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Kindle Price Drop Not Enough

Posted by October - 12 - 2009 - Monday
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Last week, starting to feel the heat and perhaps having exhausted the market for early enthusiasts, Amazon’s Kindle 2 saw a price drop from $299 to $259 . The company also launched an “international version,” which works in “100 countries” and uses AT&T as behind-the-scenes network. Last week also saw discussion of Barnes & Noble’s forthcoming eReader to be powered by Android. It joins a growing list and will reportedly have built-in WiFi and a six inch color display, which the Kindle

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Sprint HTC Hero Now Available

Posted by admin October - 12 - 2009 - Monday
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The HTC Hero Android phone is now officially available across the United States on Sprint. Exclusive to the Sprint network, the HTC Hero is a reworking of the European HTC Hero (also known as the T-Mobile G2 Touch), with a more rounded and chinless design. The HTC Hero features a large capacitive touchscreen display, 5 mega-pixel camera, Bluetooth, 3.5mm stereo headphone port, trackball controller, and HTC’s custom Android user interface Sense. The Sprint HTC Hero is available from the Sprint website and their retail stores priced at US$179 after a $200 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate, when purchased as part of a two-year service agreement with Sprint. [via sprint.com ] Motorola DEXT Orange UK Android Phone: Motorola DEXT Sprint HTC Hero Now Available

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Barnes & Noble's E-Book Reader Will Run Google's Android …

Posted by eternity October - 11 - 2009 - Sunday
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A new report says that the e-book reader that Barnes & Noble’s is expected to release later this year will run Google’s Android operating system . This device will go up against the Kindle, a device with an E-Ink display that gives users …

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Developers Can Now Target By Carrier in Android Market

Posted by Metatron October - 11 - 2009 - Sunday
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Up until recently, developers using the Android Market had the ability to target distribution of their apps by specific countries.  A recent email sent to developers indicates that they now have the freedom to select a particular wireless provider if they feel so inclined. First, we have added the ability to target applications by carrier in all countries.  For example, if you are showing your app in the United States, you can now choose among Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless.  If your apps are intended for users of specific carriers, please go to the Android Market developer website at http://market.android.com/publish (in the Publishing Options section under Locations) and target your applications to those carriers accordingly. The second half of the email advises developers that they might want to spend some time adjusting a little bit of code so their apps play nice with larger and smaller screens.  New handsets like the HTC Tattoo will have smaller screens than the current stable of phones.  On the flip side, devices like tablets are rolling out and apps won’t display properly if not addressed. If your app is written with the 1.5SDK (or lower) it will not show up in the Android Market on devices with these smaller screens.   For more information on what the 1.6 SDK offers developers, head to the Android Developers Blog . Thanks for the email, Borys!

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Screenshot Tips #1 – Difference between Screen Shots and Screen …

Posted by GameTesters2000 October - 10 - 2009 - Saturday
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… games , for example, on the packaging. Throughout the history of screenshots, there have been some deceptive practices, such as using a screenshot from a computer platform with better graphics to show how a game would display. … Screenshots of the Android OS can be taken by connecting the device to a computer, turning on USB debugging on the device, and running the Dalvik Debug Monitor Service (DDMS) program on the computer. Within that program, screenshots can be …

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Google Squared Gets More Squares, Relevance and Spreadsheet Export

Posted by admin October - 10 - 2009 - Saturday
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Google boosted its Google Squared search service. When Squared launched in June, users would receive up to 30 fact squares. As of today, Squared now displays up to 120 facts per query. Users can also now sort columns, letting users rank, group and compare items, with Squared converting units in the background. Users can also now export data from Squared to a Google Spreadsheet or a CSV file. Meanwhile, Google’s mobile search team formally released the Quick Search Box for Android smartphones.

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Android-powered Archos 5 media player now available on Amazon:

Posted by Kai October - 9 - 2009 - Friday
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It seems that the new Android -powered Archos 5 personal media player is now available for purchase on Amazon.com for US$389.99. The Archos 5 features a large 4.8-inch WVGA (800 x 480 pixel) touchscreen display and support for WiFi data …

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Video roundup: Hands on with the Samsung Moment | Google Android Blog

Posted by ms2Tech October - 9 - 2009 - Friday
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The recently announced Samsung Moment has been on display at CTIA. Unfortunately I was not able to be on the show floor in person, but thankfully a few other.

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