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Android in Canada Blog - Tips, Tricks, and News for Canadian Android Users - Part 24
Official Statement: Rogers/HTC Agree To Update HTC Magic
by Billy on January 9th, 2010

A few days ago we reported on the news regarding the change that Rogers/HTC were now going to update the HTC Dream and HTC Magic, after an official statement said they were not going to.

What originally happened was both HTC and Rogers had cut support for either device in terms of updates to Android 1.6. Then Rogers/HTC had a change of heart and said that they will update … Read More

Rogers Drops LG Eve To $0; Bell Drops Samsung Galaxy To $49.95
by Billy on January 8th, 2010

Looking to buy an Android device in Canada? If so, Bell and Rogers have discounted some of their Android devices.

For Bell, the company has dropped the Samsung Galaxy to $49.95, a $50.00 drop from $99.95. The discounted price is available on a 3-year term only.

On the Rogers Wireless front, the company has lowered the price of the LG Eve to $0.00, a $50.00 drop from $49.99. This discounted Android … Read More

Google.com “Near Me Now” Now Available for Android
by Android Fan on January 8th, 2010

Looks like the Google Mobile team is at it again. This time around they’ve come up with a new feature called “Near Me Now” that will take advantage of your location when you enable it via Google.com. Once it’s enabled, you can then easily find places near you, such as restaurants, coffee shops, shops, etc. You can even go “Explore Right Here” to make things interesting.

“Near me now” is … Read More

iFixit.com Opens Up The Google Nexus One
by Billy on January 7th, 2010

With all the craziness surrounding the Nexus One and how its hardware is absolutely stunning, the folks over at iFixit.com have decided to take apart the Nexus One and see what makes it tick.

As usual, iFixit provides very crisp photos and extremely detailed step by step guides on how to repair or take apart many different types of electronics.

It makes me cringe to see the Nexus … Read More

Adobe Flash on Google Nexus One [Video]
by Android Fan on January 6th, 2010

The only thing missing from having smartphones become “true” handheld computers in our pockets is the absence of Adobe Flash. Adobe has announced that they are in works to bring Flash to various platforms such as Nokia and their Symbian OS, Windows Mobile, Palm Pre, and Google Android devices.

Nexus One with Adobe Flash Looks Amazing

Below is a demo of Adobe Flash Player 10.1 on Google’s latest Nexus One … Read More

Google To Lift Android Device App Storage Limit
by Billy on January 6th, 2010

During Google’s Nexus One event held yesterday in California, Android lead Andy Rubin indicated that a future Android software update will allow developers and users to store a large number of apps on Android devices, such as seen on the iPhone.

Currently Android users and developers can only store a very small amout of apps on an Android device as apps are stored to the ROM. The future update … Read More

Google Officially Launches The Nexus One
by Billy on January 5th, 2010

Today, Google held an Android Press Event at its California HQ which debuted the new Nexus One.

The Nexus One is the newest Android-powered mobile device running Android 2.1. As expected, the device comes will all of the great Google Mobile apps such as Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube and Google Talk, Maps Navigation and Google Voice!

Under the hood, The Nexus One delivers a fast 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset, … Read More

Rogers/HTC Change Their Minds, Will Update HTC Dream And Magic
by Billy on January 5th, 2010

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

We just got word that Rogers/HTC have made a complete 180-degree turn and have decided to push out updates for HTC Dream and Magic owners!

Originally, both HTC and Rogers had cut support for either device, but there seems to be a small change of heart. The new update will bring the SenseUI to the HTC Magic but will keep the OS at 1.5. More importantly, the Magic … Read More

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