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It’s official — Evo to get Froyo starting Tuesday, August 3

Sprint has just announced what we all were hoping for — the Evo 4G will be getting Froyo starting August 3, making Sprint the first carrier to upgrade their devices to Android 2.2.  Hit our story HERE to see what’s included with the update. …

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29 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Security firm details privacy concerns; developer tells us its side of the story

Let’s recap: Late Wednesday night (or early Thursday morning), we reported on a story published at Mobile Beat that came out of the Black Hat online security conference. At the conference, Kevin MaHaffey, CTO at mobile security firm Lookout…

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Android Central Editors’ app picks for July 29, 2010

Applications — they make the world go ’round. OK, maybe not exactly, but there sure are a ton of great ones in the Android Market, and finding the right one can be a bit difficult. Take a look after the jump, as we bring you another edition of our wee…

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Froyo for the Sprint Evo 4G as early as tomorrow?

What you see above is a document leaked to Engadget, showing that Android 2.2 (Froyo) is about to roll out for the HTC Evo 4G as early as this weekend.  Supposedly an announcement will be made tomorrow, and the software will be made available for …

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Droid Incredible costs just under $164 to build, iSuppli says

A while back, the Droid Incredible was torn apart and revealed some things we never knew it was capable of. Like an FM transmitter tuner, and full 720p video recording. Recently, however, another dissection done by iSuppli Corp’s reveals that t…

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Google bolsters mobile apps with expandable app ‘extensions’

Back at Google IO in May, our benevolent overlords detailed their intentions to make mobile advertising more immersive, akin to Apple’s iAds. Today, we’re starting to see some of the fruits of that labor with AdWords location extensions. Businesse…

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Official Froyo update for the UK Galaxy S in September

According to Samsung’s official UK Twitter account, the Galaxy S (the non-U.S. version, anyway) will receive Froyo (2.2) near the end of September; it is currently in development, according to the spokesperson. There has been a Froyo ROM leaked fo…

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NEWS: APP OF THE DAY: Fighting Fantasy – The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (iPhone / iPad)

The “choose your own adventure” gamebook returns, and brings with it auto dice rolling

There seems to be no respite to the current Eighties revival. From the Ting Tings, garishly framed glasses and deck shoes, to casual footbal…

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Hold search button for voice search

One of the shining features of Android is its ability to understand what you want. Case in point: the voice-to-text feature. You speak, it listens. Here’s a quick tip for an easy Google search. Hold down the search button on your phone. A win…

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29 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Droid 2 leaks continue, entire user guide finds its way online

Seriously, the Droid 2 might just be the worst-kept secret in the mobile industry at this point. Add this onto the pile of leaks we have already seen, but now Droid-Life seems to have gotten their hands on a full copy of the phone’s user guide. They ha…

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