Friday's DroidForums T-Shirt Contest is Here! |
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Sep 03, 2010 - 6:00 PM - by danDroid
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It's the end of the week and DroidForums.net is here to make your Friday even better! Today we're announcing a new contest giving away five DroidForums.net T-Shirts to lucky winners.
To win:
1. Follow us on Twitter @ twitter.com/DroidForums
2. Retweet: "RT @DroidForums Check out DroidForums.net Top 5 Android Apps here: http://bit.ly/aQVqu4 #droid #android"
3. Reply in this thread with the name of your top 5 Android apps that you would consider to be a must have.
4. That's it folks, it's just that easy!
5. Bonus points if you follow our RSS feed here: DroidForums.net RSS Feed
We will randomly pick 5 winners and make an announcement next Friday - September 10th. Good Luck!
And don't forget, you can always order your very own DroidForums Shirt here: DroidForums.net Online Store 
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Android Tablet news round-up - 9/3/2010 |
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Sep 03, 2010 - 1:41 PM - by JohnDroid
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The amount of Android Tablet news that seems to be hitting this past week is staggering... there is no way we can flood the home page with all of it so we'll be putting together news round-ups once in a while to cover the flow.
First up we have a new tablet arrival from a company called Rydeen who looks to be coming out with their first Android based tablet.
Rydeen hopes to cash in on tablet fever with Android-based, Armada-powered PND @ Engadget.com
Next up we have a bit of Samsung Galaxy Tab rumors... there will be a WiMax version, it will be available on both Sprint and Verizon and it should be hitting this November.
Galaxy Tab with WiMax coming to Sprint this November? @ Engadget.com, Samsung Galaxy Tab coming to Sprint in November... @ BoyGeniusReport.com
The Samsung Galaxy Tab has also already been rooted... you know, just for fun.
Galaxy Tab Prototype rooted @ sera-apps.de, jkkmobile.
Also we have word from LinuxforDevices.com that a Beijing-based online reseller has had great success selling an "unnamed" Android Tablet and they are pleasantly surprised.
Don't forget, you can check out our Android Tablet Forum @ Android Tablet Forum.
Also be sure to follow Android Tablet News on Twitter and via RSS with the following links:
RSS / Android Tablet Forum - Android Tablet News
Twitter / Android Tablet News (AndroidTablet) on Twitter
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Droid R2-D2 Dock Unlocked |
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Sep 03, 2010 - 1:14 PM - by JohnDroid
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It looks like the 2nd part of the R2-D2/DroidLanding contest has been unlocked. The info? Pictures and specs of the R2-D2 Droid Dock are now available. This thing looks pretty cool.
If you are unsure what we are talking about, visit the full site here: Droid R2D2 and be sure to follow DroidLanding on Twitter at the following URL: DroidLanding (DroidLanding) on Twitter and try your hand at unlocking the next code!
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Google decides to trim their privacy policies |
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Sep 03, 2010 - 10:58 AM - by JohnDroid
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If you are the conspiracy theorist type you might be happy to hear that Google is voluntarily trimming their privacy policy. (Or, might that make you even more paranoid! Hrmm, the irony!)
They've just updated their official blog with the announcement and cite the following reasons:
- Most of our products and services are covered by our main Google Privacy Policy. Some, however, also have their own supplementary individual policies. Since there is a lot of repetition, we are deleting 12 of these product-specific policies. These changes are also in line with the way information is used between certain products—for example, since contacts are shared between services like Gmail, Talk, Calendar and Docs, it makes sense for those services to be governed by one privacy policy as well.
- We’re also simplifying our main Google Privacy Policy to make it more user-friendly by cutting down the parts that are redundant and rewriting the more legalistic bits so people can understand them more easily. For example, we’re deleting a sentence that reads, “The affiliated sites through which our services are offered may have different privacy practices and we encourage you to read their privacy policies,” since it seems obvious that sites not owned by Google might have their own privacy policies.
In addition, we’re adding:
- More content to some of our product Help Centers so people will be able to find information about protecting their privacy more easily; and
- A new privacy tools page to the Google Privacy Center. This will mean that our most popular privacy tools are now all in one place.
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Is the Google Android logo 'stolen'? |
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Sep 02, 2010 - 4:11 PM - by JohnDroid
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Engadget just broke a news story about how it 'appears' that Google may have misappropriated some artwork from an old Atary Lynx game (kudos if you had one back in the day, I did). The game in question is 'Gauntlet: The Third Encounter' and as you might have guessed features an Android shaped very similar to the Android robot that we know.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that there are only so many million permutations of what the human typically envisions when they picture an "Android" in their head. Eventually, somewhere, your going to find that likeness on multiple products. I think it's going to be a stretch for conspiracy theorists to really believe that this icon is ripped from Atari's long forgotten arcade collection.
What are your thoughts?
(Source: Engadget)
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Verizon R2 D2 Contest Update 2 |
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Sep 02, 2010 - 4:09 PM - by danDroid
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Verizon has just unleashed another email with an update to the R2-D2 Droid Contest going on at twitter.com/DroidLanding
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LUKE: ROGUE GROUP, USE YOUR HARPOONS AND TOW CABLES. GO
FOR THE LEGS. IT MIGHT BE OUR ONLY CHANCE OF STOPPING THEM.
DACK: LUKE, WE'VE GOT A MALFUNCTION IN FIRE CONTROL.
I'LL HAVE TO CUT IN THE AUXILIARY.
LUKE: JUST HANG ON. GET READY TO FIRE THAT TOW CABLE.
LUKE: ROGUE THREE.
WEDGE: COPY, ROGUE LEADER.
LUKE: WEDGE, I'VE LOST MY GUNNER. YOU'LL HAVE TO MAKE THIS SHOT.
I'LL COVER FOR YOU. SET YOUR HARPOON. FOLLOW ME ON THE NEXT PASS.
WEDGE: COMING AROUND, ROGUE LEADER.
LUKE: STEADY, ROGUE TWO.
WEDGE: ACTIVATE HARPOON.
WEDGE: GOOD SHOT, ARTOOARENOT.
WEDGE: ONE MORE PASS.
JANSON: COMING AROUND. ONCE MORE.
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Also, the first winner has just been announced, congrats Andrew Tarr!
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Rebel Commander Andrew Tarr won the medal, and a Droid R2-D2 for finding the Apps + Widgets schematic!
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On to the next tweet, posted just minutes ago:
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The Rebellion is outnumbered but not outmatched. More recruits are our only hope to recover the lost plans. Enlist your friends to follow!
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Thanks for the tip, Shadez
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Vlingo adds voice check-ins to Foursquare and other features |
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Sep 02, 2010 - 1:51 PM - by JohnDroid
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It looks like Vlingo is making headway in cutting deals with other popular Android apps because they've just created some integration with Foursquare. Vlingo allows you to use voice commands to perform common tasks. Some examples include updating your status on Facebook and Twitter.
If you are unsure what we are talking about, take a look at the embedded youtube video above as it pretty much shows you what's up.
I don't think Foursquare has really hit a critical mass with our userbase yet, but I'd love to hear from people out there who are really using it on a daily basis. Please let us know how it works and how the Vlingo integration makes it a better or worse experience.
(Source: Engadget)
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