Google and Android

HTC Officially Ditches AMOLED for SLCD

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Looks like HTC is tired of waiting for Samsung to deliver those AMOLED screens, and is officially switching to Super LCD (SLCD).  It was previously believed that HTC would be augmenting its AMOLED screens with Sony’s SLCDs, but it seems that they will be making a solid switch to SLCD on at least two devices, the Desire and the Nexus One.  Only time will tell if SCLD screens will bleed over to other devices and/or continue to be used in upcoming devices. Press release after the break:

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Barnes & Noble NOOK eReader App Comes To Android

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Android owners are going to have a lot of reading to do and enjoy their smart phones more with eReader applications like Amazon’s Kindle App as well as the newly released Barnes & Noble eReader App called “NOOK”. Personally, I am not sure that even the largest of Android Devices that are due out (ahem) would be large enough to enjoyably read but none the less, there is an Android App for you if you do!

Barnes & Nobles new NOOK application is free of charge and will run on Android devices with 1.6 or higher on it. So get your read on with Barnes & Noble and let us know what you think of eReader apps on smart phones. I am very curious how many of you use eReader apps.

Press release after the break:

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Apps, Apps, Apps

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Gizmodo has dug up this graphic from OnlineMBA.com going through the app markets on iPhone, Android, Palm, Blackberry, WebOS and Windows Mobile. Some very interesting stats here.  And as we now, these markets are in their infancy…

Because of it’s sheer size I’m cutting this up so hit the break to see it full sized with the remainder of the stats:

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Conflipper Leaves The PPC Community – Will Be Missed

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Conflipper is a household name in the PPC community. Not just for cooking ROMs but also for his ability to get his hands on ROMs before anyone else and to delve deep into them while always sharing the goodies he found. In fact, recently he’s the one who has been telling us what devices HTC … Read more

iPhone Deathgrip Resolved? Can You Find Your Deathgrip?

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So Stevey said that the iPhone deathgrip problems isn’t really their problem. It’s everyone’s problems. See, before taking any responsibility, first he wanted to make it clear that all other phones are also f@cked up. Even yours. Let’s go through it one at a time. So he winds up giving away a bumper to every … Read more

Remote Control: LogMeIn releases Ignition for Android

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LogMeIn’s Ignition is a remote access application for Android, which will cost you a cool $30 in the Market. The tagline at LogMeIn’s site is rather succinct: “You’re never more than a click away from your work and home computers, including all your files and applications.” As this statement filters through the minds of those … Read more

Opera Mini 5.1 Released For Android

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Good news for Android as Opera Mini 5.1 has been released. Opera Mini, which compresses data by up to 90% makes page loads much faster. Opera Mini 5.1 features include:

  • tabbed browsing
  • password manager
  • bookmarks and Speed Dial

Download Opera Mini directly to your Android phone for free from the Android Market, or at m.opera.com.

For more information, visit http://www.opera.com/mobile/.

Press Release can be found after the break.

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Android App Inventor – Greatest Thing Ever or Beginning Of The End? [Poll]

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By now you probably saw the release from Google talking about Android App Inventor. If you don’t know, this lets anyone write an ‘app’ for Android. Essentially you have a simple program that you can use to drop in text boxes, sound clips and even gain access to the GPS and accelerometer. There’s no programming … Read more