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mSpot Beats Google to Cloud-Based Music Service

Putting our music collections in the cloud would be a wonderful thing. So wonderful, even, that Google and Apple have been working on doing just that for months. But why wait? mSpot’s letting you Android users do it now. https://gizmodo.com/google-really-wants-to-launch-a-cloud-based-media-servi-5474656 mSpot has been streaming movies to all four major carriers for some time, but today…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Samsung Galaxy S Known as Vibrant, Captivate and Fascinate With US Carriers

Confusingly, Samsung’s Galaxy S will be sold under different names in the US. Verizon will have it as the Fascinate, T-Mobile as Vibrant, AT&T as the Captivate and US Cellular as the Galaxy S—and Sprint as Epic 4G. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-captivate-at-ts-first-serious-android-phone-5566087 It’s essentially the same phone as the Galaxy S which is already on sale in the…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Nokia N900 Hacked With Froyo, While Androids Are Still Waiting

Nokia would be doing much better if they’d announced last week that along with ditching Symbian for high-end devices, they were adopting Android too. Sadly, they’re sticking with MeeGo—but as this video demonstrates, you can Androidize it yourself. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-ditching-symbian-for-n-series-phones-5571633 Froyo is rolling out gently across some of the Android phones already in people’s hands, but…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Sprint’s Second 4G Phone Is The Samsung Epic 4G Slider

The Samsung Epic 4G joins the HTC EVO as Sprint’s 4G handsets, but diverges with the fact that it has a slide-out keyboard. It looks like the Galaxy S Pro, which we’ve been seeings leaks of for a few weeks. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-galaxy-s-pro-specs-leak-5568479 The quick specs: 1GHz Samsung Cortex A8 processor, 4-inch Super AMOLED capacitive display, Android…

Tech News Jason Chen

T-Mobile Motorola Charm Is an Android Phone With a Blackberry-Styled Keyboard

A leaked T-Mobile slide is showing off the Motorola Charm, a square-ish Android device running Motoblur with a physical keyboard. Though Motoblur is definitely not for us, the Charm’s Blackberry-esque, candybar form factor is interesting since it hasn’t been done with Android before. If the keyboard is better than typical Motorola-fare, this could serve as…

Tech News Casey Chan

Workable Android Port for HTC HD2 Nears?

An intrepid crew of tinkerers, working with the Android OS, are all but ready to spring that OS on the Windows 6.5 hobbled HTC HD2. The big issue overcome this weekend was related to the bootloader. Write the folks at XDA Developers: The reason was that the bootloader used to boot into Android, called HaRET…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Bye Bye OLED, Hello LCD for Some HTC Phones

You know how OLED screens, like in the Nexus One, are sort of hard to make? Well, shortages mean that HTC’s swapping in LCD screens for OLEDs in the Desire, and possibly other 3.7-inch-screen phones, like the Incredible. https://gizmodo.com/the-nexus-ones-dirty-display-secret-updated-5477320 They’ll continue selling the phones with OLED displays, but now they’re adding LCDs to the mix…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Test Notes: iPhone 4 Camera

The best camera is the one you have with you, so I carry a very nice point-and-shoot everywhere. Nothing else has been good enough. But the iPhone 4 is. https://gizmodo.com/canon-s90-review-itll-never-leave-my-pocket-except-wh-5393112 Five megapixels is good enough. Photos are “real camera” size. I’ve always wanted a point-and-shoot camera that’s frozen at 5 or 6 megapixels, with the…

Tech News matt buchanan & woody allen jang

Froyo Available on Sprint “In Near Future,” Motorola Droid X in August

Google may’ve let Froyo out of the bag, but until the networks and manufacturers release it that won’t mean anything to those ready to kick Android 2.1 to the curb. Sprint and Motorola’s (rough/unconfirmed) plans are detailed below. UPDATE https://gizmodo.com/android-2-2-froyo-available-today-5570938 Sprint’s announcement about the roll-out of Android 2.2 is vague, saying only that it’ll be…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Google Remotely Removes Apps From Android Phones For Security Reasons

Isn’t it funny that when Apple removes apps from the App Store, a major ruckus rears its head—but when Google removes apps from people’s phones, just a few quiet grumblings are heard. https://gizmodo.com/5000-casualties-of-the-app-store-boob-war-5477566 This could be because when Apple removes apps, it’s apps they don’t agree with—apps with a spot of controversy or nudity, even…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Give Your Ancient Android Sparkling New Features With This Free App

