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Verizon Fascinate September 9th $199

So just as expected it looks like the Fascinate will be available on the 9th of September. With the leaked screenshot it looks like you will have to come up with $200 dollars, and a signature on the dotted line to commit yourself into 2 years. Still not confirmed, what the pricing will be full retail if you decide you might want to get this as a pre-paid phone. There is also talk about there being a by-one-get-one offer also when released. So we still think this is a tough choice for many. Get a Droid device or the new Samsung? It all comes down to personal opinion of course. Hey, if there is a BOGO you could always get both. [via Android Central] )  Read More →

Verizon Fascinate September 9th $199

So just as expected it looks like the Fascinate will be available on the 9th of September. With the leaked screenshot it looks like you will have to come up with $200 dollars, and a signature on the dotted line to commit yourself into 2 years. Still not confirmed, what the pricing will be full retail if you decide you might want to get this as a pre-paid phone. There is also talk about there being a by-one-get-one offer also when released. So we still think this is a tough choice for many. Get a Droid device or the new Samsung? It all comes down to personal opinion of course. Hey, if there is a BOGO you could always get both. [via Android Central] )  Read More →

Angry Birds Available In The Marketplace

So we knew it was coming, but now it is official. Tap on over to the Marketplace on your Android equipped phone and search for Angry Birds. You will be busy all night playing this addictive game if you are a fan. We do have to say, we installed it on our Nexus One and it ran and looked just as expected. The graphics were very crisp and clear and the game play was right on par. Keep the good games coming for Android. Download Link )  Read More →

Verizon Fascinate September 9th $199

So just as expected it looks like the Fascinate will be available on the 9th of September. With the leaked screenshot it looks like you will have to come up with $200 dollars, and a signature on the dotted line to commit yourself into 2 years. Still not confirmed, what the pricing will be full retail if you decide you might want to get this as a pre-paid phone. There is also talk about there being a by-one-get-one offer also when released. So we still think this is a tough choice for many. Get a Droid device or the new Samsung? It all comes down to personal opinion of course. Hey, if there is... (more...)

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Gzipping files on the fly part 1.

SDK Version:  M3 0 Today we wanted to test ways, to optimize the download of files to android phones. The first way we tried, is the most obvious method of using a little less of everything (bandwith, battery, cpu, backlight, time? etc), compression. Image source. But what about speed? Is it worth to sacrifice the app’s speed for using less bandwith? How much slower is compressing/decompressing files on a phone anyway? Read on to find out. read more  Read More →

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Sale price of the T-Mobile G2 gets leaked

Some new information has come to light, revealing the price of the T-Mobile G2.  Leak screen shots show that the G2 will be selling for $199.99 for customers who choose to sing a new two year agreement with T-Mobile.  Those already on T-Mobile Even More Plus plans will be asked to hand over a cool $499.99 for the G2.  The price of the T-Mobile G2 is isn’t surprising at all since the majority of the higher end Android handsets have made their debut at the $199.99 mark.  We still don’t have any word on when T-Mobile plans to officially announce the G2, but the expected launch date of... (more...)

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