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MOG Mobile For iPhone and Android Streams 8 Million Songs and Lets You Download ‘Em All

MOG, the latest entrant into the increasingly competitive world of cloud-based mobile music services, has a combination of features, including unlimited, high-quality downloads from its impressively stocked 8 million song library, that make its $10/mo. subscription a compelling option. There’s a certain comfort to all-you-can-eat situations—knowing that if you decide to binge, you can do…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Asus Wants Android For EeePad

After confusing the world by saying it would use Windows EC7 as the OS for its upcoming 10.1″ EP101TC EeePad, Asus has now seen sense—and stuck Android in the thing instead. Goodbye, familiar bland Microsoft leafy background image. https://gizmodo.com/asus-eee-pad-is-a-windows-7-running-tablet-5551594 Nothing has been said about which version of Android the EeePad will ship with, although with…

Tech News Gary Cutlack

A Detailed State of the Apps Report

There’s a lot written about the Apple App Store and Android Market, but they’re hardly the only games in town. Here’s your comprehensive look at the entire app ecosystem. Spoiler: it’s huge. It’s so oddly reassuring that a fart simulator is in the top 20 all time paid App Store apps, isn’t it? Maybe that’s…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Windows Phone 7 In Depth: A Fresh Start

“What’s this?” a girl at a party asked, as I handed her my phone. She touched a square, and everything flipped away. “It’s Microsoft’s brand new phone. Kind of like a fresh start,” I explained. “Oh. It’s… neat.” That’s the most apt way to describe Windows Phone 7, really. It’s a fresh start, and it’s…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

This Week’s Best Apps

In this week’s iPhone, iPad, and Android app round-up: AT-AT’s, brought down; Android input, Palm Pilot Graffiti-fied; Dracula, vanquished; calculations, beautified; Starfleet communiques, transmitted; deers, hunted; Firefox, synced; trains, conducted chaotically, and more! iPhone To view these on one page, click here https://gizmodo.com/iphone-apps-july-16-5589305 iPad To view these on one page, click here https://gizmodo.com/ipad-apps-july-16-5590300 Android To…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

July 19 Motorola Droid X Update Includes Numerous Efficiency Fixes

An upcoming July 19 Droid X software update includes patterns of sorts. Mainly, the words “improved,” “faster,” and “streamlined” appear frequently throughout the bullet point list of fixes. A small sampling, courtesy BGR: * Improved battery charging status indicator. * Smoother transition for camera and camcorder functions. * Faster Exchange ActiveSync® email loading. * Streamlined…

Tech News Jack Loftus

MicDroid: Android Users Get Their Auto-Tune App

Hey Android users! Envious of the iPhone T-Pain app? Hungry for some portable Auto-Tune action? Are you still reading? Great, because MicDroid, the purported first Android Auto-Tune app, has landed. Commence with the rolling eyes and bleeding ears: PocketNow, modest as ever, says this is an early stage app, and that features are sparse, but…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Google Receives Last Nexus One Shipment

Google just received their last Nexus One shipment and once this current stock sells out, it’s officially goodbye to the Google Phone Store and sayanora Nexus One. Even though it wasn’t the most successful Android phone, I still think it’s the best option for people who want the authentic Android experience. https://gizmodo.com/nexus-one-review-5443835 You’ll still technically…

Tech News Casey Chan

Skobbler Gives Free Turn By Turn Navigation To International Android Users

Google Maps Navigation is a wonderful turn-by-turn navigation app for Android. Only problem? It’s only available in the US and UK. Thankfully, Skobbler is bringing their own free turn-by-turn navigation to the rest of the world. https://gizmodo.com/google-maps-navigation-a-free-ass-kicking-turn-by-tu-5391408 Like the iPhone version, Skobbler for Android relies on the OpenStreetMap database, which is open-source and user-edited, to…

Tech News Casey Chan

Motorola Droid Enters Hospice Period

A list of Verizon’s End of Life devices has surfaced over at DROIDForums.net. Some of the phones will be missed more than others, but none more than Motorola Droid. Clearly, Verizon’s making way for its two big summer launches—both of which also happen to be called Droid. But regardless of whether Droid X and Droid…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Sony Ericsson Charges More Money, Makes More Money

The average price charged by Sony Ericsson for a cell phone has risen from a predicted $173 to $207—helping the company record a profit for the second quarter in a row. The price and profit rise is attributed to the success of its Android-powered X10 and the Vivaz, with the feature-packed smartphones doing more, costing…

