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Carriers out Billions on Android Phone Repairs

November 5th, 2011

Out of all the tremendous upsides to the Android phones, there’s a potential downside to Google’s mobile OS (operating …

Google Pinning Facial Recognition Hopes On the Galaxy Nexus

October 21st, 2011

Apple gave the world Face Time, and now Google is using Face Unlock as their counter to Apple’s Face …

Android Devices at 190 Million, $2.5 Billion Run-Rate for Mobile Revenues

October 16th, 2011

During the most recent earnings call at Google, the CEO at Google Larry Page shared some new statistics on …

Google Claims That the $2.2 Billion Oracle Claim against Android Is Flawed

September 22nd, 2011

Google has urged the presiding judge in their Android smartphone case against Oracle to reject Oracle’s $2.2 billion claim. …

Droid Fans, Rejoice! Google to Acquire Motorola’s Cell Phone Division

August 15th, 2011

In a long awaited move that is sure to cause a much needed stir on Wall Street, Google announced …

Privacy Fears with Smartphones Raised

July 7th, 2011

With all of the outrage globally of the reports that Apple is keeping the records of their users movements …

Google Application Helping Drivers Avoid Traffic

March 27th, 2011

If you have problems with traffic jams on your daily work commute, or even here and there, you’re now …

Facebook Phones Apparently On the Way

March 14th, 2011

Facebook has been denying rumors for months that they’d be taking a page out of the playbook of …

Carriers Racing To Beat Apple and Google in Mobile Payments

February 23rd, 2011

There is a group of almost 800 different carriers that are teaming up in order to work on a …

Motorola Atrix 4G – A Cell Phone That Transforms Into A Laptop

February 18th, 2011

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada is the leading show of the year. Stealing the spotlight at …

Free Cell Phone Calls, Are They Ethical?

February 18th, 2011

When you ask about the pursuit to achieve free and permanent calls, there are a lot of people that …

Should Microsoft Attempt to Purchase Nokia

February 16th, 2011

Through many conversations I’ve made some arguments that Microsoft should attempt to purchase RIM, who is the maker of …

Technology Leaps 2011, Google to Keep the Android Good Times Rolling Along

February 16th, 2011

Within the span of just a couple of years Google’s taken their Android operating system from just a very …

Sprint Betting Big On Android

February 14th, 2011

Sprint is betting on Android and betting big. To put that into perspective, they’re going to be launching right …

Best Smart Phones of 2010

February 4th, 2011

If you are still only using your cell phone to make and receive calls, and send the occasional text …

Google Voice Tests Number Porting, for a Price

February 3rd, 2011

The users of Google Voice are soon going to be able to turn their cell phone number into their …

Android Honeycomb Is Set For A Wednesday Debut

January 31st, 2011

Andy Rubin, the VP of engineering for Google, made the announcement that this Wednesday is going to be the …

Will Google Enter The Mobile Marketplace?

December 31st, 2010

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Android Goes to Outer Space

December 31st, 2010

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Android Versus the iPhone, what’s The Big Difference?

December 28th, 2010

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Using HTC Android: Simply Incredible

December 23rd, 2010

Congratulations!  You’ve received an HTC Android phone.  It’s shiny, lacquered black finish beckons – but wait!  Before you use …

Free Gmail Calling Is the New Landline

December 22nd, 2010

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Android Mapping With Google Maps 5: Better Than Ever!

December 20th, 2010

If you had a GPS, then got a new smartphone a short while later, you were probably only mildly …

Android Takes over Network Hog Status from the iPhone Operating System

December 16th, 2010

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Study Shows 50% of Smartphone Users Would Shop Using Their Mobile Phone

December 11th, 2010

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SMARTPHONE VS. CELLPHONE

December 6th, 2010

In the beginning there was the cell phone. Whether you called it a cellular phone, mobile phone, or cell …

How Exactly Do Cell Phones Become Smartphones

December 3rd, 2010

There’s one thing that you’ll notice about cell phones and especially most of my writing about them, they’re surrounded …

The Keys to Buying a Smartphone: Carrier coverage, Price Plan and Operating System

November 28th, 2010

When it comes to smartphone shopping there are two things that you need to do: Read the rest of …

Google Develops Phone with a Mobile Payments System

November 27th, 2010

Recently Google revealed an innovative smartphone which has the inclusion of a chip which allows the consumer to make …

