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Chrome Beta 19 for Desktop Syncs With Chrome Tabs on Android Devices, Other Computers Too

Kellen April 12, 2012 23

When Chrome for Android was released, the coolest feature was easily its ability to sync with multiple Chrome desktops that you had signed into. What better way to continue your work or recent task or restaurant search than by having access to where you left...

Google Fixes “Purchased App” Issue for Sideloaded or Third Party Installed Apps

Kellen April 11, 2012 34

For a while now, Android users have complained of an issue in the Google Play Store that showed sideloaded apps or those installed from a 3rd party market as "Purchased" when clearly they had not been. Well, they may have been from another store, but since...

Tuesday Poll: Describe Your Perfect Android Phone

Kellen April 10, 2012 382

We talk a lot about new phones that are released and how this one is better than that one and question manufacturers as to why they left out this or that feature. We often wonder why it seems that they refuse to listen to consumers and instead continue to put...

Couch to 5K App Comes to Android

Kellen April 9, 2012 22

If you have been struggling to get your buns off the couch and somewhat in shape before the summer hits, training for a 5K is not a bad way to start. If you are looking for a program to help get you there, then the "Couch-to-5K" running plan by Cool Running is...

Google CEO Larry Page: Steve Job’s Differences With Android Were For Show

Tim April 4, 2012 94

"Thermonuclear war." I believe that was the quoted distance Steve Jobs was willing to go to "right this (Android) wrong." As it may turn out, the late Steve Job's hate for Google's operating system could have simply been for show. In an interview with...

Tip: Android 4.0.4 Includes Power Button Locking Toggle, a Constant Phone Fondler’s Best Friend

Kellen April 4, 2012 54

As someone that constantly uses his phone throughout the day, but also tries to conserve battery, I find it frustrating at times to have to either slide-to-unlock or enter in a pattern each time I pick it up. You know the drill: grab phone for a few seconds...

Gmail on Android Receives Update, Honeycomb and Gingerbread Users to Benefit

Kellen April 4, 2012 19

There is a Gmail update available in the Google Play store, but it is unclear what it changes. There is a changelog on its app page that lists "Security update," however, the version number (2.3.5.2) doesn't matchup to what I show on my Galaxy Nexus. I...

Android Distribution Charts Spark Ridiculous “Fragmentation” Arguments for the 1,000th Time

Kellen April 3, 2012 133

I really despise this time of the month. Whenever the Android team updates their distribution chart, a barrage of posts from the tech world scream out our favorite word and argument all over again: fragmentation. It never fails. It gets so old, but these...