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Google extends paid apps refunds to 48 hours in new Market policy

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UPDATE: A reader has pointed out that the 48-hour refund policy has been part of the developer distribution agreement for some time, but it is not the same as the market policy, which remains 24 hours. Customers…

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Android Phones

Sibling Rivalry – HTC EVO vs. HTC Incredible: Camera(s)

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We are going to take a look at HTC’s two latest superphones, the HTC EVO 4G and the HTC DROID Incredible. These two phones are very similar; both with Android 2.1 with Sense UI, 1Ghz Snapdragon processor, 8MP Ca…

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HTC

HTC will “enhance” and expand Sense UI in the coming months

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HTC made a name for itself by heavily customizing mobile platforms like Windows Mobile and Google Android. Though Microsoft won’t allow companies to do much tinkering with the Windows 7 UI, and Google i…

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Multimedia

TV Listings logs, schedules, and alerts you to great programming [App Reviews]

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Not that you needed another reason to be glued to the television, but TV Listings is a there if you’re interested in discovering what you’ll be glued to (and when said glue will take place). The U.S.-only app…

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Android Apps

2011 GM line will have OnStar control app for Android

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Talk about finally living in the future. The OnStar service is bringing smartphone control to all GM autos in the 2011 line. That means that anyone with a 2011 GM and an iPhone, Android, or Blackberry phone wil…

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Samsung

Samsung releases the Kraken in Galaxy S commercial

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Samsung was pretty quiet on that other Android phone that it released, failing to advertise the Behold II until months after its release. Samsung must have learned from that mistake because it’s wasting no t…

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Android Devices

When Android phones become too big; the OlivePad

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It’s been a weird and somewhat welcomed phenomena with the current surge of larger and larger Android devices. The EVO was the first with a 4.3″ touchscreen that got some people wondering if it was…

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Android Apps

TIME Magazine Android app now available for news readers

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TIME Magazine spends a great deal of time working on content for or about the iOS system, but it’s one of the few mainstream publications that gave Android its due last year. TIME called the Droid one of the…

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Android App Reviews

mSpot: An Evolution of Music Portability

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Though it seems the options for media players/streaming music applications in the Android Market are plentiful these days, you would be remiss if you didn’t give mSpot a chance to become your music play…

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Multimedia

doubleTwist Android app adds widgets, Last.FM scrobbling, and much-needed fixes

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Anyone using as their media player of choice ought to head over to the Android Market and check out the new updates added to the app. doubleTwist has finally added the homescreen widget that people have been as…

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Motorola

Motorola Droid X Rooted

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A new phone arrives, a few days pass, and root access is obtained. That seems to be the modus operandi of the Android hacking community , and it’s exactly what happened with the Motorola Droid X. Released J…

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Android Apps

Barnes & Noble “NOOK” ereader now available for your phone

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Barnes & Noble have released its NOOK for Android, an ereader application designed for Android devices running Android 1.6 or higher. Barnes & Noble was among the first companies to offer an Android-…

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Android

droidBooster technology for Android claims to ‘pulverize’ Java code execution on Froyo

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Everyone wants faster Android phones and the common understanding is that to obtain them you need faster hardware. Android 2.2 has promised us a faster code execution with a JIT compiler that translates Java c…

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Android News

Android Attack: defense contractor developing combat app

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Military members always enter the battlefield with their gun and protective gear, but we’re closer to the day when soldiers have to double back to base if they forget to bring their Android device. Accor…

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Carriers

Verizon WILL introduce tiered data. Here’s why it does and does not make sense.

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Verizon has been hinting for months that it would switch to tiered data plans, most likely to come when the carrier introduced LTE next year. But rumors are circulating that they could introduce data plans as ea…

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