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Android

Android’s growth in UK comes from smartphone virgins [STATS]

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The Android race to the top has been chronicled many times, as has the Android vs. iOS debates. However, in the United Kingdom at least, Android’s growth has little to do with converting the iOS crowd. It h…

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Android Devices

HTC to start unlocking bootloaders in August

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HTC decided to post an update on their attempts to unlock the bootloader on some of their most popular phones.  The announcement was made via their official Facebook page. Essentially, they will begin ro…

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Android Apps

Get the Google+ App outside the US

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In case you hadn’t noticed, the Androinica team loves Google+. We have written posts about the service, broke news about its Android app, and even given you some tips on using it to love it. Unfortunately…

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Android App Reviews

Android Apps Alert #65: “It’s Friday” Edition!

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What’s this? Android Apps Alert on Friday? Yes sir and madam. We usually recap the best new Android apps on Sundays, but that’s always been because the week was just too demanding. And since the fol…

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Android Apps

NASA launches their Android app (and the Atlantis) [App Reviews]

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On the same day as the launch of the final space shuttle mission at the Kennedy Space Center, NASA released a new app into the Android Market. If you are into NASA and space exploration, then the official NASA App i…

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Android Games

Gun Bros finally adds BrotherHood and Bro-Op multiplayer mode

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Gun Bros players can finally stop giving the popular Android game 1-star ratings for lacking the most in-demand feature since last year’s launch. Gun Bros now supports Brotherhood, allowing for a R…

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Android Phones

Verizon LG Revolution Review: Horrifically tame Revolution

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The LG Revolution from Verizon split my head. I can’t for the life of me recall the meaning of the word “revolution,” and if this device really lives up to the definition. The phone isn’…

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Uncategorized

Samsung Galaxy S 2 U.S. release still in limbo [RUMOR]

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The Samsung Galaxy S has sold more than 3 million phones in less than two months, so you’d think that the four major U.S. carriers carriers would be lining up to offer one of the best Android phones of 2011, r…

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T-Mobile

T-Mobile brags more about myTouch 4G Slide camera [video]

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When T-Mobile USA officially announced the upcoming myTouch 4G Slide, the camera was billed as the star attraction. In fact, Team Magenta went as far as to say that the myTouch 4G Slide has the “most advan…

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Android News

Newegg selling Toshiba Thrive 16GB and 8GB right now

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For the past week or so, everyone has been under the impression that Toshiba Thrive tablets were only available for pre-order through retailers. But it turns out that technology e-commerce company Newegg is s…

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Android

Android Market website ratings: a week of rants, reviews, and reality checks

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Read the average comment on apps in the Android Market, and it may seem as though Android users are in a perpetual state of anger. With the overflow of profane rants and trivial gripes, it can appear as though ever…

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Android App Reviews

Orbital Defender – A new take on a simple idea [Game Review]

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Orbital Defender is a new game that’s gotten a good bit of press recently. It’s an iOS port so many people may have already heard of it or played it. Orbital Defender is a shoot’em up where, ins…

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Android App Reviews

Fieldrunners HD brings great tower defense to Android [App Review]

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One of my favorite genres of games to play on mobile devices is tower defense. I feel that the touch based controls lend themselves well to a strategy based games, and the newest addition to the Android Market is n…

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Android Apps

5 Apps that should be on every Rooted Android phone

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So you have decided to take the plunge and root your Android phone. After that, you took the time to figure out what you could do with a rooted phone. While the suggestions Andrew made on a post back in 2009 are great…

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Motorola

Motorola Droid 3 officially named first Android phone of Verizon tiered data era

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Verizon ended its era of unlimited data pricing today, just in time for the company to introduce the Motorola Droid 3. Carrying the torch for the first Verizon Android phone released in 2009 that jumpstarted An…

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