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Oct

21

2010

Motorola looking for Cliq Android 2.1 beta testers

by Chris Moor
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Well this is a sign that good things are on the way. Motorola is looking for 2,000 beta testers to try out Android 2.1 on their Motorola CLIQ. So if you’re feeling extremely lucky, then head on over to the Motorola support forums and fill out a simple registration form. What’s nice is that the [...]

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Oct

20

2010

Latest Swype beta having problems

by Jesse Bauer
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Looks like the latest beta for Swype on Android has lit up the Swype forums from unhappy, frustrated users begging for the old beta back until more work is done to the latest build. The main problem seems to be “rogue” words popping up even after deleting them from Swype memory. Words such as “day” [...]

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Oct

20

2010

Sony Xperia Users Need to be Happy too

by Jesse Bauer
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Who doesn’t want to be happy? I want to be happy. I bet you do too as you’re reading this. Sony also recognizes its Ericsson Xperia users like to be happy, but haven’t been lately due to the long wait for Android 2.x updates for the Xperia family of handhelds. To make amends, Sony is [...]

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Oct

20

2010

HootSuite Adds Facebook Integration in Update

by Jesse Bauer
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HootSuite has just added Facebook to its social networking account access abilities. This positions HootSuite as not only a Professional social networking tool for business, but also as a personal application to help people stay connected and active with their multiple social networking accounts. Most likely features to be released on HootSuite next would be [...]

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Oct

19

2010

Froyo update for T-Mobile’s myTouch 3G going strong

by Tyler Cunningham
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Last week, we told you that T-Mo was finally ready to push the long awaited Froyo update for the myTouch 3G. According to the official T-Mobile support forums, that update is well underway… for most owners that is. It seems that myTouch phones  with a 3.5mm jack are going to have to wait a couple [...]

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Oct

17

2010

Motorola Milestone modded with Android 2.2.1 from G.O.T.

by Jesse Bauer
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The G.O.T. team have successfully modded and hacked the Motorola Milestone with Froyo 2.2.1. They released a video after releasing this to the community as well, so Milestone users don’t need to wait for Motorola or their carrier to put the update out. The update has made several improvements to the hardware’s ability to handle [...]

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Oct

16

2010

No Bing in Samsung Galaxy S Froyo update?

by Jesse Bauer
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Samsung has announced it’s roll-out plans for users of their Galaxy S smartphones as well as the main feature changes users can expect to see when their Galaxy S gets its turn to update via Kies, Samsung’s built-in update program. I don’t see Bing in there, do you?

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Oct

14

2010

Motorola officially acknowledges Droid X Froyo issues

by Tyler Cunningham
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Motorola has officially acknowledged a series of issues related to the semi-recent Droid X Android 2.2 update. Users have been reporting these issues for weeks, so there are no real surprises here. Below is the post made on the official Motorola support forums. Stuck on Moto logo after reboot – this was tough on a [...]

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Oct

13

2010

T-Mobile Makes Statement on Froyo Wi-Fi Update

by Jesse Bauer
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T-Mobile has decided that it’s best to leave Wi-Fi calling and tethering unavailable for its Android 2.2 G2 users, despite the fact that Verizon and Sprint are allowing these features on the Evo 4G and Droid X, both also running Froyo. T-Mobile has stated the following in response; “Wi-Fi Calling and tethering/Wi-Fi sharing are not [...]

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Oct

13

2010

Dell states Froyo update for Streak by end of year

by Jesse Bauer
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Dell is confirming that its update for the Dell Streak will be pushed out by the end of the year. No specific dates have been announced, but Dell states it will be “much sooner” than December 31st 2010. Dell also stated that they will be stopping the Eclair updates, and therefore, will no longer be [...]

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