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AT&T Galaxy S II Skyrocket getting an update, failing for many
Folks are letting us know that the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket is in the midst of receiving an update. However, that update's failing for a good many. We're not seeing any official changelog just yet either on AT&T's or Samsung's side, but we've got inquiries in. Chances are we're looking at bugfixes with [...]
Free Android Wallpaper of the Day: Spiral staircase
Android Central member androidforall took this dizzying shot at a wedding reception using a Canon D60D. Don't look up.
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Slacker Radio features content from South Beach Comedy Festival
Just a quick heads up that Slacker Radio is the official Personal Radio station (yes, there is such a thing) of the 2012 South Beach Comedy Festival. And as such it's got a new station dedicated to featuring the artists' best works from the past seven years, as well as interviews with those performing.
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Initial Snapdragon S4 benchmarks show promising performance
It's not often we get excited about benchmark numbers, but we'll make an exception today. Early benchmarks of the first chips based upon Qualcomm's new Snapdragon S4 ("Krait") architecture have appeared, showing dramatic improvements from earlier Snapdragon chips. The tests run by AnandTech on Qualcomm's S4 Mobile Development Platform (powered by a 1.5GHz dual-core MSM8960 chip), show single and mutli-threaded [...]
Finally, a second official Cristiano Ronaldo app for Android!
If last year's Cristiano Ronaldo Freestyle app wasn't enough for you, you can now download another official Ronaldo app, this time from developer Mobile Roadie. The official Cristiano Ronaldo app for Android gives fans access to up to the minute news and "never before seen" photos of the Real Madrid striker — including pictures of him standing in [...]
Microsoft takes a big swipe at Google Apps
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Because … well, it must really see Google Apps as a threat to its Office business.
Google's stock was up 1.11 percent at mid-day at 611.36. Microsoft was up 0.16 percent at 31.30.
More: WhyMicrosoft.com
Ubuntu on Android becomes real, looks to take on Moto’s Webtop experience
This, folks, is Ubuntu on Android. An honest-to-goodness, not janky or VNC'd, full build of the Linux distro powered by an Android smartphone.
We'll let that sink in.
Canonical — the company behind Ubuntu — today announced that it's bringing the full Ubuntu experience to multi-core Android phones in the same way that Motorola has attempted to [...]
Movistar gets the Motorola Pro+ in Argentina
Motorola today announced that carrier Movistar will get the Pro+ in Argentina. The Pro+ sports a full QWERTY keyboard and 3.1-inch display. It'll be available in the coming days with a price of $1,199 with a plan of $199, or $1,399 with a plan of $149.
Source: Motorola
BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 launched, Android apps available to all
It sure has been a long time coming for our brothers over in the BlackBerry camp, but today is a day to remember. PlayBook OS 2.0 has finally been released, bringing with it access to Android applications through the Android Runtime.
Many have been tinkering for some time now with the Developer Beta of 2.0 and [...]
SwiftKey apparently makes the leap from Android to BlackBerry PlayBook
So our pals at CrackBerry have been killing it with their BlackBerry PlayBook 2.0 coverage. Killing it. But in keeping an eye on it — remember that part of BB's MO now is to just use Android applications — something looked strangely familiar.
See, the third-party Android keyboard I use loves to mock me by suggesting [...]