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Android / Google / mobiles

Google: “Over 300,000 Android handsets activated every day”

Thursday, Dec 9, 2010Thursday, Dec 9, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

Android’s explosive growth continues apace, with Google’s Andy Rubin announcing via Twitter that the company is seeing no less than 300,000 Android phones being activated every day.

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computing / Google / hardware

Google Chrome OS notebook – promo video

Wednesday, Dec 8, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

Following on from yesterday’s updates about the new Google Chrome OS and their closed beta laptop, here’s an official video extolling the virtues of the new operating system. It looks …

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computing / Google

Google Chrome Web Store goes live

Tuesday, Dec 7, 2010Tuesday, Dec 7, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher - 1 Comment

The Google Chrome Web Store we reported on a short while ago has now officially gone live.

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computing / Google

Google introduces Chrome Web Store, shows off Chrome OS laptop

Tuesday, Dec 7, 2010Tuesday, Dec 7, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

Google has been providing updates about their Chrome range of products, including news about the Chrome OS and the official announcement of the Chrome Web Store.

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mobiles / Palm

Onscreen keyboard finally coming to the webOS

Tuesday, Dec 7, 2010Tuesday, Dec 7, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

Much as were knocked out by Palm’s superb multi-tasking webOS, the very limited selection of phones available and the the long list of feature omissions meant that it failed to …

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Android / Google / mobiles / stuff

Introducing Android 2.3 – official video and screengrabs

Monday, Dec 6, 2010Monday, Dec 6, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

Android has released an official video showing off its new Android 2.3 mobile operating system, codenamed ‘Gingerbread.’

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Android / mobiles

Samsung becomes #1 Android smartphone maker in the US

Friday, Dec 3, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

Samsung has battled its way to become the number one Android smartphone provider in the US for the last quarter (Q3 2010).

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Android / mobiles

Acer’s delicious Android phone packs 4.8-inch, 1024×480 screen resolution

Wednesday, Nov 24, 2010Wednesday, Nov 24, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

They may not have got around to giving their upcoming high end handset a name yet, but Acer’s lovely looking new mobile  packs some mouth-watering specs, including a mahoosive 1024×480 …

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Google

Facebook bags one quarter of all US page views

Monday, Nov 22, 2010Sunday, Nov 21, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

Such is the dominance of the all devouring monster that is Facebook, the social networking site now accounts for nearly a quarter of all page views in the US.

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web

MySpace offers integration with Facebook to rescue vanishing market share

Friday, Nov 19, 2010Friday, Nov 19, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher - 1 Comment

Fast-fading social networking site MySpace has hooked up with Facebook to bring you ‘Mashup with Facebook,’ in a humbling move that reflects their tumbling market share.

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Apple / Google / iPhone / mobile apps / mobiles

Google Voice for iPhone app finally lands

Wednesday, Nov 17, 2010Wednesday, Nov 17, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher - 1 Comment

Google’s official Google Voice app for iPhone app has finally worked its way onto Apple’s iTunes App Store.

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Android / mobile apps / mobiles

Virgin Mobile HTC Desire Android 2.2 update finally arrives

Monday, Nov 15, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher - 2 Comments.

Long suffering Virgin HTC Desire users are finally going to get the Android 2.2 update that has already been offered by most other networks.

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mobiles / Palm

Palm Pre 2 gets UK release date: Monday 15th November

Friday, Nov 12, 2010Friday, Nov 12, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

Hewlett Packard has announced that the Palm Pre 2 will be available SIM-free in the UK from Monday 15th November.

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video / web

YouTube: 35 hours of video uploaded every minute

Thursday, Nov 11, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

To satisfy our idle curiosity, Google has served up smorgasbord of statistics about YouTube’s phenomenal growth. Since buying the company in November 2006, the amount of videos uploaded has risen …

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business / Google

We want to work for Google as festive bonuses fly

Wednesday, Nov 10, 2010Wednesday, Nov 10, 2010 - by Tony Fletcher

It’s become apparent that we’re in the wrong business as Google announces that all of their employees will get a hefty pay rise and a big holiday bonus.

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