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June, 2011 Articles

NOOK Color Now Has Double the Apps in its Market

by Kevin Krause on June 23rd, 2011

Since introduced in the spring the selection of Nook Apps for the NOOK Color has doubled, Barnes & Noble announced in a press release issued earlier today. The announcement comes in conjunction with the introduction of several popular applications to the Nook Apps catalog, including Evernote, Seesmic, and Fandango. B&N also announced the addition of [...]

Imerj Smartpad Prototype Takes a Stab at Dual-Screen Android

by Kevin Krause on June 23rd, 2011

Is there an Echo in the building? We could have sworn the last time we saw this design it was a bulky, battery-sucking Kyocera design destined for Sprint, but what you see above is actually a joint effort by the teams at Imerj and Frog. The phone doesn’t have a name yet or even a [...]

HTC EVO 3D Trims the Fat with Removable Bloatware, Receives Minor HTC Watch Update

by Kevin Krause on June 23rd, 2011

Sure, the HTC EVO 3D isn’t “officially” released until tomorrow, but plenty of people already have one in their hands thanks to units shipping out early. For those currently holding the 3D beauty or counting down the hours until you can pick yours up, here’s a tip: much of the pre-installed bloatware can be easily [...]

Archos G9 Series Tablets Sport 250GB HDD, 1.5GHz Dual-Core CPU

by Kevin Krause on June 23rd, 2011

Archos has just blown the top of our heads clean off with the announcement of two new Android 3.1 tablets. The Archos 80 G9 and Archos 101 G9 differ only in screen size, but it is what’s inside that has us so excited. Both slates make use of Seagate’s 7mm Momentus Thin HDD to give [...]

ASUS is the Leading Tablet Manufacturer Outside of Apple in the US, Said to Be Bringing Tegra 3 Tablet

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 23rd, 2011

Was there any doubt that ASUS was leading the pack in tablet shipments in the US? After all, the Eee Pad Transformer is the best-priced Honeycomb tablet and is just as good as any of them out there. ASUS generated tons of buzz around the tablet after announcing its keyboard dock and a very attractive [...]

Google Circles Rears Its Head Again, This Time in the Form of Source Code at Google Profiles

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 23rd, 2011

Google has tried time and time again to deny this rumor, but it won’t die.  Google Circles was rumored to be Google’s Facebook competitor after Google Buzz failed to do any damage. Google confirmed that they were working on code for something like a Facebook-centric social network, but it was said to only be a [...]

Amazon Accidentally Charges Users $.99 for SeekDroid, Gives Refund And Another $4 Back

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 23rd, 2011

This is what I call customer service. Amazon intended to give SeekDroid away for a short time, but when users went to take advantage of the offer they were charged the full price of the app – $.99. Nothing huge, but it was an error that Amazon takes full responsibility for and they’ve conjured up [...]

Acer Iconia Tab Getting Android 3.1 July 5th in Germany

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 23rd, 2011

Any of you Acer fans out there feeling jaded by the lack of Android 3.1? Don’t be, because it’ll be here sooner than you think. Acer’s confirmed that they’ll be issuing the upgrade on July 5th. Android 3.1 adds features such as resizable widgets and USB host support. Unfortunately, all things indicate that this is [...]

No Hulu Plus Support For Your Device? Try Your Hand at This Hack

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 23rd, 2011

Hulu finally launched an official Android application, but like Netflix, the restrict the client to only a handful of handsets. With tons of phones in the US, a ton of users are being left out of the gravy bowl. One user sought to change this, just as folks did with the Netflix app, and gave [...]

Android Notebooks to Compete With Chromebooks?

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 23rd, 2011

This is an interesting one, folks. DigiTimes has scooped up word about a handful of manufacturers – namely ASUS, Samsung, Toshiba and Acer – ordering parts to create ARM-based netbooks. The netbooks would run Android instead of Chrome, though, which would effectively have Google competing with themselves in that space. Google’s banking on Chrome for [...]

How Clever: AT&T’s ChaCha Rumored to be Called the HTC Status

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 23rd, 2011

AT&T’s carrying the ChaCha, alright, but we didn’t know if they’d be willing to keep that name or go with one of their own. We kind of figured they’d do the latter, and if word from BGR is to be trusted, that name would be the HTC Status. Its Facebook integration is likely what inspired [...]

Mac Kies Beta Updated to Add Tab 10.1 Support

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 23rd, 2011

Mac users who also own the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 are all but fed up with the device. You can’t even access the device’s internal storage on Mac OS using a USB cable, something that’s a bit of a problem considering the Tab 10.1 WiFi has no microSD card slots. I should say you “couldn’t” [...]

Samsung Sends Galaxy S II Toward the Stars With Space Balloon [Video]

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 23rd, 2011

It’s all the rage in Android device advertising these days, folks – send something into space and make sure you get some pictures and video of it. That’s exactly what Samsung did with the Samsung Galaxy S II in conjunction with JP Aerospace. They sent the phone 30,000 meters into the air using a space [...]

One Lawsuit Apple Might Not Win: Amazon’s Use of the Term Appstore

by Quentyn Kennemer on June 23rd, 2011

With all these lawsuits Apple’s been throwing around lately, you had to expect them to get shot down on at least one of them. The one battle they probably won’t win is their claim that Amazon’s Appstore is named too similarly to Apple’s App Store. To be fair, they are extremely similar. But Apple’s claim [...]

Android Overload: Wildfire S for Only $250 On Virgin, Cricket Is Testing Their New 4G LTE Network and More

by Chris Chavez on June 23rd, 2011

It’s looking a little skimpy here in the Android Overload. But that just means a bunch of great articles were posted on our front page. Less leftovers for you tonight. One thing I found interesting was the Wildfire S 4G on Virgin Mobile. That’s one little firecracker of a device I could recommend to all [...]

Asus Eepad Transformer Is A Hit! Tegra 3 Powered Sequel Due Out By October?

by Chris Chavez on June 23rd, 2011

Its official. Asus’ Eepad Transformer was a hit in the (non Apple) tablet world. According to Digitimes, they managed to ship over 400,000 units in the first half of 2011, making their way to the top spot of largest (non Apple) tablet brand on the globe and it’s all thanks to their Android powered Eee [...]

Hulu Plus Now Available In The Android Market

by Chris Chavez on June 22nd, 2011

Hulu has just officially announced via their blog that Hulu Plus is now available in the Android Market. Wait- before you rush to your Market app only to find the app is nowhere in sight, they also announced that it’s currently only available for 6 Android devices. That’s right. Lucky owners of the Nexus One, [...]

New Bill May Require Carriers To Clarify 4G Speeds

by Chris Chavez on June 22nd, 2011

There’s still a lot of confusion when it comes to the exact definition of 4G and even I have to admit, a lot of it is over my head. I remember when Sprint was the first carrier to launch their 4G service here in the U.S. and it created quite a stir. Why? Well, even [...]

Motorola Reminds You – DROID Bionic Still Slated For Summer Release

by Chris Chavez on June 22nd, 2011

In case you were beginning to lose faith that you would ever see a DROID Bionic anytime this year, Motorola is still reminding people via their Twitter, that the Droid Bionic is in fact coming. And pending a few updates, it’s still on track for a Summer release. Like your crush that strings you along [...]

LG Thrill 4G Bringing Glasses Free 3D to AT&T This Summer

by Chris Chavez on June 22nd, 2011

AT&T has just sent out their press release for the LG Thrill 4G and wants to remind you that the phone is still coming to AT&T this summer. While no official date could be given, I can’t help but feel like this might have be motivated by the release of Evo 3D in only a [...]