Tech News Gary Cutlack

Motorola Droid X Review

Dipped in clarified cyborg testosterone as it comes off the assembly line, the Droid X is sci-fi machismo congealed into a phone. Yet it’s gelded by steroidal software—a fussy, awkward android with acne the size of asteroids. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-droid-x-subtle-like-an-asteroid-5570931 Available today, the Motorola Droid X on Verizon for $200 after rebates. The Droid X is the…

Reviews Matt Buchanan

The Samsung Galaxy S Goes See-Through

There’s no special engineering going on here, just an Andriod app and an extreme case of cleverness. If you own a Samsung Galaxy S, you can download Samsung’s custom Android app called Road SMS. It’s a simple text messaging program, but instead of the dull metallic backdrop of your average mobile OS, Road SMS pipes…

Tech News Mark Wilson

HP Ditches Android Tablet

HP’s original vision: tablets of every OS flavor, led by the (since deceased) Windows 7 Slate but complemented by Android and webOS devices. Today it turns out there can only be one. And it’s not named after dessert. https://gizmodo.com/hp-slate-is-dead-on-arrival-says-techcrunch-5527824 HP’s decision to table their Android tablet—reported by All Things D—shouldn’t come so much as a…

Tech News Brian Barrett

New Droid X Teaser “See You Tomorrow” For Viewing Today

Hmm, this seems a bit familiar. The people at Droid are about as subtle as an asteroid when it comes to the inspiration for this new commercial. You’re welcome, Motorola. https://gizmodo.com/motorola-droid-x-subtle-like-an-asteroid-5570931

Tech News Christina Bonnington

Be Nice to the Mobile Networks—Use Opera Mini 5.1

The updated 5.1 version of Opera Mini launched on the Android Market overnight, promising to focus on speed and usability—bringing more of a “PC-like” browsing experience to Android. If that’s what you really want. Once again focusing on its server-side compression of web pages before delivery to your phone, Opera claims its latest mobile browser…

Tech News Gary Cutlack

Tour the Cruz Reader, a $200 Android Tablet

The iPad’s the best tablet around because it’s the pretty much the only tablet around, but a whole legion of Android tablets, like Velocity Micro’s Cruz Reader, are on their way. For $200, this one looks pretty good. The 7″ Cruz Reader, slated for availability in August, is being sold as an ebook reader—a $300…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert

Watch the Earth’s Aurora Pulsate, Live

Android app Solaris uses realtime data from several of NASA’s orbital observation satellites, giving you an accurate representation of the magnetic field of the planet. It might come in handy when the apocalypse hits. According to the maker, the “phone vibrates when geomagnetic storm level rises” which will be quite the conversation starter when your…

Tech News Gary Cutlack

How To Skip The Android Tutorial

Here’s how to skip the Android tutorial forever. When presented with the cute Android robot that tempts you to touch it, tap the four corners in a clockwise motion: upper left, upper right, bottom right, and then bottom left. And just like that, you’ll never have to do that stupid tutorial ever again. Pro tip:…

Tech News Casey Chan

Use Google’s Open Spot Android App To Find Parking Spots

Google’s new Open Spot Android app turns finding open parking spots into a social game. You earn “karma points” for marking down available parking spots while others earn open parking spots by tracking down those marked spots. Each time you mark down an available parking spot in Open Spot, you gain a karma point. The…

Tech News Casey Chan

MOG Mobile For iPhone and Android Streams 8 Million Songs and Lets You Download ‘Em All

Asus Wants Android For EeePad

A Detailed State of the Apps Report

Windows Phone 7 In Depth: A Fresh Start

This Week’s Best Apps

July 19 Motorola Droid X Update Includes Numerous Efficiency Fixes

MicDroid: Android Users Get Their Auto-Tune App

Google Receives Last Nexus One Shipment

Skobbler Gives Free Turn By Turn Navigation To International Android Users

Motorola Droid Enters Hospice Period

Sony Ericsson Charges More Money, Makes More Money

Motorola Droid X Review

The Samsung Galaxy S Goes See-Through

HP Ditches Android Tablet

New Droid X Teaser “See You Tomorrow” For Viewing Today

Be Nice to the Mobile Networks—Use Opera Mini 5.1

Tour the Cruz Reader, a $200 Android Tablet

Watch the Earth’s Aurora Pulsate, Live

How To Skip The Android Tutorial

Use Google’s Open Spot Android App To Find Parking Spots

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing

Amazon Slashes 63% Off Acer Aspire Desktop for a Limited-Time Spring Sale, With Keyboard and Mouse Included

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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