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October, 2010 Articles

MyTouch HD Launching November 3

by Tyler Miller on October 25th, 2010

There you have it. November 3rd marks the launch of the next MyTouch. Enjoy [via TmoNews]

Tab and Huawei S7 Now Available for Pre-Order at Best Buy

by Tyler Miller on October 25th, 2010

Game on folks. A couple tablets are now available for Pre-Order from Best Buy. The Galaxy Tab and the Huawei S7. Let’s start with the S7. She’s not going to be the belle of the ball by any means, but if you’re in the mood for something a little more economical this may be for [...]

Interactive Video Ads Comes to Android via AdMob

by Quentyn Kennemer on October 25th, 2010

In an effort to bring their ad platform up to the standards that iOS developers have been enjoying for a while, AdMob’s finally bringing interactive video advertisements. It brings video ads, of course, as well as the interactive interstitial ad unit. It’s not all about the pretty bells and whistles on the front end, though. [...]

PayPal Payments Coming to Android Market, Says This Market Back-end Shot

by Quentyn Kennemer on October 25th, 2010

We’ve heard it’s been coming, folks. Google’s been gearing up to add PayPal as a payment option in the Android market to make it easier on developers and users to sell and purchase apps. Google will hook into PayPal to automatically transfer payments from your PayPal account to your Checkout account (it wasn’t said if [...]

Internet Star Antoine Dodson Promotes BeenVerified, a Sex Offender Tracking App

by Quentyn Kennemer on October 25th, 2010

If you know who Antoine Dodson is, then congratulations: you’re “in the know.” If you don’t, watch this video. After schmoyoho applied their autotune magic to a news report about the brother of a girl who was allegedly attacked by a rapist, Dodson blew up to become one of the internet’s biggest memes. (And if [...]

“Angry Birdify” your Phone with these Ringtones and Notification Sounds

by Quentyn Kennemer on October 25th, 2010

I know some of you out there are downright obsessed with the game, just as we are all obsessed with one thing or another in our lives. For those Angry Bird loving variants, you can now turn your phone into a flying, chirping bird-notifying machine. TalkAndroid’s gotten their hands on the audio resources straight from [...]

LG Optimus T for T-Mobile Available November 3rd for $29.99

by Quentyn Kennemer on October 25th, 2010

T-Mobile’s finally priced and dated their LG Optimus T – the equivalent to Sprint’s LG Optimus S that we got our hands on not too long ago. According to their Facebook page, you’ll be able to grab the low-end Android up for $29.99 on November 3rd. (That’s $20 cheaper than the Sprint version.) And for [...]

Dell Releasing an Android Version of the Venue Pro

by Quentyn Kennemer on October 25th, 2010

According to PC World today, Dell’s planning to launch a phone that closely resembles their Windows Phone 7 smartphone – the Dell Venue Pro – with the main distinction being that it’ll run Android. Just for comparison’s sake, check out the highlights of the Venue Pro: Stunning 4.1″ WVGA AMOLED capacitive, multi-touch display A full [...]

Google Being Sued for Patent Infringements, Again

by Quentyn Kennemer on October 25th, 2010

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. No? OK, Google’s being sued. Shocker, right? This time, a technology firm by the name of Gemalto is filing a lawsuit for patent infringements against Google, HTC, Motorola, Samsung for the use of innovations in Android and Dalvik. This all sounds too familiar. Here are the quotes [...]

HTC Desire HD Source Code Released.

by Quentyn Kennemer on October 25th, 2010

Jeesh, I wish they would have released the source code for the EVO this fast. It’s just been discovered that the source code for HTC’s Desire HD has been uploaded onto the internet. And that means XDA is about to pump out another round of ROMs based on the reworked HTC Sense that we’ve been [...]

Logitech Revue Framerate Issues Being Investigated

by Quentyn Kennemer on October 25th, 2010

I’m sure you’ve heard by now: Google TV is out. It’s out in a few different forms, in fact. The experience isn’t all that rosy for everyone, however, as some Logitech users have apparently been met with framerate issues when trying to watch content (most visibly while watching fast-paced video, such as a football or [...]

Samsung USA is Giving Away Galaxy Tabs Galore

by Kevin Krause on October 25th, 2010

Those announced carrier prices got you feeling a little down about the Samsung Galaxy Tab? While it’s true that the pricing is most likely fair and we should all stop complaining, Samsung Mobile USA is giving us one last opportunity to turn our noses up at the cost of owning a new Galaxy Tab. Seven [...]

Android Market Crosses 100,000 App Threshold

by Kevin Krause on October 25th, 2010

A new week, another Android milestone. The AndroidDev twitter just announced that the Android Market has reached 100,000 applications. Pretty darn impressive. Let’s put this in perspective: right around a year ago the Motorola Droid was poised to land on Verizon and take the mobile world by storm. At it’s launch new Android users could [...]

Samsung Android Event November 8th in NYC

by Rob Jackson on October 25th, 2010

Samsung has been tearing it up with Android announcements lately and it looks like their streak of robotic sweetness will continue. They wowed us with a multi-carrier launch of the Samsung Galaxy S, launched the most impressive Android Tablet yet with the Samsung Galaxy Tab, and now they’ve announced a November 8th mobile event that [...]

Microsoft Makes The Best Mobile OS? Pssshhh.

by Rob Jackson on October 25th, 2010

On Friday we told you folks about a Wall Street Journal readers poll asking who made the top mobile operating system. The options were as follows: Apple Google Microsoft Palm RIM Other After 7,132 votes, Google had captured more than 50% of the votes. Something funny happened over the weekend and we’re getting PhanTips like [...]

Slick UI: Promising Look At An Android Home Screen Replacement App

by Rob Jackson on October 25th, 2010

Not everyone likes the same look and feel to their phones and Android’s ability to offer customization is one of its greatest assets. From taking vanilla Android and adding widgets and shortcuts to starting with HTC Sense and packing different Scenes full of sexiness, there isn’t a lack of options. And more options are popping [...]

Sprint Announces the Samsung Galaxy Tab for November 14 Launch at $399 on a Two-Year Contract

by Kevin Krause on October 25th, 2010

The Samsung Galaxy Tab options in the US keep growing and growing, and Sprint is next up on the list to officially announce the release details of the Samsung Galaxy Tab on their network. As rumored, the Tab will be touching down on November 14th at a price of $399.99 on a new two-year contract. [...]

Powermat Charging System Now Available for the Motorola Droid X

by Kevin Krause on October 25th, 2010

You know what the world could use less of? Cables. So the people at Powermat, being good citizens, have released their wireless charging system for the Motorola Droid X to help cut down on the mess of wires trailing across our desks. If you already own a Powermat charging station you can pick up Battery [...]

Logitech Revue Shows off Its Naughty Bits (and 1.2GHz Intel Atom) in this Hardware Teardown

by Kevin Krause on October 25th, 2010

Despite what you may think there are no mystical fairies, imps, trolls, or leprechauns living within the Google TV-powered Logitech Revue. Sadly for the Insane Clown Posse there is no magic either. Nope, just the standard printed circuit board and tightly soldered components. The pièce de résistance? A 1.2GHz Intel Atom processor calling the shots. [...]

Adobe Releases AIR 2.5 for Android

by Kevin Krause on October 25th, 2010

Today at their MAX conference, Adobe has unveiled version 2.5 of their AIR runtime. AIR first popped into the Android market a few weeks back, but this latest version brings support for even more smartphone features and functionality. AIR 2.5 supports GPS, still and video capture using your phone’s camera, accelerometers, GPS, hardware acceleration, and [...]