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HTC Holiday spotted in the wild, this time down under

HTC Holiday spotted in the wild, this time down under

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

The HTC Holiday keeps popping up its head for everyone to see and today it has done it again. It was first spotted way back in August after someone sold it on eBay, and since has seen countless leaks. Today was no different and it was spotted in Australia soaking up the sun and running [...]

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Apps of the Day: Matchstick Master & Connect 4 Baviux

Apps of the Day: Matchstick Master & Connect 4 Baviux

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Apps of the day brings us a new puzzle game and one old classic. One will cost less than today’s bags of chips while the other one is free as free can get. Get over to the Android market and check them out. If you like them, let us know in the Android market. Matchstick [...]

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Minecraft: Pocket Edition Delayed Due To Last Minute Bugs

Minecraft: Pocket Edition Delayed Due To Last Minute Bugs

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

A few days ago we told you guys about the scheduled Thursday release of Minecraft: Pocket Edition for all Android devices. Well, it’s Thursday and if you’ve been feverishly searching through your Android Market looking for Minecraft PE, you may have noticed it’s nowhere to be found. So what is up- Well, according one of [...]

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Amazon CEO says Kindle Fire is an end-to-end device – like the iPad

Amazon CEO says Kindle Fire is an end-to-end device – like the iPad

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Amazon’s Jeff Bezeos is understandably proud of the Android-based Kindle Fire, but perhaps not for the reasons you might think. He’s quick to highlight how the branded device is a world away from other Android tablets on the market, and more like Apple’s iPad. The end-to-end business model, where consumers depend on one company for [...]

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Microsoft to earn $444 million from Android, according to Goldman tech analyst team

Microsoft to earn $444 million from Android, according to Goldman tech analyst team

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Microsoft is raking in a lot of money from Android. After signing a major licensing deal with HTC and now Samsung, the tech giant is getting to earn even more from the success of Android. According to Goldman Sach, Microsoft is set to earn 4 million in revenue in fiscal year 2012 from the Android [...]

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Microsoft’s Android patents could be worth $444 million a year

Microsoft’s Android patents could be worth $444 million a year

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Microsoft has been collecting licensing agreements from Android manufacturers like Samsung and HTC for months now. According to ZDNet, this adds up to some serious dinero, to the tune of 4 million every year. With Android continuing to dominate in markets around the world, that number can only grow. In today’s litigious IP environment, it’s [...]

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Google Offering $10 to Those Who Signed Up for Google Wallet Information

Google Offering $10 to Those Who Signed Up for Google Wallet Information

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

If you signed up to get more information about Google Wallet back when Google first announced, check your inboxes. Emails are going out from Google to those customers interested in that information. Not only do they tell of Google Wallet’s launch (which we covered a few weeks ago) but they also offer users to thank [...]

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Postcard on the Run lets you easily drop word to friends and family

Postcard on the Run lets you easily drop word to friends and family

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Since we're on the road so much, we're always on the lookout for a good postcard app. And an old favorite was just released for Andronid. Postcard on the Run has a great UI, with easy instructions and options to use pictures from the camera, your gallery or even Facebook. Pick the pic, and Postcard [...]

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Missed the Kindle Fire announcement- Watch the entire press event here.

Missed the Kindle Fire announcement- Watch the entire press event here.

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Didn’t get a chance to attend Amazon.com’s press even yesterday- As you know by now, Amazon announced the Android-powered Kindle Fire yesterday at an even in New York City. If you didn’t get to attend, and really wanted to watch the announcement, you can do so now. The entire video has been posted below for [...]

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Rumor: Verizon to Introduce DROID Loyalty Rewards Program

Rumor: Verizon to Introduce DROID Loyalty Rewards Program

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Droid-Life said that they caught wind (though we’re not sure how trustworthy their tipster is) of a new loyalty program that Verizon will introduce. It’ll be called the DROID Loyalty program, apparently, and will be designed to keep their Android customers happy. The name would suggest that the program will only be for their DROID-branded [...]

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Bargain hunters, here’s your HP Touchpad for just $89… a month

Bargain hunters, here’s your HP Touchpad for just $89… a month

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Bummed that you didn’t pick up a HP Touchpad when it went on an insane fire sale- Disappointing that you won’t get to play around with CyanogenMod’s upcoming Gingerbread port- Well buck up, deal seeker. You can find a dirt-cheap Touchpad at your local Aaron’s appliance rental center for just 89 greenbacks and one horrible, [...]

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ICS talk, Kindle Fire ROM’s possible- [From the Forums]

ICS talk, Kindle Fire ROM’s possible- [From the Forums]

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

We're getting geared up for this weeks podcast, which will be epic as always so make sure you tune in. If you're looking to spend some time getting caught up on things before we get going you can skip on back a few pages or head on into the forums to check out some of [...]

