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Another day, another Android tablet, but this one isn’t your everyday Kmart Android tablet. The LuvPad AD100 sports some great specs and is an interesting option for those of you considering an alternative to the iPad. Brought to us by Mouse Computer, the LuvPad is probably one of the best Android tablets we’ve seen that’s…
At first, we had to wait what seemed likes ages to get a glimpse of the Samsung Galaxy Tab in action, but now that there are plenty of hands-on videos out on the web, we were surprised to see Samsung post their own, official walkthrough video. If you just haven’t gotten enough of the Galaxy…
The Amazon Kindle app for Android has just received an update and it’s full of cool new features like voice search and Wikipedia integration. The Amazon Kindle app for Android now includes: – Search within the book: Customers can either type or speak a word or phrase to search within a book. – Add, Edit…
Android has certainly helped HTC and Motorola in cell phone satisfaction ratings according to JD Power. While Apple still remains king, it’s very clear that others are beginning to catch up. And with devices like the EVO 4G and the Droid 2 and Droid X, it’s no surprise that HTC and Motorola are giving the…
SAVE YOUR MONEY. If you’re from Canada, chances are you can hear the ING Direct spokesperson reading that line to you right now. Call it annoying, or funny, or a little bit of Canadiana, those darn ING commercials have graced our television sets for some time now. In more recent times the company has moved…
Verizon’s LG Vortex was spotted in the wild earlier this week and the handset has made an encore appearance. As suspected, the Vortex is an entry-level handset from LG that reportedly runs Android 2.2 smoothly on its 600MHz processor. Though initial specs suggested that an FM radio was included , this LG handset does not have…
Fans and owners of the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 have some gloomy news to wake up to this morning: the Android 2.1, or Eclair, update has been delayed. This means your smartphone will continue rocking an antiquated version of the Google platform for another month or so. Yes, I know you’re upset but you did…
The Facebook phone saga continues to develop with Bloomberg reporting that Facebook is working closely with handset manufacturer INQ on two smartphones. The two phones will be powered by Android and will offer a wide range of Facebook-centric features. While the handset will integrate tightly with the social network, it is not known whether Facebook will slap…
A ChangeWave survey of 1,602 corporate IT buyers reveals that Google’s mobile OS is on the rise in the corporate marketplace. Android usage in the business world has steadily climbed since November 2009 when a mere 3% of companies reported using Google’s mobile platform. Over those past nine months, Android has recorded a fivefold increase,…
The rumors of a Facebook phone spread like wildfire this week and the CEO of the world’s largest social network sat down to talk with TechCrunch about some of its mobile ambitions. Obviously, Facebook wouldn’t tip its hand if it were actually building a device (or contracting the building out and selling the phone under…