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News August 21, 2009
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Google Listen for Android searches, downloads and streams your favorite podcasts

New in Google Labs is Google Listen. Available exclusively for Android smartphones, this free download allows you to search, download, stream and subscribe to your favorite podcasts. At the moment you can only search English audio podcasts ( support for video podcasts is missing ) and there’s an annoying requirement to login with a gmail.com [...]

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Quickies August 18, 2009
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Is Windows Mobile dead?

Windows Mobile 6.5 is coming this fall, and Windows Mobile 7 is coming in 2010. But is it too little, too late? According to Jack Gold in Businessweek, Microsoft should exit the smartphone market and cede the enterprise world to RIM. Microsoft has taken something of a beating in marketshare lately, but is it so [...]

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News August 17, 2009
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Layer Reality Browser Now Available on Android Marketplace

Augmented reality is soon to be a hit with cell phones.  Augmented reality is when a program, in this case the Layer Reality Browser, uses the cell phone’s integrated camera, GPS and compass to help locate where you are and then overlays the image coming from your phone’s camera.  This is useful to tell you [...]

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News August 17, 2009
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New Dell Android based Mini 3i to debut in China

The running joke behind the scenes here at Geardiary is the phrase “ladies and gentleman introducing the new DELL PRE”. Truthfully we don’t have any idea of whether Dell’s in the market — or whether Palm’s selling — but it makes interesting speculation. Now it seems by this information that the idea of Dell gobbling [...]

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Quickies August 15, 2009
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Some Thoughts On the HTC Hero After a Few Days

I have become increasingly disenchanted due to the nonsense being pulled by Apple and AT&T with regard to the iPhone and applications for it. Time and again they have actively limited the device reaching its potential by intentionally crippling or rejecting apps that make it more useful. When the Google Voice apps were pulled from [...]

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Reviews August 11, 2009
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Where GPS for Android OS Review

I reviewed Sherpa yesterday.  While it was very good, it was slow as molasses.  Where GPS, or what most of my friends just call Where, is an app that does a lot of what Sherpa does and more.  It does it very fast. At the core, Where utilities your phone’s GPS in almost every aspect [...]

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News August 11, 2009
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DataViz Releases Documents To Go v 2.0 for Android

DataViz has released Documents To Go version 2.0 for Android. With this software, you can view and edit Microsoft Office 2007 & earlier documents right on your Android phone.  Formats supported are Word, Excel, Powerpoint and viewing of PDF files. There is a free version which supports viewing only; the full version will cost $29.99.  [...]

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Reviews August 10, 2009
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Review: Sherpa for Android OS

One of the most touted apps on the new T-Mobile myTouch 3G is Sherpa.  Sherpa gives you a unique way to discover things near your current location.  Geodelic, the company behind Sherpa has put a lot of work into its interface, and it’s a very beautiful app for Android based phones.  It is also now [...]

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Reviews July 17, 2009
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HTC Magic Review Part 2

It’s been  a month now since I posted my first impressions, and it’s time to fess up my thoughts on the HTC Magic. Truth be told, it has truly surprised me! User Interface The Android user interface is simple yet elegant, and was definitely designed with finger actions in mind. Unlike Windows Mobile, Android never [...]

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Reviews June 23, 2009
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Review: Spb Geo Game for Windows Mobile

Spb is a name most users of Windows Mobile know well. From their Mobile Shell to Weather and Wallet and a host of other useful and entertaining utilities, these guys have done well by the Windows Mobile community over the years. Their latest release is a simple but challenging and fun game for Windows Mobile [...]

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Reviews June 23, 2009
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WeatherBug for Android Review

When outside or planning to go outside, checking the current weather conditions is usually the first thing I do.  With WeatherBug for  Android , it’s a simple swipe and a tap to find out what is going on outside. The WeatherBug app is a lot like the desktop counterpart.  It has the current temperature in [...]

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Reviews June 22, 2009
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Review: Handmark Express News

There are a lot of free apps in the Android Marketplace.  One app that I came across recently  is the  Handmark Express News.

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News June 19, 2009
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ModelBaker Promises Fast iPhone & Android App Development

So you’ve got your iPhone all up and running on 3.0, eh?  Maybe it’s now time to finally “mobilize” your website or application, but you are not a programmer.  Widget Press has you covered with a rapid application development tool called ModelBaker, which provides a drag-and-drop interface that will create an application for iPhones or [...]

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News June 16, 2009
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Google Maps for Android Updated Through Marketplace

Google has an update for Google Maps on Android phones that may not show up in your update list. Unlike past Android software updates for the T-Mobile G1 or HTC Magic, the new Google Maps release won’t be automatically pushed to your phone over the next few days. Instead, the upgrade is available for download [...]

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Reviews June 14, 2009
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HTC Magic Review Part 1: First Impressions

A few months ago I had the opportunity to test out a HTC Dream (unlocked version of the T-Mobile G1), and to be perfectly honest, I didn’t like it at all. The software wasn’t that great, the battery life was poor and whoever thought of that design should be locked away forever. When I was [...]

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Deals May 17, 2013
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Reviews May 17, 2013
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JVC HA-MR77X DJ-style Over-the-Ear Headphones Review

A few months ago we brought word that JVC had upgraded their headphone line. The new versions of their headphones [...]

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News May 16, 2013
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Is Your Laptop As Flexible as Lenovo’s Yoga11S Convertible Ultrabook?

Lenovo’s Yoga 11S Ultrabook convertible laptop captured a good bit of attention at CES 2013. Now it is available directly [...]

Grinding Gears May 16, 2013
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2013 Acura RDX Graduates with Honors

Almost as if being handed its diploma and told to get a job, Acura has shed the frat-boy “hoodie” of [...]

Giveaways May 16, 2013
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High School Nation Becomes a Monster

I’m loving the Monster DNA headphones I reviewed last month. (Read the review.) They look good, sound good and are [...]