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According to Chitika, an online ad network, Android users are a better target when it comes to mobile advertising than their iPhone using counterparts. How so, you ask? In a break down of iOS vs. Android ad click rates, Android users clicked on ads 81% more frequently than did iPhone users. Even though Google’s Mobile…
Gameloft is offering a new “Try Before Buy” version of their Android games for potential customers that just don’t know if the game is right for them. I don’t know about you, but I consider myself a “Try Before You Buy” kind of guy. The reason for this is simple: I don’t want to buy…
A smartphone with HSPA+ capabilities for T-Mobile has just passed through the Federal Communications Commission and this looks to be the much-heralded G2. The device came through the FCC as the “HTC PC10100” and it sports 802.11n WiFi, 3G for T-Mobile’s AWS bands and references to HSPA+. We know that T-Mobile has been pushing the…
Google is defending its Android License Server solution for combating app piracy despite the high-profile end-around that has surfaced lately. If you’re not aware, the Android License Server essentially allows developers to authenticate if an app has been legally purchased. If it senses something’s amiss, the developer can cut the user off, offer them the…
Android tablets are quickly picking up steam this year, and ViewSonic is getting in on the action. ViewSonic is said to debut two Android-based tablet PCs at the IFA 2010 conference next month. Android tablets should be plentiful at the show, but will there be any good ones out there? Maybe. One of the ViewSonic…
SCVNGR and AT&T are teaming up to use geo-location gaming to promote the recently-introduced Samsung Galaxy S Android phone, the Captivate. If you’re not familiar with SCVNGR, you should check out its apps on the iPhone or Android because it offers a fun take on the check-in craze that is taking off. Techcrunch has the…
Verizon is said to be sending out an SOS OTA for rooted Motorola Droid users out there, who were unable to successfully install the original Android 2.2 Froyo update, “FRG01B”. Verizon is sending out a new update known as “Full FRG01B”, which is bigger than the previous version, to rooted users to ensure that the…
The Samsung Galaxy S lineup just became better devices for multimedia as it has become the first Android phones to receive the DivX certification for HD. The Samsung Galaxy S lineup is already a treat for multimedia because each handset rocks a super-crisp, 4-inch Super AMOLED display. In fact, the T-Mobile Vibrant comes preloaded with…
We hear lots of stories about successful application developers for the iPhone and iPad, but we don’t get too many from the Android Market or other platforms. With the rapidly growing global applications market and its astronomical profit projections, Apple certainly can’t be taking all the glory. Proof is in one simple little Android application:…
Huawei is all set to introduce a new Android 2.2 phone at the IFA conference in September. I don’t expect the Huawei Android phone to displace the Motorola Droid X or EVO 4G from the top of the superphone heap but it could be a solid mid-range device. The handset, the U8150, is supposed to…