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Software
Swype Vs QWERTY: FIGHT!!!!!
1:53AM Mark Wilson | QWERTY is pretty much the king of smartphone text input. But there’s a new challenger on the horizon. It’s called Swype, it works with one-hand input and, yeah, it is pretty fast. More »
Online
iPhone And Android Are Taking Over The (Mobile) Internet
8:31AM John Herrman | So, what does it take to snatch a combined 75 per cent of US mobile internet traffic? Two operating systems, a handful of phones and one great browser core. More »
GPS
Google Maps Navigation Hits All Android 1.6 Handsets
6:34AM John Herrman | Google Maps Navigation, even if it’s not perfect, was one of the juiciest features of Android 2.0. Today, Google’s finally set it free: It’s now available for any handset in the US with Android 1.6 Donut, including the G1 and MyTouch 3G. More »
Software
Chrome OS And Android Are Officially Destined To Merge, Somehow
1:49AM John Herrman | “Android and Chrome will likely converge over time,” says Google’s Sergey Brin, echoing the cryptic sentiment first mentioned by a reluctant Eric Schmidt back in July. Today, it’s exactly as confusing as it was four months ago. More »
Software
8:00AM John Herrman | You back up your computers, or at least know that you should. But what about your smartphones? They carry massive amounts of personal data, and are subjected to life-or-death situations on a daily basis. Here’s how to back them up. More »
How To: Back Up Any Smartphone
8:00AM John Herrman | You back up your computers, or at least know that you should. But what about your smartphones? They carry massive amounts of personal data, and are subjected to life-or-death situations on a daily basis. Here’s how to back them up. More »
Phones
If The Xperia X10 Partners Up, It’ll Be With AT&T
10:00AM Chris Jacob | Anyone hoping to see the Sony Ericsson X10 on T-Mobile, look away now or you’ll be sorely disappointed. Phandroid noticed that the American version of the X10 won’t support the necessary frequencies to connect to T-Mobile’s network. More »
Software
8:40AM John Herrman | App developers have it hard enough on the iPhone; on Android, they’ve got to keep prices just as low, and sell to a much smaller audience. So how are some of them coping? By packing up and leaving, like Gameloft. More »
There Can Only Be One: Part Duex
8:40AM John Herrman | App developers have it hard enough on the iPhone; on Android, they’ve got to keep prices just as low, and sell to a much smaller audience. So how are some of them coping? By packing up and leaving, like Gameloft. More »
Computers
7:00AM Mark Wilson | The Camangi WebStation has been floating around for a few months now in little more than proof-of-concept form. Now, it’s on the cusp of being a real product, releasing in the US next month for $US400. More »
Camangi WebStation: 7 Inches Of Android Tablet
7:00AM Mark Wilson | The Camangi WebStation has been floating around for a few months now in little more than proof-of-concept form. Now, it’s on the cusp of being a real product, releasing in the US next month for $US400. More »
Gadgets
Barnes & Noble Ruins Nerd Christmas
4:41AM John Herrman | Nobody has any idea if the Nook is actually any good yet, but no matter: It’s the perfect Christmas gift, in theory! Or at least it was until Barnes & Noble ran out of them. More »
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