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May, 2010 Articles

Motorola Milestone Heading to Cellular South

by Kevin Krause on May 11th, 2010

Cellular South teased us with a veiled image of an upcoming Android device for their regional network, and today a riddle posted on their Facebook page revealed that they will indeed be receiving the Motorola Milestone (or the Motorola Droid, as it was branded on Verizon). Along with the HTC Hero, the Cellular South Android [...]

Android Nation: Why iPhone Exclusivity Doesn’t Matter Anymore

by Kevin Krause on May 11th, 2010

I can’t even keep up with which rumor is true at this point. Contradicting reports are everywhere concerning what everyone is pinning the biggest tech story of the year on: the iPhone 4/4G/HD or whatever it ends up being called dropping its AT&T exclusive brand and heading to Verizon. Depending on who you ask, Apple [...]

The Secret Life Of Phandroids: Episode 2

by James Jackson on May 11th, 2010

Fridge Open, Case Closed EDITOR’S NOTE: For those who were eagerly awaiting “Secret Life of Phandroids” apologies for the delay! James has several new episodes lined up and ready to go, and the 2-week gap was my (Rob J’s) personal oversight in light of 10 billion other things going on. But we love this comic [...]

Google Maps Update Brings Biking Directions and Sharing to Android

by Kevin Krause on May 11th, 2010

Google has pushed out a nice little update to Google Maps, adding a few very useful features to the already excellent map and navigation app. Biking directions, which were introduced to the browser-based version of Maps not so long ago, are now available right on your Android phone, giving you the best possible route for [...]

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini Gets Some FCC Lovin’

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 11th, 2010

Joan told Jill that the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 had gotten pregnant. One of them – that the X10 would simply rename after itself –  just showed signs of life in an ultra-sound (of sorts) and we’re expecting it to be delivered soon! Without my lame attempt at that metaphor, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 [...]

New York Times App Hot Off the Presses

by Kevin Krause on May 11th, 2010

The New York Times has launched their Android app to fill all of your stand-alone news reading needs. The app has been available for a while now on iPhone, but NYT is making it worth the wait by adding in video support for Android handsets. You will get all the coverage of the Times and [...]

Google I/O 2010 App Hits the Market

by Kevin Krause on May 11th, 2010

Heading to Google I/O next week? Or maybe you can’t make it. Either way, don’t worry, Google has you covered. Aside from live-streaming keynote presentations on both days of the conference, Google has just released the official Google I/O 2010 app for Android devices. The app is great for non-attendees and attendees alike, offering a [...]

Motorola Motoroi Sails To UK With Android 2.1 On Deck

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 11th, 2010

According to Pocket-lint, the Motorola Motoroi – the curvy looking Android phone that could come with MOTOBLUR – is confirmed to be headed to the United Kingdom in some fashion being driven be Android 2.1. Previously, we’ve only heard that it was going the United States (outside of its already-furnished home in South Korea with [...]

LG Ally Preorder Coming May 13th?

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 11th, 2010

We knew Verizon will bring its 5th Android phone – the LG Ally – to consumers on May 20th, but we hadn’t heard of a pre-order date up until this point. A Verizon launch package for the LG Ally shows that we’ll be getting the chance to pre-order the device on May 13th, 2010. An [...]

Square Gives An Easy Method Of Accepting Credit Card Payments On The Go

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 11th, 2010

I often think about what types of apps would be very useful and innovative that could change the way people do things. While we don’t get many of these apps every day, it’s always a great treat when we do. Square is launching their new device and app combo that’ll allow anyone with an Android [...]

MyTouch 3G To Get An Upgrade To Android 2.1

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 11th, 2010

I knew that when the T-Mobile G1 and  the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G were released, they’d be destined for an OTA gas chamber as their under-spec’d hardware proved too little to handle Android’s ambitious growth. While the MyTouch 3G has always been a bit more capable (in terms of ROM space, at least), the future looked [...]

Android 2.2 (Froyo) Caught On Camera, Flash On The Nexus One [Video]

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 11th, 2010

Waking up to a surprise on a day as gloomy as this one (at least in my native area of Wisconsin) is always appreciated. Sometime last night, Android And Me stumbled across a video from Ryan Stewart – self-proclaimed evangelist for Adobe (is this even an official title?) – showing off Flash 10.1 Mobile on [...]

Samsung Galaxy A Uboxing and Demo [VIDEO]

by Kevin Krause on May 10th, 2010

The Samsung Galaxy A is one of a few Samsung handsets for Korea’s SK Telecom. While it is not quite the powerhouse of its older brother the upcoming Galaxy S, it still shows some pretty respectable specs. An underclocked CPU running at 720MHz, a 3.7″ AMOLED touchscreen, 5MP camera, and 8GB internal memory all under [...]

No Hope for CDMA: Nexus One Will Not Come to Sprint

by Kevin Krause on May 10th, 2010

With the HTC Droid Incredible, Verizon nixed the Nexus One from its upcoming phone line-up. Now Sprint is following suit (contrary to what they had us believe), citing the HTC EVO 4G as reason enough to not bother with bringing the Nexus One to its wavelengths either, according to a report over at Gizmodo. With [...]

Ready to Flip Out? Then Here Is the Motorola…Flipout

by Kevin Krause on May 10th, 2010

Remember that square little Android handset by Motorola that was floating around nets a few weeks ago? According to HDBlog.it, Motorola will be unveiling it officially as the Motorola FLIPOUT. It will be an Android 2.1 device with MOTOBLUR on top and a keyboard that, well, flips out rather than a conventional slider. The other [...]

Verizon Planning to Begin Droid Eris 2.1 Update Roll Out Tomorrow?

by Kevin Krause on May 10th, 2010

Last Friday we reported that a support site for the HTC Droid Eris OTA update to Android 2.1 had gone live, but no details were revealed as far as the exact date were concerned. Reports are now coming in that the update is planned to begin its roll out to Verizon subscribers tomorrow, the 11th [...]

Google Editions Could Boast Over 4 Million Titles at Launch, eBook Revolution to Follow

by Kevin Krause on May 10th, 2010

The publishing industry has been backed into a corner as of late, as the digital age hasn’t played too nicely with old fashioned paper and ink. Companies that rely on the sale of books and printed media have turned to producing their own e-readers in an attempt to capitalize on digitized publications (see Amazon’s Kindle [...]

Going to Google I/O? Join MOTODEV for MOTOBOWL 2010

by Kevin Krause on May 10th, 2010

Are you an Android developer who will be in the San Francisco area for Google I/O? On May 18th and 19th MOTODEV will be hosting MOTOBOWL 2010, giving Android developers an opportunity to learn more about developing and distributing software for Motorola handsets. Of course  there will be some friendly head-to-head competition in order to [...]

Android Surpasses The iPhone In The United States

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 10th, 2010

While the iPhone is still an entirely different beast worldwide, Apple and Google’s main fronts are in the United States, and a shift has occurred (and, thankfully, we’re not talking about plates within the earth’s crust): Android has taken over the iPhone’s US install base (as was predicted by an AdMob mobile metrics report that [...]

Bid On A T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 10th, 2010

Well, isn’t this a treat? Seems someone has gotten careless with their early T-Mobile MyTouch Slide and wants to rake in some of that pre-release dough. eBay user brand0ncmg has listed the device on eBay with a starting bid of $750.00, as well as a Buy It Now price of $1,200.00. We’re not sure who’s [...]