Category Archives: Android

Motorola Droid 2 (and R2-D2 edition!) finally official: Android 2.2, Swype, $200 on contract

Posted on August 10, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

Droid is popular as ever!  From Darren Murph, www.engadget.com: All together now: “Finally!” At long last, the leaks are being plugged by none other than Verizon itself, who today confirmed that the Droid 2 is more than just a figment of everyone’s imagination. … Continue reading →

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NPD: Android is now top-selling OS in American smartphones

Posted on August 4, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

Image via CrunchBase By Vlad Savov, www.engadget.com: Step aside, BlackBerrys and iPhones, the American consumer has voted with his wallet and picked Android as his favorite flavor in the quarter just gone. NPD‘s number crunchers have just announced their findings for … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Free Android Widgets

Posted on July 29, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

Thank you James Kendrick!  Via http://jkontherun.com: One of the best design choices Google made for Android is to allow widgets on the home screen. This took on additional significance when Android gained the ability a few versions back to have … Continue reading →

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LG debuts Optimus smartphone series

Posted on July 5, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

Froyo-powered ‘One’ and ‘Chic’ arriving first by: Darren Murph, www.Engadget.com: While all of you Droid, Incredible and EVO 4G owners wait patiently for an official Froyo update to call your own, LG‘s wasting no time introducing its first phones based on the … Continue reading →

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Android Cheat Sheet: The Top 6 Android Phones

Posted on June 30, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

By James Kendrick, www.JKontherun.com: Apple may be selling millions of iPhones but there’s no denying Android is a hot platform with160,000 phones activated every day. Every U.S. carrier is bringing a high-end Android smartphone to the market, and this comparison of … Continue reading →

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VIA’s WonderMedia decorates Computex with ARM 9-powered, Android 1.6 tablets

Posted on June 1, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

By Joanna Stern from www.engadget.com: on’t let all of the Computex Wintel madness throw you off — there are a plenty of ARM-based, Android tablets around these parts, too. We stopped by VIA’s booth to check out some of its tablets, which we’re … Continue reading →

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Iota FLEX aims to add voice and text to non-phone Android devices

Posted on May 30, 2010 by The Tech Gadget

from sumocat via gottabemobile.com: The FLEX connects via Bluetooth to the device so your Android device must have Bluetooth installed for this to work though the FLEX itself has a built-in 3.5mm headset/mic jack for headset use. Presumably BT headsets … Continue reading →

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Saygus G1 Android Phone

Posted on November 5, 2009 by The Tech Gadget

Via Gizmodo.com: I’ve never heard of Saygus either, but their CDMA-ready V1 has just cleared the FCC, and looking at Saygus’ own Website, you could get the impression that it’s the mysterious third Verizon smartphone submitted through the carrier’s Open … Continue reading →

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Verizon’s Droid is a Series

Posted on October 24, 2009 by The Tech Gadget

Engadget: We just got some wild information from a trusted source about Verizon’s Android strategy, and let’s just say this shakes things up a little bit. Here are the big takeaways: Droid is the brand name being applied to Verizon’s … Continue reading →

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Spring Design Android Dual-Screen E-Reader

Posted on October 19, 2009 by The Tech Gadget

From Engadget.com: Whoa, what have we here? It’s Alex, the dual-screen e-book reader from Spring Design looking very much like the Barnes and Noble device rumored for a Tuesday launch. It features a 6-inch E-ink EPD (electronic paper display) and … Continue reading →

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