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Android for Dummies: Win a free book on amazing apps or how to build apps [Contests]

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UPDATE: This contest has concluded! Thank you for entering, but we are no longer accepting entries. Congrats to all of the winners! —————————&#…

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Samsung Tablets

Is there room for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus?

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Samsung announced yet another Android tablet today. Already slinging the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and 8.9 models, and with the 7.7 SuperAMOLED model announced, the Galaxy Tab 7 Plus will deliver another optio…

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Android App Reviews

Google Wallet: When you use it, strangers will call it pimpin’ [App Reviews]

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It’s no secret that Google Wallet has been hyped up since the beginning of the year, to then only be amplified with the release of the Nexus S 4G. Well, I am here to tell you Google Wallet is worth every bit of t…

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Motorola Tablets

Verizon Motorola Xoom 4G LTE upgrade process now open

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The Motorola Xoom launched around the same time that Verizon debuted its 4G LTE network, but users were disappointed to learn that the Xoom would not support LTE until users sent in their device for an upgrade. S…

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Android App Reviews

Hipmunk Android app adds Agony-free option for flight search

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Hipmunk, the lesser-known but arguably better than the other travel websites, has released its Android app. Developed by a self-described Android “fanboy” hired by the company for the sole pur…

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Android Apps

AppBrain introduces Stream to make finding Android apps a social affair

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Long before the Android Market had a halfway decent website worth browsing, AppBrain was a godsend for enabling curated lists, browsing the Market from a desktop, and filtering out low-quality apps. Despite…

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Commmunication

Skype adds video calling for Galaxy Tab 10.1, Xoom, Droid Bionic & more. Oh, and advertisements, too!

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Skype has added 14 new devices to its list of supported phones and tablets capable of Skype video calling on Android.The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Motorola Droid Bionic headline the list of new devices, howev…

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Lifestyle

Flickr Android app finally falls into Android Market

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Someone at flickr must have gotten the memo that Android is quite popular with the young folks. After 2 years of promoting its iPhone app and doing absolutely nothing for the once-ignored mobile operating syst…

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Android Devices

Motorola Droid Bionic Review: Verizon’s answer to the Galaxy S II is fast, light, and thin

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Verizon’s Droid Bionic is a hotly anticipated, ultimately delayed phone that has the fortune of facing its competition in the same launch timeframe. Bionic vs Samsung’s Galaxy S II phones has…

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Samsung

Microsoft reaches payment deal with Samsung over alleged patent violations

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Microsoft has reached an agreement with Samsung over alleged intellectual property violations present in Samsung’s Galaxy phones and tablets. The two companies have agreed to a cross-licensing dea…

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Android App Reviews

Quell – Meditating on the reflections of raindrops and spikes [Game Review]

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Quell is a very simple puzzler with a quality and value that make it an instant classic. Quell sets a new standard for smartphone games, and I almost let this gem of a game fall through the cracks. If it wasn’…

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Tablets

Amazon Kindle Fire is an Android-based tablet: Nov. 15 for $199 [SPECS]

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The Amazon Kindle Fire is official. Long-rumored and oft-speculated, the Kindle Fire is Amazon’s Android-based tablet and reading device set to take on he Barnes & Noble Nook, Apple iPad, and seve…

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Toshiba Tablets

Toshiba unveils Thrive 7-inch Android tablet, available in December

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Toshiba yesterday unveiled its latest Android tablet, the 7-inch Thrive. The new 7-inch slate will be available in December, with pricing at the moment unknown. The original Toshiba Thrive was one of the firs…

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Android App Reviews

Rock Paper Scissors Combat brings strategic fun to a classic game [Video Game Reviews]

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Rock, paper, scissors, shoot! It’s one of the most simplest games you can play to cure boredom or settle disputes, and it’s also the basis for an inventive new Android game. Rock Paper Scissors Com…

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Android App Reviews

ChannelCaster organizers all your interests for easy reading and watching [App Reviews]

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Millions of photos, videos, tweets, and articles are posted to the web each day. Channelcaster aims to organize them all into one neat little package perfect for your Android phone or tablet. Developed by OneL…

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