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The Reason Apple Is Becoming A Patent Troll: Calling Out Apple “Innovation” For What It Really Is

The Reason Apple Is Becoming A Patent Troll: Calling Out Apple “Innovation” For What It Really Is

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

The end of what has become a rather odd three part series is upon us. You may recall that I originally went on a very angry rant about Apple suing HTC in an attempt to remove them from the market. After going through it I posted a followup article explaining (a little more calmly) the [...]

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[Deal Alert] Sony Ericsson Xperia arc Available For Pre-Order At $599.99 Or Available From Newegg For $474.99 Or $499.99, Depending On Colour

[Deal Alert] Sony Ericsson Xperia arc Available For Pre-Order At $599.99 Or Available From Newegg For $474.99 Or $499.99, Depending On Colour

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

Just a few days ago Sony Ericsson confirmed an early August launch for the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc. And now, on the eve of August, the official Sony Ericsson Online store has launched a page allowing customers to pre-order the Android 2.3 device for 9.99 with an expected shipping date of 2 August. It is [...]

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FCC approves the Samsung SPH-M930 for Boost Mobile

FCC approves the Samsung SPH-M930 for Boost Mobile

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

Boost mobile a subsidiary of Sprint doesn’t have much stock in Android devices as of right now. Previously we talked of a device packed with Gingerbread, giving you a little insight in to this new Samsung slider phone coming to Boost Mobile. The latest news on this device is that the FCC has approved it. [...]

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AutoDesk Brings Sketchbook Pro to Android…FINALLY

AutoDesk Brings Sketchbook Pro to Android…FINALLY

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

tecksphere | Jul 31, 2011 | Comments 0 Autodesk who is best known for their awesome software AUTOCAD has designed a sketchbook app that has been out for over a year on the iPad. Well the boys at Autodesk finally got it into gear and have released their very first Android App, sketch book pro. [...]

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Orange UK will see the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro in its line-up

Orange UK will see the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro in its line-up

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

Just about 2 weeks ago, the Sony Xperia Pro Mini passed through the FCC. And we brought you a number of photo’s for your viewing pleasure in this article - Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro passes through FCC, brings slide out style and pics along. This small Android device comes with a 1GHz Snapdragon proccessor, Android [...]

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Motorola Photon 4G on sale today at Sprint

Motorola Photon 4G on sale today at Sprint

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

No need to be Sprint Premier customer to get be first to pre-order the Photon 4G because it is officially available today at Sprint and some other authorized sellers such as Best Buy. It will set you back 9.99 with a two-year contract and if you want to save some money, you may want to [...]

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Wireless Audio Streaming Coming to Android

Wireless Audio Streaming Coming to Android

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

tecksphere | Jul 31, 2011 | Comments 0 Onyko is a manufacturer of some of the most badass products on the planet, they specialize in home audio. Why is this relevant to Android- Because, the company has announce the new development of the very first application for Android. The app will be a remote one [...]

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Developers fuming over missing app comments; Google says it’s looking into it

Developers fuming over missing app comments; Google says it’s looking into it

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

We’ve been watching what’s become a bit of a thing the past several days in the Android Market. Developers have seen a significant number of comments disappear from their app listings — hundreds, at times. And for developers, app ratings and comments are lifeblood. While we don’t think anyone would complain if the 1-star trolling [...]

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Current users can now send Google Music invites

Current users can now send Google Music invites

July 31, 2011 | Comments (1)

If you are a current Google Music user and would like to send invites to your loved ones, it is finally available. You only allowed to send two invites for now. To do so, head to the orange bar, under the “Music Beta by Google” logo, and click on “Invite a Friend.” You will get [...]

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Logitech Revue hits its promised $99 price point

Logitech Revue hits its promised $99 price point

July 31, 2011 | Comments (1)

Logitech announced in its earnings call last week that its Revue Google TV set-top box would get a deep discount to — that’s 0 off what it initially sold for — and that pricing is now in effect. Logitech’s site actually still says 9. But add the Revue to your cart, and it can be had [...]

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Sprint Motorola Photon 4G available today

Sprint Motorola Photon 4G available today

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

Today’s the day, folks. The Motorola Photon 4G is now available in Sprint stores and online. And if you couldn’t tell from Part 1 of our Photon 4G review, we’re slightly over the moon about this one. Between the 4.3-inch touchscreen (Pentile display notwithstanding), dual-core 1GHz processor and that it’s running Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread, plays Netflix out [...]

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Theme iPhone Black Available For Go Launcher EX

Theme iPhone Black Available For Go Launcher EX

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

The Go Dev Team is at it again and this time they’re giving you a little iPhone love for your Android device.  If you’ve been sporting Go’s latest launcher application we’re sure you’re enjoying the many skinning and thematic options available to you.  Well, now you can add iPhone’s look and feel to the list.  The theme, created [...]

