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Google is defending its Android License Server solution for combating app piracy despite the high-profile end-around that has surfaced lately. If you’re not aware, the Android License Server essentially allows developers to authenticate if an app has been legally purchased. If it senses something’s amiss, the developer can cut the user off, offer them the…
SCVNGR and AT&T are teaming up to use geo-location gaming to promote the recently-introduced Samsung Galaxy S Android phone, the Captivate. If you’re not familiar with SCVNGR, you should check out its apps on the iPhone or Android because it offers a fun take on the check-in craze that is taking off. Techcrunch has the…
The Samsung Galaxy S lineup just became better devices for multimedia as it has become the first Android phones to receive the DivX certification for HD. The Samsung Galaxy S lineup is already a treat for multimedia because each handset rocks a super-crisp, 4-inch Super AMOLED display. In fact, the T-Mobile Vibrant comes preloaded with…
Huawei is all set to introduce a new Android 2.2 phone at the IFA conference in September. I don’t expect the Huawei Android phone to displace the Motorola Droid X or EVO 4G from the top of the superphone heap but it could be a solid mid-range device. The handset, the U8150, is supposed to…
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is being quite the tease today, as the company showed off a brief demonstration video and we’ve been able to find another few spy shots. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is going to have a 7-inch screen and the good folks at ifanr.com said it will sport a 1026 X 600 pixel…
Gizmodo editor Brian Lam left his phone at a restaurant and was able to retrieve it later because someone turned it in. Even though I’m sure there’s valuable information on his phone, no one felt the urge to sell it for $5,000. On his Twitter, Lam wrote, “left my phone at lunch, lady turned it…
If you’ve been rocking Android 2.2, otherwise known as “Froyo,” on your Motorola Droid but have been wondering where the heck Adobe Flash Player 10.1 is, you’ll be happy to know that Verizon should be pushing out a software update tomorrow (August 24) which will enable your Droid to play nice with Flash content on…
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Google Goggles will soon be coming to the Apple iPhone. The search giant said the visual search app should be hitting the iOS device by the end of the year. If you’re not familiar with it, Google Goggles lets you take pictures of objects and it…
Remember when Google rolled out an Android Market Server License server in order to make it difficult for pirates to swipe apps without paying for them? Well, it looks like that deterrent is very simple to crack. The cool folks at Android Police have put together a demonstration video (at the bottom of the post)…
If you thought Facebook Places was scaring the heck out of Foursquare and other check-in services, they’re not letting on yet. Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley is actually firing a few shots across the bow and said he is not impressed with the new location-sharing service. “I have now had a chance to play around with…