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Verizon: 4G phones will continue to be more expensive, network will be more reliable

Why are Verizon 4G phones so expensive? Smartphone buyers – and Android phone buyers, especially – have grown accustom to paying $199 when buying phones on a two-year contract. But the 4G LTE Veri…

TouchRetouch magically erases objects in your photos [Video Android App Reviews]

Adobe PhotoShop can remove objects in a photo and make the disappearance almost seamless. Sadly, I don’t have the version of PhotoShop that includes the feature, and I’m in no mood to pay the money…

Plants vs Zombies now available for Android (Amazon Appstore only)

The Plants vs. Zombies Android game is finally here. Making good on PopCap Game’s weeks-long promises that a Plants vs. Zombies Android game would be “coming soon,” PvZ is finally here for…

Finally, Droid X users can expect a Gingerbread update soon

When it comes to Motorola Droid X’s Gingerbread OTA update, we’ve heard the ramblings for months — as to when users will receive their coveted update. Thanks to the Android community, Droi…

Big Time Gangsta brings shootouts and strategy to Android [Video App Reviews]

America loves gangsters. From The Godfather to Scarface to 50 Cent, people have always had a fascination with entertainment focused on the bad guy. Glu Mobile’s new Android game Big Time Gangsta is like…

Android News

NVIDIA demo’s “Project Kal-El” quad-core processor. Meet Android’s next must-have spec

NVIDIA is incredibly aggressive on its plans to support Android devices with quad-core processors. Already the first to release a dual-core processor, NVIDIA aims to have a quad-core Android tablet by the en…

Asus

ASUS Padfone counters Atrix 4G with an Android Phone/Tablet hybrid

ASUS has an undeniable hit on its hands with the Android Honeycomb-powered Transformer tablet that can become a laptop. The company hopes to see similar success with a new phone that can become a tablet. The ASU…

Android Apps

Android Apps Alert #60: It’s All in the Details Edition

It’s been a long time, I shouldn’t have left you – without some great Android apps to bless you. Despite missing a couple of weeks due to event coverage and a hectic schedule, Android Apps Ale…

Productivity

10 Productive Android Apps you should have

As today’s Android phones evolve at a rapid rate, so do the apps that operate on them. The days of needing a computer to run productive task are long gone — Android phones, and now tablets, have effec…

Android News

Windows Phone not selling? Who cares – Android makes more money for Microsoft

Microsoft may not have a runaway success in Windows Phone 7, but don’t think the company is too worried at the moment. Aside from a major “Mango” update that might make Windows Phone 7 more ap…

HTC

HTC backs down and agrees to open bootloaders. Give them props. [OPINION]

People flooded the streets last night, screaming at the top of their lungs and honking car horns in a symphony of glee. My city raucously celebrated the Miami Heat winning the NBA Eastern Conference finals, but…

Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Verizon unboxing & quick hands-on [Video]

The PlayStation Phone runs Android? The concept originally seemed a little strange when rumors first emerged that Sony Ericsson was developing an Android phone capable of playing PlayStation games, especi…

Finance

Google Wallet & Google Offers: pay with your phone and get shopping deals. “Your phone will be your wallet”

Google raised the profile of near-field communications in the U.S. when it introduced the Nexus S last year. Google hopes to raise that profile – and profits – even further by launching a new NFC-b…

Android App Reviews

mSpot adds Radio Spotter to raise enjoyability of Android music streaming app

The ranks of music streaming Android apps seem to be growing each week. While Amazon and Google have focused strictly on being storage lockers for music collections, and the Pandora radio app serves as a radio s…

Travel

Google Maps for Android gets better transit info, check-ins

Google Maps for Android, which seems to be updated each month, has made its monthly refresh in the Android Market. Google has continued the trend of improving the “social” experience of using Map…

Android Apps and News

Malware Bullcrap

Motorola Xyboard

Apps Alert #86

Toshiba Thrive 7 Review

GTV Cable

Tablet Size

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Verizon

Verizon: 4G phones will continue to be more expensive, network will be more reliable

Android App Reviews

TouchRetouch magically erases objects in your photos [Video Android App Reviews]

Android Games

Plants vs Zombies now available for Android (Amazon Appstore only)

Firmware updates

Finally, Droid X users can expect a Gingerbread update soon

Android App Reviews

Big Time Gangsta brings shootouts and strategy to Android [Video App Reviews]

Android News

NVIDIA demo’s “Project Kal-El” quad-core processor. Meet Android’s next must-have spec

Asus

ASUS Padfone counters Atrix 4G with an Android Phone/Tablet hybrid

Android Apps

Android Apps Alert #60: It’s All in the Details Edition

Productivity

10 Productive Android Apps you should have

Android News

Windows Phone not selling? Who cares – Android makes more money for Microsoft

HTC

HTC backs down and agrees to open bootloaders. Give them props. [OPINION]

Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson Xperia Play Verizon unboxing & quick hands-on [Video]

Finance

Google Wallet & Google Offers: pay with your phone and get shopping deals. “Your phone will be your wallet”

Android App Reviews

mSpot adds Radio Spotter to raise enjoyability of Android music streaming app

Travel

Google Maps for Android gets better transit info, check-ins

Android App Reviews

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