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The Reason Apple Is Becoming A Patent Troll: Calling Out Apple “Innovation” For What It Really Is

The Reason Apple Is Becoming A Patent Troll: Calling Out Apple “Innovation” For What It Really Is

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

The end of what has become a rather odd three part series is upon us. You may recall that I originally went on a very angry rant about Apple suing HTC in an attempt to remove them from the market. After going through it I posted a followup article explaining (a little more calmly) the [...]

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Change Things Up A Bit With Ringtone Editor Advanced For Android

Change Things Up A Bit With Ringtone Editor Advanced For Android

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

Want to hear something different when you receive a call-  How about something a little more…you-  Customize your ringtone from here on out using Ringtone Editor Advanced for your Android device.  Choose from “millions” of ringtones, touts the developer, to tell everyone how you feel.  The application is easy and simple to use and comes with an aesthetically pleasing UI.  Head on over to [...]

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Logitech Revue price drop in effect, get yours for $99.99

Logitech Revue price drop in effect, get yours for $99.99

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

Logitech announced a couple of days ago that they will be dropping the Revue’s price from 9.99 to .99 but we weren’t sure when this change was going to take effect. Starting from today, if you head to either Logitech.com or Best Buy you can buy the Logitech revue for .99. Other major retailers will [...]

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Revolutionary unveils S-Off and Recovery tool for HTC EVO 3D, Dinc2, Sensation 4G and more

Revolutionary unveils S-Off and Recovery tool for HTC EVO 3D, Dinc2, Sensation 4G and more

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

The team of developers behind Unrevoked and AlphaRev have just announced Revolutionary S-Off and Recovery tool. This will allow S-OFF and NAND write access to some of the newest HTC phones in the market such as the EVO 3D, Sensation 4G, Droid Incredible 2 and may more. Here’s the full list: HTC Evo 3D HTC [...]

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Are You Still Trying to get a Spotify Invite- Motorola can Help!

Are You Still Trying to get a Spotify Invite- Motorola can Help!

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

Just moments ago I posted about a Motorola sign up page that is offering up a Photon 4G. After I signed up for my chance to win, yes I toss my name in all the contests too, I was redirected to the another Motorola page. I found that Motorola has teamed up with Spotify to [...]

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Win a Photon 4G from Motorola – Entry Time is Almost Up!

Win a Photon 4G from Motorola – Entry Time is Almost Up!

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

There are always great contest and promotions for some of the latest and greatest devices to hit various carriers. Trying to keep everyone up to date is near impossible. This one apparently slipped under my radar for nearly 2 weeks.  Motorola has a sign up page on their website for a chance to win their [...]

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ROM – @ali1276 RevolutionRom JVQ Final Update 1 JVQ 2.3.4 for Samsung Galaxy S/ T-Mobile Vibrant

ROM – @ali1276 RevolutionRom JVQ Final Update 1 JVQ 2.3.4 for Samsung Galaxy S/ T-Mobile Vibrant

July 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

ali1276 has released an update to RevolutionRom JVQ Final Update 1 JVQ 2.3.4. The latest version is now Final Upda. This release is supported on the following Device(s):- Samsung Galaxy S: T-Mobile Vibrant 7.30.11 Fixed Bluetooth 7.29.11 Intial Release 7.26.11Updated to JVQ BaseA bunch of other things, will probably try to name everything once it [...]

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Capital One Releases Android App For Mobile Banking

Capital One Releases Android App For Mobile Banking

July 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

Capital One Services joined the ranks of large financial institutions offering native Android mobile banking apps with the introduction of the official app. Capital One account holders can now check their balances, pay bills, transfer funds between accounts, view recent transactions and rewards, and, of course, find the nearest branches and ATMs. The app works [...]

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TeamWin Custom Recovery

TeamWin Custom Recovery

July 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

Oh TeamWin, how we love you so. Fresh off the heels of, well, everything they do for us Android users, TeamWin has come up with something else for our flashing pleasure. Introducing twrp (TeamWin Recovery Project), hands down the most user friendly recovery of all time. No more awkward selection methods, no more boring/nerdy look [...]

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Binatone releases a non-touchscreen, Android 2.1, QWERTY E-reader

Binatone releases a non-touchscreen, Android 2.1, QWERTY E-reader

July 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

Not often you see an Android device that isn’t a touchscreen. Well that what this Binatone ReadMe Mobile is. It is in a sense a cross between a tablet and an e-reader. Check out that nifty QWERTY keypad and directional button, sporting a 7-inch 800×400 display. In all reality this device probably won’t fall under the ‘gotta [...]

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[Weekend Poll] Amazon Now Gave Away More Than 100 Apps – Which One Is Your Favorite-

[Weekend Poll] Amazon Now Gave Away More Than 100 Apps – Which One Is Your Favorite-

July 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

The Amazon Appstore has received very mixed reviews since its launch March 22nd of this year, most recently taking the heat from the Apparatus developer, but one thing is for sure – the free app deals it offers daily have become very popular among the folks here in the U.S. I for one religiously check [...]

