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30 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

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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29 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

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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29 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

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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29 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

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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29 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Another rogue app stealing data, security firm reports

Before we start, grab your phone and your computer and hit this link : Android apps by jakeey, wallpaper.  If you have any of these applications on your Android phone, uninstall them. We’ll wait. Now you ask why did we recommend (nay, demand!)&n…

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28 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Samsung’s latest Vibrant commercial is another winner

Because one commercial for its Galaxy S line of carrier branded phones wasn’t enough, Samsung has put out another Hollywood style production for the T-Mobile Vibrant (maybe you’ve read our review?).  It’s great — this is what commercials should b…

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28 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Nexus One strapped to a rocket takes Android to 28,000 feet

Nexus One. Android. Rocket motors. You see where this is going, right? Self-described "Freelance scientific molecular evolutionary biological videographic NASA microgravitational & space education specialist" (and Phish fan) Matthew…

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28 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Google CEO says Android and subscription news could net $10 billion

According to CEO Eric Schmidt, Google has positioned itself to make $10 billion dollars or more per year in the mobile business, from things like subscription news.  "If we have a billion people using Android, you think we can’t make money fr…

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28 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Awesome combo of Nexus One, Wiimote and bike handlebar holder

What do you get when you combine a Nexus One, a bike handlebar holder and a Wiimote? The answer is a whole lot of awesome. YouTube user baza210 made this awesome contraption and made a video demonstrating it while playing an old-school SNES ROM. See th…

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