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Barnes & Noble began shipping the Android-powered Nook Color today and it features a large color touchscreen and it will eventually run multiple apps. Is it enough to compete in the e-reader space and should we consider this device a tablet that competes against the Apple iPad? The Nook Color has a 7-inch IPS display…
Google Goggles has just launched an initiative with a few partners, including T-Mobile, Buick, Disney, Diageo (parent company to Guiness, Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, and other brands) and Delta Airlines. Basically, those companies are making their print ads recognizable to Google Goggles so that when someone takes a picture with the Android or iPhone app for…
Look, we all know that your mobile phone is probably one of the most precious things you carry around with you, along with your car keys and genitalia coming in at a close third. There are a lot of crazies out there that would love nothing more than to swipe your precious phone so they…
The ACCESS NetFront Life Android browser just hit the Android Market and this web browser offers some unique user interface qualities which helps it stand out from the crowd. The NetFront browser is HTML5-compliant and it’s actually pretty nice for one-handed operations. One of the coolest things about it is that it will actually tilt…
Today Google launched a new service called Hotpot (no, not “hotspot”, we made that mistake too). It’s a rating and recommendation engine that’s tied in with Places, Google Maps search results, and their Android app. Criteria include an overall 5-star system, as well as a thumbs up or down for food, service, and atmosphere. Previously,…
LG is kicking it up a notch with its upcoming Optimus smartphones. The latest entry to be unofficially introduced is the LG Star, a dual-core Tegra 2 offering that runs unknown flavor of Android. Android purists will be happy as this initial rumor suggests the handset will run an untampered version of Google’s mobile OS. The exact…
The video below, as corny as the dialogue may be, seemingly ripped right from an infomercial that plays late at night between a spot for the latest Girl Gone Wild DVD and a Snuggi you can use while at work, shows the potential of what a smartphone can do if you let it scan all…
The master of the popular sport “I get to try this phone before the rest of the world,” Eldar Murtazin, uses its Twitter account to torment gadget freaks, myself included, around the world. He gets to play with the latest toys before anyone else and is for that reason only hated by many. Then again,…
Samsung and Giorgio Armani are long time pals, having launched a few phones in the past. The next stage in their partnership is an Android-powered smartphone which looks like a Galaxy S variant with Armani-branded apps and content. From what we can tell, the “soon to be launched” Samsung I9010 Galaxy S Giorgio Armani resembles…
LG’s Android-powered Optimus One is selling briskly and has hit the 1 million milestone just 40 days after the handset’s launch. The Optimus One has a nice mix of features and low pricing that makes it attractive to consumers looking to move into a smartphone. The Optimus One is the fastest selling handsets in the…