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How To Hack Google Maps Navigation Onto Your G1

1:42AM John Herrman | It’s basically a ritual now: Fresh feature debuts on new Android phone; hack-happy HTC Dream owners see new feature, develop seething jealousy; said owners work tirelessly to steal new feature. Last week, Google Maps Navigation hit the Droid. Today, the G1. More »
Gadgets

AR Goggles Give Real-Life +50% Speed Boost To Marine Mechanics

5:20PM Matt Buchanan | It’s like a real-life Starcraft perk for mechanics repairing armoured vehicles: Marine mechanics, assisted by augmented-reality goggles with a heads-up display, repaired light armoured vehicles up to 46 per cent faster. More »
Phones

Beta Test: Motorola Blur Running On The G1

1:00AM Mark Wilson | So you bought the Android-debuting G1, but the experience has grown a bit stale? One guy ported Motorola’s Blur UI from the Cliq, complete with all the social networking widgets. Hopefully he’ll share the love soon. [AndroidandMe via MAKE]
Software

Official Android Facebook App Coming As Soon As This Week

11:45AM Matt Buchanan | Some solid unofficial Facebook apps have cropped up for Android lately, but it looks like they’re going to be displaced by an official app as soon as this week. It’s going to be different than the iPhone one. More »
Software

Android Donut Out: Full Multitouch, Universal Search, Automated Backups AND Better Performance

8:20AM Matt Buchanan | Google’s dropped new code for Android Donut and it sounds too good to be true. People at XDA Developers are reporting it has system-wide multitouch, universal search, text-to-speech, automated backups, a new camera app, and somehow, supposedly better performance. More »
Phones

HTC Android Family Portraits: G1, MyTouch 3G And Hero

10:30AM Matt Buchanan | Ever wondered what it’d be like to get three generations of Android phones together—G1, myTouch 3G and Hero? If you think that’s kind of kinky, oh man, I hope you have a clean pair of pants lying around. More »
Design

G1 Google Phone Designers Reinvent The Automobile

4:00AM Adam Frucci | Designers Mike and Maaike, the duo behind the design of the G1 Google phone, have turned their sights on automobile design, and their take on it is, well… interesting. More »
Software

The Month In Android Apps: Location, Location, Location

7:30AM Matt Buchanan | Stalk your friends, have brunch with them at a Zagat-rated spot nearby and stream the whole live from your Android phone. Saw VII? No, it’s just this month in Android apps. More »
Software

HTC CEO Says “Sense” Android Interface Coming To Existing Phones

12:40PM Dan Nosowitz | HTC’s been known to slap a polished finish on an existing smartphone OS, first with WinMo’s TouchFlo and now Android’s Sense. But fret not, HTC G1 and/or Magic/MyTouch owners: HTC’s CEO hinted that Sense is coming to existing Android phones. More »