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Another day, another Android home replacement. Well, that’s not entirely true when speaking ofHipLogic’s new Android “Super App,” Spark (Beta) – you can use it as just any other application or a full-fledged home replacement if you so choose. Spark is aimed for two kinds of people: Those who are social networking fanatics and those…
It may not be actual branded hardware, but we’ve got confirmation the Samsung Galaxy Tab coming to Verizon. The Tab will be announced on the 16th, but pricing and availability will likely be a no-show. Hot on the heels of the AT&T branded Galaxy Tab, the leaked Verizon document confirms that Big Red will indeed…
The Skyfire browser has always been popular among mobile fanatics but the company has told us that its Android version is officially mainstream as the server-side browser has been downloaded more than 1 million times. If you haven’t tried out the free browser, you should. Skyfire for Google’s mobile operating system uses server side technology…
Adobe confirmed that its latest Adobe Flash zero day exploit extends to Android handsets in addition to Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and Solaris machines. This exploit opens a hole for remote hackers to crash an affected system or execute code remotely. Before you panic and shut down your handset, this vulnerability is circulating in the wild…
WorldMate’s most excellent travel app for BlackBerry and iPhone is finding its way to Android today. It covers all the bases when your leaving town, and includes travel alerts for flights, itinerary planning, flight status lookups, directions to local destinations through links to Google Maps, hotel booking, currency converters, weather forecasts, and a bunch of…
LG unveiled the specs and set the launch dates for the previously announced Optimus One and Optimus Chic. This Android duo are designed to attract new users to Google’s mobile platform and are part of a larger push into Android by LG. Under the hood, both handsets are similar and include an entry-level 600MHz processor, a…
Barnes & Noble has released an updated version of its NOOK for Android app. The most important new features of this release are quite a few UI tweaks and additional options that make reading on your smartphone more enjoyable. Here’s what’s new: First, there are pop-up menus in Library that appear around eBooks in Library…
If you’ve been looking for an alternative Android-powered tablet computer, you may want to consider the eLocity A7. The 7-inch device measures 8.2×4.8×0.5 inches and weighs just 1.02 pounds, while boasting the familiar specs (for an Android tablet) that include such things as 512MB of DDR2 RAM, 1.3-megapixel camera, NVIDIA Tegra II T-20 processor with…
Earlier this month, Verizon began accepting Android applications into its V CAST App store. This may come as no surprise as many Android handsets already include a tab for Verizon V CAST Apps within the Android Market. This new version takes the V CAST app store one step further by creating a stand-alone store that will separate the Verizon-only apps…
The holiday season will be a happy one for AT&T customers as the wireless carrier has up to six Windows Phone 7 handsets, three Android phones, the Galaxy Tab, and a trio of BlackBerry Torches slated to drop by the end of the year. The Windows Phone 7 handsets include the previously spotted Samsung Cetus i917; joining the Cetus…