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Nexus One with Sense for Verizon || UPDATED

John Walton — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:11:09 +0000

UPDATE: Looks like the Sense reference was a typo, folks. Sense is, apparently, off the menu.

Android Central has leaked a snap of Verizon’s internal system that indicates the Nexus One for VZW will be sold exclusively through Google’s online store (google.com/phone). Not only that, but the device will clearly run HTC’s Sense UI. Will Verizon be the home for Android lovers in 2010?

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Get Better Battery Life On Your Nexus One

Carlos Graves — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:44:07 +0000

In this video, Carlos Graves shows you some of the ways that he gets the most of his Nexus One’s battery.

All of the applications mentioned in this video can be downloaded from the Android Market.

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Inventor of cell phone sports a Droid

Kevin Wright — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:43:16 +0000

Let’s say that you invented something really cool. Now, let’s say that that thing has morphed into something that hardly resembles what you invented. Would you advance with your invention or simply keep using the old, familiar form of what you created? I am not sure would you’d do, but I know what Marty Cooper, the father of the cell phone did.

During a recent CSPAN interview, Mr. Cooper the man that is credited with inventing the cell phone, reveals that he now uses a Droid for his personal communicator. The Droid wasn’t his first smart phone, however. His iPhone was donated to his grandson to make way for the Droid. See for yourself…

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The DroidDog Daily 3/10/2010

Dustin Earley — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:57:38 +0000

While we here at DroidDog strive to bring you all the latest Android news hot off the presses, sometimes that just isn’t possible. With that in mind, I bring to you the DroidDog Daily, a collection of all the news, leaks, and rumors we may have missed. Here’s what’s going on:

“Rogers Launches Samsung Galaxy Spica”
Congrats Rogers users, you can do it up Galaxy style. Via Phandroid

“Google’s Push for Better Games”
With the Game Developers Conference kicking off expect to see some cool games hitting Android before too long. Via Android Guys

“Android On Lockdown: AT&T Removes Best Parts of Android from Backflip”
I can’t believe what AT&T is doing to Android… Could it all be a part of a bigger plan? Via Android Guys

“G1 Powered ‘Truckbot’”
What do you get when you cross a G1, 30 dollars, and some robotic engineers? Awesome. Pure awesome. Via Android Guys

“On Sale Now: AT&T’s Motorola Backflip for $99″
This is old news, and yeah… If you were actually thinking about it… just look up a post or two. Via Android Guys

“Accepting Credit Cards on Your Anrdoid Phone”
Do you accept plastic? You Android phone does. Via Android Social Media

Well, there ya have it folks. How does it feel to be caught up to speed? Be sure to keep checking back here with us at DroidDog for everything Android we can get out hands on.

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Dustin Earley

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More details on Motorola’s i1

Dustin Earley — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:40:50 +0000

While we already know (or so we hope we know) quite a few specs on the i1, things keep coming out of the woodwork. Just a few days ago we found out that the name may be changing from the Opus One to the i1, and today we find out that it just may release with a 5MP camera, not 3MP, and ship with Opera Mini as the default browser. First off, who doesn’t want a better camera on their device. Second off, well… I don’t know what to say about Opera Mini being made the default browser. Confession alert, I have spent just about zero time using Opera Mini. I hear very good things, so this may be just the push I needed to give it a shot. There are plenty of handset manufacturers who choose not to use their own companies browser, and it hasn’t really steered them wrong yet. Android is starting to become a bridge for companies to exercise their freedom of choice within their OS. Just look at Swype. I guarantee this is only the beginning. Now that more info is floating to the surface, we expect to start seeing some solid specs anytime now. I bet you just can’t wait to hear “WHERE U AT?” ring out from an Android device in a grocery store near you, right?

Via Engadget

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Dell’s Mini 5 (Streak) gets more interesting by the day

John Walton — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:51:05 +0000

I have to admit that Dell’s Mini 5 has been more of a curiosity to me than a potential wish list contender. It looks really nice, has a glorious 5″ WVGA screen and a 5MP cam, but who wants to lug that thing around in their pocket? It can’t be comfortable, and that makes it an unlikely purchase or recommendation for me. However, Dell’s bulky gadget just gained a few points in my eyes.

