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SK Telecom Has Made An Android Phone In A SIM Card

SK Telecom Has Made An Android Phone In A SIM Card

We here at TechTrackr try to stay away from all the trivial news about the newest Android shenanigans, but this is a tremendous leap in the world of portable-computing.  The wizards over at SK Telecom have been chanting jargon for the past couple of months and have produced this little monstrosity:  a prototype SIM card [...]

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Opera Mini Struts It’s Stuff On The iPhone

Opera Mini Struts It’s Stuff On The iPhone

Although the folks at Opera’s chances of having their software released officially, via legal channels, are slim to none (unless we see some sort of Opera/Apple payoff),  the company still announced a Press and Partner Preview for Opera Mini at the Mobile World Congress, with an iPhone debut nonetheless.
It’s pretty safe to say this is [...]

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Google Aims for Voice-to-Voice Translation

Google Aims for Voice-to-Voice Translation

Ah, Google. They’re the tech company that isn’t evil.  Of course, Steve Jobs disagrees with that, but that’s another story.  However today Google has announced its plans to create a voice-to-voice translation service on their phone, the Nexus One (hint: TechTrackr Review?).  To find the full scoop, read on past the breakage point.

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Verizon Announces Motorola Devour

Verizon Announces Motorola Devour

Hello Moto!  After being down and out for a number of years (well, their phone devision at least), Motorola has come back with a vengeance.  In just over a year’s time, they’ve introduced the Cliq, the Droid, the Backflip, and now the Devour;  it’s amazing how much they’ve accomplished.! The Devour is the third Verizon phone [...]

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Nexus One Gets an Update & Multitouch

Nexus One Gets an Update & Multitouch

Earlier today, Google released an update for the Nexus One, its flagship mobile device.
Like in most firmware updates, a variety of safety improvements are included. Additionally, Google seems to have addressed (and corrected) the 3G glitch that plagued T-Mobile users.
However, most of the buzz that’s surrounding this update has to do with the highly anticipated integration of multi- touch capability into the [...]

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Interview with Tapulous

Disclaimer- I am a beta tester for Tapulous.
Interview with Ed from Tapulous.
First Question-How are you?
Ed- Hey Josh. I’m doing great! Thanks
Josh- You work for Tapulous which makes Tap Tap Revenge. What Is Your Job There?
Ed- I do. As we’re a Start-Up, my job varies widely. I do much of the customer support,blogging,facebooking,etc. Then I manage [...]

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Google adds additional ETF ($350); more woes for Nexus One [Update]

Google adds additional ETF ($350); more woes for Nexus One [Update]

More bad news for Nexus One owners:
Today, Google imposed a whopping $350 early termination fee (ETF), or “Equipment Recovery Fee” as they’re calling it, if you cancel your plan with the Nexus One within the first 120 days (four months).
That’s not the bad part though… This fee is on top of any fees imposed by [...]

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T-Mobile + Nexus One = A Match NOT Made in Heaven

T-Mobile + Nexus One = A Match NOT Made in Heaven

In a statement on Sunday afternoon, T-Mobile acknowledged the issues the Nexus One is having with its network.
“Google and T-Mobile are investigating this issue and hope to have more information for you soon.”
Some devices are switching between 3G and EDGE, while other devices can’t access 3G speeds at all.
It appears that its not T-Mobile’s [...]

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Google Nexus One Announced

Google Nexus One Announced

Google today officially announced the Nexus One, the phone that it has developed with HTC to design a phone that could show off the power of the Android platform. Here is a quick rundown, we will have a more complete writeup later today.
It will feature a 3.7-inch WVGA (800×480) AMOLED screen, and weigh 130 grams with 250 [...]

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The Google Nexus One

The Google Nexus One

By now everyone has heard of Google’s ‘Nexus One’ (not official name)(Update: Google has filed a “Nexus One” trademark) the cell phone that will revolutionize the industry.  Here’s what we know:

It’s being built by HTC, but Google was heavily involved in the designing process
It’s running Android (obviously) 2.1
People from Google are using these phones right as [...]

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