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Samsung’s Galaxy S, and the many other names it goes under in America where all four of the major operators launched it, has been a massive success. The South Korean firm announced that they’ve shipped more than 10 million of them in just 7 months. How are you supposed to follow that act? By announcing…
When Google launched the Nexus S late last year, many of us were a bit underwhelmed. Sure, it ran the latest version of Android, and yes, it came with support for NFC, but hardware wise it wasn’t all that different than the Nexus One that came out at the beginning of 2010. Several people have…
Search engine giant Google has been trying to diversify their sources of revenue for years. They hardly make any money off the services they offer and if it wasn’t for advertising they wouldn’t even exist. With the latest version of Android, Google’s mobile operating system, basic support for near field communication (NFC) technology was added.…
Google has just discontinued support for the H.264 codec within Chrome, which some see as a bold and possibly bad move on Google’s part. More than anything, many are accusing the search giant of hypocrisy. The reason for Google’s move is that it wants to support the WebM project, which is open unlike H.264, though…
While there have been a few people who’ve dropped hints saying that Honeycomb will be compatible with Android phones, we’ve yet to get a real confirmation that Honeycomb will be hitting anything other than tablets. Well, it seems Engadget recently got a chance to sit down with Matias Duarte, the WebOS designer lead that Google…
While all the hype is surrounding Android Honeycomb, the next version of the popular mobile OS, dubbed Ice Cream, isn’t completely accurate. According to TechCrunch, and by word of Mr. Andy Rubin himself, the followup to Android 3.0 OS will be called Ice Cream Sandwich. While I’d rather them leave the Sandwich part out, TechCrunch…
Now that Android 2.3 Gingerbread has been out for about a month, Google is wasting no time in touting how the Native Development kit can be used to create some awesome apps. If you don’t know, the Android NDK enables to take advantage of more tools on these types of devices to create apps that…
The moment many have been waiting for — the launch of the Verizon iPhone — is actually happening February 10th, at which point we expect millions of Verizon-branded Apple smartphones to find new homes. With the introduction of the device today, one has to wonder how Big Red feels about Android OS and what this…
Social handset maker INQ had said awhile back that they were switching to Android from Brew eventually and it looks like they’re closing in on a launch. The INQ Cloud Touch just went through Bluetooth certification with the following helpful description: INQ Cloud Touch is an Android smartphone built to make messaging faster and smarter.…
The Poynt location-based search app for Android and BlackBerry have added a new content channel to their already-excellent selection. Now you can look for events happening in your area through a service called Eventful, which houses data for some 4 million-odd events, spanning over 100,000 musicians, comedian, film makers, politicians, and other performers. Once you…