Not only will the Mini 5 (referred to internally as Streak) be shipping in a multitude of colors, but Amazon.com is on board, providing Kindle “book reader” applications, Amazon MP3, streaming video, and the Amazon Store. I’m still not sure I would this it for my daily use phone, but it would be cool to have around the house. Check out the slides that are the source of this information, posted by Engadget :

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Pershoot’s 2.6.32 Kernel (Tutorial)

Carlos Graves — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:32:54 +0000

In this video, Carlos Graves shows how to flash a zip file while flashing Pershoot’s 2.6.32 Kernel.

Download this kernel at your own risk.

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Malware Found on HTC Android phone. Really? UPDATED

Neil Lund — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:26:51 +0000

Looks like an antivirus firm called Panda Security has found malware on a HTC Android phone that they recently received from Vodaphone. Now I know most of use are in the US and don’t purchase from Vodaphone, but I think this is still interesting and makes me a little curious on what the creators of the malware might have in store for the rest of us. Could this problem be a global problem soon? Could we soon all need to use antivirus software on our Android devices? Here’s some of what CNET has reported on the issue-

“Today one of our colleagues received a brand new Vodafone HTC Magic with Google’s Android OS,” researcher Pedro Bustamante wrote on the Panda Research Blog on Monday.

“The interesting thing is that when she plugged the phone to her PC via USB, her Panda Cloud Antivirus went off, detecting both an autorun.inf and autorun.exe as malicious,” he wrote. “A quick look into the phone quickly revealed it was infected and spreading the infection to any and all PCs that the phone would be plugged into.”

It has also been reported that the malware began “phoning home” for instructions. And I thought Android was safe from all this virus/malware stuff. I guess there is really no true brick wall security for anything these days. More on this at CNET

Do we need to start counter acting these viruses and malware more aggressively? Are the days of peace of mind over? Do we need to have to “update” our virus dictionaries every morning to stay on top of these kinds of things? Or is this a stunt creatively done by companies that provide antivirus/malware protection? What are your thoughts? Let the comments commence

Update: Android Central has reported that the malware has come from an sd card, not the HTC phone itself. Good news!

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Sony Ericsson unboxes the X10

John Walton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:45:25 +0000

Sony Ericsson’s X10 looks almost too good to be true on paper – aside from the version of Android it ships with, 1.6. With a Gig of internal storage, 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 4″ 480 x 854 screen, and SE’s Nexus UX (I hope they rename this), it is certainly set to hang with the top Androids on the market. However, when I got to play with one in a private meeting at CES, I was disappointed by a non-responsive screen that felt cheap and even plasticy. Then again, those were running 1.5 and the units out on the show floor, which I did not see, were running 1.6 and inspired a positive reaction from everyone I spoke with about them. Time will tell. I hope I’m wrong about the lackluster touch screen. Looks like I may have called one detail pretty early on though. Video after the break…

Via PhoneDog

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Is Bravo headed for T-Mo US?

John Walton — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:10:29 +0000

You know that killer, Sense-powered sister to the Nexus One that has been confirmed by virtually every carrier across the pond but not by a one over here? I’m talking about Desire, and that it does inspire. Had I the time or the sign of an inkling, I’d write a poem for that twinkling screen upon which my fingers (multiple, true) could dance and twirl and bring such joy to my eyes and uh… What was I saying? Oh, that it probably won’t be called Desire when it does launch over here, and that has my source wondering about the validity of the following claims. Then again, the people he’s talking to might understand the connection and could just be using the more widely accepted brand. Who knows?

Andrew Kameka over at Androinica has word that T-Mobile managers around the country have been briefed on, and spent some hands on time with, a large touch screen Android phone. Andrew did what he could to check multiple sources. He’s classifying it as a rumor, but it is tantalizing, No? That’s the kind of news that leads to re-upping when a man is almost out of contract!

Via Androinica