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The iPhone-to-Android Switch: What You Need To Know

7:40AM Matt Buchanan | You’ve had it. Maybe with your mobile phone service provider. Maybe with Apple’s crushing, dictatorial grip strangling the App Store. Whatever the reason, you’re going to Android: Land of freedom and the great Google. Here’s what you need to know. More »
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Free Adobe Photoshop For Android

3:46AM Matt Buchanan | Photoshop! On Android! Adobe’s free Photoshop app for Android is surprisingly just as slick as the iPhone’s though it’s missing all of the special effects, focusing on basics like saturation, exposure and cropping. More »
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Slacker Radio App Comes To Android Market

5:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Slacker finally brings its excellent streaming music app to the Android Market, adding optimised support for current Android hotshots the Droid and Droid Eris. It’s available now, in either a free “lite” or a paid premium version. [Slacker]
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Giz Explains: Android, And How It Will Take Over The World

2:00AM John Herrman | This week we met Motorola’s Droid, the first handset with Android 2.0. To an outsider, it just looks like another Google smartphone, but 2.0 is more than that: it’s proof that Android is finally going to take over the world. More »
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HTC Droid Eris: Last Month’s Killer Android, Now $US100 On Verizon

12:45AM Dan Nosowitz | HTC’s Droid Eris, one of the worst-kept secrets in recent memory, is coming to Verizon November 6 for $US99. Essentially a rebranded Hero, it shows just how fast time flies: Last month’s Android champion is this month’s killer budget option. More »
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Is Saygus’ VPhone V1 Verizon’s Next Android Phone?

12:10AM Danny Allen | I’ve never heard of Saygus, either, but their CDMA-ready V1 has just cleared the FCC, and looking at Saygus’ own website you could get the impression that it’s the mysterious third Verizon smartphone submitted through the carrier’s Open Development program. More »
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Android 2.0 Review: Almost Human

4:00AM Matt Buchanan | A year ago, Android was an unfinished OS for nerds, bursting with potential. With Android 2.0, it’s evolved into something sleeker, more refined and focused — but still something not quite human. More »
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Dell’s Mini 3iX Android Phone Shows Up In Brazil With Wi-Fi, 3G

11:24PM Danny Allen | We know that Dell’s Android phone is heading to the US (maybe on AT&T) after a few tweaks: 3G and possibly a better camera. But a Brazilian leak now suggests it may also have Wi-Fi and an improved interface, too. More »
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Watch The XPERIA X10’s Rachael Interface In Action

10:49PM Danny Allen | In case you missed it, the XPERIA X10 got official overnight. Besides the 1GHz Snapdragon processor and big 4-inch capacitive touch display, it’s that beautiful Rachael interface sitting on top of Android that impresses. Take a look… More »