Today, TIME rolled out its picks for 2010’s 50 Best Websites. This year’s crop proves itself a quintessential part of the Web, whether you’re researching, shopping or simply just browsing. But, as more and more users take their Internet usage on the road, we’ve become increasingly in tuned to the way our favorite sites translate to …
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Google Earth For Android Lets You Explore the Ocean
While we debate over whether or not Google is scheming to do evil things with Verizon, there’s no denying the simple fact that checking out what’s underneath the surface of the Earth’s oceans on your mobile phone isn’t cool.
The latest version of Google Earth (v1.1) for Android allows you to “look around” and see what’s …
Dell Aero Runs Cupcake, Thinks It’s April 2009
Announced back in March, Dell’s Aero Android smartphone is now available from AT&T for $100 clams.
A 3.5-inch screen, 5-megapixel camera with 8x zoom and flash and just about every other feature you’d want can not be offset by the fact that the Aero is running Android 1.5. Here’s Dell’s official statement on why that
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Samsung Teases ‘Galaxy Tab’ Android Tablet Promo Video
It’s pretty much official now. We’ve gotten word direct from Samsung that it’ll be unveiling the 7-inch “Galaxy Tab” Android Tablet on September 2nd.
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The YouTube video above briefly either showcases or mentions the following:
– Swype keyboard input
– Android 2.2
– …
ViewSonic to Sell 10-inch Hybrid Android/Windows Tablet
Be still, my beating heart. ViewSonic will be showing off a 10-inch “ViewPad” tablet with an Intel processor next week that dual boots into both Android and a Microsoft-based operating system. It’s unclear whether the Microsoft part of the equation will be a full version of Windows 7 or the scaled back Windows Embedded Compact 7, which …
6-Minute Preview of Google TV
Any doubts you may have about Google TV could be wiped away after watching this 6-minute demo of the upcoming service. It jumps between live TV, the DVR and the Internet without a hitch. Most notable, though, is the Google Queue, which by all accounts is a unified menu for any recording you may have – audio and video. Check it …
Chrome OS or Android: Which Is It? Google Tablet in November
Renderings of what a Google Chrome OS tablet could look like first showed up in early February when Google’s Senior Software Engineer Glen Murphy posted a handful of images and a video of what the UI might look like. Then in May, the WSJ and Bloomberg reported that Verizon was working closely with Google on an Android-powered tablet. …
T-Mobile’s Mystery Smartphone Revealed
Nearly two years after the launch of the first Android smartphone in the world, the G1, comes its successor from T-Mobile.
Late last month, T-Mobile launched a mystery teaser site that many speculated was a reboot of the Sidekick franchise because a peak at the source code suggested that it was. Turns out that it isn’t. The G2 will …
Two Minute Video: eReader Meets Android Tablet with the Pandigital Novel
Pandigital’s second stab at a color e-book reader running on the Android platform will hit stores next month at a price of just under $200.
Specs include a 7-inch touchscreen with 800×600 resolution, 2GB of built-in storage expandable via SD cards up to 32GB in size, content from Barnes & Noble’s electronic book store complete …
Samsung Galaxy Tab Specs Leak
Samsung’s much-rumored Android-powered Galaxy Tab could end up being a total wash. A firmware update that was released over the weekend supposedly reveals a few key specs.
The Super AMOLED screen on the 7-inch Galaxy Tab could end up with a sub-par 480 x 800 resolution or 1024 x 600. The rear camera isn’t much better with 2048 …
Google Intros ‘Chrome to Phone’ and ‘Voice Actions’ for Android
New Android goodies from Google today. First, there’s the Chrome to Phone extension. You install it in Google Chrome and when you find a link, map, phone number, YouTube video, or selection of text on the web, you can send it off to your Android handset and it’ll open in the appropriate application immediately. Pretty …
Search an Android Phone With the Flick of Your Wrist
Google’s “Gesture Search” has been available for Android smartphones for a while now, but the company just updated the app to include a feature that allows users to “double flip” the actual handset in order to initiate a search.
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You simply flip the phone’s face away from you and …