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Why People Love Android
Before we dive too deep (after all, love is such a strong word) people like Android. About 51% of smartphone users are running Android on their device. By February 2012 there were over 300 million Android phones (not including tablets) in the hands…
Android: Why Don’t You Use the Back Button Properly?
If you've used an Android-powered smartphone or tablet for any length of time you've probably run into more than one instance where the "back" button didn't do what you were expecting it to. Sometimes the back button hides the keyboard, sometimes it…
Archos Releasing Home Cordless Phone with Android
Beyond just straight-up smartphones, we like to tell you about other products that exist right on the fringe of that classification. Sometimes that means tablets, and sometimes it means Android-running watches. The latest to walk that line is in…
Could We Get Gingerbread from Android for Christmas?
Just when we're seeing Froyo (Android 2.2) start to hit Android devices the rumor-mill has started to churn out what could be in "Gingerbread", the next version of Android, tentatively version 3.0. What do we know so far? Sources inside Google have…
Video: Chrome to Phone for Android 2.2 (Froyo)
One of the promises of Froyo was that you could install a little browser extension that would magically beam website URLs directly to your phone without you having to email them to yourself. This is a super useful feature and can save a lot of time…
Video: Android 2.2 (Froyo) Web Browser Speed Test and Comparison
According to Google, the web browser in Froyo beats every other mobile…