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Angry Birds Beta Coming To Android This Week

According to a little email sent out by the developer of Angry Birds, a full beta test of the Android version will arrive this week. The game that Apple people go on and on and on about launched on WebOS last week, so it’s really about time it hit the rampant Android platform. Register your…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Sep 1

An Outdoorsy Phone Running Android: Motorola Defy

Billing this as a rough-‘n-tumble phone, Motorola’s Defy doesn’t particularly wow on the specs-front, but could be a good Android alternative to those rugged phones Samsung keeps churning out. The screen is just a 3.7-inch WVGA job, the camera a none-too-shabby 5MP effort, and the DLNA support is most certainly welcome. It’s that adversity in…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Sep 1

Droid 2 Gets Reworked As Milestone 2 in Europe

As Motorola is wont to do, the Droid 2 has been renamed for Europe as the Milestone 2. So much for that Droid Pro rumor. https://gizmodo.com/european-droid-aka-milestone-commercial-makes-ours-lo-5423896 Just like with the Droid 2, the Milestone 2 also has a slick of MOTOBLUR over Android 2.2, a 1GHz processor, 5MP camera with 720p video recording, and Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/DLNA.…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Sep 1

T-Mobile’s G2 Gets Its Official Specs and Photos Leaked

The first official images and specs of T-Mobile’s HSPA+ Adroid G2 have emerged, via CellPhone Signal. We’d seen the phone before (and the specs are no surprise), but these press photos sure beat the crappy quality of last time. https://gizmodo.com/get-your-first-look-at-t-mobiles-leaked-g2-5617814 Spec-wise, the phone will (officially) pack a 3.7″ OLED display, 1 Ghz Snapdragon processor, 5…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 31

Hands On With Stream TV’s Surprising, Open Source-Friendly Tablet

If anyone unseats the iPad, the victor might be the one that doesn’t try to beat Apple at its own game. We checked out Stream TV’s eLocity Android tablet firsthand, and this plucky contender may put up a serious fight. To say that the eLocity A7 isn’t going directly head to head with the iPad…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 31

Microsoft’s Bing Awkwardly Gatecrashes Android’s Party

Microsoft has spotted a gap in the market, offering an integrated search and mapping tool for Google’s Android platform. That’ll really come in handy, as it’s the one area where Google is really lacking at the moment, isn’t that right, everyone? The new Bing for Mobile Android App has launched for Android users on the…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Aug 31

Q: Is ViewSonic’s 7-Inch ViewPad a Phone or Android Tablet? A: Both!

If you thought the Dell Streak was too large to be used as a phone at 5-inches, get a load of ViewSonic’s ViewPad 7, a 7-inch Android tablet that also doubles up as a phone. https://gizmodo.com/dell-streak-priced-299-with-contract-549-without-5597791 Running Android 2.2 (Froyo), we first heard about this model last week when the company announced it was also…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Aug 31

Death of Google Wave Clarified

Writing on the Google Wave blog yesterday, Lars Rasmussen from the Wave team spoke of its scheduled death, confirming that Wave.google.com “will be available at least through the end of the year,” and that “there will be ways to export your waves before the end of the year.” Those 28,000-odd fans of the “Save Google…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Aug 31

Today, Sprint’s Epic 4G Goes On Sale

Amazon is actually listing the Epic 4G for $50 less than the Sprint website, but if you want to grab it via more official means, mosey on over to Sprint’s site now. We found it was the best 4G phone yet in our review, but do let us know what your impressions are if you…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Aug 31

Gmail’s New Priority Inbox Feature Knows Which Emails Are Important To You

Google is rolling out a new beta feature to Gmail users: The Priority Inbox. It’s a way for Gmail to learn which emails are important to you and make sure that you see them first. Oh, and it works incredibly well. I’ve been trying out the Priority Inbox feature for a bit and have found…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Aug 30

Samsung Galaxy Tab Almost Certainly Confirmed For Verizon

To follow up on previous conjecture about whether the Android-based Samsung Galaxy Tablet was heading to Verizon or Sprint, BGR just got a tip that shows the 7-inch device in Verizon’s internal systems. That doesn’t rule out Sprint also getting it, but it does all but confirm Verizon—since BGR’s Verizon sources are pretty decent. [Boy…

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 30

Hardware Makers, You’re Losing Up To Half Your Potential Customers By Shipping Old Firmware

We often fall in love with new smartphones only to be shattered when we discover that they’ll ship with old firmware. A lot of shoppers feel the same—and it might be costing hardware makers half their potential customers. Last week we discussed the phenomenon of new devices shipping with outdated firmware—a pattern particularly evident with…

