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Android’s nuclear zombie apocalypse

August 19, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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Several months ago, I put on my fortune-telling hat and reassured Android fans that OS fragmentation would not doom the system. My points back then were: 1) Android 2.1 would be made available to a wide variety…

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Applications

LogMeIn Ignition comes to Android [App Reviews]

July 21, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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LogMeIn Ignition is a new entry in the VNC/RDP app market for Android users, but has been around for quite a while for Mac/iPad/iPhone users. Apple folks seem to like it a lot, as it garners 4+ star ratings on Apple…

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MeCanto: an online service to store and stream your music to your phone [App Reviews]
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MeCanto: an online service to store and stream your music to your phone [App Reviews]

July 17, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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If you used Lala before Apple bought it and shut down the service, you are familiar with the MeCanto concept. MeCanto is an app that lets you upload your music to a web service so that you can stream your library thr…

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There’s an [Android] app for that #4

July 4, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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iPhone Ad: “Family Travel” Today’s iPhone ad is titled “Family Travel.” If ever there was a great example of Apple’s marketing abilities, this is the one. The commerc…

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Opinion: Why 1.7 million iPhone sales = No big deal
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Opinion: Why 1.7 million iPhone sales = No big deal

June 29, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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Many Android fans were awed and perhaps even aghast at the stunning sales figures for the iPhone 4. In just the past few days, Apple sold over 1.7 million phones. When you compare this with the “record-bre…

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There’s an [Android] app for that #3 (iOS 4 version!)

June 26, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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As you probably already know, the iPhone 4 has lots of new features. So many, in fact, that I decided to skip a commercial and create a special iOS 4 version of “There’s an [Android] App for that.R…

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There’s an [Android] app for that #2

June 9, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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As promised, here is the second installment in Androinica’s “There’s an [Android] app for that” series, in which I present one of the many iPhone commercials that you have seen on TV…

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There’s an [Android] app for that #1

June 3, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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OK, we’ve all seen those iPhone commercials that seemingly pop up during every commercial break on every TV show. And if an iPhone user is around, watch out! You will be called on to demonstrate that the a…

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Tip: Use G-MoN and some scissors to strengthen your AP’s wireless signal
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Tip: Use G-MoN and some scissors to strengthen your AP’s wireless signal

May 27, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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Here’s a neat little tip for some of you that highlights a lesser known Android app, includes a really cool do-it-yourself project, and hopefully solves some wireless signal strength issues for many pe…

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Manual Froyo update available, plus initial impressions
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Manual Froyo update available, plus initial impressions

May 23, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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If you are sitting around wishing that your T-Mobile Nexus One had the latest Froyo update, you have a new option: update it yourself. Android Police has all the details on where to get the update and how to instal…

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Accessories

Review: Wrapsol ultra protective cover for Nexus One

April 29, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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The folks at Wrapsol recently sent Androinica an evaluation package of their newly launched “Wrapsol ultra” flexible protective covering for the Nexus One. After a week of usage, I have done eno…

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SyncML for Android is ready to go (plus a few tidbits about developing SyncML for Android)
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SyncML for Android is ready to go (plus a few tidbits about developing SyncML for Android)

April 19, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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Back in November of 2009, I interviewed Beat Forster, managing partner at Synthesis AG, about his plans to create a SyncML client for Android to go along with his company’s client offerings for iPhone, P…

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Latest Android consumer data is all part of Google’s plan
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Latest Android consumer data is all part of Google’s plan

April 4, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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As Androinica’s Christopher Smith pointed out yesterday, things are really looking up for Android lately. Not only has Android essentially caught up with iPhone in the widely watched AdMob OS market s…

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(Review) Cybersynchs promises to keep your information safe, secure, and accessible
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(Review) Cybersynchs promises to keep your information safe, secure, and accessible

March 24, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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Cybersynchs, a new app just released on the Market, is a “is a service that mirrors personal information from your mobile device over the air to a private and secure account.” What this means is tha…

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Android market share grows at an amazing pace, Apple’s hardly at all; no one notices
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Android market share grows at an amazing pace, Apple’s hardly at all; no one notices

March 20, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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A brief overview on Engadget last week of some market share figures presented by comScore hid some amazing results for Android. In Engadget’s article and subsequent posts around the internet, people n…

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Apple and Google’s spat: Some points you may have missed
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Apple and Google’s spat: Some points you may have missed

March 14, 2010 | by Ed Clark

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The New York Times Technology section recently posted this article, “Apple’s Spat With Google Is Getting Personal”, which discusses the feud between Google and Apple and their places in the mob…

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