Archives for "May, 2010"
Motorola Droid Shadow and Xtreme Show Up On Verizon’s System [Android]
Sprint EVO does free tethering… just like every Android phone
Android tethering can sometimes be a controversial topic. Several carriers prohibit tethering in their terms of service, yet any Android user can easily get away with it by using a number of readily available, free applications.
The first carrier to come out against Android tethering was T-Mobile when they banned WiFi Tether for Root Users from their Android Market listing. T-Mobile’s terms of service state, “Your Data Plan is intended for Web browsing, messaging, and similar activities on your device and not on any other equipment. Unless explicitly permitted by your Data Plan, other uses, including for example, tethering your device to a personal computer or other hardware, are not permitted.”
Each carrier enters into a distribution agreement with Google in order to place the Android Market client on their devices, so they have the final say on which apps appear in the listings. If an application violates…
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Android 2.2 "Froyo" Ported to HTC EVO 4G [Android]
The Month’s 16 Best Android Apps [Android Apps]
More evidence of the Motorola Droid 2 spotted
Many of us have been referring to the Motorola Shadow and Droid 2 as the same device, but new evidence suggest we have two distinct phones. Motorola is reportedly launching two smartphones on Verizon in July, but we never expected two high-end devices would launch so close to each other.
The Motorla Shadow (MB810) is a touchscreen only phone we have seen pictured several times now. Verizon is already printing user manuals for this device so chances are high it comes in July. The Shadow is said to be roughly 9 mm in thickness and does not feature a QWERTY keyboard.
Update: The Motorola MB810 has also appeared in Verizon’s inventory system.
Now Droid Life has spotted a new phone in Verizon’s inventory system that is labeled the Motorola Droid 2 (A955). This matches up nicely with a new picture of a keyboard that…
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Lenovo Delays Skylight Smartbook and U1 Hybrid Indefinitely [Lenovo]
Skype App Coming to Android Marketplace Soon? [Android Apps]
Sirius XM Radio Comes To Android With a Free 7-Day Trial [Android Apps]
Sirius XM Radio app is now available for download
We knew that Sirius XM would begin broadcasting to Android devices sometime in May and Sirius managed to get in just under the wire.
Don’t bother checking the Market; Sirius has opted to distribute the app directly from their website (Sorry Backflippers). You can hit this page on your desktop and have the apk emailed to you or navigate to that same page on your Android browser and you’ll just see a “download the App” link. They stated previously that the app would only be available for devices running 2.1 or above, but I’m not sure how they are going to restrict that with this direct apk download so if you feel like giving but according to our intrepid testers in the comments below (and the apps FAQs) it looks like this version is good to go for 1.5 on up so download away….
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