular …
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Google Opens Door on Android’s Previously Closed Development
The Register reported this week that Google is taking a step in their development process to allow both OEM Manufacturers and the general public more access to the Android development process. This change is taking form in how public contributions are handled with the Native …
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Eclair Now Holds 55% of Android Pie
Bit of interesting news from the Android Platforms website. It appears the Android Platform page has been updated, and Eclair (Android 2.1) is now in the majority, with 55.5% of the pie. Woo-hoo! Donut (aka 1.6) is barely holding on to a second place spot …
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