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Alex Android ereader can be pre-ordered, but has its time already passed?

All morning I watched everyone talk about the Alex ereader going on sale today but whenever I went to the site, it wasn’t on sale. It was the same “coming soon” page that we’ve seen for several weeks. After several checks throughout the day, I finally see a revamped SpringDesign.com that includes an order page. My [...]

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T-Mobile USA earns highest satisfaction ratings…so why can’t they attract more customers?

T-Mobile USA has received the highest ranking in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Wireless Retail Sales Satisfaction Study – Volume 1. T-Mobile earned the highest score for customer satisfaction among U.S. carriers, the 8th time in 11 volumes that Magenta has come out on top. If T-Mobile is so great, what’s causing them to continuously [...]

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Dear, Google: Please don’t be as silly as Apple on Market policies

You’ve probably heard by now that Apple has removed more than 5,000 iPhone apps from the App Store because they were “overtly sexual.” Apple used an illogical and contradictory method of deciding what qualifies as overtly sexual, including removing an app that sells swimsuits through a catalog but keeping the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, FHM, and [...]

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3 Key Steps to improve Android adoption in Europe

The eyes of the tech world were firmly on Barcelona during Mobile World Congress. Europe and Android were center-stage, surprising since the two subjects don’t seem to get along at the moment. Several weeks ago, IDC released a report suggesting that Europeans shy away from Android or don’t have any clue about the OS. I immediately [...]

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Nav4All shuts down, provides warning sign to developers

Nav4All is dead; at least for the foreseeable future. The multi-platform, multi-language, navigation software with 27.5 million users in 56 languages has to stop working after 5 years of operation. The app has earned more than 250,000 downloads in the Android Market, but all of those users will have to switch to a new navigation [...]

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Google defines “open,” fears Android fragmentation

Google believes that “open systems win,” referring to the innovation that sprouts from less-restrictive open-source projects. This was the crux of their argument for why companies should flock to Android. Of course, nothing is truly open when money comes into play, and Jonathan Rosenberg, senior vice president of Product Management, has posted a lengthy blog post [...]

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Google Phone is real but probably just a gift UPDATE: Google responds

The Google Phone is the little rumor that could. Originally thought to be a carrier-free, unlocked, Google-branded smartphone to be sold in stores, it morphed into a rumor about the phone being a T-Mobile-tied, HTC-branded smartphone. Now, there’s rampant talk that “The Google Phone” – whatever the heck it is – is real and filtering [...]

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Are in-app purchases a good or bad thing for Android?

The Android Market currently doesn’t enable in-app purchases, but Chinese company Urbian works around that issue by linking to downloadable upgrades available in the Android Market. While its Android app Ringz is a free puzzle game, getting expansion packs that include more levels requires a $1.99 purchase. Is this a clever way to gain more [...]

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Will Chrome be the death of Android as a netbook?

These days, a Google product announcement is cause to send the entire tech world into a frenzy wondering how it will affect specific industries and product lines. Today’s announcement of the Google Chrome Operation System is no different. I’m still trying to wrap my ahead around the Chrome OS concept, but one thing is for [...]

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Switching to Verizon for Droid will cost you, but it won’t break the bank

Now that the Droid has officially been let out of the bag, it’s time to start considering which Verizon calling plan is the best option. Verizon has a history of being one of the more expensive carriers in the United States, and the company justifies it by being – in their view – the most [...]

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