Did you ever think you could get excited about advertising on your phone? Neither did I, but the rich media ads by Medialets that found their way into today’s Google I/O keynote may have changed my mind. Google has worked up several new ways for developers and advertisers to deliver ad content to users, all [...]

Now that we all know what Google TV is, the big question is how will Google and its hardware partners deliver the experience to users. We know Sony will introduce a line of TVs and a Blu-Ray player, but how will people who already own a nice, shiny HD television and other entertainment devices get [...]

Alright I’m here with the Android Team and its time to talk Android specifically. I’m recording the whole thing so stay tuned for the video in a new post, but for now I’ll post some interesting tidbits from the live event! (1) Question about how Apple advertises and Verizon, Sprint and whoever else doesn’t really [...]

At least 5,000 people at today’s Google I/O keynote were just handed a brand-new, completely awesome, and as of today outdated HTC EVO 4G. www.sadtrombone.com. The 4G — as we all know — is coming to market with Android 2.1. Much like the HTC Droid Incredible just came out with Android 2.1. And the HTC [...]

We just got done watching a VERY exciting keynote coming out of Google I/O, and – as expected – Android Froyo 2.2 has been officially announced. Some of the features we saw demoed were ground-breaking for the Android operating system, and some were ground-breaking for smartphones as a whole. The theme of the announcement was [...]

It seems like we have been talking about Google TV for years. The project showed its head, fell off the radar, and then came back in a new rally of rumors revolving around the involvement of Sony and Intel. And now it is all official, the Google TV has been unveiled. Well let’s be clear, [...]

While Flash 10.1 for Android phones was announced at today’s keynote, it was slightly glossed over during the Froyo presentation (in a small round table discussion at after the Google TV presentation, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen delved into slightly more detail), but in any case, Adobe is announcing today the release of the public beta [...]

I’m here in the after-keynote press conference for… press, and we’ve got an interesting Q&A going. I’ll try to list the interesting tidbits below – refresh for the latest. 1) What will the actual product be called? The product announced today was “Google TV” but is the actual service. The hardware announced by Sony will [...]

Maybe you just can’t get enough of Vic Gundotra, maybe you haven’t seen enough of Froyo, maybe you want more shots of Google TV acting up…well now you can relive it all. For those of you who couldn’t tune in to today’s live keynote stream, or if you just want to get a second look [...]

Today’s awesome Android keynote kicked off with some pretty amazing figures. If you didn’t think you could get more excited about the ever-increasing presence of Android, think again. Along with reaffirming the fact that Android now sits at second place in US smart phone sales (above the iPhone and below RIM), Vic Gundotra announced that [...]

As many of you who have signed up to receive updates on the myTouch 3G Slide already know (and have also already forwarded this info to us), the newest myTouch will be heading to T-Mobile’s shelves on June 2nd. After a $50 mail-in rebate, this one will set you back $179.99 on a 2-year contract. [...]

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Now here is a pretty neat use of augmented reality. Wikitude Drive overlays your route directly on top of what is coming through your camera’s viewfinder, showing you turn-by-turn directions in real time on the real streets you are traversing. It’s sort of like Google Navigation’s ability to get street view images for upcoming turns, [...]

Another day, another mobile advertising metrics report. This time, Millennial Media’s reporting Android has grown 77% month-over-month  in terms of ad requests on their network. Since January of 2010, Android requests have grown 282%. HTC was the fifth-biggest device manufacturer in the report thanks to their diverse catalog of devices worldwide, while Motorola’s offering played [...]

The guys over at Androinica got a chance to get hands-on with EA’s upcoming Need for Speed: Shift for Android, and the initial reaction seems pretty positive. That June 4th release date announced at the EVO event? That’s not looking as good. The game is still getting its beta on while EA works out all [...]

After learning that Samsung was introducing a Corby phone that would run Android 2.1, we’ve been hoping to get some new details regarding the device. The Samsung Corby i5500 caught our eye when it passed the FCC and received its WiFi Certification recently, and now the Global Certification Forum is offering its stamp of approval, [...]

The other day, we learned Nvidia wanted to bring consumers a device worthy of taking full advantage of their very powerful chipset – the Tegra 2 line – and now we’re given the pleasure of seeing that vision realized on video. While Nvidia is being quiet on the device’s specs and features, we can see [...]

Rogers has re-branded and released the Telenav GPS app that many of you used to clamor for and is now being called Navigator For Android. You’ll get the same features you’re familiar with in Telenav, but there’s one catch: you’ll be paying $4.99 for it. Unfortunately, this still looks to be the best option for [...]

Ah yes, the good ol’ “About Phone” screen that we’ve all come to know and love. The reason we treat these rumors without much excitement is because we all know how easy it is to edit files in Android’s firmware to change what the “About Phone” screen says. It’s easy to fake an Android 2.1 [...]

Everyone has their gripes with the Android market: “it’s too cluttered”, “there’s no way to filter anything”, “I don’t like the dark-on-light color scheme, change it to pink on black instead”. We’ve seen Google prove that they are willing and able to bring about a better market experience in the past, and we could be [...]