The popular keyboard SwiftKey X by Touchtype has been receiving a lot of attention in the world of Android, and with good reason. It is one of the best alternative keyboards available and has recently been graced with some updates making it even better. Today SwiftKey has just announced the new update version 2.1 for [...]
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Seems a lot of people still haven't gotten the Gingerbread OTA update for the Droid Incredible but no need to worry. We've got the full details on just how you can go about getting updated manually. Just follow the instructions below and you'll be up and running: Grab the OTA file here. Rename it to [...]
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Today, Samsung Mobile announced another member to their Galaxy Tab lineup, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus. The Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus is the newer, updated version of the original Galaxy Tab. The Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus will feature a 1.2GHz dual-core Exynos processor and will run the latest version of Honeycomb, Android 3.2, with [...]
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Need a hankering of mobile Madden but didn’t want to pay for it- Verizon and the NFL are offering the game free of charge for the entire weekend (October 1st through 3rd). The game is usually so you’ll be saving a pretty collection of pennies. No strings, no catches just football. [via AndroidForums.com, Thanks Earl!] [...]
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This is the tablet that most of you have been waiting for. Samsung’s officially announced the 7 inch Galaxy Tab Plus 7.0. Unlike previous beliefs, this won’t be just a dual-core upgrade with Gingerbread still on board. This is a full Honeycomb Android tablet experience with TouchWiz sitting on top. Unfortunately, Samsung doesn’t mention which [...]
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Tipped for T-Mobile a few days ago, Samsung has now officially announced the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, an updated version of the venerable 7-inch tablet. Samsung was first to market with a quality Android tablet, but it did (and still does) so with Froyo, not the newer Honeycomb tablet-optimized OS. That changes with the Galaxy [...]
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Samsung has revealed a new 7-inch Android 3.2 Honeycomb tablet, the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus, seemingly targeting a cheaper price point than the recent Galaxy Tab 7.7. Packing a 7-inch LCD IPS display running at 1024 x 600 resolution (rather than the Tab 7.7′s Super AMOLED HD 1280 x 800 panel), the Tab 7.0 Plus [...]
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Happy Thursday everyone! In case you have a hankerin’ for more Android related news, we’ve pooled all the stories we didn’t get to post into this – the Android Overload – for you to feed on. So grab a napkin, pull up a chair and chow down! G’night! The Motorola DEFY is now in stock [...]
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Although not expected until 2012 in the US and Europe, the Samsung Galaxy Note (GT-I9220) passed through the FCC on Tuesday sporting North American 3G/4G bands that just so happen to be compatible with AT&T’s network. Judging by the fact that Canada received the Galaxy S II and Galaxy S II X before the US, [...]
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The HTC Amaze 4G was only officially announced 3 days ago and someone has already gotten a hold of the device ahead of its October 10th launch date. So what did this lucky Amaze owner do- Lucky for us, he took to YouTube to show off one of the Amaze’s most amazing features – its [...]
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It looks as though the rumored release date for the HTC Explorer, a.k.a. Pico, has come to fruition. Last week we told you that it was to be released on Sept. 29th, and well… it did! Today HTC announced that the budget friendly device will be heading to India and Europe, expanding the market for affordable [...]
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We know what you’re thinking. This is just an HTC Sensation which we’ve all seen and heard of before. Well, not quite. What you don’t notice is primarily under the hood. Dubbed the Sensation Z710t, it’s sporting the new ST Ericsson NovaThor SoC (System on a chip). In addition to the new platform, the handset [...]
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Goldman Sachs figures that Microsoft is going to get a whopping 4 million from Android manufacturers for the 2012 fiscal year (July 1, 2011 June 30, 2012). Estimates peg Microsoft receiving – per Android device sold. The software giant has settlements with big Android contenders; the likes of Samsung and HTC among others. While 4 [...]
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The Xoom forums are buzzing with word of a new OTA update for Motorola’s WiFi edition tab. The latest build, #HTK75D, brings with it the new Market and still runs Android 3.2.1. If you haven’t yet been prompted, check for the update in your settings menu and let us know what you think! Visit TalkAndroid [...]
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Uh-oh. Someone at T-Mobile made a boo-boo. When visiting T-Mobile’s Android page, you’ll notice they have a tiny picture of what is supposed to be the HTC Sensation 4G – only problem is the device looks an awful lot like that leaked Mytouch by LG we told you guys about a few weeks ago. If [...]
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Count this as one more phone to be added to Softbank’s fall/winter lineup; the Dell Streak Pro 101DL. This looks to be another higher end device with specs including: Android 2.3 4.3-inch super AMOLED screen with 540960 QHD resolution (Gorilla Glass) 8MP CMOS camera 1.3MP sub camera 1.5GHz dual-core MSM8260 CPU SyncUp compatible Dell Stage [...]
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What we have here is the 7″ Huawei 4G tablet headed to T-Mobile; fully loaded with IPS WVGA 1280 x 800 screen, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, Android 3.2 Honeycomb, Flash 10.3, 16GB of internal memory, dual-cameras and a 4100mAh battery. What’s more, there are a lot of rumors going around that the tablet may sell for [...]
