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Nov

8

2010

Hands-On Look at the New Samsung Continuum from Verizon

by Jesse Bauer
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As most people have heard today, Samsung has announced the Samsung Continuum Android smartphone to be launched through Verizon Wireless. The announcement came at the Samsung Event in NYC earlier this evening, and attendees were given an opportunity to get their hands on the device, and get us some details. The Continuum is the latest [...]

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Nov

8

2010

Samsung Event NYC – Continuum Announced for Verizon Nov. 11th

by Jesse Bauer
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At the Samsung Event taking place right now as I type, Attendees are given the Samsung Continuum to get their first hands on impressions of the new Samsung Galaxy S family member. Twitter and live blogs are in a frenzy right now as word comes in about the feel and new features, particularly regarding the [...]

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Nov

8

2010

Motorola FLIPSIDE now available from AT&T for $99 with new 2-year contract

by Tyler Cunningham
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AT&T made the Motorola FLIPSIDE available for purchase today for $99.99 with a new 2-year contract, or for $399.99 outright. This slideout QWERTY device features Android 2.1, a 720 MHz TI OMAP 3410 chip, a 3MP camera, 1170 mAh battery, 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth 2.1. This phone is now available online from AT&T, and you can [...]

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Nov

7

2010

Daylight Saving Time Change – Check Your Android

by Jesse Bauer
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As we come to another seasonal shift, with that comes our mental shift by altering our sense of reality by an hour (for most people). This is a friendly reminder from all of us here at TalkAndroid to check your clock settings for your Android devices, just so you don’t sleep in tomorrow for work. [...]

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Nov

6

2010

Verizon Samsung Continuum $199 After Rebate and Contract

by Jesse Bauer
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After we reported to you the pricing released by Verizon on the new Samsung Continuum for $199, we now have more details on how you can get that price for this 3.8 inch AMOLED touchscreen beauty. The Samsung Continuum will be launched on November 11th at an after rebate price of $199.99 with a 2 [...]

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Nov

5

2010

Sony Rolling Out Ericsson Xperia X10 Android 2.1 Update

by Jesse Bauer
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Sony is rolling out its Android 2.1 update for their Ericsson X10 family in the UK, only Sony seems to be a little unclear as to which Ericsson X10 devices are getting the Android 2.1 update, and for which regions. The following is an excerpt from Sony explaining the update to the X10 family of [...]

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Oct

29

2010

Sony Xperia X10 Family Finally Getting Updated to 2.1!

by Jesse Bauer
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Sony has posted on the Ericsson Blog that the updates for the Xperia X10 family will be starting tomorrow night and making its way across all other countries through November! That didn’t take a while at all did it? Don’t worry folks, November is only 2 days away, and we’ll hope that these roll-outs come [...]

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Oct

28

2010

HTC Wildfire Landing in United States Soon!

by Jesse Bauer
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Popular HTC handset Wildfire is set to dock on the shores of the USA. The HTC Wildfire has gained some popularity on an international market, and is considered to be HTC’s “mid-range” smartphone, and a great intro into an Android device. No specific date has been given, other than a range in the beginning of [...]

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Oct

27

2010

Another Xperia X10 Android 2.1 Update Video Released

by Jesse Bauer
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Another video displaying the added features of the Eclair update for Xperia X10 devices has been released by Sony Ericsson. The Android 2.1 update for Xperia X10 includes improved keyboard functionality, Timescape for social networking, HD quality video recording, and a new backup solution for your Xperia X10 device. This all sounds lovely, but it [...]

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Oct

26

2010

Get the latest YouTube standalone app Without Froyo!

by Jesse Bauer
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So you want the latest stand alone YouTube app , but you haven’t got Froyo available for your device. We hear ya, and luckily, so does XDA-Developers! A thread posted earlier this week shows that there’s a way to get it running on Android 2.1 devices, and they were kind enough to setup the downloadable [...]

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