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December, 2009 Articles

Nexus One Unboxed, Briefly Videod

by Rob Jackson on December 22nd, 2009 30 Comments

The Nexus One is still alive and kicking although we’ve seen significantly less news on it since the dam broke last week. Maybe Nexus One owners got a little bit nervous after TheNexusOne.com was shut down and everyone assumed they violated an NDA and were hit with a C&D (or worse). At least one other [...]

Yelp Version 1.2 Hits Android, Adds Features

by Rob Jackson on December 22nd, 2009 5 Comments

A few weeks ago Yelp launched their Android application to Android Market. And in the past few days, rumors that Google was set to buy Yelp for $550 million of fallen just as quickly as they have risen. All that craziness aside, Yelp fans will be happy to know that an update to the Android [...]

Motorola Droid Screen Protected By Gorilla Glass

by Rob Jackson on December 22nd, 2009 38 Comments

Apparently Anthony Perez didn’t get the message: the Motorola Droid screen should be harder to break than the vast majority of phone screens because it is protected by Gorilla Glass. Now you’re wondering what the heck Gorilla Glass is… aren’t you? It’s made by Corning and essentially the glass is supercharged by dunking it in [...]

General Mobile Storeoid App Store

by Rob Jackson on December 22nd, 2009 15 Comments

Marketing folks pushing Android products love to tack on “Droid” or “Oid” to the end of their descriptors, giving a familiar word an Android twist. Unfortunately for General Mobile, the name of their new Android application store sounds like it has an unfair advantage “Jose Canseco” style: Storeoid. I’m not sure if General Mobile has [...]

Foxconn Making Acer Android Phones

by Rob Jackson on December 22nd, 2009 8 Comments

Last month we told you that Acer would have 3-5 Android Phones in 2010 and now we’ve got more people saying the same thing. They’ll have 8 to 10 phones and at least half – maybe a little more – will be running Android. But now we’re hearing a few details from DigiTimes that are [...]

CNET Shop Savvies Their Own Android Application

by Rob Jackson on December 22nd, 2009 3 Comments

Take Shop Savvy, rename it, highlight CNET Reviews when applicable and what do you have? CNET Scan & Shop. Just in time for the holidays CBS Interactive has published this application to help you compare all types of different gadgets so you can find the best value while on the go. Here is the description [...]

Sony Ericsson PlayNow Android Apps

by Rob Jackson on December 22nd, 2009 23 Comments

Another day, another application store. If you’re a developer and you want your wonderful Android Application or Game to be distributed on the Xperia X10 when it comes out in the next few months, time to get moving! Sony Ericsson just announced that you can now submit apps and games to their one-stop content store [...]

New Nexus One Shots – Plus A Giveaway

by Talton "Phases" Pettigrew on December 22nd, 2009 32 Comments

(Updated) We have a few new Nexus One pictures and a quick little video clip for ya. These come to you courtesy of engadget via a twitter conversation between Twitter chatters — @djrobrob and @phillm. Enjoy! That little QR code – if you’re wondering – leads to something we covered a bit back.. a holiday [...]

Xperia X10 With AT&T 3G Passes FCC

by Rob Jackson on December 21st, 2009 26 Comments

A few days ago the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 passed the FCC sporting T-Mobile 3G bands. So when the FCC passed another version of the Xperia X10 today, you had to think something was up. And sure enough, THIS version of the Xperia X10 comes packed with the AT&T’s 850/1900MHz 3G bands! Don’t get too [...]

Maine Warning: Cell Phones Cause Cancer

by Rob Jackson on December 21st, 2009 55 Comments

A legislator in Maine wants to make cell phone packaging come with a distinct warning message that they can cause brain cancer. Some countries do have these warnings but they aren’t required anywhere in the United States and since no scientific consensus has been reached, it’ll probably be a difficult bill to have passed. The [...]

