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Daily Tech: Dell Soon to Branch Into the Android Market

GeekSugar — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:50:11 -0800

Dell finally confirms the rumors that it is indeed developing an Android handset - Engadget
Thinking of getting a netbook this holiday season? Here's the lowdown on some of the most popular models - CrunchGear
YouTube has just increased the maximum resolution of videos to 1080p - Dvice
New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii came out with a bang in NYC this past weekend - Kotaku
There will soon be a Craigslist-friendly BlackBerry app - CrunchGear
Remix like it's your birthday with 50 Cent's Sound Lab App - TechCrunch

Daily Tech: Firefox Celebrates Its 5th Birthday Today!

GeekSugar — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:42:29 -0800

What would we do without our favorite net browser? Happy Birthday Firefox! - CrunchGear

The Photoshop application is now available on Android handsets - Wired

Gina Trapani and Adam Pash have written an online guide about Google Wave - Popgadget

Customers who now order the Nook eReader, may experience a slight delay - CNET

Sprint's Palm Pixi gets unboxed on camera - Engadget

Turn your phone into a virtual fireplace with this iPhone app - IntoMobile

Daily Tech: Up Close With the Palm Pixi at Fashion Week

GeekSugar — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:30:29 -0700

Palm's new Pixi is lightweight and eye-catching, but doesn't feature a sliding keyboard like the Pre - Switched
Apple has decreased the price of the 160GB Apple TV by $100 to $229 - CNET
LG debuts its very first handset featuring an Android operating system - Wired
T-Mobile has decided to put its $1.50 a month fee for paper billing on hold for now - Consumerist
When Kanye interrupted Taylor Swift's speech last night, there were almost 300,000 tweets about it in one hour - Mashable
It's giveaway and game time on GeekSugar! Be sure to log in and play our Best Video Game ever bracket! - GeekSugar

Amazon Releases a Snazzy Android App

GeekSugar — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:51:30 -0700

Just like the one created for BlackBerrys and iPhones, Amazon has done it again with a sophisticated app for android handsets.

With this app, android owners will be able to check out products in 40 different categories, access their account and settings and see personalized shopping recommendations. Best of all, you'll be able to use your phone's camera to remember certain products (with our without snapping the barcode) and easily make one-click purchases.

New App Lets You See the World in a Whole New Way

GeekSugar — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:33:23 -0700

Obviously, I'm all about apps. Apps that help me take better photos, look better, and even find a cab in New York (it's possible). So if I had an app that turned my phone into a virtual Looking Glass - that let me see anything from apartments for rent to how high a building is just by holding up my phone to the horizon - I'd be all over it. I'm sure you will share my enthusiasm when I tell you that this type of technology is totally within our reach with an app called Layar.

Layar allows you to see things like apartment rentals, ratings on restaurants, available jobs, and where you can go to get medical care within your preferred provider network, all just by holding up your phone in video mode. Points of interest pop up as you scroll from building to building. Really, it's kinda hard to explain this "augmented reality," so I will allow the video demo to take care of that.

To see more about how this groundbreaking new app works, just read more.

The MyTouch 3G Is Now Available For Purchase

GeekSugar — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:35:53 -0700

The second android Google phone from T-Mobile hits store shelves today and its boasts many more improved features than its predecessor, the G1.

This touchscreen 3G beauty, which I've already ooowed and awwed over, will cost $199.99 with a new contract and data plan. The MyTouch 3G is also highly customizable with cool skins, accessories, and widgets.

Which of These Sweets Is Not an Android OS Codename?

GeekSugar — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:05:44 -0700

Yummy! The codenames for Google's smartphone OS, Android, continue to get more delicious: The first iteration is "Cupcake" (the favorite dessert of many a young woman) and the next codename is also tasty-sounding - or is it ridiculous?

And does the person that adopted this naming convention have the craziest sweet tooth in the world, or what?

See if you can pick out the next few announced codenames for the Android OS!

Take the quiz

HTC Announces the Hero Android Device

GeekSugar — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:50:59 -0700

Just days after T-Mobile announced their next Google Android handset - the myTouch - HTC is now announcing their latest Android smartphone, the Hero. What's great about HTC is that it really strives to improve its handsets over time, so you know you're always getting something exponentially better than a previous model. For instance, the Hero comes with a whopping five megapixel camera and an anti-fingerprint coating on its 3.2 inch HVGA touchscreen. . . a big step up from the Magic. You can check out the video below to see its fancy new HTC Sense UI in action. The HTC Hero will be available in Europe and Asia later his Summer and will make it to the US by the end of the year.

T-Mobile's Second Android Phone Announced: The myTouch

GeekSugar — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:20:36 -0700

Are you one of the ones dying for the next Android-powered cell phone? Well, the wait is over: T-Mobile and Google have has just announced their next Android handset, the T-Mobile myTouch 3G (myTouch), the highly anticipated followup to the T-Mobile G1, the first Android phone.

In addition to Google services and Android software, myTouch lets you customize your menus, wallpapers, and icons, plus there are plenty of cool themes and skins. And, of course, like the G1, you have access to the Android Market applications to choose from.

The myTouch will be available nationally in early August, and will open up for preorder for current T-Mobile customers starting July 8 for $199.99 with a two-year contract.

One down, 17 more to go.

An Enhanced iGoogle Debuts For the iPhone and the G1

GeekSugar — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:35:44 -0700

I can't tell you the number of times I've been grateful to have my cell phone when standing in long line-ups. I'm not really a "line talker" - for fear someone is listening in on my private convo - but I do respond to emails, check the news, read tweets and sometimes play games. To make things easier on people like me who like to waste time with my cell phone, Google has just announced a new and improved iGoogle for the iPhone and Android powered devices. Now it's easier (and faster) to see your personalized tabs and favorite gadgets (like to-do lists, favorite sites, and news), and you can even read article summaries without having to leave the page. Very cool.