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Intel Wants Android x86 for Netbooks and Tablets This Summer

Intel is hard at work, prepping an “Android x86″version of Android 2.2 designed for tablets and netbooks.  As we’ve mentioned here a couple of times, Android was initially designed for ARM processors.  Intel has been gradually getting more involved with the platform, most recently for the Google TV products due later this year.   At some point, Intel hopes to see smart phones running their Atom processors in addition to the Qualcomm chips that have become all the rage.  Read the rest of this entry »

Droid X System Dump Leaks

Some lucky new Motorola droid X user has leaked the droid X system dump. Because of this, users can now download wallpaper, ringtones, apps, etc from here. That’s right folks, you can now have it all! Read the rest of this entry »

Swype Expecting To Be On 50 Handsets by 2011

Reuters is reporting that Swype CEO Mike McSherry is expecting his keyboard, which I absolutely love, to be on 50 phones by year’s end. That’s right, 50 phones! Crazy stuff.  Currently, Swype is running officially on 10 handsets (including the droid X ), so they have a way to go, but news like this is very exciting for many.  To see the whole article click here!

Oh, and if you haven’t tried Swype yet, you should. Get it at beta.swype.com. Happy swyping

FTC Will Investigate Apple

The war between Google and Apple took another turn over the last few days.  Recent tweaks to the App Store rules prohibit developers from certain development tools that enable them to create apps that run on multiple devices. Some of the new tweaks also seem to effectively block third-party advertising services like AdMob.  As many of you know, Google’s deal with AdMob recently gained approval by the FCC.  So what does Apple do?  Change the rules of the game.  Read the rest of this entry »

HTC Wildfire Available Through Vodafone

It seems like we are getting an HTC announcement once a week lately!  PRlog.com is reporting that the HTC Wildfire will be available on Vodafone and 3 other carriers with various rate plans. The Wildfire is nothing spectacular as far as a handset goes, with a 5mp camera, 3.2 inch screen, 364mb of on board storage expandable up to 32gb with a SD card.  The handset runs Android 2.1 with HTC’s Sense UI and also offers the app sharing widget for letting friends know what you’re installing! Read the rest of this entry »

Android Market: Hiccups Continue

On the Android Market forums there is an uproar: many apps significantly suddenly dropped their counts. We already covered Market issues twice in the past week and Google even apologized to developers. However last night the first thing I noticed was that my “Credit Card” app disappeared from the market search. No, it wasn’t yanked. It can still be found by direct query “pname:bostone.android.credit,” but it does not appear on search by name, by keyword or even when I click on “View more applications.” Read the rest of this entry »

Nexus One May Suffer from Same Framerate Issue as EVO

We reported recently that the EVO has been having some serious frame rate issues, namely that it is locked at 30 FPS in both 2d and 3d modes.  Now it seems that the Nexus One may be suffering from the same frame rate issue.

In a post over at dailytech.com, it is Read the rest of this entry »

New Independent App Store, AndSpot Enters Fray to Take On Google Market

Back when I was a kid, I used to love to watch the WWE Royal Rumble, with every major player in the group going at each other.  It seems that we may have the same sort of situation shaping up in the Android app world, as another independent app store has popped up, this time in the form of the AndSpot Market.  With their tagline reading, “Welcome to the alternative Android Marketplace,” it is obvious they are trying to position themselves as a better alternative to the somewhat convoluted official Market Google runs for Android users now.  In an article over at Wired, Co-Founder Ash Kheramand says, Read the rest of this entry »

Samsung Galaxy Apollo Headed for UK “Soon”

Head over to Samsung’s UK page for smartphones and you will see a model called the Galaxy Apollo.  Listed as coming soon with no specs or details, we think we know what is under the hood. The Apollo bears more than a passing resemblance to the Korean M100S (pictured below)  launched back in February so it only seems logical to assume the insides are the same. Read the rest of this entry »

HTC Aria/Liberty/Intruder Spotted in AT&T Handset Testing Video

Check out the video below from AT&T which shows how they go about testing their handsets.  Of particular note is the fact that this clip shows the yet-to-be-announced HTC Aria/Liberty/Intruder smart phone.  While the guy in the video acknowledges it is an Android device, he does not disclose any details about it.  So we do what we always do and dug a few out for you.  Read the rest of this entry »