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While we’re pretty much in love with virtually everything Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich brings to the table, many may be bummed that Facebook contact sync is not available for the Galaxy Nexus and hasn’t been sync Android 2.3.3. Well, if you’ve got a Galaxy Nexus on hand, you may be happy to hear that…
Sometimes you can’t always launch into a full-blown mobile video call, but the latest update to Skype for Android ensures you can still share what’s going on with friends. The 2.6 update to Skype now enables picture- and video-sending over Wi-Fi or 3G. There are some added optimizations for devices running on an NVIDIA Tegra 2 chip,…
While it’s not the first time we’ve seen the latest version of Android on a tablet, it’s fun to see Qualcomm loading Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.1 onto its Snapdragon S4 developer tablet. This will be the ultimate tablet for developers to test their Android apps on, thanks to the impressive hardware specs and Qualcomm’s…
It’s been a big year for the Android operating system and it has grown in many ways. We’ve seen two new versions of the OS, insane growth across the board, and no signs of slowing down. Here are a few highlights of Android this year. Activations/Marketshare Comscore’s latest numbers for Android in the US pegged…
Ben Rudolph of Microsoft launched an interesting campaign last night on Twitter and he is giving away five Windows Phone smartphones to five Android users with the most misfortune using Google’s mobile operating system. Users need to tweet him their ultimate story of #droidrage, a hashtag that has now gone viral. The main reason for…
Google has purchased Clever Sense, the maker of the personal recommendation iPhone app Alfred, and this could be one of those small moves which creates a major impact on Android down the line. The Alfred app was a location-based personal recommendation engine which helped to determine which bars and restaurants you would like. I found…
Engadget got its hands on a pricing guide from Costco that suggests the Galaxy Nexus will be available starting December 15th. Don’t get too excited as this is one of several launch dates tossed around in the past month. Thus far, all the dates have all come and gone without the appearance of the Galaxy Nexus. Maybe this…
It’s day 8 of the big Android 10-cent app sale and today’s selections are a balanced mix of apps and games. There’s also a few repeats which gives you a second chance to grab these titles at their low price. FlightTrack HD Widgets Instant Heart Rate – Pro Where’s My Water Train Conductor 2: USA…
So you like the Samsung Galaxy S II (who doesn’t) and you also happen to live in an area with a solid AT&T signal around? You’ll be glad to know Amazon is now offering AT&T’s version of the popular Android smartphone for $129.99! And that’s the price for both new and existing users with an…
Verizon Wireless is getting super serious about tablets. They already offer such devices as the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with LTE, Motorola XYBOARD 8.2 and 10.1, Apple iPad and… apparently that’s not enough — they’re also looking to add LTE-enabled Galaxy Tab 7.7 to the offering. According to the screenshot above, Sammy’s sexy tablet is…