Google States That Android Gingerbread Is Definitely In the Oven

November 27th, 2010

The new iteration of the Android mobile operating system from Google is coming and could be coming to phones …

Smartphone Traffic Set To Surge

November 23rd, 2010

The users of smartphones are soon going to be consuming more than a gigabyte of data each and every …

Google Testing New Augmented Reality Ads

November 20th, 2010

Google has made a partnership announcement with several other companies whose ads will now be recognized by the Google …

Mobile Editing Offered On Google Doc by Google, With Restrictions However

November 19th, 2010

Recently Google made the announcement that the smartphone user could now use its Google Documents site in order to …

MeeGo operating system, Nokia Betting Big with Smartphone Software

November 18th, 2010

The first major decision new Nokia CEO, Stephen Elop, has made is one that could prove to be the …

Google Voice to be installed on their iPhone

November 18th, 2010

First they went through and finally approved the Beatles and now Apple has finally resolved another issue that has …

Google Is Working On a Phone That Has a Payment Tool Built-In

November 16th, 2010

Google is taking an additional shot at crafting a cell phone that would change the game yet again. This …

Unusual Apps You Might Actually Need

November 9th, 2010

When you start searching the apps market for Android phones, one thing becomes clear:  there are a lot of …

Apple vs Google

November 4th, 2010

There has been ongoing chatter and about the Apple vs Google tensions and when it comes to slick advertising, …

The Android Market Reaches 100,000 Applications

November 1st, 2010

Google just made the announcement that their Android application store is now officially over 100,000 applications. This comes as …

Try the T-Mobile G2 with Google Smart Phone for More Options

October 30th, 2010

Smart Phones are changing all of the time, getting faster and better with every turn that technology makes.  The …

The Benefits of an Android Platform

October 27th, 2010

Android platform phones offer user’s a lot of benefits. Here are just a few: Read the rest of this …

Android 3.0 Will Add Google TV and Video Chat Features

October 21st, 2010

The new iteration of the Android OS from Google is going to support Google TV and will have a …

Amazon Expands Kindle Capabilities

October 19th, 2010

The war of the ebook reader is on.  Kindle may have been the first true ebook reader to hit …

HTC Almost Doubles Their Profits

October 15th, 2010

The Taiwan based HTC has posed a $360 million profit for the period of July through September. This is …

BlindType: Google Beefs Up Onscreen Typing on Android Phones

October 15th, 2010

Google has just made the purchase of a startup called BlindType. The startup BlindType is a company which develops …

Verizon to Begin Sales of Apple’s iPad

October 15th, 2010

Yes, you did read that right. This is a move which is breaking the hold that AT&T has had …

Android Just Tries Harder

October 13th, 2010

I’m not sure if you remember that old car rental slogan that Avis had. It was that they were …

Record Your Calls for Free Using Google Voice

October 8th, 2010

Have you ever had the wish that you could replay the phone call you just had after it’s over? …

Beyond the iPhone, making the Transition to Android

October 7th, 2010

If you pay attention to the news that’s running around the tech sphere than you definitely know everything that …

Android Takes Smartphone Lead from the iPhone and Blackberry

October 6th, 2010

The Android phones have taken over the popularity lead from the iPhone and RIMs Blackberry when it comes to …

Android Applications, Installing and Uninstalling Is a Breeze

October 5th, 2010

With the exploding popularity of the Android platform and the applications coming more and more into the mainstream learning …

The New Droid 2 Launches With Google Voice Actions

October 4th, 2010

The voice commands that area on the Android platform are now expanded beyond the just the simple Google search …

How the Impressive Growth of Android Affects You

September 30th, 2010

Instead of boring you with the same opening rhetoric you’ve been reading about how the Android outsold the iPhone …

Beyond 3G, Google Android

September 29th, 2010

Did you just get 3G? If the answer to that question is yes I feel horrible breaking this to …

The Cheapest Android Cell Phone Plan

September 21st, 2010

With technological advancements, innovations increase exponentially. As a result new cell phone service providers are entering the …

The Google Android Platform to Zoom Straight Past the Blackberry and iPhone Machine

September 15th, 2010

Life for Google just continues to get better and better. Not only has Google managed to set the blogosphere …

Android Universe, Five Android Applications to Get Your Feet Wet

September 15th, 2010

Android is quickly becoming one of the most sought after consumer products since the iPhone first hit the market. …

Meet eyeSight, Gestures Based Android Interface

September 9th, 2010

If you had to pick one new intriguing technical gadget that’s out you’d actually have to pick the entire …