Geeks Phone One Shipping Snafu

by Rob Jackson on December 21st, 2009 15 Comments

On December 9th you may have rushed to purchase your Geeks Phone One in order to become one of the first owners of the device. If you did, you are indeed a Geek. But beyond that, you may not have received your phone yet and worse – might have to pay the company more money [...]

Motorola Opus One Specs Leak [iDEN Android]

by Rob Jackson on December 21st, 2009 12 Comments

What is rumored to be the very first iDEN Android handset – the Motorola Opus One – has just gotten a long list of detailed specifications leaked. Nothing mind numbing: 3MP camera with flash, unfortunate 2.5mm headset jack, Wi-Fi, etc… bu tmake no mistake about it, Push To Talk technology is what will fuel sales [...]

Google & Yelp: Win/Win That Won’t Happen

by Rob Jackson on December 21st, 2009 7 Comments

Late last week, TechCrunch was the first site to report that Google was in late stage talks to purchase Yelp for $500+ Million dollars. Yup… half a BILLION dollars. But this morning TechCrunch is now reporting that Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppleman has walked away from the deal although they had agreed on a $550 million [...]

Android 2.1 On The Motorola Droid

by Rob Jackson on December 21st, 2009 53 Comments

Are you a fearless Motorola Droid owner? Want a few extra homescreens? Extra fast and fluid navigation/actions? Some UI improvements? Google News and Weather? Then perhaps you’ll want to install Android 2.1 on your Motorola Droid as it will accomplish all of the above (at the risk of ruining your device of course): He emphasizes [...]

ICD Ultra Tablet Runs Android, Previewed On Jimmy Fallon Show

by Rob Jackson on December 21st, 2009 16 Comments

Engadget frontman Joshua Topolsky returned to the Jimmy Fallon Show to show off some of the latest gadgets and guess what? Two of the three were running Android. Unfortunately Fallon seems to think that Android is “too smart” for him and that he is “too dumb” for Android. He dismissed the Android powered Nook eReader [...]

Nexus One Google Phone Headed To The UK?

by Carl Channon on December 21st, 2009 22 Comments

According to UK newspaper ‘The Guardian’ claims Google has approached several UK mobile phone operators to ‘gauge’ their interest in supporting the Nexus One: Google has approached several mobile phone operators in the UK, including T-Mobile and Vodafone, to gauge their interest in supporting its rival to the iPhone ahead of its launch in Britain [...]

No “Donut” for Rogers HTC Dream and Magic

by Carl Channon on December 21st, 2009 16 Comments

Bad news for many Rogers HTC Dream and Magic owners: according to a posting on HTC’s website (which was apparently then confirmed by Rogers themselves), HTC Dream and Magic owners will NOT receive an official Android OS update to 1.6 Can I upgrade my Rogers Magic device to Android 1.6? HTC is not currently planning [...]

Notion Ink Android Smartpad With Pixel Qi Transflective Display

by Carl Channon on December 21st, 2009 8 Comments

Another welcome addition to Android’s upcoming tablet portfolio – check out this new Android powered tablet/smartpad by Notion Ink (render below): This smartpad/tablet features some pretty nice spec’s including : 10.1 inch screen {1024×600 Wide SVGA} Supports 1080p HD video USB & HDMI ports, 3.5mm stereo headphone jack & microphone input Compass , GPS , [...]

Official Android T-Shirts , Hats & Memory sticks

by Carl Channon on December 21st, 2009 14 Comments

Well here’s a geeky yet fun addition to your wardrobe :D OFFICIAL Google Android merchandise including T-shirts , Caps and even a 4GB memory stick keychain. On the USA/Canda/Mexico Googlestore there are 2 T-Shirt designs available , the first being “Android walking the dog” and my personal favourite of choice is the Android on the [...]

Weekend Roundup: Holiday Edition

by Rob Jackson on December 21st, 2009 4 Comments

Only a few short days until Christmas and less than 2 weeks until 2010 – crazy how time flies, right? Also crazy how the weekend flew by and you may have noticed that we missed a story or two or ten while we dealt with a record-breaking 2 feet of snow. So without further delay… [...]