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GOOGLE ANNOUNCES EVERYTHING!- Honeycomb 3.1, Ice Cream Sandwich, Movies, Music, Android Open Accessory & Android @Home

Posted by David on May 10, 2011 · 0 Comment

Where do I start….Google had it’s I/O developer’s conference event today in San Francisco, and it was a gadget news doozy. They announced so much that it’ll make your head spin. First off, the Cupertino company announced its first major update to the Honeycomb OS, Honeycomb 3.1. Key features include resizable home screen widgets, added support for new input devices like [...]

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Firefox 4 make it to Android and Maemo (video)

Posted by David on March 30, 2011 · 0 Comment

Mozilla recently released the latest version of Firefox 4 for Android and Maemo smartphones. Firefox 4 now includes support for Firefox Sync, which allows you to sync open tabs, history, bookmarks, passwords, and other data, between your computer and your smartphone. It also lets you perform tabbed browsing, add-on installation, and features a new, streamlined look. Mozilla says it will also automatically [...]

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Amazon adds Cloud Music (video)

Posted by David on March 29, 2011 · 0 Comment

Amazon has announced a new cloud-based music storage service called Cloud Drive. The new service allows you to store up to 5GB of music and playback tracks via your Android smartphone, Android tablet, Mac, or PC. Users that purchase a complete album via Amazon’s MP3 store will automatically be upgraded to 20GB of storage, free of charge, and tracks purchased on Amazon are automatically uploaded [...]

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Google Web-Based Android Market

Posted by David on February 3, 2011 · 0 Comment

Google Web-Based Android Market —At a Google press conference on Wednesday, the company launched a Web-based version of the Android Market. Providing functionality similar to iTunes where apps are concerned, the new Android Market website will allow users to browse Android software from any computer with a Web browser. Previously, users could only browse the Market on Android phones and tablets. [...]

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Android Market now has 200,000 apps

Posted by David on December 30, 2010 · 0 Comment

Android Market now has 200,000 apps —According to independent Android app tracker AndroLib.com, Google’s Android Market is now home to over 200,000 apps. The site also reports that the Market’s apps have been collectively downloaded over 2.5 billion times. Android’s global market share is skyrocketing as well, having gained a whopping 22% of the world’s smartphone market between the [...]

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Tron SkateCycle by Brooklyn Workshop

Posted by David on December 16, 2010 · 0 Comment

Tron SkateCycle by Brooklyn Workshop –The new Tron Skatecycle, by Brooklyn Workshop, is the companies latest iteration of their flagship product, the SkateCycle. With a new look, and a nice endorsement for the new Tron Movie, you can watch the video as it cruises the streets of New York. Part Skateboard and part bike, the latest iteration sports Tron-like features Part skateboard and part [...]

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Kitara Touchscreen Guitar

Posted by David on December 16, 2010 · 0 Comment

Kitara Touchscreen Guitar —The Misa touchscreen guitar, now dubbed the Kitara, is available for pre-order in its basic version for $849, or the special edition for $2,899. Features include a multifunction touchscreen, MIDI controls and an on-board polyphonic synthesizer with effects. Formally called the Misa, the new Kitara Touchscreen Guitar will run $849 for its basic version Here’s [...]

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Google Nexus S now available from Best Buy

Posted by David on December 16, 2010 · 0 Comment

Google Nexus S now available from Best Buy –The latest and greatest Android smartphone, the Google Nexus S, is here and available at Best Buy. The Nexus S is the first Android-powered device to ship with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which means it’s also the first Android phone with NFC onboard. The first Android-powered device to ship with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which means it’s also [...]

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Oxygen O Series iPhone Dock Car Receiver

Posted by David on December 15, 2010 · 0 Comment

Oxygen O Series iPhone Dock Car Receiver –Oxygen Audio offers a car iPhone device that will be shown off at CES 2011 called the O Series. Instead of a built-in faceplate there is a slot/dock where you insert your iPhone and it becomes the sole form of control for the car’s stereo. iphone installs in the car via a dock and controls all of your cars multi-media You can receive handsfree calls, [...]

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Tizi TV Mobile Hotspot for iPad and iPhone

Posted by David on December 15, 2010 · 0 Comment

Tizi TV Mobile Hotspot for iPad and iPhone –Equinux is offering a device that streams terrestrial TV (DVB-T/DTT) to your iPad (or iPhone) called Tizi. A small, pocket sized black box with an antenna grabs and decodes the TV signal, and then sends the information over your WiFi network to the iPad running the accompanying iPad/iPhone app. Tizi has a 3.5 hour battery life and weighs just [...]

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HKS Handheld Racing Controller

Posted by David on December 14, 2010 · 0 Comment

HKS Handheld Racing Controller – The Interworks HKS Handheld Racing Controller is great if you’re without a racing wheel accessory. Works with its on-board analog pressure acceleration & brake pedals The Interworks HKS Racing Controller comes with analog pressure acceleration and brake pedals. In other words, precise control in a small package. That’s comfort, and performance in [...]

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Finding the Right Anti-virus Program

Posted by David on December 14, 2010 · 0 Comment

Finding the Right Anti-virus Program --Viruses, adware, malware and other assorted nasties are crawling the web just waiting to pounce on unsuspecting computer users. At best, your system could be inundated with pop-ups generated by stealthily-installed adware. Research is key, and many good Anti-virus programs are as good as the paid ones At the worst, your personal data could be compromised or [...]

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Motorola Verizon 10-inch tablet

Posted by David on December 13, 2010 · 0 Comment

Motorola Verizon 10-inch tablet –Andy Rubin, Google’s VP of Engineering, showed off a new Motorola tablet last week, and now new info is coming to light about this Motorola/Verizon tablet marriage. The Motorola-Verizon tablet will have Android 3.0, and support up to 32GB of memory Apparently it will have Android 3.0, a micro-USB port, mini-HDMI port, 3.5mm headphone jack, and dock contact points. [...]

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HTC EVO Shift 4G launching January 9th

Posted by David on December 13, 2010 · 0 Comment

HTC EVO Shift 4G launching January 9th -The HTC EVO Shift 4G / HTC Knight / HTC Speedy, depending on your rumored name preference, is actually Sprint’s HTC Desire Z iteration, and there’s a new clear image of the phone circulating the web. Sprint's new flagship EVO Shift 4G by HTC might be in stores January 9th The first thing you’ll notice is its four-line QWERTY keypad. The image [...]

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Google updates Android Market

Posted by David on December 13, 2010 · 0 Comment

Google updates Android Market -Google recently announced that an update to the Android Market has started rolling out to devices. Google stated that the new Android Market will be pushed out to all devices running Android 1.6 or later over the next two weeks. New Android Market boasts cleaner user interface and better graphics Some users have already reported receiving the update, which apparently [...]

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