Rugged phones seem to be the exception more than the rule when it comes to smartphones. However, AT&T apparently has one in the pipeline dubbed the Samsung Rugby Smart. Destined to be the latest addition to the lineup of Sammy’s military-spec devices, the Smart will — as you probably guessed — be the first member [...]
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Samsung Rugby Smart gets rendered as it anxiously awaits our drops and kicks
Posted: 22nd February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Amp, Android, Clamshell, Ditch, Engadget, Hspa, Latest Addition, Military Spec, Nbsp, Peep, Pipeline, Pocketnow, Ram, Rugby, Sammy, Samsung, Shelves, Smart, Surprises
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Google updates Flight Search for Android, iOS
Posted: 22nd February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Android, Bear In Mind, Calendar View, Desktop Version, Discover, Engadget, Flight Search, Goog, Google, Google Search, Native App, Nbsp, Price Airline, Search Email, Search Google, Search Service, Source Link, Spur Of The Moment, Tool, Web Service
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Remember when Google launched its desktop-only Flight Search service back in the fall? Well, now it’s made the travel checking tool both Android and iOS friendly. All the key flight-finding features of the desktop version are present: search, discover by location, filter by price, airline and calendar view, and have been optimized for the small [...]
Google updates Flight Search for Android, iOS
Posted: 22nd February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Android, Bear In Mind, Calendar View, Desktop Version, Discover, Engadget, Flight Search, Goog, Google, Google Search, Native App, Nbsp, Price Airline, Search Email, Search Google, Search Service, Source Link, Spur Of The Moment, Tool, Web Service
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Remember when Google launched its desktop-only Flight Search service back in the fall? Well, now it’s made the travel checking tool both Android and iOS friendly. All the key flight-finding features of the desktop version are present: search, discover by location, filter by price, airline and calendar view, and have been optimized for the small [...]
Moneto’s $30 Android mobile payment kit goes on sale, brings contactless payments to four Samsungs
Posted: 21st February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 4g, Android, Caveat, Circuitry, Compatibility Info, Complacency, Engadget, Exploits, Google, Hamiltons, Mobile Payment, Mountain View, Nfc, Peep, Permutations, Samsungs, Smartphone, Subset, Variants, Wallet
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Not everyone’s smartphone has NFC, and of those that do, an even smaller subset have official Google Wallet support. It would seem Mountain View’s complacency is Moneto’s gain, as the outfit’s recently put up for sale its $30 NFC-enabled microSD card — enabling plebes everywhere sans contactless circuitry to sashay their way into mobile payment [...]
For Some Developers, Amazon Appstore Now Brings In More Money
Posted: 21st February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Amazon, Analytics, Android, Apps, Developers, Google, Marketplaces, Money Store, Possibilites
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In the latest monthly report from app analytics firm Distimo, the company delved into the revenue generating possibilites for apps sold through both Google’s Android Market and the Amazon Appstore. Looking at the top 110 apps available in both marketplaces, Distimo found some surprising data: 42 of those top apps made more money on Amazon’s [...]
Sky Go finally available on a few Android devices, brings some new channels
Posted: 20th February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Android, Broadcasts, Caveats, Desire, Drawback, Eight Months, Email, Engadget, Galaxy, Hardware Support, Hd, Hoops, Ireland, Nbsp, New Channels, Platforms, Samsung, Sandwich, Sensation, Sky 1
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It’s taken about eight months, but Sky Go is finally available on select Android handsets (HTC Desire, HTC Desire S, HTC Desire HD, HTC Incredible, HTC Sensation, Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy S II) after launching on iOS last year. Beyond the limited hardware support, there’s a few other caveats to be aware of — [...]
More HTC Endeavor whispers: SLCD display, thin chassis, 32GB and no microSD
Posted: 17th February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: 17 Feb, Amoled, Android, Beats, Brush Strokes, Chassis, Density, Endeavor, Engadget, Fri, Lcd Display, Modaco, Provenance, Rezound, Streaming Service, Tegra, Thinness, Tipster, Tipsters, Whispers
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Months of rumors about the HTC Endeavor (aka the One X, Edge, Ville) have layered up to provide a pretty complete (if not totally reliable) picture of the forthcoming Tegra 3-powered Android handset. There’s room for a few more brush-strokes, however, and one of MoDaCo‘s tipsters is happy to paint them. We’re told the new [...]
Google Maps for Android gets updated, improves battery life for Latitude, location history users
Posted: 16th February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Android, App Version, Battery Life, Bug Fixes, Engadget, Google, Google Maps, Guru, History Maps, Improvements, Latitude, Location History, Nbsp, Promise, Source Link, Sweeping Changes, Version 6, Vip Status, Watering Hole
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Okay, this may not bring the most sweeping changes in the history of the Google Maps application, but who can say no to the promise of better battery life? The fresh update to the Android app, version 6.3 to be exact, brings along the customary bug fixes. And, for those of you using the Latitude [...]
Limited edition Droid RAZR and RAZR Maxx appear, exclusive to Verizon employees?
Posted: 15th February 2012 by Paul in GoogleTags: Android, April, Craigslist, Engadget, Handset, Handsets, Limited Edition, Logo, Phone Call, Pod, Razr Maxx, Score, Staffers, Verizon, Verizon Wireless
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It seems that the hard workin’ folks at Verizon Wireless may soon have a special phone to call their own. That’s the word from Android and Me, which reports that Big Red’s staffers are being offered exclusive versions of the Droid RAZR (16GB, $99) and RAZR Maxx (32GB, $199). In addition to a distinctive red [...]