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I should clarify this by saying, I am all for seeing more Android tablets come available. Heck, I want to buy an Android tablet, specifically an Android tablet with a 10 inch display. That said, we here in the US now have another option to consider, though I am not sure I would be willing [...]

Thinking of checking the weather and hoping for a new method of doing so? Well, for once you may be in luck as Google has just announced a new addition to Google Earth — current weather conditions. The new support comes by way of Google Earth 5.2 and is done so with the introduction of [...]

Enough of the Google-China row, let us focus our attention on another Asian powerhouse in Japan. The second wealthiest country in the planet has made arrangements for Yahoo Japan to hand over its search functions to Google.

The fact that Apple has been working on its own location services software is not a secret anymore. Cupertino purchased Quattro, Placebase and Poly9, companies capable to offer Apple what it needs in terms of location services for its mobile devices.

Google as announced that moving forward, iPhone and Android users may soon be seeing geo-targetted advertisements. Well, truth be told those user will be seeing the ads, just not yet. According to the announcement, this “will be fully available in the coming weeks, with some advertisers having access to the feature starting today.”

We know that several Wall Street investors have voiced concerns about Google’s “pet projects” including Android. Some of the Gordon Gekko types don’t see how a free product like Android (among others) could end up making money for the company. Google faced some criticism in the Wall Street Journal earlier this year, but now Google [...]

There’s nothing better to start the day than a fresh Android 2.2 Froyo rumor especially when it concerns Verizon’s hot Android lineup. As you already know, the Droids are due a well-deserved Froyo update and according to a birdie the update is coming next week, on Friday to be exact.

Google has offered up yet another update for the Maps app on Android. And by yet another, this latest is the sixth in six months. As for what is new and/or changed — Places now has a dedicated app icon and Place Pages have moved one step closer to being like what you have come [...]

Google Music is still for the most part an unknown product. That said, there has been speculation and most recently we heard mention that it would be launched alongside Android 3.0 Gingerbread in time for the 2010 holiday season.

By now you probably know that HTC was pretty pissed off by the Samsung AMOLED panel shortage that prevented the manufacturer to keep up with demand when it comes to the various smartphone models it produces. And today Samsung decided to make official their new Sony partnership that will bring Super LCDs to some of [...]

Do you enjoy spending money on applications but wish that instead of charging your Google Checkout account, you could make Verizon pay for it – and then make them bill you at the end of the month? Great news. Google has changed the Android Market developer agreement and now will allow Carrier Billing on purchases [...]