HTC Thunderbolt May Be Dropping Feb 14, or 24?

The rumor on the street, according to IntoMobile, is that the HTC Thunderbolt may be hitting the street on the 24th…which made a lot of sense to us, seemed about right. However, Android Central has gotten their hands on an internal screenshot that reports it may be more like the 14th. That shot was pulled internally, though, so it may not be accurate.We’ll probably get a firm street date at Mobile World Congress, but it’s likely that this phone will be on store shelves within the next 2-3 weeks. We’ll keep you posted!READ MORE....FOLLOW US ON TWITTER   JOIN US ON FACEBO...

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Samsung announces four new Galaxy Androids: Ace, Fit, Gio and Mini

Samsung has sold 10 million Galaxy S Android phones – that’s a big success, and it’s understandable that the South Korean manufacturer wants to take advantage of the popular Galaxy brand name. Four new Galaxy handsets have been announced by Samsung: the Ace, Fit, Gio and Mini.None of them are high-end devices, so they will come in more affordable packages, but one or two seem pretty promising nonetheless. Of these new Galaxy Android phones, the Ace is most similar to the big brother S, but it has a smaller screen with a lower resolution and a little less powerful CPU.All of the new Galaxy phones have standard Android features such as aGPS, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, accelerometer, magnetometer and proximity sensors. Swype comes...

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Free weather app for your iPhone or Droid

14 News, the Tri-State's News and Weather Leader is proud to announce a full featured weather app for Apple and Android devices.Our new weather app has an interactive radar, 10 day and hourly forecasts for any city.  Plus, you can get urgent weather alerts sent to your phone!Get get the app for your iPhone or iPad, follow this link.To get the app in the Android Market, just search "14FirstAlert". The app is free.Features∙ Highly responsive interactive map optimized for 3G and WiFi performance∙ Vertical and horizontal map display with looping∙ NOWrad, the gold standard for radar in the weather industry∙ Highest resolution satellite cloud imagery available∙ Exclusive patent pending Road Weather Index∙ Color coded weather alerts...

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Video – How to use the Android Market

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Android App Developer Interest Increases With Wave of New Tablets

While Apple’s iPad dominated tablet sales in 2010, there may be room for change in 2011. Enthusiasm for Android app development is rising fast in the coding community.And that means the apps available to Android users is set to grow — fast.A recent global survey of app developers by research firm IDC shows 74 percent of respondents as “very interested” in developing for upcoming Android OS-running tablets, up from 62 percent three months ago.The survey, which questioned over 2,200 app developers around the world, cites the surge in new tablet debuts for 2011 as the reasoning for increased developer interest. At CES in January, manufacturers debuted 85 new tablets, the majority of which were running Android.“My intuition is that Android...

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Google I/O 2011 Info: Registration Opens Up February 7th

February 7th is shaping up to be a big day for Android.  Sprint is announcing something big at an event in New York City. We will have all the coverage for you of course. Also, Google I/O 2011 general registration will open up on February 7th as well.Here’s a quick rundown…Google’s annual developer event called I/O will be held on May 10th and 11th at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.If this is your first I/O you may want to consider attending I/O boot camp which will be held on May 9th at the Mission Bay Conference Center. Bootcamp is a more intimate event meant for beginners and first time atendees. Bootcamp is a full day of lectures and labs such as Android 101, writing and developing for Android. The smaller more intimate...

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App developers growing more interested in Android, Google TV interest waning

About 2,000 app developers were surveyed recently on their interest in developing for various devices; the results for Android were pretty solid.According to the survey, 92% were interested in iPhone development, 87% in Android Phone development, 87% in iPad development, and 74% for Android Tablet development. Other competitors, such as Windows 7, garnered only 36% interest.Developer interest is waning for Google TV, however. Developers are showing less interest in Google TV and Apple TV, which dropped from 44% and 40% interest all the way down to 33% and 30% interest, respectively.This doesn’t mean that internet TV is bound to be a failure altogether, though. Google TV has plans to launch Android Market, which undoubtedly is the...

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Kongregate Makes a Few Tweaks, Returns to Android Market

Within a matter of hours, we saw the release of the Kongregate Arcade app to the Android market, and then its subsequent removal from said market. We were surprised to see it get pulled so quickly, but Google did cite the “non-compete” clause, and we had to admit that it definitely seemed like a method to distribute other apps.Well, Kongregate scrapped the “download to SD” portion of their app, and they have resubmitted it to the Android market. This seemed to be the part of the app that Google objected most to, so hopefully this app will stick around a while this time. READ MORE....FOLLOW US ON TWITTER   JOIN US ON FACEBO...

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Google Allows Number Porting to All Google Voice Accounts

A few days ago, we discovered that Google allowed number porting into Google Voice on limited accounts, for a very short down. Within hours, however, the service was no longer available. If that’s the one thing you’ve been desperately waiting for to make your Google Voice account everything you’ve ever wanted, you’ll be happy to know that the porting capability has been reinstated.A word of advice: Porting your number to Google Voice isn’t the easiest, smoothest process ever. You’ll want to talk to your carrier for to ensure that you can do this without incurring charges for breaking your contract. Also, keep in mind that MMS isn’t supported at this time, so make sure anyone who wants to send you picture mail knows to send to your...

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