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Will you sign-up for Hulu Plus if it still has ads?

July 9, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Last week we highlighted that Hulu Plus would likely come to Android soon based on comments from CEO Jason Kilar. The service costs $9.99, but still includes ads, something that might draw the ire of some Androi…

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Do you really care about a phone’s frame rate? [POLL]

June 15, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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There’s a story going around that the HTC EVO frame rate is “capped” at 30 fps. There’s even talk that the Nexus One suffers the same fate. Who cares? Settle down, power users. I’m sure you’re…

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Firmware updates

How many updates do you expect on your Android phone?

May 28, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Today is Friday, which means it’s time for the weekly email from Android users upset about their phones not being updated. Seriously, I get these emails at least once a week even though I have zero involve…

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How interested are you in an Android tablet? [POLL]
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How interested are you in an Android tablet? [POLL]

May 12, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Let’s say I had an official tablet built by Google (or a partner), running Android, and on one of the nation’s largest mobile networks for data. Is that something you’d be interested in? Wel…

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When’s the last time you used voice and data at the same time?
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When’s the last time you used voice and data at the same time?

April 15, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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AT&T has made a big deal of its users being able to use data and phone connections at the same time. I have that same function as a T-Mobile subscriber, but I honestly can’t remember the last time I neede…

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What’s your dream Android app or feature? [CONTESTS]
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What’s your dream Android app or feature? [CONTESTS]

April 6, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka

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Everyone has a dream app or feature that they’d like to see on Android. As a sneaker fiend, I’d love to see an app that could highlight sneaker and clothing boutiques in any city. It would be a great feature to have d…

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Crazy or cool? Flurry estimates Android Market will have 150,000 apps in 2010
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Crazy or cool? Flurry estimates Android Market will have 150,000 apps in 2010

December 23, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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The number of Android applications increased in 2009 from an issue of dozens to an issue of 20,000. Could we see apps skyrocket again in 2010? According to Flurry, the Android Market app total could reach as high…

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Android fails to conquer European smartphone market. What do European readers think about Android?
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Android fails to conquer European smartphone market. What do European readers think about Android?

December 7, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Androinica.com has quite a few European readers, so I’d like to pose this question to them: what do you think of Android? The reason I ask is because IDC released a report saying that Europeans are not too k…

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What do you think of the Android Developers Challenge Winners?
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What do you think of the Android Developers Challenge Winners?

December 1, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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The Android Developers Challenge concluded yesterday and the winners of the cash prize and instant name recognition that come with it have been announced. Are you impressed or disappointed? When the winners…

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

November 23, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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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 Andro…

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Common questions and answers for the Android beginner
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Common questions and answers for the Android beginner

November 5, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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There’s an Android phone in your hand and a desire in your heart to push that phone to the limit. The enticing Google Android operating system was too much for you to ignore, so let’s get to work answe…

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Can 3rd-party Android apps survive competition from an official app?
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Can 3rd-party Android apps survive competition from an official app?

October 27, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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When the T-Mobile G1 debuted in October 2008, there were a number of features and services that were missing from the Android experience. People wanted to sync with their Exchange server, so Touchdown managed…

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Android passes the one-year mark; how satisfied are you with it?
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Android passes the one-year mark; how satisfied are you with it?

October 22, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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My baby is one year old. After hundreds of apps and thousands of usage hours, my G1 and Android on the consumer level have made it past 365 days. How would you rate Android so far? When I was asked that question on the…

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Android has an app for kgb (the answer service, not the Soviet agency)
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Android has an app for kgb (the answer service, not the Soviet agency)

October 20, 2009 | by Andrew Kameka

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Is it me, or are those kgb commercials freaky? I can handle some creepy guy asking for help in figuring out his girlfriend’s bra size, but the one with two teens trying to feed their dad hamster milk is just p…

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