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Motorola Droid 3 Leaks, Complete with an 8MP Camera and 1080p Video

The above tutorial video features what’s at least the latest build of the Droid 3. It features Micro-USB, mini-HDMI, a five-row keyboard, and an 8MP camera that can capture 1080p HD videos. It looks bulky as hell though. [Engadget]

Tech News Kwame Opam Jun 5

Froyo Is Still Leading the Android Race, But Gingerbread’s Gaining

Hey, look at that—Gingerbread is gaining in popularity after more phones are either shipping with it, or receiving the OTA update. From 3 per cent last month to 8.1 per cent now, a Cupcake is weeping somewhere. [Google]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 3

Toshiba’s Got a Honeycomb Tablet of Their Own, With a Full-Sized USB Port

The Toshiba Thrive is another Android Honeycomb-powered tablet coming this month. Like others in its class, it’s a Tegra 2-powered tablet with a 10-inch, 1200×800 screen. Hitting stores like Best Buy on June 13, the Thrive has a 5-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel front camera, full-sized USB and HDMI ports—meaning it’ll be easy to plug in…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 2

U.S. Government Investigates Google’s Hacking Accusations While China Says Blaming Them is ‘Unacceptable’

After word dropped that hundreds of U.S. Government officials were involved in a Gmail phishing scheme originating from China, many fingers have been pointed in many directions. China says blaming them is unfair, while the U.S. says it’s now investigating. https://gizmodo.com/chinese-hacker-cracks-hundreds-of-gmail-accounts-inclu-5807598 Hong Lei, an official for the Chinese foreign ministry was not pleased: “Blaming these…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 2

Chinese Hacker Cracks Hundreds of Gmail Accounts, Including Those of U.S. Officials

Hundreds of Gmail accounts have been recently hacked, including the accounts of senior government and military personnel in the U.S. Additionally, officials and activists in South Korea and China were affected in the security breach. Here’s the official statement from Google: Through the strength of our cloud-based security and abuse detection systems*, we recently uncovered…

Tech News Adrian Covert Jun 1

Eric Schmidt Says He “Screwed Up” Social Networking at Google

It’s not often an exec is this honest about his/her own faults, but Google’s Eric Schmidt admitted that not only did he “clearly knew I had to do something and I failed to do it,” but that he “screwed up” when it came to social networking. Telling the D9 conference-goers yesterday, Schmidt (ex-CEO, now Executive…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Jun 1

Google Offers Lets Portlanders Buy Cheap Stuff Starting Tomorrow

Google promises that “your phone will be your wallet” and starting Wednesday this mobile wallet will be able to snag daily offers in Portland, Oregon. https://gizmodo.com/google-wallet-how-googles-going-to-eat-your-real-walle-5805879 Google Offers will go live on a limited basis in the City of Roses and expand this summer to hundreds of merchants in San Francisco and New York City.…

Tech News Kelly May 31

How to Lose $3.2 Million and Still Win, By Amazon.com

When Amazon started selling Lady Gaga’s album for $0.99 the other day, there was no doubt it would stand to lose millions. The total today, we now know, is about $3.2 million. This was still a good move for Amazon. Why? Well, loss-leader strategis aside, if you’re up on Amazon’s wheelings and dealings this month,…

Tech News Jack Loftus May 29

Poof! Android Market Emulators Go MIA

Popular Android emulator developer “yongzh” has had all of his apps yanked from Android Market without warning, he told users today, signaling that Google’s recent bans (started last month at the behest of Sega) are all but over. The culled few include user favorites like Nesoid, Snesoid, Gensoid, Ataroid and Gameboid, just to name a…

Tech News Jack Loftus May 29

Is Google Wallet Really the Future of Money?

If Google has its way with Google Wallet, your bank and credit cards will be obsolete. The only things you’ll need a wallet for are IDs and cash. But is Google’s vision really the future of money, here today? https://gizmodo.com/google-wallet-how-googles-going-to-eat-your-real-walle-5805879 Google Wallet is a good idea, no doubt. Is tapping your phone really that more…

Tech News Adrian Covert May 27

Did You Know Microsoft Makes Five Times More Money From Android than From Windows Phone?

