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OtterBox Impact Series case for Sprint Hero (Accessory Reviews)

Cases

OtterBox Impact Series case for Sprint Hero (Accessory Reviews)

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OtterBox makes great cell phone cases, but most of that work has been for Blackberry or iPhone devices. Why couldn’t they take a few moments to make a great Android cell phone case? When I stopped by the Ott…

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Android Market has 10,000 crappy “spam” apps

Android OS

Android Market has 10,000 crappy “spam” apps

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There’s a lot of crap in the Android Market. You know it and I know it, so the recent milestone of the Market having about 30,000 apps was bittersweet. AppBrain now reports that there are more than 10,000 ap…

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Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 coming to Orange UK in April

Android Phones

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 coming to Orange UK in April

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Orange UK has secured the rights to sell the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 in the United Kingdom. Orange today announced that it would begin selling the XPERIA X10 in April for free, but only for select calling and dat…

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Rumor: HTC Incredible coming to Verizon in two weeks

Android Phones

Rumor: HTC Incredible coming to Verizon in two weeks

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The HTC Incredible has seen more than its fair share of leaked images and rumors up to this point, and now it looks like, or at least it is being rumored that the Incredible will be available with Verizon Wireless i…

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Google releases official Buzz widget for Android 1.6 and later

Android Apps

Google releases official Buzz widget for Android 1.6 and later

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Google has once again expanded on their Android offerings, this time in the form of a widget for Google Buzz. And similar to many of the other Android apps coming from Google, the Buzz widget is available for thos…

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Has the Motorola DROID update been scrapped? All signs point to yes.

Verizon

Has the Motorola DROID update been scrapped? All signs point to yes.

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UPDATE: Verizon says that the update is going ahead as planned. The small batch of users have received their update already and they still hope to release it to more people if there are no known issues. Just a quic…

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Google releases Orkut for Android with live folders, photo uploads, and notifications

Lifestyle

Google releases Orkut for Android with live folders, photo uploads, and notifications

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Orkut is now available on Android phones using version 1.6 or higher. Google today announced that its social networking website now has an official Android app to keep Orkut friends connected through mobile d…

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Move over, Zillow. ZipRealty releases its own Android real estate app

Android Apps

Move over, Zillow. ZipRealty releases its own Android real estate app

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Today is a great day for house hunters with Android phones. Not only has Zillow.com released its Android app, real estate website ZipRealty has released its own app into the Android Market. ZipRealty maintain…

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Google Maps version 4.1 update, Latitude Widget, Search n’ Swipe, and more

Commmunication

Google Maps version 4.1 update, Latitude Widget, Search n’ Swipe, and more

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Google, in their infinite update frenzy, has just updated Google Maps to version 4.1. Google says that this update is “introducing a few features that make sorting through search results or quickly see…

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Slingbox Mobile: Coming soon for Android

Android Apps

Slingbox Mobile: Coming soon for Android

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We have seen bits and pieces about Sling Media getting ready to release an Android app, and the good news here is that launch seems to be getting a little closer to reality. Well, closer to reality based on in the pa…

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Zillow launches new Android real estate app

Free apps

Zillow launches new Android real estate app

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Zillow.com, “the leader in mobile real estate” will be launching a US real estate searching app that uses GPS to pinpoint consumers position and provide information about local homes. The appli…

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AppBrain browses Android Market on desktop and “syncs” downloads to phone

Beginner's Guide to Android

AppBrain browses Android Market on desktop and “syncs” downloads to phone

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Android desktop browser sounds like an oxymoron since Google has insisted on a mobile-only distribution system for Android apps. And while AndroLib and Cyrket have done admirable jobs in making it possible t…

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Google Nexus One is coming to Sprint

Sprint

Google Nexus One is coming to Sprint

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And Sprint makes four! The Google Nexus One will soon be available on every major U.S. cellular provider, as Sprint has confirmed that it will carry the device “soon.” One day after Google began of…

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Sprint may announce HTC Supersonic and 4G network next week

Android News

Sprint may announce HTC Supersonic and 4G network next week

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The Wall Street Journal isn’t exactly saying anything Earth-shattering, but they are lending some cred to a rumor that’s been circulating for weeks. The WSJ reported today that Sprint is expect…

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A quick look at Gestures Search on Android 1.6

Productivity

A quick look at Gestures Search on Android 1.6

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Following the rollout map of recent product debuts, Google has made an app previously useable only on Android 2.0 work on Android 1.6. Google Gesture Search now supports phones that have Donut, including the T…

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