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LG Unveils Dual-core, Android-based LG Optimus 2X
PC World (blog)
By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News LG Electronics Thursday unveiled the Optimus 2X, a smartphone based on Android and Nvidia’s dual-core Tegra2 processor, …
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11Rush Android App Hits the Android Market
PR Newswire (press release)
16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — 11Rush.com, the ultimate weekly fantasy football game, has released its highly-anticipated Android application, unleashing a new …
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Soteria Systems Hires Avakit to Develop Personal Safety Application for …
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Akavit, a leading interactive agency and web technology company, today announced the development of a personal safety application for Android™ smartphones, …
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Dell Venue with Android Froyo gets official in Korea
Unwired View
Unlike the Venue Pro, the Venue is an Android smartphone – it doesn’t come with 2.3 Gingerbread yet, but with 2.2 Froyo. The new handset features a 4.1 inch …
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Chitika Says Android Won’t Pass iPhone’s US Market Share Until February Of …
Android Police
Our pal Dan Ruby over at Chitika just shot us a note to let us know that he’s run the numbers and come up with a prediction for when Android will take over …
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5 Ways Android is Better Than Chrome OS
PC Magazine
Cementing Chrome’s uselessness, Google has a much better mobile OS play: Android. I somewhat understand the appeal of Google Chrome OS on an inexpensive …
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Can Windows Phone 7 match elegance, versatility of iOS and Android?
Lexington Herald Leader
Smart phones have taken over as the mobile device of choice for consumers, with the Apple iPhone and Google’s Android OS duking it out for supremacy. …
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AndFriends Lets You Discover And Share Android Apps With Your Friends
By Serkan Toto
Despite the growing popularity of their mobile OS, Android users have a problem: the more apps crop up, the harder it becomes to keep track and discover the good ones. (Androlib, a site that gathers various statistics on the Android …
TechCrunch – http://techcrunch.com/

Hit Game Engine Launches On iPhone Thursday, Android Later …
By Oliver Chiang
This should remove any last vestige of doubt about whether Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices are serious videogame machines. The technology behind hit videogames like Gears of War 3 and Medal of Honor will be released for free on Thursday …
SelectStart – http://blogs.forbes.com/oliverchiang/

Android Dreamcast emulator nullDCe gets early video preview, still …
By Ross Miller
Never underestimate the power of Dreamcast to live on long past its intended expiration date (which, if you ask Sega, would have been around Septembe.
Engadget – http://www.engadget.com/

Android-Powered Dell Venue Loses the QWERTY Keyboard
By Gary Cutlack
Korean carrier KT has shown off a heap of Android phones it’s launching, with the highlight being the Dell Venue—the expected Android remake of the Windows Phone 7 Venue Pro. It launches there this month.
Gizmodo – http://gizmodo.com/

Android Community Google Cr-48 Giveaway REMINDER | Android Community
By Chris Burns
Incase you’re unaware, we’re running a contest to give away five Google Chrome OS Cr-48 notebooks and you’re invited to win! These notebooks aren’t going to hit.
Android Community – http://androidcommunity.com/

MetroPCS Rolls Out Android-Based Huawei Ascend
TMCnet
By Beecher Tuttle, TMCnet Contributor Following an unexplained one-week launch delay, MetroPCS on Monday introduced its second Android-based handset, …
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Apple iPad Beats Android in 2010 Internet Trends
Techtree.com
Also, Google Android appears just below Apple iPad on Twitter, but is nowhere to be seen in the Fast Rising search queries list. …
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IBM Readies Lotus Notes Traveler for Android
PC World
By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News IBM is ready to ship an Android-compatible new version of its push-based e-mail software Lotus Notes Traveler, an IBM employee …
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Android Apps Installer Limit Bumped To 50MB
TheAPPera.com
Apparently Android apps installers can now be up to 50MB. Previously, the limit is only 25MB. We are also increasing the maximum size for .apk files on …
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Android’s weak sales drive Verizon toward Apple’s iPhone
Apple Insider
Previously, AppleInsider reported how the same data indicated that Verizon’s relationship with RIM’s BlackBerry was being strained by Android. …
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The Android vs The Biebs: Who’s on top?
Manila Bulletin
As hot as The Biebs was this year, Android has been hotter. Updates for the OS were dropping in left and right and sales of Android phones and tablets have …
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O2′s Dell Streak Android 2.2 update ‘this week’
TechRadar UK
Whether this will actually happen on time, we don’t know – OF COURSE we trust any UK network, but Android updates are notorious for their delays for …
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T-Mobile G2 Now Only $49.99 | Android Community
By Dylan Bailey
Coming along with the holiday season is the wide range of amazing sales we get, and Android devices have been the focus of sales, as the operating system is.
Android Community – http://androidcommunity.com/

