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Well, That’s One Way to Fix Android’s App Update Problem

The painful days of updating Android apps one—at—a—time might be at an end with Android 2.2. But is automatic updating really preferable to an “update all” button? It opens questions, and doors, possibly bad ones.[Phandroid]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Nexus One 3G Bugs No Longer Of Interest To Google

Start pricing up HTC’s Desire or Incredible, Nexus One owners, as Google has put down its hammer and announced “we are no longer investigating further engineering improvements.” You’re stuck with those bugs for good. https://gizmodo.com/htc-desire-review-an-even-more-desirable-nexus-one-5504266 Oh sure, they issued a patch, which didn’t really do much, but Google feels enough is enough and is cutting…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Dell’s Next Android Phones: Flash, Thunder, and Smoke

First Engadget showed us a Windows Phone 7 beauty, the Dell Lightning, and now they’re showing off Dell’s Android offerings: Flash, Thunder, and Smoke. They’re all lookers in their own ways and full of appealing features. https://gizmodo.com/dell-lightning-is-a-beauty-who-runs-windows-phone-7-5521439 The Thunder has a 4.1-inch WVGA OLED screen to show off a “heavily’ customized UI on top of…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

The iPhone Now Runs Android

It’s still a bit buggy, but this guy’s iPhone is running Android. More than that, actually. His phone now gives the choice to load either the iPhone OS or the Android OS. Currently the hack only works on the original iPhone and it’s not flawless, but there’s hope that it’ll be perfected and implemented on…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

HP Compaq Airlife 100 Smartbook Specs Outed

The HP Compaq Airlife 100 certainly looks pretty. But the more we find out about the specs, the more I’m doubting this first-wave smartbook. The 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 512MB RAM and 512MB flash storage (along with a 16GB SSD) are all well and good. But then you hit the resistive touchscreen, the 16-bit TFT display,…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Ford’s Sync AppLink Will Debut In 2011’s Fiesta, With BlackBerry and Android Support

Hey now, BlackBerry users. Just because that Magnum hasn’t been found in a bar and leaked, doesn’t mean you can’t smile today. Though unless you aren’t in the market for a 2011 Ford Fiesta—you can resume frowning. https://gizmodo.com/hands-on-video-of-blackberry-magnum-shows-marriage-of-t-5458578 The Sync AppLink which was announced in January will allow Fiesta owners to use BlackBerry and Android…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

LEAK: Dell’s 7 and 10-inch Streak Tablets

Dell’s latest Android tablet designs, now named “Streak,” are much different—much more iPad like—than the Mini 5 we saw a few months back at CES. https://gizmodo.com/first-hands-on-and-video-dell-mini-5-android-slate-5443837 That’s not necessarily a bad thing at all. The Mini 5 used to look (and may still look) like an oversized Android handset. But now, the newly leaked Dell…

Tech News Mark Wilson

What’s With All the Android Phones? Here’s How to Pick Just One

It’s a near-weekly occurrence: HTC, or Motorola, or someone releases a brand-new Android phone. There are a ton of them! But really, there are only a few worth buying. Here are the best Android phones on each carrier. https://gizmodo.com/verizons-htc-droid-incredible-priced-at-200-5517997 Choosing an Android phone is just like choosing any other cellphone, except easier: You’re already onboard…

Tech News John Herrman

The Dogs of War: Apple vs. Google vs. Microsoft

It’s hard to grasp the breathtaking scale of the epic war between Microsoft, Google and Apple. Billions upon billions of dollars. Entire industries at stake. This is the board. These are the pieces. If you think about it, what’s shocking isn’t the size of Microsoft or Apple, companies that are decades old, established titans of…

Tech News matt buchanan and Shane Snow

Verizon’s HTC Droid Incredible Priced at $200

Specs? Leaked. Carrier? The VZW. Release date? It’s the 29th. The only remaining unknown for Verizon’s Droid Incredible, a Snapdragon-powered Android 2.1 handset from HTC, was the price, which was today pegged at $200. Oh, and pre-orders start Monday. https://gizmodo.com/htc-incredibles-specs-leak-show-snapdragon-android-pho-5515922 In case you’re not in the mood to reassemble months worth of leaks, here’s the…

Tech News John Herrman

HTC Incredible Is Droid Incredible, Will Launch With Verizon April 29th

Ooh, this is something unexpected. That Incredible phone that’s been knocking around for months now will be part of the Droid line-up, launching with Verizon Wireless on April 29th. https://gizmodo.com/htc-incredibles-specs-leak-show-snapdragon-android-pho-5515922 They haven’t announced full spec just yet for the phone, but thanks to yesterday’s leak we know all of that anyway. The Android phone will…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

