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May, 2010 Articles

In the Market for a Cheap Android Tablet? Check This Out

by Kevin Krause on May 18th, 2010

The Eken M001 tablet is an Android 1.6-running, 7-inch touchscreen tablet, and it can be yours for the low low price of $108.76. This one comes out of China and features a 600MHz processor, 2GB flash memory, expandable SD storage, and Wi-Fi connectivity. Sure there are better tablets on the horizon and other options currently [...]

Does the Droid Incredible Suffer from A Potential Grounding Flaw Causing Touchscreen Issues?

by Kevin Krause on May 18th, 2010

Chris Tabor has uncovered an interesting bug with his Droid Incredible, and he isn’t stopping until everyone knows about it. His in depth coverage of this issue is the first I have ever heard of it, and that seems to be the case with most users, but still his evidence is quite compelling as he [...]

SFR Brings the Nexus One to France

by Kevin Krause on May 18th, 2010

Google will shut down the Nexus One phone store soon enough, but the push for their Android handset is far from over. The N1 is coming to France’s SFR (a division of Vodafone), and can be ordered now from their website. On a 12-month contract you can expect to pay 129 euros for the phone, or [...]

New Droid Incredible Commercial Actually Shows the Product it Advertises

by Kevin Krause on May 18th, 2010

I’ve been a big fan of the Droid advertising campaign from the beginning. Its take no prisoners approach has really caused some huge sales for Verizon and the “Droid Does” catch phrase has become the Android users’ “There’s and app for that” rebuttal. But when the first Droid Incredible commercial failed to even show the [...]

Xperia X10 Mini Official Unboxing Video

by Kevin Krause on May 18th, 2010

Sony Ericsson has posted an official unboxing video for the Xperia X10 Mini, and in case you were still wondering, this phone is SMALL. More packaging space needs to be devoted to the USB cable, charger, and headphones that will be included in most markets than the actual handset. Some carriers will even be releasing [...]

HTC Wildfire Product Page Live

by Kevin Krause on May 18th, 2010

The product page for the upcoming HTC Wildfire is now live, giving us a complete overview of what we can expect from this entry-level handset that sort of looks like a baby Desire or Nexus One. You’ll get all the bells and whistles of HTC Sense (a UI that has grown on me as it has [...]

Gameloft Skips Android Market, More Games Available Direct

by Kevin Krause on May 18th, 2010

Yesterday Gameloft added 10 more titles to the library of games that can be download directly from their website in addition to the Android Market to test various distribution models. Now up for sale and download as unsigned apps are Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X., and Asphalt 5 among others. Baudouin Corman, vice president of [...]

Google’s New Sales Strategy: Whispered Ads and Sponsored Ringtones Cut Costs [Humor]

by Kevin Krause on May 18th, 2010

Here is a bit of new you definitely won’t see coming out of Google I/O, but The Onion is oh-so-perfectly timed with the release of their mock news report on the newest revelation from the Google camp. It is sad to think I could envision a future where this sort of thing could exist in [...]

Inkia inPad 701 and inPad 702 Show Up with Android

by Kevin Krause on May 18th, 2010

It seems each new tablet announced edges closer and closer to infringing on the iPad trademark, and these two new Inkia offerings are no exception. In fact, they straddle the line by only one letter. The inPad 701 and 702 will feature 7-inch screens, with the 702 model getting 3G capabilities. They both have Android, [...]

HTC Wildfire Going To T-Mobile UK June 14th

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 18th, 2010

Just yesterday, we were reporting on HTC’s latest mid-range Sense-enabled handset being announced – the HTC Wildfire – and we got word of the phone’s first carrier this morning. After learning that it’d be headed to Virgin Media customers in the UK, T-Mobile customers over there might be delighted to learn they’ll be getting the [...]

PrimeTime2Go Comes to Motorola Android Handsets

by Kevin Krause on May 18th, 2010

Ah, just in time for the series finale of LOST. QuickPlay Media announced today the availability of their PrimeTime2Go mobile TV service to Android-powered Motorola devices (including the CLIQ and CLIQ XT, BACKFLIP, and DROID). The service provides on-demand video streaming with a library of titles from all the major networks you could expect, including [...]

New Patent Application Images Crop Up, Possibly For Sony’s Android TVs

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 18th, 2010

We’re expecting to see Sony and Intel do a 3-man tag with Google tomorrow at Google I/O to show off their new Android-based, Sony-built, Atom-powered TVs (man, that’s a diverse partnership), and now we’ve come across a year-old patent that Sony filed that may give us a preview of what we can expect to see [...]

HTC Hero Coming to Cox?

by Kevin Krause on May 18th, 2010

Cox hasn’t even launched its CDMA network yet, but they have alluded to several Android phones being present when it does. They’ll be eating up the 700MHz bandwidth with their venture into cellular communications, and if a recently stumbled upon no-brand HTC Hero is any indication, that phone will be chewing up at least some [...]

AT&T Releases Their Own Account Management App For Android Devices

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 18th, 2010

AT&T’s launched an app for their customers to manage their account and view their account information on Android devices. Currently, they only carry the AT&T Backflip, but the app will be compatible with all Android phones that AT&T rolls out in the future. The app will allow you to pay your bills from your phone, [...]

OnStar Partners with Google for Chevy Volt App

by Kevin Krause on May 18th, 2010

Joining a slew of other companies and developers at this years Google I/O, OnStar will be showing off its latest version of their Chevy Volt app, version 2.0. The big news here is that they are partnering directly with Google to push the integration between Android handsets and the Chevy Volt’s on-board OnStart computer. We [...]

Google Set to Buy Video Chat Specialist Firm GIPS for $68-million

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 18th, 2010

Last month, we reported about a company by the name of Global IP Solutions who were developing an Android-compatible platform – named VideoEngine –  that would bring rapid development for voice and video chat. At the time, it sounded like GIPS really had something going for them. Google just confirmed that they had A LOT [...]

We Move One Step Closer to Getting Android on the HTC HD2

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 18th, 2010

After the HTC HD2 was announced, many people begged to get a version of the same phone with Android as the operating system backing the very attractive hardware. While the HTC EVO 4G is pretty much the “HD2 with Android” that many of you were looking for, there’s still a ton of interest to get [...]

Dataviz Showcasing Documents To Go 3.0 At Google I/O

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 18th, 2010

The first thing many of my friends ask me about when they get their first Android phone is how to view Microsoft office files. Android does not ship with any office suites, but there are some viable options in the market. Perhaps the biggest of these options come from Dataviz, who makes Documents To Go. [...]

Motorola Quench Launches Today On Rogers

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 18th, 2010

Starting today, Rogers is offering the Motorola Quench (otherwise known as the Motorola CLIQ XT) for $49.99 on a 3-year contract ($45 minimum service fee monthly) and an off-contract price of $424.99. The MOTOBLUR equipped phone is still running Android 1.5, but there are rumors Motorola will release a 2.1 upgrade some time soon after [...]

Amazon Kindle App Headed To Android

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 18th, 2010

Amazon’s finally announced that they’re bringing a version of their Kindle app to Android devices later this summer. The app allows users to browser Amazon’s online book store to download and read eBooks directly on the device. You’ll also be able to sync all of your bookmarks to the cloud so you can pick up [...]