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Watch or listen to live NBA games on Android with League Pass & Game Time

Paid apps

Watch or listen to live NBA games on Android with League Pass & Game Time

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The NBA has joined the ranks of sports leagues that offer live mobile viewing options for fans of their respective game. NBA League Pass Mobile, a new Android app from the association, brings unprecedented acc…

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Sprint makes it clear: Internet tethering will never be allowed on Everything plans

Carriers

Sprint makes it clear: Internet tethering will never be allowed on Everything plans

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Sure, there are apps available for Android that will allow you to share your phones Internet connection with other devices such as your netbook or notebook, one that comes to mind is PdaNet. That said, those of y…

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Motorola Droid user manual and Verizon “launch package” PDF’s leaked and now available for download

Android Phones

Motorola Droid user manual and Verizon “launch package” PDF’s leaked and now available for download

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Those looking for more information on the soon-to-be released Motorola Droid now have plenty of PDF reading to take care of. Just released leaked is the complete User Manual and also a second 34 page PDF entitle…

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HTC Hero ready for some Eclair

HTC

HTC Hero ready for some Eclair

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At this point, there’s a lot of news about Android. It’s picking up speed to say the least, and if Verizon has anything to say about it, it won’t be dying down any time soon. With that in mind, wh…

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MLB gives World Series the Android treatment with new MLB.com At Bat app

Android Apps

MLB gives World Series the Android treatment with new MLB.com At Bat app

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Truth be told, I’m not a baseball man. I watched a Twins playoff game that was pretty exciting, but it was probably the first time in years that I witnessed baseball outside the context of Sportscenter. With th…

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Telus to launch their HSPA+ network on November 5, and with it comes the HTC Hero

Android Phones

Telus to launch their HSPA+ network on November 5, and with it comes the HTC Hero

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While Rogers seems content with the lower priced and older Android handsets, Telus on the other hand will soon begin offering the HTC Hero. And on top of that, they will be the exclusive carrier for the HTC Hero. T…

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Rogers to pick up the LG Eve, available from November 3 for $49

Android Phones

Rogers to pick up the LG Eve, available from November 3 for $49

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Rogers seems determined to go after the budget, or low-priced Android handset market. So far we have the HTC Dream and Magic, both of which are already sitting at a pretty reasonable $79.99. Now it looks like the…

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Best Buy now taking Motorola Droid pre-orders with instant discount

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Best Buy now taking Motorola Droid pre-orders with instant discount

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Best Buy Mobile is accepting pre-sales for the highly-anticipated Motorola Droid beginning today. Though the phone will be available next Friday, November 6, customers can assure that they are able to purch…

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HTC Eris reportedly will come with a $99 price tag

Android Phones

HTC Eris reportedly will come with a $99 price tag

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Once again, in a bit of news that seems to have been overshadowed by the Verizon Droid announcement — we have some good news in regards to yet another upcoming Android handset. That handset I am referring t…

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GSM version Motorola Droid shows up on YouTube

Android Phones

GSM version Motorola Droid shows up on YouTube

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If you were anywhere online yesterday it was hard to miss the excitement behind the Droid announcement. Which as we saw has the Motorola Droid heading to Verizon Wireless on November 6. With that, there was also…

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Switching to Verizon for Droid will cost you, but it won’t break the bank

Verizon

Switching to Verizon for Droid will cost you, but it won’t break the bank

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Now that the Droid has officially been let out of the bag, it’s time to start considering which Verizon calling plan is the best option. Verizon has a history of being one of the more expensive carriers in t…

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Google Maps Navigator will offer turn-by-turn navigation to Android 2.0

Android

Google Maps Navigator will offer turn-by-turn navigation to Android 2.0

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Google Maps with turn-by-turn voice navigation is coming to Android devices. The most requested feature for Google Maps was confirmed through the announcement of Google Maps Navigation, a beta application…

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Verizon officially announces Droid phone for $199 after rebate

Motorola

Verizon officially announces Droid phone for $199 after rebate

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Verizon. Droid. Android 2.0. November 6, 2009. $200. We’ve seen this thing talked about to death and now we can say that it’s all official: The Verizon Droid is coming to shake up the smartphone wor…

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Can 3rd-party Android apps survive competition from an official app?

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Can 3rd-party Android apps survive competition from an official app?

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When the T-Mobile G1 debuted in October 2008, there were a number of features and services that were missing from the Android experience. People wanted to sync with their Exchange server, so Touchdown managed…

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Android 2.0 offers multiple email account syncing & more, SDK available for download

Android OS

Android 2.0 offers multiple email account syncing & more, SDK available for download

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Earlier this morning, I posted about Android 2.0 being rumored to appear as early as next month yet developers still haven’t gotten the SDK. That post was premature as Google has today released the Andro…

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