HTC Incredible’s Specs Leak, Show Snapdragon Android Phone With 8MP Camera

It’s one of the leakiest phones of the year, but it looks like BGR has the official specs, courtesy of a well-placed source at Verizon—rumored to be the exclusive carrier for this Android phone. A 3.7-inch WVGA OLED capacitive screen, 1GHz Snapdragon QSG8650 processor and 8MP camera with autofocus and flash place it above both…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Google Preparing iPad Rival

Confirming the rumors, and after dismissing the iPad as nothing more than a large phone, Google is getting ready its own tablet computer. At least, that was what Google CEO—and Steve Jobs’ own personal Judas—Eric Schmidt is saying. According to the New York Times, Schmidt told friends about the new tablet at a recent party…

Tech News Jesus Diaz

Vonage VoIP Apps Now Available for T-Mobile and AT&T Android Phones

T-Mobile and AT&T customers with Android phones can now finally download a Vonage VoIP app to their devices to make cheap international calls over Wi-Fi or 3G. They’ll also get free domestic calls, but only over Wi-Fi. Vonage Delivers Worldwide Calling Savings to T-Mobile and AT&T Android Users HOLMDEL, N.J., April 9, 2010 /PRNewswire via…

Tech News Rosa Golijan

How WebKit2 Will Fix Your Slow, Crashy Browsers

Ever used Safari? Chrome? An iPhone? Android? Then you’ve used WebKit, the rendering engine that powers most of the best browsers in the world. Up next: WebKit2 with a new “split process model.” it’s going to be awesome. Subtly! The banner feature for WebKit2 is the new split process model: Part of WebKit operates in…

Tech News John Herrman

HTC Patent Shows Dual-Touchscreen Tablet/Phone

Could it be a phone, a netbook or even an ereader/tablet like the Microsoft Courier? The above patent has surfaced via HTC, showing both screens working as one, or split so one is a virtual keyboard, the other, the UI. It’s certainly an intriguing idea, particularly if it were to run Android. We’ve already seen…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Motorola Droid Can Detect Bra Size

Not to mention tase people, and translate doggy-speak. According to some uncovered attempts by Motorola at viral videos, that is. Seven videos show what happens when you put secret unlock codes into your Droid. Check the best out below. How to detect underwear size: How to turn your Droid into a taser: How to translate…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Smartphone OS Beginner’s Guide – UPDATED

Today Apple added some excellent features to its iPhone platform, so we were forced to update our smartphone beginner’s guide chart. Here it is: Use the above chart to easily gauge the differences in the current smartphone platforms on the market, or jump to our original guide for a deeper phone-by-phone lesson. Note: We just…

Tech News Wilson Rothman

See Android Market Grow: 9,330 Apps Added Last Month

The Android Market still has a lot of catching up to do, but they’re certainly picking up the pace: in March, over 9,000 applications were added. But more apps could mean more problems. One of the advantages of the Android Market so far is that though smaller, it’s been relatively free of junk and redundancy.…

Tech News Brian Barrett

HTC Incredible Hitting Verizon April 29

V erizon Wireless sure is busy. Word on the street is that they’re preparing to launch seven new phones, in addition to wrangling an iPhone deal if you believe everything you hear. HTC’s next Android wonder-phone, the Incredible, is next apparently. AndroidAndMe has spoken with “several trusted sources,” each of which confirmed the rumored April…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Well, That’s One Way to Fix Android’s App Update Problem

Nexus One 3G Bugs No Longer Of Interest To Google

Dell’s Next Android Phones: Flash, Thunder, and Smoke

The iPhone Now Runs Android

HP Compaq Airlife 100 Smartbook Specs Outed

Ford’s Sync AppLink Will Debut In 2011’s Fiesta, With BlackBerry and Android Support

LEAK: Dell’s 7 and 10-inch Streak Tablets

What’s With All the Android Phones? Here’s How to Pick Just One

The Dogs of War: Apple vs. Google vs. Microsoft

Verizon’s HTC Droid Incredible Priced at $200

HTC Incredible Is Droid Incredible, Will Launch With Verizon April 29th

HTC Incredible’s Specs Leak, Show Snapdragon Android Phone With 8MP Camera

Google Preparing iPad Rival

Vonage VoIP Apps Now Available for T-Mobile and AT&T Android Phones

How WebKit2 Will Fix Your Slow, Crashy Browsers

HTC Patent Shows Dual-Touchscreen Tablet/Phone

Motorola Droid Can Detect Bra Size

Smartphone OS Beginner’s Guide – UPDATED

See Android Market Grow: 9,330 Apps Added Last Month

HTC Incredible Hitting Verizon April 29

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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

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