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Facebook Places is available on the FB Touch website. Here’s a screenshot tour.

August 20, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Facebook launched its new Places feature because it wanted to give users a chance to discover where their friends are, discover what’s around them, and let others know their location. Sure, we were alre…

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Facebook Places check-ins to location awareness industry

August 19, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp, and the ilk ought to be nervous. Really nervous. Why? Facebook unveiled its own check-in service called Facebook Places last night. Places is a location-aware service to find your…

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Rumor: German manufacturer promises 10-inch Tegra 2 Android tablet by end of the year

July 27, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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After yesterday’s surprise Android tablet being available at Kmart, it only seems natural to follow it up with another tablet story. The nice thing about this one is that this tablet has better specs and…

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Google Maps for Android adds train schedules, live Places info, more Latitude features

June 22, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Another day, another upgrade from Google. The latest service treated to new features is Google Maps on Android 1.6 or higher, which has added upcoming schedules at transit stations, more integration with Lat…

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Rogers “Navigator for Android” now available, priced at $4.99 a month
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Rogers “Navigator for Android” now available, priced at $4.99 a month

May 20, 2010 | by Robert Nelson

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Thanks to the introduction of “Navigator for Android” Rogers users now have an available option for traveling around and not getting lost. Which is nice considering the Google Maps Navigation a…

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Zillow launches new Android real estate app
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Zillow launches new Android real estate app

March 17, 2010 | by Chris Smith

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Zillow.com, “the leader in mobile real estate” will be launching a US real estate searching app that uses GPS to pinpoint consumers position and provide information about local homes. The appli…

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Android apps don’t make money…except for one that’s bringing in $13k a month
Travel

Android apps don’t make money…except for one that’s bringing in $13k a month

March 2, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The Android Market has a negative reputation for providing economic rewards, but one developer has found a way to secure a few bucks – $13,000 a month. Edward Kim created Car Locator as a side project whil…

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Tips: Here’s a much easier way to control Google Voice depending on location
Commmunication

Tips: Here’s a much easier way to control Google Voice depending on location

February 25, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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The Android world was abuzz yesterday with a tutorial to have Google Voice know which phones to ring depending on location. The tutorial had a great premise but was flawed by its set-up and dependence on Locale.…

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Garmin-Asus Android phone is a GPS device that happens to have a phone
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Garmin-Asus Android phone is a GPS device that happens to have a phone

February 11, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Garmin-Asus has done the “we’re coming to Android” dance for more than a year, but the music has finally stopped with the announcement of the Garmin-Asus Nuvifone A50. Centered on GPS navi…

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Nav4All shuts down, provides warning sign to developers
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Nav4All shuts down, provides warning sign to developers

February 1, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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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 h…

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Motorola’s Motoroi Coming To U.S. In March
Phones

Motorola’s Motoroi Coming To U.S. In March

January 19, 2010 | by Marin Perez

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It looks like the Droid will soon be replaced as Motorola’s best Android phone because the feature-rich Motoroi is expected to hit the U.S. market in March. The handset is essentially a keyboard-less Dr…

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Geodelic releases app to more users, aims to be YouTube of geo-content
Travel

Geodelic releases app to more users, aims to be YouTube of geo-content

January 11, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Geodelic, makers of the popular Android app Sherpa, have announced that a similar version of their flagship app is now available as “Geodelic” to Android phones. Previously an exclusive to the T…

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Android Apps Alert 12: Search and speak in a slow week
Applications

Android Apps Alert 12: Search and speak in a slow week

January 3, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Looking for the best Android apps? Good luck finding them on your own. But if you do stumble across apps people will love, let the world know. Androinica.com encourages users to tweet great apps with the #androi…

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NDrive launches Android GPS app with turn-by-turn navigation
Travel

NDrive launches Android GPS app with turn-by-turn navigation

December 21, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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The Android GPS navigation market is becoming a crowded field, and NDrive has announced that it has will join the crowd with the release of its app into the Android Market. Previously seen on iPhones, NDrive has…

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Waze launches new holiday contest, language feature, and Foursquare support
Travel

Waze launches new holiday contest, language feature, and Foursquare support

December 17, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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I’ve always been impressed by the way that Waze has turned its GPS app into a game. They’ve held several contests and games designed to encourage people to drive around and gather road data, streng…

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TeleNav and Toys for Tots want you to let Santa guide you this holiday season
News

TeleNav and Toys for Tots want you to let Santa guide you this holiday season

December 8, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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TeleNav is offering a Santa Claus plug-in for its TeleNav GPS Navigator app. Anyone who wants to hear St. Nick’s jolly tones can pay 99 cents USD and a voice representing Santa Claus will provide turn-by-…

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