Google and Android

HTC Desire Android Device Available In Three Flavors!

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Just got an email from OnTheGoSolutions.com and they are telling me that they now have in stock the HTC Desire Android Device in three flavors including a USA Version with the 850MHz Bandwidth to work on AT&T’s 3G network. Check them out: HTC Desire – Unlocked Quadband GSM, International 3G (900/2100Mhz) The HTC Desire International … Read more

Skyfire Launches the First Flash Video Enabled Mobile Browser for Android

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Well now that you got your new Verizon HTC Droid Incredible, what do you do now? Browse the web with Skyfire’s new web browser fro Android! Skyfire 2.0 for Android includes a cloud-computing toolbar – the SkyBar – which includes three key features missing from the native Android browser, and missing from Fennec.

What’s in the SkyBar?

1. Video – this icon repairs any broken Flash video which would normally display as an error message on Android (see screenshot)
2. Explore – brings smart media recommendations to the user based on what they are looking at (including Twitter buzz, trends, other videos, and other sites).
3. Share – lets the user upload any website, video or link to their social networking accounts with a single click and status update

Check out this video for more on Skyfire 2.0 for Android:

I have been using Skyfire for my WinMo devices since it was in Beta and everyone was fighting over getting an invite. It is an excellent full browser experience for your mobile device. I have not tried this yet, but I can tell you if it works as well on the Android platform as it does on all my WinMo devices, you guys are going to be grinning ear to ear. Check out the full press release after the break.

Skyfire 2.0 for Android is available for download worldwide free at bit.ly/skyfireandroid

 

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Verizon HTC Droid Incredible vs iPhone 3Gs Browser Wars

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Wirefly must have had a bunch of spare time yesterday because they are just busting out the Droid Incredible videos! This time they are comparing the Droid Incredible against the iPhone 3Gs Internet Browsing capabilities. The iPhone has always received high praise for their capacitive pinch to zoom technology and now they are not the … Read more

Verizon’s HTC Droid Incredible Launches Today! Here are the Deals!

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Okay people, today is the day that if you are an Android fan, you have been waiting for. The Flagship Android device has launched and is exclusive to Verizon. Before I get into the pricing, let me bring anyone new to Android and the Incredible up to speed. Check out these specs: Additional Key features: … Read more

Verizon HTC Droid Incredible vs Motorola Droid: Let’s Rock!

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Wirefly is back with all the phones at their disposal that we mere mortals can just dream about. This time around we got the HTC Droid Incredible going up against the Motorola Droid for the Android bragging rights. Check out this video from Wirefly appropriately named: “The DROID INCREDIBLE by HTC takes on the Motorola … Read more

Why does everyone keep insisting that Microsoft is sueing HTC?

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So if you’ve been reading news pretty much anywhere, you know Microsoft is licensing its Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio to HTC.  For some reason every news site I read for the majority of the day seems to think this is some attempt by Microsoft to get money.  I think this is totally off-base.  Yeah Microsoft is going to make some sweet cheddar on this deal, especially if they can pull licensing agreements across the Android board (Samsung, Motorola, etc.) but they’re the last group that really needs it.  I’m seeing Microsoft trying to swoop in and save their primary handset maker in the wake of two major lawsuits.  Here’s why…

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Wifi Penetration [Android]

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Diogo Ferreira, known on XDA as deovferreira, has cooked up Penetrate for Android, available if you can believe it on the market, which “maps Thomson, SpeedTouch and D-Link SSIDs and MAC addresses into their respective default keys” (officially meaning if you own one of those routers and want to make sure your network is secure … Read more

Google Google Google! :P

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Only a year and a half or so (?) in, as of a little while ago Google’s Android market has over fifty thousand applications available, a 250% bump give or take since January-ish. Microsoft’s Windows Marketplace for Mobile‘s application count is tearing it up somewhere in the hundreds and may or may not be projected … Read more

Preorder The Verizon HTC Droid Incredible, Official Release April 29th

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I just posted the review that Kristofer did over at TestFreaks.com but I also wanted to post the ad now running at Verizon advertising the Droid Incredible for pre-order and officially available April 29th. (Pre-orders placed online before 4pm local time on 4/28 will be delivered 4/29.)

As you can see in the ad, Big Red is going to let you enjoy the Android goodness of the Droid Incredible for $199.99 after a $100.00 rebate. Early Termination Fee is $350 (1 yr/2 yr contracts).

So head on over to Verizon and pre-order yours today! I posted the full specifications after the break for you to enjoy as well. And yes you read right, it has a 8 megapixel Camera!!

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SIRIUS XM Radio Coming Soon to Android-Powered Smartphones

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The headline of this Press Release is a bit misleading, Yes, it’s a free app but it’s coming to the DROID and Nexus One only in May… and well it’s free app yes, but you’ve got to subscribe for the premium content, but you’ll get a 7 day free trial…. The whole PR is rather confusing really, it starts off with saying that the app will be available for free in May for Android powered smart phones, but then finished the paragraph by saying it’s only for the DROID and Nexus one… I was getting excited as I’ve got the Moto Backflip Android phone, but I got excited for nothing as the PR was just misleading and yes the app is free, but the service isn’t?! (I seem to be repeating myself don’t I?)

…anyway read this thing and you tell me what you think when you first start to read it:

SIRIUS XM Radio today announced that a free application for Android-powered smartphones will be available in May, giving consumers access to over 120 channels of sports, talk, entertainment, news, comedy and commercial-free music on the DROID by Motorola and the Google Nexus One.

Maybe it’s me, maybe I’m just being overly sensitive here but why not for any other Android devices?

Oh well, read on for the full PR:

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