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We were pretty sure Verizon was thankful for the success of the Motorola Droid X, but we didn’t know they would go this far to show their gratitude. Some Droid X owners are reporting that they have received a “thank you” package from Big Red themselves. Within this package you’ll apparently find a t-shirt, a…
The LG Ally for Verizon is a good Android phone, but it could use some work on the software side. Thankfully, that may all soon change, as the Ally now has its own custom recovery image of its own. With the custom recovery image in tow, it’s only a matter of time before we see…
No, MOTOBLUR isn’t going anywhere for now, but Motorola has recently come out and said they will be pulling back on emphasizing their Android UI overlay. The custom skin for their Android handsets have been an eye sore for some time now to some of Android fans, and it seems Motorola has heard those complaints.…
Some Motoroal Droid X owners have reported that their notification ringtones are not as loud as they would like. Some meaning many, as it turns out, and after many complaints of the issue, Motorola is stepping up to the plate and is planning a fix for the issue in an upcoming software update. We’re not…
The wait is almost over, fellow Android users who also happen to be TweetDeck fans. The TweetDeck Twitter client should be coming to Android in the form of a public beta some time at the end of this week. While there are some great Twitter clients out there for the OS, TweetDeck is sure to…
Android is no stranger to the battlefield, as multiple applications have been made with the platform for military operations. This time around, though, we’re seeing some hardware in the mix, the arm-mounted Android computer from General Dynamics. The General Dynamics GD300 is an 8-ounce GPS unit that’s worn on the wrist, sports an 8 hour…
Shortly after we heard that Kmart’s $150 Android tablet, the Augen GenTouch78 was running a pirated version of Android OS, the company has come out and said that the addition of the app was “overlooked,” and was not meant to ship with it installed. The issue at stake is that the Augen Android tablet shipped…
You could consider the AT&T HTC Aria a smaller version of the HTC Legend, with out the slightly protruding chin. The Aria is the carrier’s first HTC Android device, which is appealing on its own as customers have since seen devices like the Sprint HTC EVO 4G and Verizon HTC Droid Incredible going live on…
Brace yourselves – the $150 Android tablet, the Augen GenTouch78, is being sold through Kmart with a pirated version of the Android OS powering the budget tablet device. While Android is distributed freely, licenses are needed to use certain proprietary Google applications, and it seems Augen just didn’t want to spring for those licenses. In…
Let’s put this up in the “thank you” section, as the LG Ally could really benefit from having Android 2.2 Froyo on deck. The LG Ally, the Verizon Android phone that didn’t even get the honor of receiving a Droid prefix in its name, is said to be receiving Android 2.2 Froyo at some point…