Google and Android

Another iPhone Dev Goes WP7 and Ditches Android

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Microsoft gets it. Put a dev device in the hands of a developer and voila – they’re sold. Retain Release, the developers behind the iPhone apps 100Pushups, Two Hundred Situps, Twenty Chinups, Sleepmaker (relaxation apps) and Cook Well just tweeted that they are going to develop for Windows Phone 7 instead of Android, as a … Read more

Google’s Chrome to Phone simplifies communication from desktop to phone

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The second announcement from Google’s press conference today in San Francisco is slightly less exciting than the updates to its Android voice commands but still worth mentioning. They’ve added an extension for its Chrome browser called Chrome to Phone, which upon installation inserts a button to your Chrome Browser that sends anything from links, to … Read more

Verizon Droid 2 $149.99 and AT&T BlackBerry Torch 9800 $99.99

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I wanted to pass along some very good pricing for anyone interested in the new Verizon Motorola Droid 2 (Android) and the AT&T BlackBerry Torch 9800 from Wirefly.com. At Verizon, you can get the Motorola Droid 2 for $199.99 after an online discount for $100.00 and a two year contract. At Wirefly.com they have it … Read more

Mighty SMS Schedule Reminder Announced For WP7

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Another day, another developer confirmed for Windows Phone 7. The latest is Iconsys who already has Mighty SMS available for Windows Mobile and have now confirmed that they will be bringing their software to WP7. Mighty SMS™ has now evolved into a text message scheduling system that allows professionals to setup reminders for their clients … Read more

Windows Phone 7 Speech Recognition Hits and Misses

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With Google unveiling additional, beefed up “Voice Actions” today Microsoft needed to step up to the plate during its Backstage video chat.  Sadly it didn’t end up that way and the gap between what you can do through Google Voice Actions and Windows Phone 7 voice recognition is a huge one.  We kept hearing the … Read more

Dell Streak Released August 13th $299 AT&T and $549 Dell

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Finally. The Dell Streak cometh tomorrow for those of you that pre-registered and general availability is on Friday the 13th. You can land the Dell Streak for $299.99 with a 2 year contract from AT&T or buy it outright from Dell for $549.99. The 5 inch display Streak will indeed come with Android 1.6 but … Read more

Android Uses Don’t Get It…I’m Referring To Sex Here

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I’m sure by now all of you have noticed how ridiculously angry the Android guys on our site are. I was never able to figure out the root cause of their troubles…was the phone the problem or are they the problem and they found the phone. Oh no, it’s cause they’re not getting any and … Read more

Twikini (And Other Twitter Apps) Will Stop Working In 5 Days

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So Twitter is doing all sorts of stuff to their authentication methods and Twikini has announced that they are not upgrading their software so authentication will likely fail. As Twitter states “On August 16, 2010 (5 days from now), the @twitterapi team will be shutting off basic authentication on the Twitter API — you can … Read more