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HTC Gratia Hands-On Review

As a mid-tier offering, the HTC Gratia doesn't appear to get the same notice as the Sensations, Desires and Incredibles, which is a shame because it's a good phone and will suit those who want a small Android phone but don't have the cash for a top-end device. If you haven't heard of the Gratia before and you live in

ASUS Combines Smartphones and Tablets With The Padfone

Considering the relative success ASUS has already seen in the tablet space it’s no surprise they want to keep them coming. The EeePad Transformer, according to them, is selling pretty well and they recently revealed another impressive Android tablet… err phone… no, tablet phone… Oh yea, it’s the Padfone. What if we could take our tiny smartphone screen and blow

The Swiss Army Knife of Android Apps

Android has a LOT of great apps, many of them free.  There are also apps that replace multiple other apps - kind of the swiss army knife of apps.  Now there is one that is actually called Swiss Army Knife, and it replaces 6 stand-alone apps and does it pretty well. These aren't apps you may use every day, but

Have You Checked Out the Amazon Android Free Apps?

A large number of Android users may not have seen a reason to install the Amazon Appstore.  After all, it has a lot of the same apps that are in the regular Android Market.  Sure, it does get the occasional exclusive - for instance Angry Birds Rio debuted on the Amazon Appstore only, but then moved to the Google market

Tango TRX Bluetooth iPod Dock

As an over-the-road truck driver I spend dozens of hours a week listening to various podcasts while I’m driving. In the past, my company truck had a stereo that had a cassette tape player, which made it possible to use an audiocassette adapter to plug in my MP3 player directly. Unfortunately, my current truck does not have an audiocassette player

Android 2.3 Coming to Droid Pro, Droid 2, and Droid X

If you are a user of the Droid Pro or Droid Global and have had problems with corporate sync, the Motorola has a fix rolling out for you - it's called Android 2.2 Gingerbread.  According the Motorola's own support forums a company rep has stated that the problem will be fixed with the upcoming Gingerbread update.  The post, made May

MarineTraffic.com – Live Ships Map

MarineTraffic.com is a live map showing the location of shipping of 299 GT (gross tonnage) or over. Sounds boring but in fact it's a totally awesome mashup of data. You can zoom into your local coast and see what's pottering about or you can follow a ship in the news and see what's happening to it. Here's what's going on in