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August, 2010 Articles

Bee and Lexicon Offer Two New Mysterious HTC Handsets Running Froyo

by Kevin Krause on August 12th, 2010

Two new mysterious devices have just been stumbled upon, the HTC Bee and the HTC Lexicon/Lexikon. The only thing we have to go off of at this point are some limited technical specs, but this seems to be the first time we have heard of either phone. Both look to be geared as mid-range devices, [...]

TweetDeck Beta for Android Officially Released

by Kevin Krause on August 12th, 2010

We know many have been getting acquainted with TweetDeck for Android thanks to a leak of an early beta build that went out yesterday, but as of right now the official, updated beta release is ready to go. Just head over to the TweetDeck blog to sign up for the beta or check out some [...]

Google Brings ‘Flipping’ to Gesture Search

by Kevin Krause on August 12th, 2010

If you are at all familiar with the Google Labs app Gesture Search, you’ll know that its aim is to make the amount of work needed for searching as minimal as possible. Keeping in line with that notion, the new version of Gesture Search released today (version 1.2) has added in a new ‘flip’ motion [...]

Chrome to Phone Lets You Send Links, Maps, and More From Your Desktop Browser to Your Android Handset

by Kevin Krause on August 12th, 2010

Just as promised back at Google I/O, the push from the cloud functionality showcased for Froyo is making its way to handsets starting today. With Google’s Chrome to Phone extension for their Chrome browser, you can now quickly and easily send your current web page, map and directions, YouTube video, phone numbers, and text straight [...]

Google Launches Voice Actions for Android

by Kevin Krause on August 12th, 2010

At today’s press briefing it was revealed that one 1 out of every 4 searches made on an Android phone is done so by voice. While this number comes as a bit surprising, Google doesn’t quite see it that way. In fact, they have decided to take Android interactions with the human voice one step [...]

Android Overtakes Apples in World-Wide Market Share According to Gartner

by Kevin Krause on August 12th, 2010

The latest analytics report from Gartner is in, and their quarter two numbers once again bode positively for Google and Android. While it was already becoming old hat to keep referencing Android’s rapid rise in the mobile market, after the recent string of reports covering the second quarter of the year “Android beats out iPhone” [...]

Motorola Shows You How to Get the Most Out of That New Droid 2

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 12th, 2010

As most other big launches go, Motorola’s prefaced (the videos were uploaded on the day the phone was announced) today’s availability of the Droid 2 with a series of videos showing how to use certain features of the phone. If you’re familiar with Android, these will seem elementary to you, but if you’re new to [...]

Notion Ink’s Adam Tablet Pricing Revealed, Starting From $399.99?

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 12th, 2010

In SlashGear’s extensive look at the Notion Ink Adam tablet we’ve all been waiting for, their tipster has purportedly confirmed pricing and a launch window. There will be an LCD version with WiFi only that will cost $399.99, $449.99 for the 3G model + LCD or for WiFi only + Pixel Qi display, and $498 [...]

Google to Announce New Market Features Today?

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 12th, 2010

Vic Gundotra had his cronies– er, co-workers, rather – show us exciting things to come with the Android market back in May during Google I/O. The biggest change – outside of the already-implemented Apps to SD and Update All/Automatic Update options – was being able to browse the market in all its fullness on your [...]

Oh, You Thought T-Mobile Was Done Racking Up Customer Satisfaction Awards?

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 12th, 2010

T-Mobile’s already taken home the highest marks for customer service in JD Power & Associate’s Quarter 2 surveys, and their train continues to roll today as they’ve once again been ranked the highest in customer satisfaction at the face-to-face point of sale. Alongside reading the press release, there’s nothing to say, really, except: T-Mobile must [...]

Yes, Korea Still Loves Android and LG’s “Z Boy”

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 12th, 2010

Why couldn’t I get someone like Z Boy to show up at my childhood birthday parties? LG’s parading around the streets of Seoul with the LG Optimus Z and a life-sized Android robot who apparently thinks Halloween is here: he’s wearing a Zorro costume (Get it? Z for Zorro? Optimus Z? No?) In Korea, there’s [...]

Blow Up the Death Star With this AIR-Developed X-Wing GPS App

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 12th, 2010

Score another one for Star Wars fans! What would go perfect with that R2-D2 Droid 2 coming this September? A GPS application made to act like an X-wing targeting system, of course. Developer Christopher Caleb took the power of Adobe AIR, coupled it with the all-inclusive and open Android, and created one of the greatest [...]

Dell Thunder Prototype Gets Some Early Camera Time

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 12th, 2010

Yay, blurrycam! This morning, the Dell Thunder – which we last heard about after a series of big Android-based Dell leaks back in April – has finally popped back up in video form. Not much is shown here – a quick closing of the application drawer and a swipe of the homescreen were all we [...]

Official: Epic 4G Coming August 31st for $249.99, Reservations Start Tomorrow

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 12th, 2010

All of those ready to explode due to lack of information regarding the Samsung Epic 4G’s release date can settle down now: August 31st will be the day that you can finally grab your QWERTY-laden Galaxy S phone up. For $249.99 on a two year contract (after $150 instant rebate and a $100 mail-in rebate) [...]

Sony Gearing Up For an Android eReader?

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 12th, 2010

I love job postings. They say oh so little, yet at the same time, reveal oh so much. Today’s job posting (which is nearly a month old) has Sony looking for a senior software engineer to join their digital reader team. Job requirements? You’d better have some experience with that Android SDK! While they also desire [...]

Motorola Droid 2 Now Available, R2-D2 Edition Shows Up in the Wild

by Quentyn Kennemer on August 12th, 2010

Is this the Droid you were looking for? We know Verizon’s bringing out an R2-D2 special edition of the Droid 2 in September they announced a couple of days ago (or, as I call it, the R2-Droid2) but we’ve already seemingly got our first shot of the device in the wild. Its appearance resembles the [...]

Sony Ericsson Working on Android 3.0 Gaming Handset

by Kevin Krause on August 11th, 2010

Let me preface this entire post with one statement: If Sony Ericsson can pull off what they are promising, we can safely forgive them for their Xperia line of so-so Android 1.6 handsets. That being said, SE is late into the development of an Android handset reminiscent of the PSP Go. That’s right, and not [...]

Namco Bringing Crush the Castle to Android

by Kevin Krause on August 11th, 2010

Looking for a bit more quality gaming to waste your time and Android battery life? Namco has you covered, as they have released their popular mobile game Crush the Castle for Android. The medieval destruction that has earned the game 1.5 million downloads on the iOS platform sees players firing away from their trebuchet at [...]

Droid 2 Lands at Sam’s Club Early, In-the-Wild Shots Follow

by Kevin Krause on August 11th, 2010

It’s the Droid we just can’t get enough of. Even after constant leaks and an official announcement, we are still seeing more and more of the latest Motorola handset. Now we have an instance of the Motorola Droid 2 getting out to stretch its legs a day early at a Sam’s Club that received a [...]

Sprint Compares the Epic 4G and EVO 4G [Video]

by Kevin Krause on August 11th, 2010

They both start with the letter ‘E,’ are two syllables, and have ’4G’ tacked on the end, but Sprint wants you to know that while similarly named you will be getting two different devices when choosing between the HTC EVO 4G and Samsung EPIC 4G. They even made up a nice little video to showcase [...]