Archives for: September 2010 Archives - 7/11 -

Android Devices

AT&T’s 7-inch OpenPeak Android tablet gets the hands-on treatment

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With the massive amount of Android powered tablets that have been announced this year, it’s hard for individual devices to stand out from the rest.  Samsung’s Galaxy Tab has managed to pull it off, and ano…

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Free apps

Skyfire reaches 1 million downloads, now supports more handsets

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Android browser app Skyfire has done very well since it was first released a few months ago. Skyfire has become so popular that the app has crossed the one million downloads threshold, putting in the top .02 perc…

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Android App Reviews

SmartShortcuts makes a smarter, more organized home screen [App Reviews]

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An Android home screen can become so packed that users often have to turn to folders to organize the jumbled screen. However, there’s a better way to gain control of your phone and organize the many items that p…

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Android Hacks

How to get a shorter list of widgets (root only)

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A strongpoint of HTC’s widgets is that no unnecessary entries are created in the widget list since you simply pick the widget you want to add and then get to choose from the various available styles. But as we al…

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Android

Adobe issues warning for “critical” security flaw in Flash for Android

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Android has been greatly enhanced by Flash, but the old devil that affects Flash on the desktop – security vulnerabilities that open it up to attacks – has made its way to Android. Adobe has issued a…

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Tablets

LG CEO says Android tablet will not be “a large smartphone”

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Chang Ma, LG’s VP of Marketing, put some serious pressure on his company when he told the Wall Street Journal that the upcoming LG tablet would be “better than the iPad.” When asked about the still-in-dev…

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LG

LG shines a light – and specs – on Optimus One and Optimus Chic Android phones

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LG has said it will be bullish on Android prospects, but the smartphone manufacturer was light on details when it first announced the Optimus One and Optimus Chic. LG provided a little more insight into its Andr…

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Android Tricks

Reduce Photo Size will make photos smaller for sharing

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There are times when you snap that great photo and want to share it on Facebook or Buzz, but the 2 MB upload may be a lengthy and troublesome proposition on a weak cellular network. You could just shoot at a smaller r…

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Android Hacks

How to load ROM’s or themes on an HTC EVO (root only)

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Quite a few folks on our YouTube channel have noticed that the EVO I’ve shown in recent videos does not look like what you typically find. That’s because I purposely altered my phone to look differe…

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Android App Reviews

BuzzVoice reads articles; it’s “Pandora for news” [App Reviews]

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Did you hear the news? Of course you did if you’re using BuzzVoice, an Android app the speaks the news. BuzzVoice takes the news of the day and has a custom voice engine read the story aloud. Users can stay up…

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Motorola

Motorola Defy coming to T-Mobile, debuts today on Oprah

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Call Peg Bundy and get your Bon-Bons in a bowl because Motorola is unveiling its new phone on Oprah today. The Motorola Defy, a U.S. exclusive to T-Mobile, has just been announced by Motorola and will makes its of…

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Google

How to make the Samsung Fascinate more Google, less Bing

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So you were thrilled to finally get the Samsung Fascinate and have some Galaxy S goodness on Verizon. I bet the excitement level dropped a little bit when you discovered that the Fascinate comes pre-Binged out w…

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HTC

Rumor: Internal T-Mobile document details myTouch HD, front-facing camera and dual-core CPU

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It looks like T-Mobile is going to be getting some awesome new hardware this fall with the G2 and the new myTouch HD. We have heard rumors of what the myTouch HD will include but a recent leaked internal T-Mobile do…

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Android Phones

Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 gets its first unboxing video

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Sony Ericsson’s upcoming entry-level Android phone Xperia X8, the X10’s cheaper brother, can be seen strutting its stuff in what presumably is the first unboxing video of the device. The Xperia X8 has the…

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Android App Reviews

Androids Apps Alert #32: Tasks and Talking edition

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Every week, Androinica.com attempts to highlight the best Android Apps. Using tips from the #androidapps tag on Twitter and recommendations to @androinica, we try to find something you may have missed. This…

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