Is Google right to say farewell to the Menu button? [POLL]

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January 27, 2012 | by Andrew Kameka

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The menu button has lost its space among the elite conventions of Android UI design. What once was Menu, Back, Home, Search has become Back, Home, App Tray, and Google wants Android developers to get used to it. But should they? Following Scott Main’s blog post on the Android Developer blog yesterday, Android fans are wondering if Google made the right decision to encourage developers to downplay t…

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Android Phones

Samsung ”still reviewing” the launch date of Galaxy S III

January 27, 2012 | by Adrian Diaconescu

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The Samsung Galaxy S II has clearly been of the most popular Android-based smartphones ever, if not the best, so it’s only natural to crave for a Galaxy S III release as soon as possible. However, even though th…

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Tablets

Deal of the day: Refurbished 16 GB HP TouchPad for $169.99, 32 GB model for $220

January 27, 2012 | by Adrian Diaconescu

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If you failed to pick up an HP TouchPad a few months ago when it was available for 100 bucks (granted, only for a couple of hours), you can today take advantage of a special deal and get the 10-inch tablet for……

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Motorola

Motorola shipped 1 million tablets, 18.7 million phones in 2011

January 26, 2012 | by Andrew Kameka

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Remember all those times where we tried to play the guessing games about how many Motorola Xoom’s were shipped? Well, we don’t have to guess anymore because Motorola has finally told us – ab…

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Android Phones

Deal: The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is available from Amazon Wireless for $99

January 26, 2012 | by Natesh Sood

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If you’re looking to start a new account with Verizon Wireless, then you will definitely want to take a close look at the promotion Amazon Wireless is currently running.  While supplies last, Amazon Wi…

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Android Phones and Devices

Toshiba Thrive 7 Review

January 26, 2012 | by Andrew Kameka

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Bigger is better. Well, unless we’re talking about the Toshiba Thrive. While we had a mostly favorable review of the “Honeycomb Hulk,” certain elements of the design were a bit awkward. Mo…

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Android Apps

Dolphin, meet Evernote and Skitch for Web Clipping and Image Annotation

January 26, 2012 | by Jamie Maltman

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I’m not the only one here at Androinica who loves Evernote, and I use it many times every day, as well as my trusty Dolphin browser. Well this week these two good friends have started working together on And…

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Android News

Lenovo and NAF partner to teach Android app development to teens

January 26, 2012 | by Andrew Kameka

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Mobile apps are already a huge industry, but there’s still plenty of room for growth. That means companies will have a need of skilled programmers and designers to develop those apps in the future. Lenov…

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AT&T

AT&T has huge Q4 of smartphone sales – Android crushed by iPhone

January 26, 2012 | by Andrew Kameka

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We’ve been in the habit of reporting so much about Android’s incredible sales that it’s sometimes jarring to hear when the green bot isn’t racing towards the top. On at least one U.S.…

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Android News

HTC to rethink its strategy and concentrate on only launching a few high-end devices in 2012

January 26, 2012 | by Adrian Diaconescu

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After registering what was the first profit drop in two years in the fourth quarter of 2011, HTC bosses have announced that they are planning to rethink their strategy for 2012. Peter Chou, the HTC CEO, has state…

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Android News

Waterproof and dustproof Disney Mobile phone unveiled in Japan, to go for sale in February

January 26, 2012 | by Adrian Diaconescu

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While it’s nothing out of ordinary to see a bunch of gadgets unveiled or released in Asia and especially in Japan, today seems like a special day, with not one, but two Android devices that I myself would like to…

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Android News

Toshiba reveals the DB50 Android based e-Book reader, to sell in Japan in February

January 26, 2012 | by Adrian Diaconescu

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Tablet prices have dropped significantly during the past few months and one of the consequences has been the e-Book readers’ decreasing popularity. However, when Toshiba is introducing an e-reader runni…

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Android Games

SEGA Sonic 4 Episode 1 available now in Android Market

January 25, 2012 | by Andrew Kameka

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SEGA is hedging its bets on Android and delivering the a new-ish game Sonic the Hedgehog. No longer just an iOS affair, Sonic 4: Episode 1 is available now in the Android Market for anyone with an urge to race throu…

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Featured post

Forget auto-focus – what if Lytro someday gives smartphones infinite focus?

January 25, 2012 | by Andrew Kameka

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Lytro is a company that is gearing up to deliver a light field camera that can capture an image and then choose what to focus on later. The “shoot first, focus later” technology allows users to captu…

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Android News

LG proudly exclaims one million Optimus LTE devices have been sold

January 25, 2012 | by Natesh Sood

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LG’s current flagship device has made quite a name for itself over the past several months.  The Optimus LTE, according to LG, has been sold over a million times in the markets in which it is available. Th…

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