Archives for: July 2010 Archives - 6/10 -

Google

Google says Android Market tops 70,000 apps, NOT the nearly 100,000 previously reported

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Google today announced that Android is chugging along very nicely, thank you. In its quarterly earnings call for Q2 2010, Google revealed that the Android Market has more than 70,000 apps, slightly more than t…

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Android Apps

Android Users Need to Take Ownership of Their Role [OPINION]

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It was just two weeks ago that AndroidGuy writer Chuck Falzone issued a call to Android users to take the Paid App Pledge. The pledge seemed to have two purposes: To support Android development and to change the p…

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Commmunication

Samsung wants idiots to text while walking [OPINION]

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From the “Why the heck did they think of that?” files comes RoadSMS, Samsung’s latest app that’s going to lead to a lot of stupid people doing stupid things. Ok, maybe that’s a littl…

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Videos

Droid Incredible + Range Rover = DroidMobile [VIDEO]

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I’ve been driving the same car for two years, but when the time comes to upgrade, I’m definitely going to purchase something capable of doing this. AndroidGuys discovered a video in which someone…

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Commmunication

Qik premium services will remain free until September

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Qik originally stated that it would deliver standard video chat to HTC EVO 4G customers and then provide a free trial of its premium services. It was hard to use either standard or premium features since Qik botc…

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Android Apps

Seesmic Android app adds Google Buzz support

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Several months ago when Twitter decided to start dubbing and creating their own “official” Twitter applications for the iPhone and Android everyone screamed that it was the end of third-party T…

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Productivity

LogMeIn lets Android users control their computers remotely

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LogMeIn Ignition makes it possible control your Windows or Mac computer directly from your phone. The remote desktop Android app has been in beta for a few weeks, but it’s now available in the Android Mar…

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Android Apps

FOX NEWS Android app is now on-air, pinheads

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Don’t tell Keith Oblermann, but an official Android app for Fox News has arrived in The Android Market. Bill O’Reilly and the gang are now hunting down “pinheads” with “fair a…

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Motorola

Motorola says if you want to flash custom ROM’s, buy from another company

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So you’re in love with the Motorola Droid X and want to buy Moto’s next mammoth device. Great, just don’t plan on rooting it to flash custom ROM’s or you’ll be in for a rude awaken…

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Uncategorized

Bing! Will you switch to the upcoming Bing for Android app?

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Microsoft’s little search engine that could, Bing, is coming to Android soon. This isn’t a surprise because we already pointed that out when Verizon announced the Samsung Fascinate and reveale…

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Android Phones

Verizon Wireless summer catalog reveals Motorola Droid 2

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Well, look what we have here — its the Motorola Droid 2. And its in the official summer 2010 catalog from Verizon Wireless. Unfortunately the catalog failed to mention some of the important details such a…

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Android

Hackers turn Pandigital Novel from not-so-great e-reader to cheap Android tablet

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The Pandigital Novel e-reader was released a little over a month ago and if you haven’t heard of it, it’s probably because it isn’t known as a very amazing device. Well when hackers get a hold…

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Android Phones

Verizon: Motorola Droid X inventory should be fine

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The rumors have been flowing as of late in regards to a possible shortage on the Droid X. As of now the handset will be launching on July 15th and early reports have called for Verizon to quickly run out the the initi…

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Android Apps

Android sucks, so The Onion News Network developed an Android app

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Google Android is a terrible platform, so The Onion has released an app for it. When asked why someone would waste so much time, money, and effort on something that’s clearly an inferior mobile operating…

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Android Phones

HTC Droid Eris rumored to get OTA update beginning on July 16th

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Verizon may have stopped selling the Droid Eris a few weeks back, but it seems as if they have not forgotten about it entirely. Well, that is assuming we can trust this latest series of leaked images. As for what th…

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