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HTC

HTC Peep/Friendstream down because of Oauth?

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We’ve gotten word from a few people unable to log-in to HTC Peep and Friendstream. Then a quick scan of Twitter shows a few others wondering what the heck is going along, and I think I know the source of the proble…

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Android Devices

ARCHOS announces 5 new Android PMP’s and tablets

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What a shocker, another company promises tablets running on Android! The twist here is that Archos is one of the few, almost the only, company that has actually make good its promise of delivering one. (Remembe…

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Motorola

Motorola Milestone 2 packs MOTOBLUR, 1 GHz processor [VIDEO]

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First came the Motorola Droid, and then came the Motorola Milestone, its GSM cousin sold in Europe and Canada. And just as the Moto Droid gave way to the Droid 2, the Milestone is being succeeded by the Milestone 2…

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Carriers

T-Mobile HSPA+ is live in Boston, Miami, and more; 42 Mbps coming in 2011

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T-Mobile USA is chugging along nicely with its HSPA+ rollout. Today the carrier confirmed that it has expanded the network into 55 markets and now covers more than 100 million people. That’s slightly li…

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Rumors

Is Samsung showing off the Galaxy Tab on 9/16?

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Samsung just sent us an invite to an event that it’s hosting in New York later this month. There it will show off its “latest-Android powered device,” which could be the Galaxy Tab. The only known…

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Android Apps

Yahoo! Fantasy Football app leaves the huddle for Android Market

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As General Manager of the Plaxico Pirates, I am confident in saying that our franchise will be victorious in the Yahoo-based Fantasy Football League. And I’m also excited to say that I’ll be manag…

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Tablets

Samsung Galaxy Tab heading to Verizon?

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AT&T has the iPad, Verizon has the Galaxy Tab? That’s the way things appear based on rumors coming out of BGR. A trusted source of BGR sent the website a screenshot of a list of Verizon inventory that in…

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Android News

The Moto XT300 gets some more shots — this time with video and in focus!

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You may or may not remember a month ago when we first caught wind of the Motorola “mini DROID slider” in all its blurry-cam glory. Well, today we got some new pics and even a decent video showing the de…

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Android

Sony Ericsson Confirms that it Will Deliver the Long-Awaited Android 2.1 Update in September

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Sony Ericsson UK has confirmed on its Twitter account that the Xperia X10 will receive the much-awaited (and long overdue) update from Android 1.6 to 2.1 sometime in September. SE has previously promised that…

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Android App Reviews

Learn About the World with FactBook [App Reviews]

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The World Factbook is a reference resource produced by the CIA with information and statistics about the countries of the world. The Web version gets around 6 million monthly visits, and it’s frequently use…

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Android Apps

Droid does Bing. Microsoft’s search & map app arrives on Android

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Microsoft announced today the release of the official Bing app for Android. Available for free only to Verizon customers, people who have selected to Bing it out can now get their fix on their mobile device. Bin…

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AT&T

Samsung ships (not sold) 1 million Galaxy S devices to U.S.

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It’s rare that you get concrete numbers from carriers and phone makers, but Samsung sent out a press release today proudly claiming that it has shipped 1 million devices to the United States. That’…

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Android Hacks

First custom ROM hits the DROID X

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We’ve seen that the DROID X has been able to be rooted, even though people said it couldn’t be done. Now the DROID X has its first custom ROM available via ROM Manager for rooted devices. If you have…

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Reviews

Fennec: Firefox for Android Alpha Review

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Mozilla recognizes mobile as the next frontier in the competitive browser market, so it’s jumping into the fray with an Android app. Fennec is the mobile version of Firefox, and it’s now available as an alp…

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Lifestyle

Android Apps for Back to School 2010

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Imagine my surprise when a drive that normally takes me 4 minutes took 20 thanks to the school buses suddenly on the road. It’s back to school time in my hometown, and millions of students across the countr…

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