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The increasing trend of Android handsets being rooted either before the official release, or a day after, isn’t as surprising as it once was. That said, it isn’t every day Verizon’s first 4G LTE phone gets such treatment and soon you’ll be able to get your root on with your new HTC Thunderbolt. The method…
The cheapest Android tablet you can grab in the United States right now – with a two-year contract – is the Dell Streak 7. Coming in at $199, its pricing is attractive, but it seems to have little fanfare. That may soon change, as this 7-inch tablet just got some Clockwork Recovery love. Now, bring…
Thought the Google/Oracle (Java) debacle was bad news for Android? Well, this time around, Google has been accused of stealing 2.5 megabytes (MB) of Linux code for their Android OS mobile operating system, which is likely much more serious than the Java allegations. Florian Mueller, the man accusing Google of stealing the Linux kernel header…
One would think there’s a lack of high-quality games for the Android platform when we have companies like OpenFeint supporting developers in porting their apps to Google’s mobile platform. Now another social gaming ecosystem is taking the same route – Scoreloop, which launched the “Go Android” partnership program designed to help top iOS developers bring…
BlackBerry Social was announced about six months ago as a way for third-party app developers to plug into RIM’s hugely popular BlackBerry Messenger client. Today it goes into public beta, allowing devs to add custom fields to BBM profiles, change profile elements like avatar pictures, embed chats within their app, enable file transfers between users,…
CloudTalk — which touts itself as a “social communications platform that enables natural communication through voice messaging, texting and photo and video sharing” — unveiled its new Partner Program at SXSW in Austin, Texas. The idea here is to allow mobile and web application developers to integrate a “whole new dimension” of voice, text and…
Winamp itself reminds me of the early 90’s, as I used it as my primary player for a long time. When I saw that an application for Android was available, I was a bit skeptical. The beta player was interesting enough, but lacked some serious features. That’s all changed now, as Winamp has now received…
Good news Swype users, there’s a new update available that tackles many issues with the popular keyboard, as well as offering up some new features along the way. Two user-requested features have been added in, and now the hidden word tip window has been removed. Well, you’ll see it once, after you input the first…
Samsung is betting placing a bet on the frustration of Symbian developers disagreeing with Nokia’s decision to embrace Windows Phone 7. Hence they’ve sent an email to a group of India-based mobile developers who showed up at Sammy’s recent developer conference in the country. Here’s what it [email] says: If you are a Symbian developer…
Millennial Media launched a new version of its Android SDK, which is said to “take full advantage of the campaigns on their network yielding the highest CPMs” – particularly those utilizing Full Page Video Ads. You’ve read that correctly – we’re talking about the most annoying ad type here, which at the same time brings…