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Android News

Is Verizon’s Android carrier share really in that much trouble?

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Verizon sparked Android’s rapid ascent when it released the Motorola Droid in late 2009. Nearly two years later, Verizon is still the dominant carrier in the United States, though its market share amon…

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Android App Reviews

Catalogue by TheFind brings catalog shopping to Android tablets

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Last week, Google unveiled a new app for catalog shopping called Google Catalogs (naturally). It has a slick interface to find items, browse full catalogs on tablets, and share interesting items with friends…

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Android App Reviews

Live Reporter: Stream live video with Android

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Recently, London and much of the UK saw the worst rioting in decades. Across the Middle-East popular up-risings in Egypt, Tunisia, Syria and Libya have dominated our news. Today, hundreds of interesting spee…

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Samsung

Netherlands no longer safe for Samsung; 3 devices banned for Apple patent violations

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A Dutch judge has deemed that Samsung Android devices violate patents held by Apple, and has banned the marketing of three devices in Netherlands as a result. The Samsung Galaxy Ace, Galaxy S, and Galaxy S II wil…

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Android Phones

Samsung details their phone naming system and debuts four new Android phones

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I have often wondered how companies decide what to call their devices. Some of these phones have the strangest names. I keep waiting to be sent a Motorola Dalek or a HTC TruffleShuffle to review. So when I hear tha…

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Carriers

BBC: UK 3G coverage maps have plenty of “notspots” instead of hotspots

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All of the major operators in the United Kingdom claim that they offer fast, widely-available, and reliable coverage – some as high as 90 percent coverage. Yet in a survey conducted by the BBC, which mapp…

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Android App Reviews

ESPN Fantasy Football 2011 Android app is back…for free?

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The ESPN Fantasy Football 2011 Android app is now available for anyone with an Android 1.6 or higher phone. The app arrives just in time for ESPN Fantasy Football users to prepare for their upcoming drafts, but i…

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Productivity

Classic Notes + App Box review: A simpler way to get your life better organized

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I’ve been an Android user for all of three years, and I’ve never had a simple post-it style note app I could enjoy. Recently, I was lucky enough to have been given a download to use Classic Notes + App B…

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Android App Reviews

Best NFL Live Wallpaper – A wallpaper to see you through the football season [App Review]

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For the upcoming NFL season, I stumbled across a new live wallpaper for all us football fans. Best NFL Live Wallpaper may not have the catchiest or smoothest name, but it is a great wallpaper that I’ve been…

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Android News

Apple vs. Samsung patent fight shows how sci-fi writers can get rich

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The Samsung vs. Apple patent fight is taking an interesting turn as Samsung suggests that a 1968 movie invented tablets more than 40 years before Apple, so the company shouldn’t be able to patent its desi…

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Android

New Android Market update brings the +1 Button and PIN protection to Android Phones

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It seems like Google is constantly working on its suite of Android apps. They seem to be striving to make their own suite of apps the best available. They recently brought a number of nice changes to Gmail, includ…

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Android Hacks

Ben Heck reminds world about the Android ADK with interesting concept video

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The Android Accessory Development Kit was the forgotten son after Google I/O 2011. When Google is announcing free music services, handing out limited edition Android Honeycomb tablets, and promising major…

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Android Phones

Samsung releases a provocative promo video for the U.S. Galaxy S II

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So one of the worst kept secrets in Android is the launch date of the Galaxy S II in the States. We had long assumed that this amazing phone would make its way ‘across the pond.’ We have been guessing ab…

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Android Phones

Motorola Droid 3 Review: A successor to Android royalty, the Droid 3 takes time to love

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The Motorola Droid 3 doesn’t make a good first impression, but the Verizon Android phone eventually grew on me. Though the Droid 3 has a dual-core processor, it doesn’t blaze; though it comes with…

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Entertainment

Verizon relaunches Video app with more shows and live sports broadcasts

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Verizon announced a newer version of its on-demand video service unimaginatively named Verizon Video. Available to Verizon subscribers previously as V CAST Video, Video has been installed by more than 500,…

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