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Why having the Google Experience may be better than having the latest hardware

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As a longtime T-Mobile subscriber, I found it impossible to pass up the Nexus S as a $199 upgrade. Like Michael, I will miss my Nexus One, but it already has a new owner that will cherish its awesomeness (someone up…

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Froyo’s Apps to SD not enough for this user

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One of the reasons I rooted my old G1 so long ago was that I would run out of internal storage so quickly. It was frustrating to pay for apps and then have to uninstall them because I ran out of space. The apps to SD hack…

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On my Android wish list: the Google Calendar fridge tablet

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As one of the parents in a tween/teen 4-kid family, my family calendar is very complicated. Music lessons, soccer, karate, and parent teacher conferences (not to mention homework and special projects) all co…

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Android’s nuclear zombie apocalypse

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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 variet…

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Android App Reviews

LogMeIn Ignition comes to Android [App Reviews]

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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]

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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

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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

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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!)

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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

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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

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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…

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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

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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

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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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Android Accessories

Review: Wrapsol ultra protective cover for Nexus One

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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)

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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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