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With the Android 2.3 Gingerbread SDK released recently, many of the real geeks out there have been wondering as to when the source code would be released by Google. According to the tweet above, not too long after the launch of the Nexus S. How does this source code affect you, you ask? Well, if…
Remember the so-called Google Music service which was supposed to finally make Android equal to the iPhone when it comes to music playback and management? Well, we know the service has already been delayed due to negotiations with record labels but a new report indicates this could also be hampered by infighting at Google. According…
As if Android was in any sort of shortage of game emulators, there’s yet another game console emulator on the way. It’s called nullDC, a Dreamcast emulator, and it may be hitting the Market sometime in the near future. AndroidCentral showed the emulator booting the Dreamcast bios on an Android device yesterday, but I figured…
Remember the Meizu M9? The Meizu handsets have been the epitome of iPhone clones, so we were rather surprised when we heard the rumored specs were as impressive as they are. Those specs are now finalized, as the Meizu M9 website has launched, showing it off in all its iPhone-clone glory. You’ll find pretty much…
If you’re on an Android handset on Verizon, you’ll be happy to know that the nation’s largest U.S. carrier is studying the Android 2.3 Gingerbread software and mulling which devices will be getting the update. Now, it’s just a waiting game … but we may have to wait a while. Droid-Life got its hands on…
Have you been aching for a Dell Streak, but were reluctant to plunk down a good deal of cash for one? Today is your lucky day as Best Buy has just lowered the price of the Android is-it-a-phone-or-is-it-a-tablet device to just $100 with a two-year contract. It sure beats the whopping $300 you’d pay for…
Hey, you blogophiles – the oh-so-popular Posterous service has just launched a client for Android, following up on the recent release of their iPhone app. With the new app, you can post to multiple sites with all of the relevent tags and categories, attach pictures and video taken with your phone’s camera, and geotag a…
Google TV has just received an update and makes your Android phone a much better remote control. We already know that you can use a free Android app to control Google TV or use the Logitech Revue app, but the new app makes the remote control even better. According to Google’s blog: Starting today you…
Google and some students from the University of California sent a batch of Samsung Nexus S smartphones up to around 32,000 meters in coolers attached to weather balloons to take some awesome pictures and gather gyroscopic data from the phones. The seven Nexus S units took about three hours to get up there before popping,…
Skype is not resting on its laurels when it comes to the smartphone space, as the company has just updated its VoIP-calling Android app to be more convenient for users. First of all, you can now use the Skype Android app on the Samsung Galaxy S handsets, kind of. The VoIP-calling app will only be…