Google has been busy in the apps department lately, launching both Orkut and Buzz applications to Android Market. But it isn’t only new apps that Google has been working on – they’ve just updated their Maps applications… both of them.
Google Maps version 4.1 is now available on Android 1.6+ devices, adding a few neat features. [...]

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If you’re in the market to buy a house and you have an Android phone you’re DEFINITELY going to want to grab Zillow from Android Market. Built atop of Google Maps, the application displays all of the information you could ever want to know about the houses around you, that are currently for sale, with [...]

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UK network Virgin Mobile has announced in a press release that it plans to release 2 more handsets to its Android range showing they’re starting to embrace Android. They currently stock the LG intouch Max and the Samsung Galaxy portal but are adding the HTC Desire and the Sony Ericsson X10 to the line up [...]

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A lot of people don’t even know that Google has their own social networking site called Orkut. The dominance of Facebook and Twitter overshadow almost everything else. But there ARE regions where Orkut is the market leader and folks in those places will be happy to know the Orkut Android Application is now available in [...]

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Sling Media was showing off their wares (the soft kind) at an event in Austin, Texas called gdgt Live and what did they see but a few Android phones using the service. Check out the Nexus One, Droid, Behold 2 and G1 streaming music from a Sling Player:

We already knew Sling Media was working on [...]

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While Verizon Wireless Droid owners still dream of the 2.1 they were promised, Sprint customers are getting a promise of their own – “coming weeks” and “April” are some of the open-ended frames used. This is in regards to the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment and the information was leaked in an internal document discussing [...]

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As many as five new Android phones could be announced next week during CTIA, but the one I am looking forward to the most is the HTC Supersonic. This device is significant because it is rumored to be the first 4G handset for Sprint’s new WiMax network.
We already tested Sprint’s 4G network using the Overdrive [...]

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Want to watch live streaming games of the 2010 NCAA Final Four from the palm of your hand? You could if your phone supported Flash 10.1, but Adobe is not releasing it till after the tourney is over. Adobe feels your pain so platform evangelist Ryan Stewart uploaded a video to show you what you [...]

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Do you have the ability to work calmly and maintain good judgment in high-stress environments? Google is looking to hire a Communications Manager to police develop close, productive relationships with bloggers (like me).
There have definitely been some communication issues in the past between Google and the Android community. Mark Murphy actually suggested last year that [...]

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