Power Control Plus Toggles Nearly Any Android Setting with One Tap
By Whitson Gordon
Android: We’ve sung the praises of the Android Power Control widget on more than one occasion, but if you wish you could toggle even more settings right from your home screen, Power Widget Plus will probably let you do so.
Lifehacker – http://lifehacker.com/

Words With Friends for Android Coming Soon | Android Phone Fans
By Quentyn Kennemer
WordFeud has long been Android users’ favorite Scrabble clone, but those wishing for the iOS-born Words With Friends of similar origins will be happy to.
Android Phone Fans – http://phandroid.com/

Twitter: Apple’s iPad trendier than Google’s Android in 2010 …
By Florin
Apart from unveiling that 25 billion Tweets were sent this year, Twitter has also published a Top 10 Twitter Trends of 2010 – which includes a wireless device and a mobile operating system: Apple’s iPad and Google’s Android, …
Unwired View – http://www.unwiredview.com/

Words with Friends coming to Android (update: plan on playing your …
By Phil Nickinson
We’ve asked the developer — which was purchased by Zynga earlier this month — for any more details about the Android release. Will we be able to play (and beat) our iPhone brethren? When, exactly, will see the app? …
Android Central – Android Forums,… – http://www.androidcentral.com/

Google targets iPad with Android 3 Honeycomb tablet yumminess
Register
By Bill Ray • Get more from this author Google’s Andy Rubin has been showing off Honeycomb, the next version of Android and one with proper tablet support, …
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Fresh Android Apps for Dec. 7: Google Books, Loky
Android Apps Appolicious
Today’s Fresh Android apps features a brand new e-book service by a popular web search giant Google, and a way to ensure that your private double-life stays …
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Gingerbread keyboard ported to Android 2.2 devices (root only)
Androinica
Developers of custom ROMs are already working hard on bringing Android 2.3 to a number of devices, and it’s a safe bet that they’ll deliver the latest …
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Can BlackBerry survive the perfect storm of iPhone, Android, and now iPad?
InfoWorld
… could make it through the perfect storm that started with the iPhone hurricane and reached epic proportions with the Android and iPad surges in 2010. …
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Samsung Galaxy Tab outselling iPad? Bloggers review…
Computerworld (blog)
Even Samsung seems surprised at speed seven-inch slate is selling; Android tablet sales plan increased. By Richi Jennings. December 6, 2010. …
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VMware to virtualize Android smartphones for business users
NetworkWorld.com
By Jon Brodkin, Network World VMware is teaming with LG to sell Android smartphones that are virtualized, allowing a single phone to run two operating …
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MetroPCS expects half dozen LTE-ready Android phones in 2011
CNET (blog)
by Scott Webster MetroPCS plans to follow the release of the LG Optimus M handset with its first Android-based LTE smartphone in the first quarter of 2011. …
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Visualized: the real Android fragmentation — Engadget
By Vlad Savov
It’s been staring you in the face all this time. The Android fragmentation that not only threatens, but dooms Google’s mobile OS: the buttons are.
Engadget – http://www.engadget.com/

Google Maps for Android Now Faster, Smoother, in 3D and Works Offline
By Adrian Covert
Google has just unveiled their new, refreshed Maps 5.0 app for Android, launching soon. What’s new about it? Well, it renders buildings in 3D, loads faster, works offline and will automatically rotate the map according to the phone’s …
Gizmodo – http://gizmodo.com/

Android’s Architect Talks Profitability and Success – NYTimes.com
By By JENNA WORTHAM
Andy Rubin, Google’s vice president of engineering and the chief architect behind Android, took the stage in San Francisco to discuss the company’s mobile strategy.
Bits – http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/

Android Developers Blog: Android 2.3 Platform and Updated SDK Tools
By Xavier Ducrohet, Android SDK Tech Lead
Today we’re announcing a new version of the Android platform — Android 2.3 ( Gingerbread). It includes many new platform technologies and APIs to help developers create great apps. Some of the highlights include: …
Android Developers Blog – http://android-developers.blogspot.com/

Andy Rubin Shows Off Android 3.0 On Prototype Motorola Tablet
By Devin Coldewey
Andy Rubin is, as I type this, in the middle of a demo of Android 3.0 (AKA Honeycomb) at Dive Into Mobile. The rest of his talk I’ve got written up elsewhere, but this was too cool to pass up. The software is running on a prototype …
TechCrunch – http://techcrunch.com/

Google eBooks: For Android
Download and install our free Android app to start reading millions of ebooks on the go.
books.google.com/help/ebooks/android.html

Android 2.3 Platform Highlights | Android Developers
The Android 2.3 platform introduces many new and exciting features for users and developers. This document provides a glimpse at some of the new features …
d.android.com/sdk/android-2.3-highlights.html