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T-Mobile has really outdone itself with releasing two monster Android devices come October 12 with the Galaxy S II and the HTC Amaze 4G. Pictures of the Amaze 4G have been surfacing all over the net and we had yet to see how the phone performs. Thanks to YouTube user ‘flown311style’, who lives in the [...]
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The HTC Holiday has been to the FCC recently and while it was there we got a peak at what frequencies it operates on. From the FCC documents, the Holiday is equipped to run on AT&T’s LTE network, so that all but confirms that the Holiday will be joining their network..erhrm..this holiday season. Toward the [...]
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Sony Ericsson is well aware of the Android modding community and unlike other OEM’s who try and squash it, they’re doing their part to help support it. Whether it’s creating a custom ROM or modifying the kernel, the Sony Ericsson Developer program is aimed at helping these devs cook up nice and stable custom ROMs [...]
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The Foursquare Android App has just received a cool update which is now waiting for you at the Android Market. It has brought some much needed new features to help organize your list of friends and other nice things. Here are is the list: Lists for Android! Wooo! Points for check-ins are now in the [...]
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Amazon, the world’s largest retailer has built Kindles for some time. Their primary purpose (being reading) they featured matte-reflective black and white only displays. Today, that’s changed – big time. Amazon’s Kindle Fire, at just a penny under 0 is threatening to put the Vita and 3DS in their place. Read more… … Continue [...]
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The latest Foursquare update for Android is now available for download in the Android Market. Nothing huge will be found here like previous versions where we got a whole new UI but lists is now included and that's been lacking on the Android front until now. Lists for Android! Wooo! Points for check-ins are now [...]
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It was back in July when we watched the Sony Experia Pro gain approval from the FCC. It seems the official launch is right around the corner as British online retailer, Clove, listed the device up for pre-order and should be shipping October 6th. It will cost £322 (4) off contract and comes in three [...]
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The crazy Canucks at MobileSyrup have gotten their sticky mitts on a Telus-branded version of the Samsung Galaxy S II X, with a super-sized 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display. They’ve put it through the regular paces and not found the phone wanting, particularly praising its build quality, which surprisingly exceeds the vanilla Galaxy S II. [...]
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Look! It’s Godzilla! Okay, not quite. But it is another amazing Android device from Japan — this time featuring a huge 4.5-inch 1280×720 HD display. Apparently, Sharp is the Android manufacturer to beat with 25% of the market share in Japan. The Sharp AQUOS Phone 102SH is the company’s latest offering of premium Android handsets [...]
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Gameloft, the Android game publisher that’s so good you almost don’t mind that none of their games are on the official Android Market, is having a closeout sale on some of its top-tier games this weekend. First-person shooter N.O.V.A, card game UNO, stealthy-stabby adventure Assassin’s Creed and the well-loved Asphalt 6 are all just a [...]
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Cut the Rope was yesterday’s Amazon free app of the day and it is one of the most addictive mobile games out there. The folks at ZeptoLab has just released an update adding twenty-five new levels. Om Nom can now satisfy his candy addiction on over 200 levels. This new update is called ‘Toy Box’ [...]
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Forget those Android smartphones claiming to feature digital cameras “almost as good as a point-and-shoot.” Take a look at an actual 13MP digital camera with a full blown case of the Android OS. Besides its amazing camera, the Panasonic Lumix Phone 101P features a 4-inch qHD (960×540) resolution display and Android 2.3 Gingerbread. In case [...]
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Ah, cross-promotion. Surely one of the finest institutions of the modern marketing machine. In Verizon’s latest bit of salesmanship, they’ve ditched the football fans and tae-bo urbanites for an American icon all the way from the UK: Simon Cowell. The cellular carrier employed the laser-tongued musical personality in a commercial you’ll likely be seeing a [...]
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The system app list of the upcoming Nexus device from Samsung reveals a lot of things, including the fact that there is no bloatware to be found on this upcoming phone. While the no-bloatware discovery shouldn’t really be a surprise (it’s a Nexus device, after all), some other notable things should. Take a look at [...]
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The venerable Nexus One is coming up on its second birthday (which is practically octogenarian by smartphone standards), but like the OG Droid, it’s still got its loyal users. Count ROM cook extraordinaire Peter Alfonso among them. He’s begun supporting the Nexus One with new nightly builds of his self-branded series of Gingerbread ROMs. Previously [...]
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Microsoft has manage the unthinkable. They got Samsung, which is now not only the biggest Android phone manufacturer, but also arguably the best, to sign a patent license deal with Microsoft. This patent deal should give Microsoft tens of millions of dollars from a phone like the Galaxy S II alone if Microsoft managed to [...]
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In case you felt the quantity of triple-A titles hitting the Android Market to be a bit lacking, I have some great news for you. Luma Arcade has announced their 3rd person action beat ‘em-up, Bladeslinger. The game was unveiled at the Unity 11 conference and you guessed it, was built using the cross platform [...]
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Panasonic has announced a unique Android offering headed for Softbank, a Japanese carrier, officially unveiling the Lumix Phone 101P today. The Lumix Phone looks almost exactly like a pocket-sized digital camera, except for its 4" touch screen and Android 2.3 software. Under its surprisingly slender frame, it houses some interesting specs: 4-inch QHD LCD screen [...]
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