Technologizer

What’s Wrong With Android Gaming?

Friday, November 20, 2009

The latest in self-important mobile app developer drama comes from Gameloft, but it’s not the usual iPhone bashing we’ve come to expect. Instead, Gameloft finance director Alexandre de Rochefort declared (via Reuters) that the company’s got beef with Android. “We have significantly cut our investment in Android platform, just like … many others,” he said at [...]

SugarSync Comes to Android

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

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Sharpcast is serious about putting its SugarSync file-syncing-to-the-cloud service on devices of all sorts. It’s already available on Windows, OS X, iPhone OS, BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile–and, as of today, on Android. As with SygarSync’s other versions, the idea is simple and the implementation is elegant: You can use an Android phone to browse through [...]

Is the Palm Pre Robust Enough?

Monday, June 29, 2009

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Internet forums are atwitter about Palm Pre build quality issues. The revelation that the Palm Pre might be shoddy could not come at a worse time for the company, as it struggles to find sure financial footing. A comment left at Palm enthusiast Web site Precentral.net sums up many of the quality problem that early adopters [...]

More New Google Stuff: Google Squared, Rich Snippets, Sky Map for Android

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

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Here at Searchology, Google just announced something that will be available in Google Labs later this month. It’s called Google Squared, and I can’t quite tell if it’s going to be amazingly useful or just quirky and clever. It’s a search feature that returns results in a spreadsheet view, with information sorted into columns and [...]

Android Notebooks From Dell?

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

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Engadget is reporting that mobile software company Bsquare issued a press release saying it was providing software for Dell netbooks running Google’s Android OS. It’s hard to see how a company could do so unless it was, indeed, working with Dell on such products. But Dell hasn’t said anything about Android, and I’m not seeing [...]

5Words for May 1st, 2009

Friday, May 1, 2009

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A happy May to you! Swine flu tracking for iPhone. The 240GB iPod upgrade option. Twittering from the White House. Apple’s next iPhone: Flip replacement? Twitter administrator account gets hacked. The military’s ultrasecure Windows XP. Dell offers 120 laptop designs. Android gets sued over trademark. Are Kindle owners…kinda old? Rumor (yes, again): cheap Macs.

5Words for April 27th, 2009

Monday, April 27, 2009

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Lotsa Android-related news today: Second Android phone finally arrives. Samsung announces an Android phone. Here’s the first Android netbook. Mouse Factory ready to Hulu. Countdown to Kumo (Bing, Hook)? So long, tax-free Internet. Flip HD videocam with HDMI. IBM computer to play Jeopardy. Sling: “optimistic” about iPhone SlingPlayer. Rumor: Apple, Verizon talk iPhone.

5Words for April 23rd, 2009

Thursday, April 23, 2009

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Hey, BlackBerry fans, good news: Spy shots: Skyfire’s BlackBerry browser. YouTube gets a chat feature. New Ubuntu available for download. Microsoft: still under antitrust watch. $9000 Leica camera: pretty, white. MSI readying Android-based netbooks? OQO’s future doesn’t look bright. Trade your HD-DVDs for Blu-Ray. Lost laptops cost $50,000. Supposedly. Asus releases a 17.3″ notebook. Amazon deletes bribe-revealing reviews.

Gmail for iPhone and Android Gets Slicker, Adds Offline Capabilities

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

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Google’s browser-based version of Gmail for the iPhone is pretty darn impressive–good enough, in fact, that I’ve been using it as my primary iPhone email program instead of Apple’s Mail app. But Google is rolling out a new Gmail for iPhones, iPods Touch, and Android phones today that looks like a significant leap forward. It’s [...]

NYT: T-Mobile to Use Android in Home Phone, Tablet

Monday, April 6, 2009

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T-Mobile has been one of Google’s biggest supporters in the US when it comes to Android. Confidential documents obtained by the New York Times indicate that the carrier plans to take that partnership even further with at least two new devices due to launch in 2010. The first of the two would be a home phone [...]

5Words for April 2nd, 2009

Thursday, April 2, 2009

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1Word? That was a gag! Microsoft Office…for the iPhone? Lemme touch the Palm Pre! $1000 Sony camcorder has GPS. SlideShare’s prank: funny, cruel, both? Sorry, unauthorized iPhone app stores. More on Android tethering apps. Conficker could still be dangerous. Disney’s Iger on Internet TV. XM/Sirius merger’s loose ends. Stolen iPhone? It calls cops! Hands-on with Nintendo DSi.

Android May Start Appearing on Netbooks

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

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The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that HP and other manufacturers are considering using Google’s Android on netbooks. HP has confirmed the report, saying it is considering using the OS, however has made no final decisions on the matter. Asustek and Dell are also said to be considering similiar moves. Using Android on netbooks does [...]

5Words for March 31st, 2009

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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Big 5Words news coming tomorrow! Skype for iPhone now available. Google gets into venture capital. American Airlines: Wi-Fi almost everywhere. Sorry, no Android tethering, please. Microsoft announces Windows Phone partners. Ahoy, matey: iPhone app pirates. Lauren: happy PC? Can’t say! Shure’s new headphones: they rock. A cheaper PS2. Starting tomorrow. Firefox is top European browser. Netflix raises price for Blu-Ray.

5Words for March 17th, 2009

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

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Happy Saint Paddy’s day, everybody! Sneak peek: Dell’s Adamo notebook. Macworld’s iPhone 3.0 wish list. Three More HTC Android phones. Nine-hour MSI Wind netbook. Comcast passwords exposed on Web. Super-fast game download service. Boxee does an iPhone remote control. Best Buy takes on Walmart. Rough February for Macs, iPods. HP adds long-life batteries. Nintendo victorious in remote lawsuit. Vatican: Serious about the Internet.

Watch Out, Windows: Here Comes Android?

Friday, February 20, 2009

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Bloomberg is reporting that Eee PC titan Asus is playing around with the idea of building a netbook that runs Android, Google’s Linux-based operating system. Android is debuting on phones–HTC just announced the Magic, the second Android handset–but Google says the OS could power computers, too. Android is designed for devices without a lot of computing [...]

Finally, Another Android Phone

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Part of the big news from day one at Mobile World Congress was that there was no big news involving Google’s Android mobile operating system: None of the scads of phones that made their debut ran it. On day two…Android news! Maybe not earth-shattering Android news, but significant enough: HTC, the company that made the [...]