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MOTOBLUR system goes down, user frustrations go up

Motorola

MOTOBLUR system goes down, user frustrations go up

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Motorola’s MOTOBLUR user interface has attracted people to the Backflip and Cliq/Dext, but many of those users are reporting that the MOTOBLUR update service isn’t working. For many users on bo…

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The seriously cheap Android tablet: zenPad

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The seriously cheap Android tablet: zenPad

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We have already seen some cheap and mostly questionable Android tablets floating around but this one may actually be legit. The company Enso has made available the 8GB zenPad, an Android 1.6 toting 5″ sc…

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Dropbox finally reveals details and photos of its Android app

Android Apps

Dropbox finally reveals details and photos of its Android app

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It looks like I can cross at least one app off my “11 Android Apps I Hope to See in 2010” list. Dropbox teased us this morning with a blog post revealing some details off the app, but quickly removed the…

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Motorola and Sprint announce i1 Android phone for “those who work and play hard”

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Motorola and Sprint announce i1 Android phone for “those who work and play hard”

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Motorola and Sprint today announced the Motorola i1, the first Android-powered push-to-talk phone. The i1 will be the first Android phone with iDen features when it debuts this summer (no specific date or pri…

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BlueAnt Q1 device and app reads text messages through Bluetooth

Bluetooth

BlueAnt Q1 device and app reads text messages through Bluetooth

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The Bluetooth headset industry has produced a lot of players, but the BlueAnt Android application gives one company a unique feature to standout. BlueAnt Wireless, which produces the Q1 headset, has announc…

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AT&T adds Dell Aero Android phone into upcoming line-up

Dell

AT&T adds Dell Aero Android phone into upcoming line-up

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AT&T has confirmed another Android phone that it will offer this year. The Dell Aero, which looks similar to the panned-in-the-west Dell Mini 3, just popped up in an announcement on the company’s Fa…

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Android game Vacuum will earn its best player $500

Android Games

Android game Vacuum will earn its best player $500

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When Androinica staff writer Ed reviewed Vacuum, he found that it was a good Android game missing a few features that would really improve gameplay. Well, how about some cold hard cash to make that game a little m…

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HTC Incredible shows up on YouTube

Android Phones

HTC Incredible shows up on YouTube

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The HTC incredible, a still yet to be officially announced handset that has received way more pre-launch coverage that it should have. Don’t get me wrong its a nice looking handset, but there have been ru…

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More rumors: Sprint Hero and Moment update coming next Friday March 26

Android Phones

More rumors: Sprint Hero and Moment update coming next Friday March 26

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In a little more news that sounds almost better than it should, a new rumored release date for the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment 2.1 update has popped up and its close, next Friday March 26. This date is a little bette…

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Android Apps Alert 18: quick search for gestures, media, and games

Android Apps

Android Apps Alert 18: quick search for gestures, media, and games

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The Android Market is starting to get a nice influx of new apps. Keeping up with those apps is becoming harder with each passing day. That’s why Androinica.com highlights the latest apps shooting up the Andro…

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Android market share grows at an amazing pace, Apple’s hardly at all; no one notices

Android

Android market share grows at an amazing pace, Apple’s hardly at all; no one notices

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A brief overview on Engadget last week of some market share figures presented by comScore hid some amazing results for Android. In Engadget’s article and subsequent posts around the internet, people n…

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Get more done with ‘Got To Do’, a freemium productivity application

Android Apps

Get more done with ‘Got To Do’, a freemium productivity application

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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about an application that uses David Allen’s methodology of “Getting Things Done”, Shuffle. Last night I found a new application that is based around this meth…

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AT&T advertises the Backflip, makes fun of Verizon, forgets to mention Android

Android Phones

AT&T advertises the Backflip, makes fun of Verizon, forgets to mention Android

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A few new commercials have recently been released from AT&T, and they seem to be doing what they do best — poking fun at the other carriers — more specifically poking fun at Verizon Wireless. T…

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Sprint: Android 2.1 coming to the Hero and Moment in the “coming weeks”

Android Phones

Sprint: Android 2.1 coming to the Hero and Moment in the “coming weeks”

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It appears as if Sprint has realized that certain customers may see the difference in Android 1.5 and Android 2.1. This of course most likely comes because of the recent Nexus One announcement. But what it means…

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Android News of the Week (March 19, 2010)

Android News

Android News of the Week (March 19, 2010)

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In an attempt to make you aware of some stories you may have missed during the week, Androinica.com will post a weekly wrap-up of interesting Android news and items that didn’t make it onto our site as full post…

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