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Leaked System App List For The Next Nexus Shows Lack Of Bloatware, Few New Goodies

Leaked System App List For The Next Nexus Shows Lack Of Bloatware, Few New Goodies

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

So, by now you’ve heard of the Galaxy Nexus/Nexus Prime/Droid Prime/Samsung Prime… or whatever we’re calling it these days. If you haven’t, well… you should find a rock with internet access to live under. Details are few and far between, but thanks to the guys over at MyDroidWorld, we have a full listing of the [...]

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Nexus Prime system app list leaks, including face recognition

Nexus Prime system app list leaks, including face recognition

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

The Nexus Prime, AKA the Galaxy Nexus, AKA The DROID Nexus, still isn’t official yet. But based on what we can cobble together it’ll be a variant of Samsung’s Galaxy S II with a pure Android Ice Cream Sandwich experience, just like the Nexus One and Nexus S. A shadowy forum member has posted the [...]

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Verizon’s Nexus Prime to Come Devoid of Any Bloatware-

Verizon’s Nexus Prime to Come Devoid of Any Bloatware-

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Our good friend P3Droid at MyDroidWorld seems to have gained some trustworthy information regarding the applications coming installed on Verizon’s Nexus Prime. He’s go the full list and, as you will be able to tell, the only VZW apps you see here are those that pertain to Verizon’s network (meaning you won’t be seeing anything [...]

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Droid 3 Currently Receiving Update To Build 5.6.890 – Includes Google Talk With Video

Droid 3 Currently Receiving Update To Build 5.6.890 – Includes Google Talk With Video

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

An update began rolling out to Droid 3 users earlier today, upgrading the device’s build to 5.6.890, and bringing with it Google Talk (with video capabilities), and a long list of bug fixes. Users can go ahead and grab the update in the usual manner, by visiting Settings > About Phone > System Updates. Download, [...]

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Supposed ‘list of files’ for Verizon Nexus Prime leaked, bloatware free

Supposed ‘list of files’ for Verizon Nexus Prime leaked, bloatware free

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

A list of the installed apps in the ROM for the Verizon Nexus Prime has been leaked, and they are unsurprisingly bloat free! OK. That's not surpring since it's a Nexus device, but surprising because it's Verizon. Some of us (cough) thought would never happen. (And I'm required by law and/or Phil to point out [...]

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Verizon Nexus Prime system app list shows no bloatware and possible facial recognition lockscreen

Verizon Nexus Prime system app list shows no bloatware and possible facial recognition lockscreen

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

We know some sort of variant of the Nexus Prime will launch with Ice Cream Sandwich on Verizon first. The big question is if it will be a true Nexus device with no bloatware- Our friends over at MyDroidLife have the system app list and guess what- No bloatware. We know the phone is made [...]

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Download: Updated Android Market For Honeycomb, Includes In-App Review Publishing

Download: Updated Android Market For Honeycomb, Includes In-App Review Publishing

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

An update started rolling out to the Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi earlier today, bumping the build number up to HTK75D. While we’re not entirely sure of everything that this update brings, there is one obvious difference: the Market. Yep, a long-awaited update to the tablet Market is definitely in full effect, and it looks nearly identical [...]

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ZTE Smart Tab 10 makes stop at the FCC

ZTE Smart Tab 10 makes stop at the FCC

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

A new Android tablet from ZTE has just hit the FCC today, being called the ZTE Smart Tab 10. Just a few days ago its smaller sibling the Smart Tab 7 had the same visit so it appears ZTE is gearing up to launch a few tablets here shortly. Just like the smaller version it [...]

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PSA: Minecraft: Pocket Edition for all other Android devices possibly delayed

PSA: Minecraft: Pocket Edition for all other Android devices possibly delayed

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Last week we reported on Minecraft: Pocket Edition coming to all other Android devices today. So far the update hasn’t hit the Android Market and we now know why. According to Daniel Kaplan of Mojang, they found a nasty bug in Minecraft: Pocket Edition which needs to be fixed before it’s released. Read more… … [...]

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Jelly Defense from Infinite Dreams unleashed onto the Android Market

Jelly Defense from Infinite Dreams unleashed onto the Android Market

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Infinite Dreams crazy looking Tower Defense game called Jelly Defense is now available on the Android Market. Featuring claymation style animation and graphics, this is a pretty impressive looking Tower Defense game for your Android device. Read more… … Continue Reading Here Jelly Defense from Infinite Dreams unleashed onto the Android Market droidgamers.com

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Cut the Rope updated with 25 new levels, Om Nom hungrier than ever

Cut the Rope updated with 25 new levels, Om Nom hungrier than ever

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Cut the Rope, the popular and highly addictive game that introduced Android to Om Nom and his sweet tooth, has been updated with 25 new levels. Toy Box 1.1, available now, ups the ante to 200 levels total, and also adds new game mechanics in which you can use a trampoline to bounce candy into [...]

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Android Quick App: Intimity – For the ladies

Android Quick App: Intimity – For the ladies

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Any woman can tell you, tracking your monthly cycle is not the most fun thing ever. Trying to plan around it can be a real pain, and let's just be honest, it's really not the easiest thing to stay on top of. We have enough going on in our daily lives without having to stop [...]

