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Android In-App Billing Launched by Boku Mobile Payments
TechCrunch is reporting that Mobile Payment startup, Boku, has widened their marketing strategy by launching an Android library to allow devs to build micro-payments right into their applications. Boku is unique in mobile billing in the fact that it does not require a user to …
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AT&T Announces $129.99 HTC Aria for June 20
AT&T has announced via Facebook that their next Android handset, the HTC Aria, will be available June 20th. If you’ve been following along for the last few weeks then you’ll not be surprised by the form factor. Dropping at $129.99 (after $100 mail-in rebate), the …
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Enterprising Geek Wants to Send an EVO Into Space. No, Really.
So how many of you got brand new shiny EVO handsets this week and have had a ton of fun experiencing the awesomeness that is EVO? Great, now how many of you are planning on sending your shiny new toy into the upper atmosphere on …
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Galaxy Apollo Confirmed as i5801
The Galaxy Apollo was spotted online late last week on Samsung’s UK site for smart phones. At the time we suggested it could be a variant of the M100S (Galaxy A) which launched in Korea earlier this year. Wireless provider Orange has confirmed it as …
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FTC Will Investigate Apple
The war between Google and Apple took another turn over the last few days. Recent tweaks to the App Store rules prohibit developers from certain development tools that enable them to create apps that run on multiple devices. Some of the new tweaks also seem …
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HTC Wildfire Available Through Vodafone
It seems like we are getting an HTC announcement once a week lately! PRlog.com is reporting that the HTC Wildfire will be available on Vodafone and 3 other carriers with various rate plans. The Wildfire is nothing spectacular as far as a handset goes, with …
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Android Market: Hiccups Continue
On the Android Market forums there is an uproar: many apps significantly suddenly dropped their counts. We already covered Market issues twice in the past week and Google even apologized to developers. However last night the first thing I noticed was that my “Credit Card” …
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Rumor: New OTA Going Out to Nexus One
A few sources are reporting that a new OTA update is starting to roll out to Nexus One owners. From what we can tell, the report orginates with Sizzled Core, who include the screenshot seen here. The build number, FRF72, indicates a Froyo build subsequent to …
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Junaio “Glue” Augmented Reality Browser Released for Android
Augmented Reality developer Junaio recently announced that they have released an Android version of their Augmented Reality (AR) browser, Glue. We have seen AR Browsers before in Layar and others, but what makes this browser unique is that it “glues” images to objects scanned by …
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New Independent App Store, AndSpot Enters Fray to Take On Google Market
Back when I was a kid, I used to love to watch the WWE Royal Rumble, with every major player in the group going at each other. It seems that we may have the same sort of situation shaping up in the Android app world, …
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Nexus One May Suffer from Same Framerate Issue as EVO
We reported recently that the EVO has been having some serious frame rate issues, namely that it is locked at 30 FPS in both 2d and 3d modes. Now it seems that the Nexus One may be suffering from the same frame rate issue. In …
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Google Now Offering Sources for Trivia Wars Everywhere
So for all you know-it-alls–I mean trivia buffs, Google has implemented a new feature in mobile searches to help you answer questions and source your arguments for the year that the Fonz jumped the shark. Pictured to the left you see the new feature, which …
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Zendesk for Android: Helpdesk on the Go
In an announcement on their site, Zendesk is letting everyone know that they have released an Android app that will allow your systems techs to answer questions and respond to support tickets as they run around your facility being super heroes to the electronically challenged. …
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Android Cookin’ Up Some Coffee, Thanks to Yanko Design
Chalk this one up in the weird column, but the pic to the left is an Android based espresso machine. If you notice, the cups of coffee have the barcodes that we have come to know and love in the Android world. The espresso machine …
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Cellflare Android App Released
In a press release, Cellflare is announcing the release of their Android App. Cellflare is a location based service, allowing you to see other friends locations, and interact with different landmarks based on your position as read by your handset. The app has been pretty …
