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Review: PewPew for Android

Matt Demers February 22, 2011 753

My hatred of touch screen controls is well-known to my editor here at Droid Life. Most of the time Kellex isn't a fan of posting my more vitriolic reviews because games that do touch controls badly are simply bad apps. They fail in their most basic function:...

Review: Beluga looks to be Android and iOS’ BBM

Matt Demers February 21, 2011 40

Even though Android and iOS have emerged as the preeminent smartphone operating systems, there will always be a one mainstay that refuses to kick the bucket: RIM and their Blackberry OS. There's a big reason why people are still tethered to these phones, even...

Android 2.3.3 Brings the Full NFC Experience

Kellen February 10, 2011 21

When the Nexus S and NFC (Near Field Communications) were introduced just a couple of months ago, the tools available for developers to use to implement this technology was lacking to say the least. Then yesterday happened, and the Android team released 2.3.3...

How to use your desktop as a SMS workstation [without Google Voice]

Matt Demers February 8, 2011 69

I've been running into a certain phone-related problem with alarming frequency lately: I come home from class and throw all my gear down in a pile at the foot of my bed. As a result, my phone remains hidden in my jacket's pocket or inside my bag, and I will...

Android 2.4 is Also Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich to be 3.1?

Kellen February 7, 2011 51

Viewsonic has a couple of Android tablets available now, but apparently they aren't selling enough as they've decided to start leaking information about upcoming Android OS releases in order to generate some buzz about their new line of products. (Was that...

New Android Market Walk-through – Gallery

Kellen February 2, 2011 65

Now that the web-based Android Market is up and ready for consumption, we wanted to do a quick walk-through to show you how this new invention works. This is an add-on that many of us have been patiently waiting for, so let's see how it handles. ...

Nielsen: Android, Blackberry and iPhone End 2010 Tied for Mobile Market Share

Kellen February 1, 2011 120

Talk about painting a vivid picture with a simple graph. At the end of 2010, Blackberry, Android and iOS all took up the exact same amount of the market for mobile operating systems. What's fascinating, is the fact that Android started the year at just 8%...

Rumor: Google Preparing to Launch Browser-based Android Market Tomorrow

Kellen February 1, 2011 30

We saw a glimpse of a browser-based Android Market last May, but according to new rumor from our friends over at Android and Me, tomorrow could be the day we see it go live for everyone. Well, we're hoping that it is at least announced so that we can start...