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Samsung Exynos 4212 Announced Clocking In At 1.5Ghz With A Faster GPU

Samsung Exynos 4212 Announced Clocking In At 1.5Ghz With A Faster GPU

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Following up on the awesomeness of the Samsung Exynos 4210 processor that powers their Galaxy S IIs, Samsung has announced its successor, the Exynos 4212. The 4212 is a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 application processor that’s clocking in at 1.5Ghz. It’s also built on Samsung’s 32nm High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) low-power process giving it a 30% boost in power [...]

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Samsung announces 16-megapixel CMOS image sensor for smartphones

Samsung announces 16-megapixel CMOS image sensor for smartphones

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

It has been rumored that HTC is working on a phone with a 16-megapixel camera. We already have proof that Motorola has a 13-megapixel in the works, and now Samsung  just announced its new 1/2.3-inch 16 Megapixel (Mp) CMOS image sensor the S5K2P1 with Samsung’s advanced 1.34 micrometer (um) backside illumination (BSI) pixel technology. “As [...]

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HTC Raider (Holiday) cruises through FCC with AT&T LTE bands

HTC Raider (Holiday) cruises through FCC with AT&T LTE bands

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Remember the HTC Holiday- It was supposed to be AT&T’s first LTE Android device and was spotted a couple of time and even listed for sale on Craigslist. The Asian version of the HTC Holiday will be named the HTC Raider. There’s no telling if the Raider will be name of the phone when it [...]

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Luma Studios developing a Triple-A title for Android called Bladeslinger

Luma Studios developing a Triple-A title for Android called Bladeslinger

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Following the news of one triple-A title coming to Android, Shadowgun, comes another title called Bladeslinger from Luma Studios. If you take Red Dead Redemption and meshed it together with Infinity Blade then you will have an idea of what Bladeslinger will be like. Read more… … Continue Reading Here Luma Studios developing a Triple-A [...]

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Cut the Rope’s “Toy Box” Now Available

Cut the Rope’s “Toy Box” Now Available

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Popular (and highly addictive) puzzle game Cut the Rope has gotten a new update. It’s the first of many promised from the developers. This one is called “Toy Box” and it brings with it 25 new levels. They’ve even brought new game mechanics so throw any and all reservations about familiarity out the window. Find [...]

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Motorola XOOM WiFi Update Brings Updated Market

Motorola XOOM WiFi Update Brings Updated Market

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

The Motorola XOOM WiFi has received a quick maintenance update. Users are reporting that it brings with it the new Android market update that stylistically resembles the version for phones. Other than that, there are no other obvious changes (we’ll just assume the obligatory round of bug fixes are in here). HTK75D is the version [...]

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AppBrain Stream Brings Social App Discovery To Android

AppBrain Stream Brings Social App Discovery To Android

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

With the flood of Android apps hitting the Market everyday, finding exactly what you’re looking for can be difficult and frustrating. Typically, when any of my Android-carrying friends are looking for new apps to play with, they ask me for suggestions. Likewise, I hit up my fellow editors when looking for something new and interesting [...]

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Motorola Xoom OTA update brings new market for tablets

Motorola Xoom OTA update brings new market for tablets

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

New details are just hitting the wires that another update is hitting the Motorola Xoom. Last week it received an OTA to Android 3.2.1 and we are now hearing another update has hit devices this morning. Along with it brings a brand new Android market for tablets — looking beautiful just like what we now [...]

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Motorola Xoom Wifi gets another update to build HTK75D

Motorola Xoom Wifi gets another update to build HTK75D

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Word on the street, in our inbox and on our Motorola Xoom Wifi edition is that an update to Android 3.2.1 is rolling in. The “new” Android Market's also along for the ride in build HTK75D, which would be a bigger deal if it wouldn't have updated itself later anyway. But might as well have [...]

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Arguments For And Against The Validity Of The “Leaked IceCreamSandwich” Video

Arguments For And Against The Validity Of The “Leaked IceCreamSandwich” Video

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

For those of you that aren’t aware, an anonymous user has submitted a video to Engadget claiming that his phone was running Android 2.4 (or 4.0), otherwise known as Ice Cream Sandwich. To say the internet is abuzz trying to prove the validity of this claim would be an understatement. Forums, news sites, and developers [...]

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Two new Tegra 2 games coming in October, Shadowgun and Hockey Nations 2011 THD

Two new Tegra 2 games coming in October, Shadowgun and Hockey Nations 2011 THD

September 29, 2011 | Comments (0)

Well everyone with a Tegra 2 device can start getting excited as two new games have shown up inside the Tegra Zone app for Android, both with a release slated for sometime in October. Shadowgun by Madfinger Games and Hockey Nations 2011 THD from Distinctive Developments. Read more… … Continue Reading Here Two new Tegra [...]

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