According to Citi analyst Walter Pritchard’s lastest big report on Microsoft, the Redmond company makes five times more income from Android than from Windows Phone. You may pick up your jaws now. Here’s how it’s happening: Back in April 2010 Microsoft settled an intellectual property infringement case against HTC. In the agreement, HTC agreed to…

Tech News Jesus Diaz May 27

PayPal Is Suing Google and Two Ex-Employees Over Google Wallet

While it doesn’t mention Google Wallet by name, PayPal’s lawsuit coincides with the day that Google’s NFC service was announced. Alleging that trade secrets were stolen and disclosed, PayPal’s going after Google in a big way. https://gizmodo.com/google-wallet-how-googles-going-to-eat-your-real-walle-5805879 PayPal is not only suing Google, but “two former colleagues who now work there, Osama Bedier and Stephanie…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 27

HTC Will Unlock The Bootloaders on Its Android Devices

HTC finally gets it. The Taiwanese company will no longer lock the bootloaders on its Android devices. Rooting and flashing will be available to all. This news comes straight from CEO Peter Chou who made the following statement, “There has been overwhelmingly customer feedback that people want access to open bootloaders on HTC phones. I…

Tech News Kelly May 26

GhostTown App Plays Any Searchable Song on the Web for Free

GhostTown is a music aggregating app that’s definitely worth a peek—assuming it doesn’t violate some part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that the RIAA would inevitably use to destroy it. A lot of the appeal is in its simplicity. Just search for the artist, song, or album, and GhostTown sifts through the interwebs looking…

Tech News Max Behrman May 26

A New Netflix Update for Android is Here

Ooh, a new version of Netflix landed in the Android Market today. The update enabled streaming on the LG Revolution, Motorola Droid and Casio G’zOne Commando. Don’t shake your head in disbelief, you read that list correctly. The Commando really did get the update before the flasghip Motorola Xoom. [Android Market via Android Central]

Tech News Kelly May 26

Google Wallet: How Google’s Going to Eat Your Real Wallet

“Your phone will be your wallet.” That’s what Google’s promising with Google Wallet and Google Offers, which’ll combine payments and deals in one neat package. And it’s a pretty compelling little vision of the future of paying for stuff. Google Wallet isn’t really one thing, so much as a bundle things tied together in one…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 26

Google NFC Payment System Confirmed for This Summer

Google Wallet, the company’s new NFC payment system has been confirmed as the topic of tomorrow’s Google Event in NYC. The Container Store has already been identified as an early adopter of the technology and will accept payments using it when the system goes live September 1. The rest of the list, as well as…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola May 25

A Man Built a Car from 1906 Using Google Books

That beautiful car is a brand new 1906 Oldsmobile Model B Runabout. Yep, Bob Ferry used Googles Books to find old magazines that described mechanics, showed pictures and gave descriptions of the Oldsmobile so he could build it a 100 years later. There’s like a gazillion books (over 3 million) on Google Books, making it…

Tech News Casey Chan May 25

Google Enters Wireless Mobile Payments Fray

On the heels of Square’s mobile payments launch, Google is also planning a scheme to let you make payments using your phone. https://gizmodo.com/square-iphone-based-mobile-payment-system-kills-cash-re-5804589 According to Bloomberg, Google is getting ready to unveil a mobile payment system on May 26 that will let Android users of some Sprint/Nextel phones make payments using Near Field Communications (NFC).…

Tech News Mat Honan May 24

Modders Make Android Work the Way You Want

CyanogenMod is one of the biggest hacks to ever hit the Android mobile platform. It’s got an estimated 500,000 users. Many Android programmers use it as a starting point for their own coding projects. And according to the project’s founder, a number of Google employees have it installed on their Android devices. Essentially, CyanogenMod is…

Tech News Mike Isaac - Wired May 22

Motorola Droid 3 Leaks, Complete with an 8MP Camera and 1080p Video

Froyo Is Still Leading the Android Race, But Gingerbread’s Gaining

Toshiba’s Got a Honeycomb Tablet of Their Own, With a Full-Sized USB Port

U.S. Government Investigates Google’s Hacking Accusations While China Says Blaming Them is ‘Unacceptable’

Chinese Hacker Cracks Hundreds of Gmail Accounts, Including Those of U.S. Officials

Eric Schmidt Says He “Screwed Up” Social Networking at Google

Google Offers Lets Portlanders Buy Cheap Stuff Starting Tomorrow

How to Lose $3.2 Million and Still Win, By Amazon.com

Poof! Android Market Emulators Go MIA

Is Google Wallet Really the Future of Money?

Did You Know Microsoft Makes Five Times More Money From Android than From Windows Phone?

PayPal Is Suing Google and Two Ex-Employees Over Google Wallet

HTC Will Unlock The Bootloaders on Its Android Devices

GhostTown App Plays Any Searchable Song on the Web for Free

A New Netflix Update for Android is Here

Google Wallet: How Google’s Going to Eat Your Real Wallet

Google NFC Payment System Confirmed for This Summer

A Man Built a Car from 1906 Using Google Books

Google Enters Wireless Mobile Payments Fray

Modders Make Android Work the Way You Want

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