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As if we needed more credibility to Android or the Droid specifically. Motorola’s signature handset has topped TIME’s annual list of gadgets for 2009, saying this marks “Android’s first credible challenge to the iPhone”. Huzzah. Validation feels good, ...
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You’re looking at the first known image of the upcoming Samsung (I6500/I6500U) Saturn. Although we don’t have any solid specs to confirm (yet), the consensus is this will have an 800MHz chip along the ...
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Google has added a new feature called “What’s nearby” to the latest release of Google Maps (v3.3.0). The feature finds and displays a list of the ten nearest businesses or other places of interest to whatever address you specify on your map.
You can access the feature by long ...
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If you’re a fan of programs like All Things Considered, Fresh Air, and Car Talk , you’ll be happy to learn of today’s news. NPR has announced that their new Android app “NPR News” has completed the development phase and should be available for download later this ...
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There’s no denying it. The interest in Android is growing by the day. This time last year we were able to keep up with nearly every single Android story to hit the wires. Today finds us picking and choosing what to report, often leaving otherwise relevant Android news on the ...
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TeleNav have announced a new plugin for their GPS Navigator application. Starting immediately, users can have Santa guide them around town this winter season. For only 99¢, you download Santa’s voice and hear the jolly one say things like “Ho! Ho! Ho! Your destination ...
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We’re all for saving a buck or two when it comes to cell phones and gadgets. That’s why it pleases us to share this simple post on how to create your own Droid stand for your bedside table or desk. Built with a simple business card, you can knock this one out with a few ...
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We just learned of the new Visual Search from Google over the weekend, but it turns out the search service is ready to go! Forget that waiting period we were expecting while Google employees tested the app out. Apparently, they’ve been playing with this for months now.
Head ...
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The Samsung Galaxy has only been out for a few months but that won’t stop the rumor mill from starting up with talks of a followup device. Thanks to a twitter user going by the name of “eldarmurtazin”, we might know some of the specs from one of the next Android ...
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In the Code Pollution series, I’ll be writing about topics where a coding anti-pattern may work tactically for an individual application, but strategically will be bad for Android as a whole, just as pollution may benefit one firm while harming many others.
Many readers have, ...
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This has been one of the busiest Saturdays in recent AndroidGuys memory, but we’re not complaining. All the news so far has been of the good persuasion. If this next rumor proves to be true, it could be upgraded from good to great really fast. TmoNews is reporting that one of ...
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We just had some very interesting news come across our desk regarding the Xperia X10 from Sony Ericsson. The much lusted-after handset with the top-dollar price tag is due sometime in the next 2 months. While most sites (including us) had the phone pegged as headed for AT&T , ...
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Hartmut Neven heads up a team of Google-folk working on a yet another awesome bit of technology. It’s called “visual search” and it works by tying the cameras in your handset to Google’s search engine. And it’s awesome.
Envision this…being able to ...
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For those of you interested in the Android-based nook from Barnes & Noble , you’ll be happy to learn the following bit of information.
Display models of nooks will be delivered to stores within the next couple days but not put on display for another 5-7 days so employees ...
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SugarSync , a file sync service, recently announced an update that gives users the ability to sync folders between SD cards on Android phone and a user’s computer . It’s now possible to take any folder from your SugarSync account and have it made available locally on ...
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Just got an email from Verizon I thought I would share with you Android Guys and Gals. Forgive me for sounding like a sales man, but, for three days only – 12/4-12/7 – you can buy one Droid Eris for $99 and get a second for free! You might have heard some whispers about ...
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Verizon’s Droid is currently the only handset in the US to run the latest version of Android, but that will soon change. According to a Verizon Wireless spokesperson, their Droid Eris is slated to get a significant upgrade in the form of 2.0 or beyond.
“The Droid Eris ...
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One of the more popular mobile music and radio apps to come out these last few years is Clear Channel’s iheartradio . Long available for Blackberry and iPhone, it’s about to land on Android in the next few weeks. According to iPhone Developers Journal, the app is slated to ...
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The following interview was conducted by “Royalness”, an occasional AndroidGuys guest writer. We’d like to thank both him as well as Mark Cummins and James Philbin. Further, we also want to congratulate the team on the recent prize for top application in Education ...
