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The Amazon Appstore has been quite successful so far and Amazon is trying to make it even more attractive for developers by enabling in-app purchases for Android phones and the Kindle Fire tablet. The In-App Purchasing API is supposed to provide a simple, secure way for app developers to create a 1-click (trademarked, remember) way…
Toshiba is looking to take a bite out of the tablet market by introducing three new Android tablets in a variety of sizes. Coming in 7.7 inch, 10 inch, and 13.3 inch versions, Toshiba has brought some interesting devices to the table. Excite 10 No, this isn’t the same tablet that was rebranded as the…
It seems that Verizon will soon discontinue two of its Android smartphones — HTC Droid Incredible 2 and HTC Rhyme — both of which now have the magical price point of zero dollars (FREE). The offer is good “while supplies last” and also asks you to put your signature on a two-year contract, which is…
xda-developers member “proxuser” doesn’t want to wait for the official Ice Cream Sandwich for HTC’s Desire S and Desire HD and has decided to make its own version of the software in the meantime. He come up with a custom ROM, using the HTC One V’s software as a basis. As expected, not everything is…
Parrot released a firmware update for its Android-powered car receiver ASTEROID. Software version 1.5 brings a number of new features, including: Ability to connect to steering wheel commands via the Parrot UNIKA interface, which sings along the majority of vehicles available on the market. The system allows drivers to access many of the ASTEROID features…
Cinemark, which is one of the world’s largest motion picture exhibitors, launched an Android app, allowing movie fans to purchase Cinemark’s movie tickets while on the go. Moreover, the free to download application also comes with other features, enabling you to instantly locate nearest Cinemark theatre using GPS, search for preferred theatre locations and even…
HTC’s quad core beast, the One X, gets all the attention, but it’s the One S that we think deserves more praise. It’s thinner, it uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4, it’s smaller, it has a body that’s made out of something that’s been through a plasma bath, but … and this is a huge but, the…
One of the best things about Android 4.0 is the fact that it doesn’t need any front facing buttons to run. Just look at the Galaxy Nexus, it’s a beautiful solid sheet of glass. HTC’s 2012 flagship, the One X, has three hideous buttons, and that seriously makes us sad. So what about Samsung’s hero…
Lenovo took the wraps off of its first Android Ice Cream Sandwich tablet a few days ago, the IdeaTab S2109. A few important specs are missing at this point — including the always essential pricing and release date — but a video Lenovo uploaded to YouTube seems to do the tablet justice. It has a…
BlackBerry PlayBook owners will soon lose the ability to sideload applications onto their tablets. RIM will be pushing an update to all existing PlayBooks that will remove this option to prevent application piracy. RIM’s VP of Developer Relations Alec Saunders broke the news via Twitter, stating that the move is geared at curbing application piracy,…