Tech News Rosa Golijan Aug 30

Arcade Fire and Google Pushing HTML5 Together

At first, it might look like a bad memory from a late-90s porn misclick—a flurry of browser windows filling your screen. But a new collaboration between Google and Arcade Fire is looking to the future, showcasing HTML5’s power. Rather than stick a traditional music video on YouTube, Arcade Fire’s “The Wilderness Downtown” is a Chrome…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 30

Microsoft: Android Hidden Costs Are Expensive

According to Business Insider, Microsoft says that Android’s hidden manufacturing costs are much higher than their own $15-per-unit Windows Phone 7 license. They have some very good points, but others are not so good. Here are their arguments: Good arguments • Windows Phone 7 manufacturers are protected against IP lawsuits, unlike Android licensees (although one…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Aug 30

Mapping Your Pals With Nearby Friends: Creepy or Fair Game?

Is Facebook Places not sufficiently immersing you in the mundanity of your friends’ lives? Try Nearby Friends, an app that plots their check-ins—past and present—on Google Maps. Just don’t let any of them catch you using it. In all truth, the app—sure to be a hit among crazed, jealous ex-boyfriends everywhere—is only using information that’s…

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 30

Samsung Claims Galaxy S Sells 1 Million in US

Samsung says they’ve sold a million Galaxy S phones in the US over a month and a half—not iPhone 4 debut numbers, but strong nonetheless. Verizon and Sprint will soon offer the Galaxy, following AT&T and T-Mobile. [Fortune]

Tech News Sam Biddle Aug 30

Nvidia’s Tegra 2 Obliterates The Competition In Speed Test

That Toshiba AC100 Android-powered netbook may not be the most desirable combination of hardware and software out there, but it already has one big plus point—it’s Nvidia Tegra 2 chipset destroys anything else in terms of raw speed. https://gizmodo.com/toshiba-ac100-netbook-runs-android-and-has-massive-seve-5568458 A speed test using Android benchmarking tool Quadrant carried out by a reviewer at Carrypad shows…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Aug 30

Google Planning Pay-Per-View Movies For YouTube

The Financial Times is reporting that Google is in talks with Hollywood studios to launch a global pay-per-view video service by the end of 2010. If it happens, YouTube will transform into a major player in streaming rental movies. People familiar with the talks are saying that Google is pitching to the movie studios that…

Tech News Casey Chan Aug 29

Toshiba SmartPad’s Specs Leak, Runs Android 2.2 And Is Supposedly Called The Folio 100

What we once knew as the Toshiba SmartPad will now be known as the Toshiba Folio 100. Along with the name change, specs for the Folio 100 have leaked and it’s supposed to run Android 2.2. https://gizmodo.com/toshiba-smartpad-gets-a-leaky-close-up-the-ports-5619412 According to Notebook Italia, the Folio 100 will have: OS: Android 2.2 Processor: Nvidia Tegra 2 Display: multitouch…

Tech News Casey Chan Aug 28

Apple’s App Store Dominated By Pay Apps, Google’s By Free Apps

Are iPhone owners more willing to pay for applications than Android owners? Or are Android developers just more interested in giving away their apps? Something’s going on with these two app markets which have completely different make ups, according to Royal Pingdom. Pingdom surveyed the App Store and the Android Market and discovered that only…

Tech News Jay Yarow and Kamelia Angelova - BI Aug 27

Angry Birds Beta Coming To Android This Week

An Outdoorsy Phone Running Android: Motorola Defy

Droid 2 Gets Reworked As Milestone 2 in Europe

T-Mobile’s G2 Gets Its Official Specs and Photos Leaked

Hands On With Stream TV’s Surprising, Open Source-Friendly Tablet

Microsoft’s Bing Awkwardly Gatecrashes Android’s Party

Q: Is ViewSonic’s 7-Inch ViewPad a Phone or Android Tablet? A: Both!

Death of Google Wave Clarified

Today, Sprint’s Epic 4G Goes On Sale

Gmail’s New Priority Inbox Feature Knows Which Emails Are Important To You

Samsung Galaxy Tab Almost Certainly Confirmed For Verizon

Hardware Makers, You’re Losing Up To Half Your Potential Customers By Shipping Old Firmware

Arcade Fire and Google Pushing HTML5 Together

Microsoft: Android Hidden Costs Are Expensive

Mapping Your Pals With Nearby Friends: Creepy or Fair Game?

Samsung Claims Galaxy S Sells 1 Million in US

Nvidia’s Tegra 2 Obliterates The Competition In Speed Test

Google Planning Pay-Per-View Movies For YouTube

Toshiba SmartPad’s Specs Leak, Runs Android 2.2 And Is Supposedly Called The Folio 100

Apple’s App Store Dominated By Pay Apps, Google’s By Free Apps

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