Archives for: October 2009 Archives - 6/9 -

Walmart to cut G1 price to $48.88 and myTouch 3G price to $98.88?

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Walmart to cut G1 price to $48.88 and myTouch 3G price to $98.88?

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We now have the HTC Hero available on Sprint and the Samsung Moment coming soon, with that the T-Mobile G1 is beginning to show its age and it looks like the pricing will soon be reflecting that. According to TmoNe…

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Is your Sprint HTC Hero sporting the “with Google” branding?

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Is your Sprint HTC Hero sporting the “with Google” branding?

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As most Android fans likely already know, the HTC Hero became available this past weekend on Sprint here in the US. That is the good news, of course it has come with a little bit of confusion. The confusion comes in…

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Android developers can now target apps to specific carriers

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Android developers can now target apps to specific carriers

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Developers can already target users in a particular country, and now they can get even more specific by targeting their apps to certain carriers. An email was sent to Android developers notifying them that if t…

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HTC Tattoo’s #Android Market will not list apps that don’t support QVGA display option [UPDATE]

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HTC Tattoo’s #Android Market will not list apps that don’t support QVGA display option [UPDATE]

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When HTC Tattoo owners open the Android Market for the first time, they will discover a Market that is a bit lighter than what’s seen on other devices. That’s because the Market will not list any And…

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HTC Hero officially available with Sprint

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HTC Hero officially available with Sprint

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We have seen reports that anyone had been able to purchase the HTC Hero from telesales as early as Friday, we also knew that Best Buy was offering early access to Reward Zone members but now the Hero is officially a…

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Archos 5 160GB Internet Tablet pulled by Amazon

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Archos 5 160GB Internet Tablet pulled by Amazon

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It was just yesterday that I mentioned how the Archos 5 Internet tablet was available at Amazon, however that has since changed for one of the two previously available models. As of this morning the 160GB Archos…

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Newegg now offering an unlocked Samsung Galaxy I7500 for $579.99

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Newegg now offering an unlocked Samsung Galaxy I7500 for $579.99

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Unlocked handsets are generally never cheap, of course they also do not require any contract from the carrier and for that reason they are appealing to lots of users. Personally I am not one of those users, while…

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The Android powered Archos 5 now available with Amazon

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The Android powered Archos 5 now available with Amazon

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Good news for anyone who may have been waiting to grab an Archos 5 Android portable media player — it is now available from Amazon. Well, to be more specific two of the three models are available for sale. So…

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Google unveils the Quick Search Box for Android

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Google unveils the Quick Search Box for Android

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I have been a big fan of the Google Quick Search Box for both the Mac and PC, so naturally I was excited to see the introduction come for Android. For those that have not used the Quick Search Box from Google, in short…

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LAPTOP Magazine: Android is the New Windows Mobile

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LAPTOP Magazine: Android is the New Windows Mobile

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Android is the new Windows Mobile according to LAPTOP Editor-in-Chief Mark Spoonauer. And he means that in a good way. In his weekly column, Spoonauer argues that the fragmentation of Android from one device t…

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Vodafone UK sending Android “Donut” update starting Oct. 19

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Vodafone UK sending Android “Donut” update starting Oct. 19

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If you’re craving Donut on your HTC Magic serviced by Vodafone UK, don’t worry; you haven’t been forgotten. Vodafone expects to begin sending updates for Android 1.6 beginning October 19…

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Video roundup: Hands on with the Samsung Moment

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Video roundup: Hands on with the Samsung Moment

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The recently announced Samsung Moment has been on display at CTIA. Unfortunately I was not able to be on the show floor in person, but thankfully a few other Android bloggers were able to make it, and as a bonus the…

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Rumor: Upcoming Barnes & Noble ebook reader to be running Android

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Rumor: Upcoming Barnes & Noble ebook reader to be running Android

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We are starting to see more and more talk about Android becoming available on devices other than smartphones, most of which up until this point has revolved around the MID (mobile Internet device) or netbook ma…

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Sprint telesales reportedly selling the HTC Hero early

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Sprint telesales reportedly selling the HTC Hero early

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We have already seen the report that Best Buy Reward Zone customers were going to be able to purchase the Sprint branded HTC Hero as of this morning (Friday the 9th of October) however there are more than a few repo…

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Google debuts Search filtering, syncing, and localizing for Android

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Google debuts Search filtering, syncing, and localizing for Android

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You may have recently noticed that, Google has added three new features to improve mobile search on Android. People can now use Search Options to filter results, use Personalized Suggest to sync their search h…

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