Around 50 per cent of Androids still run under 1.6, making this ADW.Launcher app a must-download app. It brings some of the later features of Android to the early OS versions, such as multiple screens. Need more convincing? It’s free. EuroDroid.com tested the app and said it was “honestly like getting a new mobile phone,…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Seek Out Stronger Wi-Fi Hotspots On Android

While you’ve no doubt got an “unlimited” data contract, sometimes it’s faster/cheaper/easier to connect to Wi-Fi. Particularly if you’re trying to download a new mega-app. Wi-Fi Analyzer is a free app which displays the strength of all Wi-Fi hotspots nearby. It’s been out for a while now, however Recombu’s review of it brought the app…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

One In Five Android Apps Access Your Private Data

The Android Market’s openness comes with a significant hitch: a full 20% of its app offerings can access and share your private data. Some can even make calls and send texts from your phone without your knowledge or consent. UPDATED: The report, from security firm SMobile Systems, also found that dozens of apps in the…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Android Market Is Acting Up, Showing No Apps

Of all the days, Android Market had to choose today to get a little wonky. Some Android users are seeing no apps in Android Market (there’s supposed to be 65,000), so it’s either a bug or someone’s math is terribly off. Either way, most people should be fine but if it’s affecting you, you’re not…

Tech News Casey Chan

Android 2.2 Froyo Available Today

Andy Rubin just announced on stage at the Droid X event that Android 2.2 is open sourced and available as of today. Today’s when everybody—from HTC to you and me—gets their hands on it. [source.android.com]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Motorola Droid X: Subtle Like an Asteroid

Motorola’s Droid X is real. Really, really giant. And it looks like video is going to be how Verizon pushes the 4.3-inch screen: VCAST, a Blockbuster download service, HDMI out and DLNA compatibility. Did I mention it’s gigantinormous? What an odd phone. It’s tapered but in a crazy way: The bottom is super skinny, the…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

The State of Android: 160,000 Phones a Day and 65,000 Apps in the Market

Andy Rubin‘s at the Droid X event too. At Google IO last month, he says, they were selling 100,000 Android devices a day. Now they’re selling 160,000 a day. And there’s 65,000 apps in the market now.

Tech News Matt Buchanan

What Eric Schmidt Thinks About Mobile Carriers

Eric Schmidt’s thinly veiled dig at AT&T here at the Verizon Droid X launch: “You need an incredibly fast and scalable network that… costs god knows how many billions.”

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Google Maps for Android Ensures You Never Miss a Train Again

It was already a joy to use, but Google’s update of Google Maps for Android (version 4.3) squeezes in transit info, restaurant/services reviews and a nice tie-in with Latitude, where Google contacts can be contacted easily. That Latitude update lets you find which of your Google Contacts are using the service, so you can share…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Kobo Ebook Apps Now Available For iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Palm Pre Devices

The Kobo ebook apps are free and now available for your iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Palm Pre devices. This means that you can easily purchase, access, bookmark, and read your ebooks on the go. [Kobo via CrunchGear]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

mSpot Beats Google to Cloud-Based Music Service

Samsung Galaxy S Known as Vibrant, Captivate and Fascinate With US Carriers

Nokia N900 Hacked With Froyo, While Androids Are Still Waiting

Sprint’s Second 4G Phone Is The Samsung Epic 4G Slider

T-Mobile Motorola Charm Is an Android Phone With a Blackberry-Styled Keyboard

Workable Android Port for HTC HD2 Nears?

Bye Bye OLED, Hello LCD for Some HTC Phones

Test Notes: iPhone 4 Camera

Froyo Available on Sprint “In Near Future,” Motorola Droid X in August

Google Remotely Removes Apps From Android Phones For Security Reasons

Give Your Ancient Android Sparkling New Features With This Free App

Seek Out Stronger Wi-Fi Hotspots On Android

One In Five Android Apps Access Your Private Data

Android Market Is Acting Up, Showing No Apps

Android 2.2 Froyo Available Today

Motorola Droid X: Subtle Like an Asteroid

The State of Android: 160,000 Phones a Day and 65,000 Apps in the Market

What Eric Schmidt Thinks About Mobile Carriers

Google Maps for Android Ensures You Never Miss a Train Again

Kobo Ebook Apps Now Available For iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Palm Pre Devices

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