August 2010 Archives

Android Phones and Devices

HTC Desire Review (U.S. Cellular Edition): Classic phone, new country

In an era where consumers want mega-screens, dual-core processors, the latest version of Android, and features as gaudy as kickstands and HDMI connectivity, is there any place for devices that are just at the…

Android Phones

Is AMOLED bad for battery life? Not necessarily.

LAPTOP Magazine recently conducted a battery test to determine which Android handsets perform the best. The company created a tool that would repeatedly launch the browser and look at the same group of websit…

Android Tricks

How to Free Up Space on the Internal Storage

Due to the software/hardware combination of not being able to install apps to the SD card and phones simply having inadequate amounts of internal storage, a weak point of Android has been that users often have r…

Android OS

Facebook developer Joe Hewitt says Android is “horrendous” for development

So that’s why it took so long to get a half-decent Android app out of Facebook. Joe Hewitt, the man who created the popular Facebook app for iPhone, and then quit over frustration with Apple’s review pro…

Android App Reviews

The Best RSS Android app with Google Reader is…[Droid vs Droid]

Google has its hands in virtually every sector of tech possible, but many of those efforts don’t have official clients made for Android. It’s a common complaint for Android users that Google Reader is…

Android Tricks

Tip: Use SMS Backup+ to auto-archive and read text messages in Gmail

In the latest edition of Android Apps Alert, we highlighted an SMS Backup+, an app that can create backup of SMS messages to the user’s GMail account. In the event that someone accidentally deletes a mess…

Android News

Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700 Receives Unofficial Multi-Touch

The Galaxy Spica, successor of Samsung’s very first Android device, the Galaxy i7500, has finally received unofficial multi-touch goodness thanks to the diligent efforts of the developers over at Samdro…

Commmunication

This is Beejive for Android [Video]

The beta application for Beejive is going out to more users right now. Though it was originally intended for only 400 people, Beejive has since expanded that testing group to include more Android users who prev…

Android Games

Gameloft offers a try-before you buy on Android HD games

Gameloft makes incredible games, but not a lot of people know that because the company has decided against distributing its newer high-quality games in the Android Market. Further complicating matters is th…

Firmware updates

Canadian Motorola Milestone will get Froyo…in 2011

The Motorola update woes keep coming for our friends north of the border. Not only has Motorola refused to say when – or more accurately, if – the Backflip, Dext, and Quench would be updated to Andro…

Android

Google responds to Android Market app protection cracks

It was discovered yesterday that an Android developer has discovered a relatively simple workaround that allows him to break the Android Market License Verification Library. All it takes is some hacking kno…

Android App Reviews

Keep Track of What You Own With Shelves [App Reviews]

Shelves is an application that is quite new on the Market, and it’s designed to let you manage your various collections straight from your Android device, such as movies, video games, books, gadgets and albu…

AT&T

Dell Aero available today for $99 on AT&T two-year contract, $299 without

It seems that Dell has taken their “good ol’ time” getting any phones into the US market, but as of today they have two available now on AT&T. The Dell Aero is available now for a mere $99.9…

Android

Another Android success story: Hey, devs, mind telling us how much money you make?

The success stories are starting to trickle in slowly. First there was Edward Kim and Car Locator, yesterday there was Aaron La and Advance Task Manager, and today we have Derek James and several apps that make A…

Android Devices

Samsung Galaxy Tab teaser video hits the web. Verdict: Want!

I’ve been very bear-ish on this whole Android tablet thing. I saw at least 20 of them at CES 2010 and have yet to see a decent one make it to market yet. Not to mention the storm of companies saying, “We&…

Android Apps and News

Malware Bullcrap

Motorola Xyboard

Apps Alert #86

Toshiba Thrive 7 Review

GTV Cable

Tablet Size

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Android Phones and Devices

HTC Desire Review (U.S. Cellular Edition): Classic phone, new country

Android Phones

Is AMOLED bad for battery life? Not necessarily.

Android Tricks

How to Free Up Space on the Internal Storage

Android OS

Facebook developer Joe Hewitt says Android is “horrendous” for development

Android App Reviews

The Best RSS Android app with Google Reader is…[Droid vs Droid]

Android Tricks

Tip: Use SMS Backup+ to auto-archive and read text messages in Gmail

Android News

Samsung Galaxy Spica i5700 Receives Unofficial Multi-Touch

Commmunication

This is Beejive for Android [Video]

Android Games

Gameloft offers a try-before you buy on Android HD games

Firmware updates

Canadian Motorola Milestone will get Froyo…in 2011

Android

Google responds to Android Market app protection cracks

Android App Reviews

Keep Track of What You Own With Shelves [App Reviews]

AT&T

Dell Aero available today for $99 on AT&T two-year contract, $299 without

Android

Another Android success story: Hey, devs, mind telling us how much money you make?

Android Devices

Samsung Galaxy Tab teaser video hits the web. Verdict: Want!

Android App Reviews

Android Featured Video