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Tools

Voice Search now available in Czech, Polish, Russian, and Turkish

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Google has just confirmed that Voice Search has been expanded to support four new languages: Czech, Polish, Russian, and Turkish.  Speakers of those languages can now perform Voice Search functions in thei…

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Productivity

Documents to Go 3.0 in Android Market NOW, adds GDocs support and much more

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AndroidCentral discovered earlier this morning that Documents to Go would be released for Android soon. Well, soon turned into a few hours because I just went to uninstall some apps and noticed that Docs to Go 3…

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Chargers

Powermat EVO 4G wireless charging set on sale for $59.99. Win one Here!

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HTC EVO 4G users can charge their phones without plugging them into a USB charger. Who needs a plug when the Powermat charges the phone by placing the EVO, equipped with a custom replacement door, onto a receiver…

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Android App Reviews

Lookout tracks lost phones, backs-up data, and monitors suspicious apps [App Reviews]

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On the way home from a trip to San Francisco, I dropped my phone in the airport and someone ran off with it before I realized. I couldn’t find the phone in the terminal, but I’d probably be calling people from it…

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Android Apps

Reckless Racing is now available in the Market: a 3D racing game from the developers of Raging Thunder 2

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Does anyone remember the PC video game Ignition? It’s a bird’s-eye-view racing title that was released back in 1997, and now there’s a brand new game in the Android Market that looks a bit similar to Ignit…

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Android App Reviews

OntheFly Android app finds the best airfare prices

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A few months ago, Google purchased a little known operation known as ITA Software, a company that tracks airline prices and schedules. Google promised to deliver some cool things when it acquired the company,…

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Entertainment

Logitech Revue boxes shipped, Harmony Remote App now in Market

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The Logitech Revue set-top box has finally shipped to people who placed early pre-orders and is en route to users. While I await my unit to arrive at my house and obsessively check shipping numbers, the Logitech…

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Android Apps

Lazik – a Winamp remote control via Wi-Fi [App Reviews]

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Now that Winamp for Android has been released, timing is right for a review of a Winamp remote control that actually works: Lazik. The app has two requirements, though. First of all, your phone and your computer…

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Motorola

Rugged Motorola Defy coming to T-Mobile November 3

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The water, dust, impact and scratch resistant Motorola Defy, that made a guest appearance on Oprah last month, is coming to T-Mobile November 3.  It has also gotten a price: $99 when signing a new two year contr…

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Android Apps

Winamp for Android is here, and it rocks

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Winamp is an immensely popular and widespread Windows music player that was released by Justin Frankel in 1997. It was one of the first great MP3 players for Microsoft’s OS, and I’ve personally used it devo…

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Android Apps

YouTube moves to the Android Market as a standalone app

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Just as Google has done with their infamous Gmail app, they brought YouTube to the Android Market as a standalone application. This means that updates to YouTube in the future will no longer depend on what versi…

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Android Hacks

How to alphabetize apps in the Samsung Fascinate app drawer with a hack

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The Samsung Fascinate is mostly a great phone; of course, you should already know that if you read our Samsung Fascinate review. And you should also know that I’m not a fan of the launcher because it doesn&…

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Accessories

Limited edition Android figures coming this Halloween; win free standard edition here

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DYZplastic is ramping up to release a limited edition Android figurine this Halloween. The Power Vampire collectible brings Android into the realm of the living dead with a scary design. It follows DYZplasti…

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Android

Gadget Census shows Android loses the 2010 election

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Midwesterners love their Androids, and folks in the Great Plains seem to love ‘em even more. But that’s not enough to get Android elected to President of the Smartphone Nation. Andy had to concede…

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Tablets

Verizon and Samsung announce price of Galaxy Tab – $599

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We finally have official confirmation of how much the Samsung Galaxy Tab will cost when it comes to Verizon – $599.99. Samsung and Verizon announced today that the Tab will be made available on November 1…

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