Google Defends Itself Against Allegations of “Selling Out”

August 16th, 2010

“Don’t be evil” may have seemed like a relatively low bar for Google to set for itself back in …

Google Sync, Sync Your Google Calendar on Your Smartphone

July 15th, 2010

When it comes to Google’s calendar one of the best things about it is that there is no requirement …

Google Releases a Creation Tool For Do It Yourself Applications

July 13th, 2010

Google has now released a new software tool which now makes it easy for people to be able to …

YouTube Mobile Receives a Kick Start

July 11th, 2010

It’s very well known that one of the fastest growing markets is mobile internet but the really surprising thing …

In Just Three Months Google’s Android Platform grows More Than 200%

June 1st, 2010

The first quarter look from ComScore of the mobile platforms in the United States brings some really good news …

Install and Manage Your Applications in the Android Marketplace

May 18th, 2010

Whether you’re someone that is seeking to have fun with some games, manage your media or simply just find …

The Google Android Platform Experiences Over 200% Growth in Just Three Months

May 17th, 2010

Google’s Android platform has been growing leaps and bounds and that doesn’t even really explain it to the right …

Google CEO Discusses China and More

May 17th, 2010

Eric Schmidt, who is the CEO of Google, Inc., appears to be much more concerned in being able to …

Android 2.2 Could Include Built-In Tethering and Wi-Fi Hotspot Sharing

May 14th, 2010

It has been reported that Froyo, which is the next adaptation of the Android smartphone line OS is anticipated …

Apple Removes All Google Branding from Its iPhone OS 4 Search

May 6th, 2010

The “Google” button which currently appears on the soft keyboards of the existing iPhones when a user is conducting …

Google Set To Sort the Android Platform Fragmentation before the Gingerbread Release

March 30th, 2010

Even though you’re finding that the Google Android OS (operating system) is finding itself onto the new smartphone releases …

Google Looking To Provide 1GB per Second Fiber-Optic Broadband To Over 50k Homes

March 30th, 2010

It looks like Google is about to get into the broadband industry. Google is making plans to position their …

Google Beginning To Push Local QR Codes For Business Listings, Is It Going To Pay Off?

March 20th, 2010

Google has recently begun a considerable marketing campaign for mobile phones that is adjoining places like Place Pages. Place …

HTC Incredible Poised to Take Over Google Nexus One?

March 4th, 2010

At the moment, the HTC Incredible is non-existent, but rumor has it that this phone may be pushing Google’s …

The Motorola Droid is Here! New Phones at Cell-Phone-Plans.net

February 19th, 2010

Here it is folks – the phone we’ve been talking up big time here at CPP and one of …

The Smartphones That Almost But Didn’t Quite

February 16th, 2010

There have been a lot of smartphone disappointments over the years, but none as disappointing as the Samsung …

Google’s Cellphones: Android And The Nexus One

February 1st, 2010

Google is the world’s most popular search engine, a part of everyday life which has even been …

Top 10 Verizon Wireless Upgrades

January 29th, 2010

Is it that time already? Has it really been two years? If you’re contract with Verizon Wireless is expiring, …

iPhone and Android: How to Use Google’s “Near Me Now”

January 11th, 2010

Google recently rolled out its supposed Urbanspoon and Yelp killer in the form of “Near Me Now,” a quick …

Google Quick Search Box: 20 Cool Things You Didn’t Know Your Android Phone Could Do

December 11th, 2009

The iPhone 3GS wowed the crowd with it’s new Spotlight search, which let’s you search apps, contacts, songs and …

Droid + Google Android > iPhone

December 10th, 2009

TIME Magazine released its Top 10 Gadgets of 2009 this week and guess who snatched the top spot? That’s …

Android Fans: Don’t Count Out the HTC Droid Eris

December 8th, 2009

Wait – before you rush to the store to pick up the Motorola Droid from Verizon, you should really, …

AT&T Launches Voicemail to Text for $9.99 a Month

November 30th, 2009

AT&T has partnered with Nuance Communications to provide the AT&T Voicemail to Text service. For just $9.99 a month, …

3G Networks

June 10th, 2009

With the growing popularity of smartphone technology, and the ever-increasing demand for greater functionality people have for their mobile …

The T-Mobile G1 w/ Google – Bronze

June 1st, 2009

The T-Mobile G-1 has many features that make it appealing to a wide demographic.  To maximize user friendliness, it …

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