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Google corrects Steve Jobs; Android activation numbers don’t include upgrades

September 1, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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You probably didn’t care to watch Apple’s music event today. If you missed it, long story short: new iPods, new iTunes, new Apple TV, and a new shot at Android. Jobs bragged at today’s press e…

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Google Voice widgets leaked to Android users [VIDEO]

August 30, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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We already told you that a newer version of Google Voice was discovered in the early G2 ROM that was leaked last week. Now we can show you the goods. And offer a chance to test them for yourself if you’re so inc…

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Applications

The Best RSS Android app with Google Reader is…[Droid vs Droid]

August 25, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Google has its hands in virtually every sector of tech possible, but many of those efforts don’t have official clients made for Android. It’s a common complaint for Android users that Google Reader is in…

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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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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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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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Devices

Google TV suffers first setback in hesitant networks [Rumors]

August 18, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Uh-oh. Google TV is scheduled to hit the market in a few months, but Google’s new television platform may have trouble securing important participation from U.S. broadcast networks. According to a rep…

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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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News

Vlingo makes its voice search and command app free to compete with Google Voice Actions

August 12, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Vlingo has earned praise for its app that performs voice search and voice commands on Android phones. The product is great, but at $9.99, it’s not going to be easy for them to compete with that other voice c…

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Tools

Tips: Open Google Gestures with a quick-flip gesture

August 11, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Those of you still running Google Gestures as a way to quickly search through your phone’s contacts will be happy to know that the app recently got a new shortcut. In Gesture Search 1.2, the app can be opene…

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Android OS

Froyo update kills Android task killer apps

August 9, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Android device owners who have become fond of task killers have recently discovered that those apps are no longer working since their phones have been updated to Android 2.2. (Froyo). Though users have attemp…

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Nexus One is the new Android Developer phone, available for sale by Google

August 5, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The last of the Nexus One devices sold directly from Google were snatched up last month, meaning the only way for regular folks to get one are to purchase from carriers like Vodafone, secondhand from eBay or Crai…

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Google waves goodbye to Google Wave

August 4, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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There once was a time when I spent less time using Google Wave than I did telling people “I don’t have any more Google Wave invites.” No need to worry about that anymore because Google has decided to s…

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Lack of paid apps in Android Market contributes to app piracy [OPINION]

August 3, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Google recently announced a new licensing system to combat app piracy. Developers are pleased to see stronger protection of their creation, but if Google really wants to fight theft, it should expand paid app…

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Android could make Google $10 billion a year and that is a complete longshot

July 28, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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Here is how a CEO talks to the Wall Street Journal when he wants his company’s stock pumped up. Today, Eric Schmidt was quoted saying, “If we have a billion people using Android, you think we can’t ma…

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