Android News

Chances are, if you’ve downloaded your share of applications from the Android Market you’ve run into at least one situation where the the app will ask (sometimes require) the user to give it a 5 star rating in the Market before continuing. By clicking “yes,” a user will then be taken to the application in [...]

An announcement that Verizon and Redbox will team up to offer consumers a streaming media and Blu-ray/DVD rental service hasn’t done much to expound upon details first rumored last year. The new content distribution service will focus on the power of Verizon’s network, an element of support lacking from Netflix, the media provider the two [...]

The folks at Tucows, who was once know for their applications (free, shareware or otherwise) repository for desktop operating systems and they are now reintroducing a new venture that’s interesting, to say the least. With the help of Sprint they have launched Ting, a pay-as-you-go service that gives users extremely good value. One of the [...]

We told you guys about Republic Wireless, a new service provider that promised unlimited calling, text and data for only $ 20. It sounded crazy and most people were expecting some kind of catch. Turns out — there kind of was. Service was largely based on using a WiFi connection (VoIP) and in the fine [...]

Popular music streaming service Spotify has seemingly gone out of beta for the US as they are now allowing users to sign up to the service without needing an invite. The small catch? You’ll have to sign up through Facebook (which is newly-redesigned, if you haven’t heard). Users will also be able to get six [...]

You gotta hand it to Google, they’re always on top of the latest innovations. Thankfully, they’ve created the perfect male. Introducing Gmale, the world’s perfect male. Unfortunately, the service is only available by invitation but if you need an invite, just send me your email. My Gmale should be arriving by Monday. Thanks, Google! Android [...]

Samsung is rolling out their own take on cross-platform messaging with the introduction of ChatON. The service supports group chat among other features such as the ability to share a “trunk” of photos and videos. For now Samsung is just providing a brief overview, but the platform will be on display in full at next [...]

Sprint Feed is at it again, this time they’ve managed to dig up this $ 50 service credit. How does it work? Well, if you’re currently a Sprint customer and are 1- 2 months away from having your contract expiring or if you’re contract is 1- 2 months past due (and you haven’t renewed or [...]

Best Buy is entering the increasingly crowded online music locker market with the introduction of Best Buy Music Cloud. The service is the latest to allow users to upload their music to the cloud and stream it to any device, and will challenge similar offerings from Amazon, Apple, and Google. Best Buy’s Music Cloud is [...]

The folks at Sonos have just announced MOG, their music on demand and radio station service that gives you access to more music than you could probably fit on whatever hard drive you’re using. With its launch must come an upgrade to their controller app for Android, of course, but we have yet to see [...]