October 2011 Archives

Android

Dear Molly at CNET: You are wrong about Android

Molly Wood did what many journalists seem to do when it comes to Android vs. iPhone – throw out a lot of opinions, mix in some misinformed statements to justify them, and then completely miss the mark about…

Uncategorized

Google Voice adds limited MMS support for Sprint customers, more carriers coming soon

Multimedia Messaging Service is now supported – kind of – in Google Voice. While users still cannot directly receive MMS messages to a Google Voice number, the GV team has announced that it has par…

Finance

U.S. shoppers geek out over Google Wallet…will Brits do the same? [Video]

I’ve read a lot about Google Wallet today. Earlier this morning, I saw a report from a research company, reprinted by The Telegraph, that claims most consumers in the UK are fearful of near field communic…

Android Apps

Android Apps Alert #76: Tablet apps, trips, and zombies for everybody! Edition

Friday is Apps Day at Androinica.com. At the end of each week, we take a look at the press releases, review requests, tips, and many visits spent to the Android Market while watching trashy TV reality shows, all i…

Android

Google Buzz killed in the name of Google+ [RIP]

Let us take a moment to pour out a little liquor for our old friend Google Buzz. The original social network upstart from Google debuted in February 2010, but it stumbled out the gate and never found its footing ag…

Android App Reviews

NHL Gamecenter Android app offers live broadcasts and team tracking

The NHL 2011-2012 season started last week, but the official Android app didn’t land until yesterday. Correction, the official apps didn’t arrive until yesterday because the NHL has decided to…

Android

The Times Android tablet app may be the best of its kind [App Reviews]

The Times, one of the world’s oldest and most recognized newspapers, is now on Android – one of the world’s youngest and most recognized operating systems. More specifically, The Times is…

Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson to focus on Android after disappointing sales

If the mobile phone industry is a gamble, Sony Ericsson is going all in with Android. In its Q3 2011 financial results, the Japanese-Swedish joint venture announced that it is shifting strategies to develop on…

Google

Is Google secretly planning to launch its own MP3 store?

Google Music has been a work in progress ever since it released five months ago, as of right now the service is only good for storing your current music library in the cloud. Every Google fan has fantasized ab…

Carriers

Samsung Galaxy Gio launches on Canada’s Solo Mobile

Well, it looks like Canadian based Solo Mobile has finally joined the Android party, the carrier is launching its first ever Android handset dubbed the Samsung Galaxy Gio. This without a doubt maybe Solo̵…

Android

Android now has 190 million global activations, Google+ has 40 million users

After announcing today that it earned almost $10 billion in the past 3 months, Google once again shared figures showing its growth. CEO Larry Page revealed that Google+ has more than 40 million users, who hav…

Commmunication

Google Translate can now say “Android rules” and “tablets supported” in 14 languages

Google Translate debuted a Conversation Mode earlier this year that enabled an English speaker to talk into an Android phone and have the text-to-speech engine reply in Spanish. It was a very alpha implementa…

Google

Ice Cream Sandwich confirmed to debut in Hong Kong Oct. 19

Color me stupid. After I said on Twitter yesterday that there was no way Google and Samsung would be dumb enough to announce the Nexus Prime in Hong Kong at a time when most U.S. journalists are in bed, look what lan…

Android Apps

Google Wallet gets updated, brings in-app offers and UI enhancements

Google Wallet has gotten an update (to version number 1.0-R33v4) which brings in some much needed improvements. The update includes a better UI for the transaction detail screen, and a number of other sma…

Commmunication

TweetCaster dev talks Google+, social apps, and plans for Android development [Interviews]

The name OneLouder may not be immediately familiar to most Android users, but it should be. That’s name of the company that has carved out a niche as a builder of apps at “the intersection of social and mo…

Android Apps and News

Malware Bullcrap

Motorola Xyboard

Apps Alert #86

Toshiba Thrive 7 Review

GTV Cable

Tablet Size

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Android

Dear Molly at CNET: You are wrong about Android

Uncategorized

Google Voice adds limited MMS support for Sprint customers, more carriers coming soon

Finance

U.S. shoppers geek out over Google Wallet…will Brits do the same? [Video]

Android Apps

Android Apps Alert #76: Tablet apps, trips, and zombies for everybody! Edition

Android

Google Buzz killed in the name of Google+ [RIP]

Android App Reviews

NHL Gamecenter Android app offers live broadcasts and team tracking

Android

The Times Android tablet app may be the best of its kind [App Reviews]

Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson to focus on Android after disappointing sales

Google

Is Google secretly planning to launch its own MP3 store?

Carriers

Samsung Galaxy Gio launches on Canada’s Solo Mobile

Android

Android now has 190 million global activations, Google+ has 40 million users

Commmunication

Google Translate can now say “Android rules” and “tablets supported” in 14 languages

Google

Ice Cream Sandwich confirmed to debut in Hong Kong Oct. 19

Android Apps

Google Wallet gets updated, brings in-app offers and UI enhancements

Commmunication

TweetCaster dev talks Google+, social apps, and plans for Android development [Interviews]

Android App Reviews

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