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LG Optimus Home Launcher Ported to Other Android Devices

September 1, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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Back in July, a tweaker at the xda-developers ported Samsung’s TouchWiz UI onto other Android phones, such as the Nexus One, and this time around it’s the Home Launcher from the LG Optimus that has been made avai…

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Sony Ericsson Confirms that it Will Deliver the Long-Awaited Android 2.1 Update in September

August 30, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

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Sony Ericsson UK has confirmed on its Twitter account that the Xperia X10 will receive the much-awaited (and long overdue) update from Android 1.6 to 2.1 sometime in September. SE has previously promised that…

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Google responds to Android Market app protection cracks

August 24, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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It was discovered yesterday that an Android developer has discovered a relatively simple workaround that allows him to break the Android Market License Verification Library. All it takes is some hacking kno…

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Another Android success story: Hey, devs, mind telling us how much money you make?

August 24, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The success stories are starting to trickle in slowly. First there was Edward Kim and Car Locator, yesterday there was Aaron La and Advance Task Manager, and today we have Derek James and several apps that make A…

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Has Google’s anti-piracy Android system already been cracked?

August 23, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The Android Market License Verification system was introduced as new tool Google would offer to make it tougher on people trying to pirate applications. I was happy to see it but hesitant to say it would stop app…

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Nexus One dev phone stock already depleted; how many developers are there?

August 20, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Google announced that it would stop selling the Nexus One directly, then revealed that it would continue to make the device available as a dev phone for people interested in building Android apps. It was a smart…

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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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Australia’s puritanical laws could squash Android gaming down under

August 19, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Android gamers in Australia may eventually find it tougher to discover good games if one member of the government has his way. Home Affairs Minister Brendan O’Connor wants to force mobile game develope…

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More Android App Inventor invites going out to users

August 19, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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I’ve been monitoring my Gmail accounts hoping that one of them would receive an invitation to Google App Inventor. Nothing has come my way so far, but I’m happy to report that a few of you are faring b…

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Android is the fastest growing mobile OS based on new ad metrics

August 18, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Advertising companies often release metrics data showing how platforms are performing. While ad impressions aren’t exactly the most ideal way to measure OS strength, they have been useful in gauging…

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Adobe demos AIR, promises Android version for Q4 2010

August 16, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Adobe has worked hard to get both Flash and AIR onto capable Android handsets. One half of that equation is already underway for devices like the Nexus One and HTC EVO, but the full effort won’t be complete…

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Android’s gesture unlock screen is suceptible to “smudge attacks”

August 16, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Ever since my 10-year-old cousin was able to get onto my G1 without my permission, I’ve known that the Android gesture unlock screen wasn’t as secure as most would like. The little runt was able to g…

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Oracle sues Google over Java patent infringement on Android

August 12, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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Better late than never I suppose. It looks like Oracle has finally completed some copyright research and found out that Google’s Android operating system uses a little language called Java that they pi…

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Google introduces Voice Actions for Android, allows users to control their phones with voice commands

August 12, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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The voice recognition on Android has been a real added benefit to the Android user. Today, Google announced at their press event they are taking their voice recognition one step further with the app Voice Actio…

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Gartner weighs in on smartphone growth and it’s all about Android

August 12, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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OK, so the headline may not be exactly true, but what do you expect? This is an Android-centric blog. What the Gartner data that is coming out does show is that Android is definitely on the rise in a serious way. So,…

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Rumor: Verizon Wireless 2010/2011 Roadmap is all about Android and LTE

August 9, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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It’s no wonder that big electronics companies and providers don’t want you to know what devices are in the pipeline. When consumers know that something better is coming for the same price they can…

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