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Atari’s Greatest Hits for Android

If you grew up in the era of Atari then you probably still get nostalgic for it once in a while.  Thankfully, there are still ways to get your Atari fix.  I occasionally fire up an emulator on my computer from time to time and play a game of Centipede or Asteroids.  But, if you don't want to sit in

Ice Cream Sandwich Keyboard Available for All Android Devices

If you have been eying the new Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for Android, but aren't sure if/when it will come to your device then this may serve as at least a bit of good news.  One part of Android Ice Cream Sandwich, the keyboard, is now available for Android 2.2 and greater devices via a port that's available in the

New Rogers Commercial Shows What The Droid Razr Can Really Do

Everyone is probably familiar with the new Motorola Droid Razr commercials.  They are on TV almost continuously it seems, but Rogers, of Canada, has a new twist in their Razr TV ad.  If you have seen the U.S. ads then you know that the ad is more special effects than actual phone - you just see things getting sliced in

Move Over Siri, Make Way For Iris

Android users feeling a bit left out after the release of the iPhone 4s and its Siri personal voice assistance technology, listen up. There's a new Android female voice assistant in town and her name is Iris. That's right, Iris is Siri spelled backwards. Like Siri, the Iris app for Android has a big blue button located at the bottom

Preparing for the Kindle Fire: Amazon App Store Updates to 2.0

Next Tuesday, November 15th, Amazon will release the much-anticipated Kindle Fire.  The 7" Android tablet has been rumored to be receiving a huge number of pre-orders - 250,000 in the first 5 days if the news reports are correct.  Now, with the release only 5 days away, Amazon has bumped their App Store to version 2.0. The new look of

EA Releases Need for Speed Hot Pursuit for Android

EA, one of the most popular game makers, has been in the mobile market for some time now.  Thanks to a deal with some handset makers, like Motorola, preview editions of their games come pre-installed.  That's great but, of course, to get the whole game you have to pay up.  Also, in some cases the games are not even an

Android Handsets More Unreliable

Wireless expert WDS is reporting that high failure rates in Android handsets are costing mobile network operators as much as $2 billion per year in dealing with repairs and returns. Reviewing the four leading mobile operating systems, its study found that Android-based devices seemed more prone to failure as 14% of technical support calls on Android were for hardware, versus