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Sep

7

2010

ViewSonic ViewPad 7 goes vanilla with Android 2.2 in their 7-inch tablet

by Steve Ginter
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The latest big buzz on Android tablets has been the Samsung Galaxy Tab, but there’s another tablet looking to grab some of that 7 inch marketspace:   the Viewsonic ViewPad 7, which was recently shown off at IFA 2010 Berlin.  It may not have specs as impressive as the Galaxy Tab (slower processor and lower [...]

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Sep

4

2010

Google may be gearing up to launch their music service along with Android 3.0

by Tyler Cunningham
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You may have heard a thing or two about Google’s music service, likely to be dubbed Google Music.  The idea was discussed at I/O back in May, which expectations we would see something around September.  Well, September is here, and we’ve really heard nothing new about Google Music, until now. Reports are now coming in [...]

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Aug

31

2010

Gmail releases Priority Inbox feature

by Dustin Karnes
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Google, maker of Android OS and soon-to-be universe dominator, has released a new feature into your Gmail mailbox. The new feature, known as “priority inbox”, splits your email into three seperate yet equally imoprtant groups: Important and Unread Starred Everything Else This is a special filtering system that will do it’s best to keep your [...]

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Aug

31

2010

Google not attending JavaOne conference

by Dustin Karnes
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In light of the lawsuit between Oracle and Google, Google has made their thoughts clear on the matter, and thus has officially announced that they will not be attending the upcoming JavaOne conference. The conference will be taking place in San Fransisco during the week of September 19th. In the official announcement,Joshua Bloch of the [...]

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Aug

30

2010

Google Mobile announces new YouTube channel

by Dustin Karnes
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Over at the Google Mobile Blog, Google has announced a new Google Mobile YouTube channel, with a pretty cool UI. According to the blog post from Google: In our channel’s “featured” section, we highlight some of our mobile search capabilities — like search by voice, sight, and location — that really help you take advantage [...]

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Aug

30

2010

Google snags up mobile social game developer SocialDeck

by Dustin Karnes
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Google, famous for it’s acquisition of smaller companies to continue their universal domination, has added yet another company to their portfolio: SocialDeck. SocialDeck is a company that develops social-based mobile games. They boast about 1 million downloads of their games last year, with apps such as Pet Hero, Color Connect and Shake & Spell. While [...]

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Aug

30

2010

Bing Mobile now available for Verizon Android devices

by Dustin Karnes
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Bing has officially released the mobile version of their popular search platform for Android devices. The catch? Its only available for Verizon customers. According to the Bing blog, the app is free and can be downloaded from the Android Market. It includes an image of the day, image search, voice search, business listings and more. [...]

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Aug

30

2010

Google Shopper for Android gets an update

by Chris Moor
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Shopper, Google’s barcode scanning, cover recognizing, voice searching application has gotten an update over the weekend. If you don’t know, Shopper can recognize book and other media just by “scanning” the cover art. It can also find items by scanning their barcode or you can search for them by just speaking. But enough about what [...]

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Aug

26

2010

Blurrycam leaks show G2 release on September 29th

by Dustin Karnes
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Yesterday, you may have read an article about the HTC PC10100, aka – the T-Mobile G2, passing through the FCC. While there hasn’t been any official news on a release date, there’s been a leak of the next best thing – blurrycam shots. The pictures show the HTC “Vanguard”, codename for the G2, launching at [...]

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