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First Batch of Chinese New Year Android Collectibles Sell Out in Minutes, Next Set Available at 11PM EST

Kellen January 25, 2012 32

Dead Zebra put their latest themed set of Android collectibles up for sale early this morning and as expected, sold out in minutes. The 3 traditional Chinese New Year minis are some of their finest yet, with more detail than you'll find in some action figures....

Developer Combines Android OS And Kinect, Creates Minority Report Like Experience

Tim January 24, 2012 28

Bloggers, media personalities, and tech enthusiasts alike are abuzz over a video of a developer showing off his latest creation. He has taken an Xbox Kinect and hooked it up to his PC which is then wired to his Galaxy Nexus. Thanks to Android's openness, he...

Verizon Sold 15 Million Android Phones and 10.8 Million iPhones in 2011

Kellen January 24, 2012 109

During a Q4 earnings call discussion with analysts this morning, Verizon's CFO Fran ShamWow Shammo dropped a variety of numbers that I'm sure will spark up interesting conversations throughout the day. After a full year of the iPhone on Big Red's network, we...

Today’s Wannabe Siri for Android: Say Hello to Evi, A Decent Option When It Isn’t Having Server Issues

Kellen January 24, 2012 59

Last night, the latest Siri wannabe was introduced to Android under the name Evi. It's voice-inspired, can answer almost any question you ask it, and even learns on the go after receiving feedback directly from you. This actually is a decent attempt at being...

Official G-Shock Phone Runs Android and Can Survive a 10 Foot Drop, Is Also Incredibly Ugly

Kellen January 23, 2012 100

Oh my. We thought the Casio G'z0ne was a beast of a phone, and then someone sent us the official G-Shock device that was apparently shown at CES a couple of weeks ago. It clearly runs Android, is reportedly able to hang under water up to 10 meters, can...

Speaker Proximity App Allows Your Phone to Automatically Toggle Speaker On or Off While on a Call

Kellen January 23, 2012 72

A reader turned us onto an app that appears to have been around for quite some time yet hasn't really received much attention. It's called Speaker Proximity, and it allows your phone to automatically toggle between speaker and ear piece during a call by using...

Report: Android Owners Prefer Samsung, Have Researched Mobile Operating Systems, and Consider Google a “Reputable Company”

Tim January 23, 2012 86

Tell us something we don't already know. When we ran a poll in December, asking which smartphone manufacturer our readers preferred, Samsung definitely had the edge on Motorola and HTC. Now, thanks to a report from marketing firm iGR, we can see that our...

Thursday Poll: Bigger Deal – Unlockable Bootloader or Current Version of Android?

Kellen January 19, 2012 195

In our never ending quest to understand the most important things to you when it comes to Android, we have a simple this or that poll to end the night with. If you had the choice of having an unlockable bootloader or the newest version of Android before anyone...