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DroidDream Becomes Android Market Nightmare PCWorld By Tony Bradley, PCWorld For many Android fans, one of the most important elements of the OS is that it is open. Unlike the draconian rules for the Apple App Store, and the tightly-controlled user experience of iOS, Android is an open source platform ... See all stories on this topic »

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 gets Gingerbread courtesy of Arc Android Community Sony Ericsson may have abandoned Android OS update plans for the XPERIA X10, but that doesn't mean the modding community is done with the smartphone. Over at xda-developers, TripNRaVeR has fashioned nothing less than Android 2.3 Gingerbread for the X10 ... See all stories on this topic »

Apple iPad 2 is geared to extend lead over Android tablets Washington Post Now, just as other tablets are starting to arrive based on such competing operating systems as Google's Android and HP's webOS, Apple is looking to move the goal posts with the new iPad 2 it unveiled here Tuesday. This wireless tablet, due March 11, ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Post

Comcast Brigs Xfinity TV App to Android PC Magazine By Mark Hachman Comcast said Wednesday that it now provides its Xfinity TV app for the Android OS as well as the iOS platform. However, the app that Comcast released for the iPad and iPhone does have one advantage over its Android cousin: streaming. ... See all stories on this topic »

Motorola Xoom Honeycomb Tablet Offers Great Multitasking for Apps eWeek Motorola's Xoom Honeycomb tablet is a fine example of how Google overhauled its Android operating system for the larger tablet form factor. Will the Xoom sell versus the aggressively priced iPad 2? Normally it would be hard to compose a review of a ... See all stories on this topic »

Look on Google's Android Honeycomb statue, ye mighty, and despair! CNET (blog) Android 3.0 Honeycomb is here, and its icon has arrived on the Google lawn, as witnessed in this image posted on Twitter by Google's Justin Mattson. When Google releases a new version of its Android software, it places a large statue based on the ... See all stories on this topic » CNET (blog)

T-Mobile Pulls Plug on Sidekick, to Rebuild With Android, 4G Mobiledia By Kat Asharya | Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:25 pm T-Mobile today announced that it is shutting down its Sidekick online contacts and data storage service on May 31, in a move to revamp the seminal device with Android software later this year. ... See all stories on this topic » Mobiledia

Unity Android Ports iOS Games to Android ReadWriteWeb As you're exploring these resources, check out this helpful resource from our sponsors: Cultivating a Developer Ecosystem: Understanding Their Needs At this week's Game Developer Conference in San Francisco, Unity Technologies made its Unity Android ... See all stories on this topic » ReadWriteWeb

Facebook Buys Beluga To Get Former Google Talent NewsFactor Network Currently the Beluga app works on Apple's iPhone and Android-powered devices, but that's likely to expand as Facebook integrates Beluga. Currently Beluga has only 1971 Facebook fans. Acquiring former Google talent appears to be the motive behind ... See all stories on this topic »

Geneva Motor Show 2011: Saab hooks into Android for infotainment system Independent Saab is to tap Google Android to enable its in-car infotainment system, it announced March 1. The Swedish automaker's new IQon system brings Android to the vehicle, allowing Saab drivers to download apps and use online services and multimedia functions ... See all stories on this topic »