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The headline says it all, folks. Or does it? A recent study shows that users with the little green robot on their phones are more likely to upgrade to another Android device than an iPhone user is to upgrade to another iPhone. This may come as a surprise to some, but when you think about…
Dell has scheduled a Feb. 8 event in San Francisco and this could lead to a new line of business-class smartphones and tablets. The Dell invitation doesn’t reveal much, as it it titled, “Dell means business.” There’s also the somewhat boring line of “Please join us for an exclusive look at the next generation of…
We’ve seen this fanboy war go back and forth for some time now. As Android grows, more and more of these users are gaining a large disdain for the iPhone, and Apple, in general. Apple fans return with their rebuttals, and the cycle goes on. This won’t stop anytime soon, but at least one Android…
As hinted at in a leaked Vibrant 4G timeline yesterday and again last week, the Motorola Cliq 2 was made available today on T-Mobile. Despite the various upgrades, the Cliq 2 is still very affordable – only $99.99 on a two-year contract after rebates. The Cliq 2 improves on the original with a 1 GHz…
The Apple iPhone has long been derided for not being able to make calls and the Line2 VoIP app was a godsend for those who wanted a consistent way to make voice calls. Well, this app has now landed on Android. If you don’t know, the Line2 VoIP app lets you add another line to…
Australia might have to wait until April to get the LG Optimus 2X, the world’s first dual-core smartphone, but it looks like Denmark will be getting theirs on February 25, with preorders starting today. Expansys recently started offering Optimus 2X preorders to the UK as well, though they’re expecting it to ship on March 21.…
Samsung is teasing the next generation of its Galaxy S lineup for Feb. 13, which lines up directly with the Mobile World Congress show. Could we be in store for a dual-core Galaxy S Android phone with 4G LTE support? The teaser page shows the Android-powered Galaxy S next to an obscured phone with the…
300 free Flash games on Android sounded too good to be true, didn’t it? The GameStop-owned Kongregate game portal had launched an Arcade app in the Android Market yesterday, only to have it taken down today. How come? For violating a non-compete clause in the developer agreement, which stops developers for launching their own app…
T-Mobile is teaming with Location Labs to introduce DriveSmart Plus, an Android app aimed at making it easier to stop testing while driving. The T-Mobile DriveSmart Plus app will enable users to set their Android phones to automatically detect when they’re driving and put the phone into “Driving Mode.” This means that all incoming calls…
MasterCard has followed up on their iPhone and BlackBerry apps with ATM Hunter for Android, allowing users to find the nearest bank machine based on their phone’s GPS coordinates. Results can be filtered based on needs for particular financial institutions, accessibility, surcharges, deposit sharing, drive-through, or 24-hour access, to boot. If you’re trying to help…