Android Media Player – Winamp for Android™ – Winamp
Download Winamp for Android, the ultimate Android Media Player. Winamp for Android is a more than a music app for Android, it is a complete media manager …
www.winamp.com/android

Android leaderboard: The 12 best smartphones [UPDATED]
ZDNet (blog)
By Jason Hiner | December 6, 2010, 5:00am PST A hot, new Android phone seems to hit the market almost every week. To help you sort through them all, …
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Android Creeps Up on Apple as RIM Slide Continues
eWeek
Android is gaining on Apple, landing on 23.5 percent market share of US smartphones in October, compared to 24.6 for iOS. RIM continues to slide, …
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Survey Shows Android as Fastest Growing Smartphone OS
TMCnet
By Tracey E. Schelmetic, TMCnet Contributor As a surprise to no one, a recent study found that Google’s Android smartphone platform is the fastest-growing …
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More Playstation Phone video, and Android Gingerbread to be announced today?
ITworld.com
The device in the video is running Android 2.3 (aka Gingerbread) and it seems pretty likely that Google’s Andy Rubin will officially announce Gingerbread …
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Android powered ViewSonic gTablet on sale this week at Sears
Examiner.com
The Sears circular in this Sunday’s Columbus Dispatch revealed yet another Android-powered tablet computer trying to steal holiday gift thunder from the …
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The Three Differences between Chrome OS and Android
ZDNet (blog)
Yes, both Android and Chrome OS are Linux-based operating systems. Neither, at the application level, uses the common Linux desktop application programming …
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PropellerHeads: Cool apps for Android phones
Richmond Times Dispatch
By Staff Reports | Times-Dispatch Dear PropellerHeads: I was thinking about getting an Android phone. Can I get those cool iPhone apps for my new phone? …
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iPhone, Android tied for ‘most desired’
Fortune
Women, it turns out, tend to prefer iPhones, while Android phones have a slight edge among men and smartphone upgraders in the 35-to-54 age bracket. …
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BlackBerry Users Consume More Mobile Data Than iPhone And Android Users
MocoNews
It says Google’s Android is “rapidly gaining and has almost tripled internet market share” from 8.2 percent last November to 23.8 percent this year. …
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AirSync Wireless Media Syncing for Android
Wired News
By Charlie Sorrel AirSync, a new feature in doubleTwist, lets you sync your music, movies and photos wirelessly between your computer and your Android phone …
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The Nook Color has been rooted
Geek.com
While everyone waits for the procession of good Android tablets to arrive, Barnes & Noble had one already on the market in the form of the Nook Color, …
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Angry Birds Christmas Edition Coming to Android
PC Magazine
The Christmas edition of Rovio's popular Angry Birds game will be available on Android phones as well as iOS, Rovio said Monday. "It's coming to Android too ...
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Apple rejects Android magazine app
Mobile Computing News
Apple told the Chief Executive of Danish publisher Mediaprovider that it would not accept their submission of an exclusively Android magazine app into its ...
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AirSync for doubleTwist brings wireless syncing to Android phones ...
By Joshua Topolsky
Been looking for the perfect thing to boast to your iPhone-owning friends about? Well brace yourself, because doubleTwist has just gone wireless with.
Engadget - http://www.engadget.com/

Hands on the LG Star [VIDEO] – Android and Me
By Taylor Wimberly
Yeh Android 2.2 isn’t yet optimized for the dual-cores yet either though. And reason for the touch response not as fast as the iPhone isn’t hardware based it’s just that Android doesn’t have UI hardware acceleration yet(iPhone does) …
Android and Me – http://androidandme.com/

Winamp for Android Syncs Your Music Library Over Wi-Fi
By Kevin Purdy
Android/Windows: Keeping music synced between your Android phone and Windows system has probably never been this easy. Install Winamp on both platforms, click your phone, and you can beam and receive music over Wi-Fi from your music …
Lifehacker – http://lifehacker.com/

Motorola Splitting To Ride The Android Wave
By Matt Rosoff
The Motorola Droid is one of the fastest selling handsets on the fastest growing mobile platform.
Business Insider – http://www.businessinsider.com/

Logitech Revue about to get a much-needed update to its Netflix …
By Phil Nickinson
2, so we should be seeing this one anytime now. We’ve got video of the Netflix update and a few more pics after the break, and you can find the whole shebang at the source link. [SatelliteGuys via Android Central Forums] …
Android Central – Android Forums,… – http://www.androidcentral.com/

Security Expert Warns of Android Browser Flaw – Slashdot
justice4all writes "Google is working on a fix to a zero-day flaw discovered by British security expert Thomas Cannon that could lead to user data on a …
mobile.slashdot.org/…/Security-Expert-Warns-of-Android-Bro…