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One glaring problem with the German court proceedings that allowed Apple to file for a preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 was the inability for the accused party to review the evidence brought against them. Had Samsung been given a chance to examine documents provided to the court by Apple, they may have [...]

Android was obviously a hot topic at today’s Mobile First CrunchUp (just ask Chamillionaire). There was a lot of discussion on the difficulty Android developers face when designing for Android. During an earlier panel, Tech Crunch even went as far asking why iPhone apps simply look better than Android apps. With the day winding to [...]

TechCrunch was holding one of their tech conferences today called Mobile First Crunch Up. During one of the closing panels, Google’s design lead Matias Duarte was there representing Android, at one point saying the choice between Android and iOS is nothing more than preference (I would 100% agree). Well, during the Q&A session, rapper extraordinaire, [...]

Have you ever tried the dozen or so police radio scanner apps available on the Android Market? I know I have. Listening to all the police chatter was kind of fun. Even found out the neighbors were dealing weed. Well, thanks to Droid-Life, I’ve learned that you might want to be careful before installing these [...]

We’ve been hearing a lot about NFC lately, a technology that is not altogether new but with plenty of room for development and expansion. Google is making a big push for the technology, as evidenced by the inclusion of NFC support in Android Gingerbread and the Nexus S handset. While big G, handset manufacturers, and [...]

The Android Robot huffed and puffed and tried to blow our site down with Android news, but we McGyvered him and trapped all the airborn shrapnel on this here post. Throughout the day we covered what we thought you’d find most interesting, informative, relevant and entertaining, but you can’t please everyone. So for those we [...]

Last week a series of 1,000 speed tests conducted in New York City by BTIG Research concluded that Verizon’s 4G LTE network outpaced Sprint’s 4G WiMAX. Today, Sprint is calling the results of the study “inaccurate.” The tests found Sprint’s WiMAX consistently delivering speeds of about 1Mbps down and up, while the LTE network of [...]

Verizon may have started a trend when they opted to go rebate-less on their high-end handsets. Sprint has confirmed that starting March 27th, the carrier will offer discounts on handsets instantly instead of via a mail-in rebate system. For now it seems the company is simply offering the new model on a trial basis, and [...]

If the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play isn’t one of the most highly anticipated Android phones of all times, we don’t know what is. What began its life amid rumors of a PlayStation Phone, the handset is finally set to launch on various carriers starting at the end of this month and going into April…or is [...]

Depending on which report and how you read it, Android has already begun to overtake the iPhone as the leader in smartphone market share. That isn’t quite the case yet in the latest report from Nielsen, one of the most trusted sources of consumer ratings, though Google’s open source OS is closer than ever. Despite [...]