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Android Web Market Gets A Spiffy Screenshot Navigation Update [Video]

Android Web Market Gets A Spiffy Screenshot Navigation Update [Video]

July 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

The Android web Market only just received its last update that introduced app install histories 5 days ago, but the Android team is at it again today with a new, much smoother way to navigate app screenshots. Rather than display blocks of 3 screenshots navigable via little hard-to-click dots on the bottom like it used [...]

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Netflix Offering 3 Free Months On Newly Purchased LG Revolutions

Netflix Offering 3 Free Months On Newly Purchased LG Revolutions

July 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

Netflix is apparently getting vary serious about getting their service to as many Android phones as possible. LG and Netflix have teamed up in order to help you understand the beauty of the most famous movie and tv watching service. From now until August 28th, anyone who purchases an LG Revolution on Verizon (9) will [...]

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Android Central Editors’ app picks for July 30, 2011

Android Central Editors’ app picks for July 30, 2011

July 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

  So you want some more apps installed on your favorite Android device, but don’t know exactly what to download- Fear not, we bring you another edition of our favorite applications, in hopes that they will soon become some of your favorites as well. Take a jump past the break, and check out our favorites [...]

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Google Acquires More Than 1,000 Patents From IBM As The Patent Wars Continue

Google Acquires More Than 1,000 Patents From IBM As The Patent Wars Continue

July 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

There seems to be more news in the smartphone industry about patents and lawsuits than there is about phones now a days. Companies are putting up their barricades in an attempt to prevent the patent trolls to come knocking. Despite Google’s public stance against the practice of buying companies to attack others, it appears as [...]

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CyanogenMod Nightlies come to the Samsung Fascinate

CyanogenMod Nightlies come to the Samsung Fascinate

July 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

Tired of all the issues that seem to come along with the Samsung Fascinate-  Frustrated with the frequency of the updates- Well, rooters and modders rejoice, because CM7 is officially coming to the Fascinate. While custom ROMs have been on the device for awhile now, CM7 has been unsupported for a long time. Be sure [...]

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From The Dev That Brought You LauncherPro: The Skinnable UberMusic Player

From The Dev That Brought You LauncherPro: The Skinnable UberMusic Player

July 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

We here at TA are very much in love with customizing our phone. An easy way for root users and non root users alike is using an alternative home launcher. There are so many to choose from, but my personal favorite alternative is LauncherPro. The developer is easy to talk to, he listens to suggestions, [...]

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Samsung’s Leaked QWERTY is Not the Galaxy S II as We Had Originally Thought

Samsung’s Leaked QWERTY is Not the Galaxy S II as We Had Originally Thought

July 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

[image courtesy of bgr] We have reported a couple of times that Samsung would be launching a variant of the Galaxy S II with a full QWERTY keyboard on AT&T. Well, we weren’t entirely correct, but that doesn’t mean that Samsung won’t be shipping this phone! In fact, we will see two new phones from [...]

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Android’s Director of User Experience Talks About the Differences Between iOS and Android in Terms of UI

Android’s Director of User Experience Talks About the Differences Between iOS and Android in Terms of UI

July 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

Yesterday at Mobile First CrunchUp, there was a group of developers focused on designing the UI’s of mobile apps. At that meeting was Matias Duarte, Director of User Experience for Android. Of course, the topic of Android vs. iOS came up. It wasn’t long before a spectator asked “Why are iPhone applications better looking than [...]

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Leaked Radio Shack Memo: LG Thrill Delayed Until August 21st

Leaked Radio Shack Memo: LG Thrill Delayed Until August 21st

July 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

We’ve talked about the LG Thrill 4G (or the Optimus 3D) here at Talk Android many times before. Sadly, what looks to be an awesome phone on AT&T will apparently be delayed a bit, according to a leaked Radio Shack memo given by a tipster to the folks at Android Central. The memo details no [...]

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Android Community Archos 70 Tablet Giveaway Winner Announced!

Android Community Archos 70 Tablet Giveaway Winner Announced!

July 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

Hey everybody first off we want to say Thank You as always for being loyal supporters and readers of Android Community. We love seeing all the entries and submissions over on Google+ and the amount of interaction and engagement is awesome. Today we have a winner for the Archos 70 Internet Tablet Giveaway. We love [...]

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Chrome Extension – Too Many Tabs, Improve Your Browsing Experience and Sanity

Chrome Extension – Too Many Tabs, Improve Your Browsing Experience and Sanity

July 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

I know, again with the extensions. There was a recent post on Google+ that almost made my jaw drop. The amount of tabs some people are running at one time can get out of hand in a hurry. Especially for us Android enthusiasts. The question was ” How many tabs to you have open right now-” [...]

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Want to charge your Photon 4G and use the kickstand- Flip it over

Want to charge your Photon 4G and use the kickstand- Flip it over

July 30, 2011 | Comments (0)

Read Part 1 of our Motorola Photon 4G review The best part about having the best Android community around- Easy answer to stupid problems. See, as Android Central Forums member Quis points out, when you’re using kickstand on the Motorola Photon 4G like in the picture above, you can’t charge at the same time because the [...]

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