I usually update my Nexus with the CM6 nightly builds and I don’t know how this got past me.   I noticed it in the Nexus CM6 RC2 release but went back several days and saw that it has been in the nightly’s for a while.  I am running it on my Nexus One, it [...]

I want to take some time to say thank you to HTC for what they do. HTC has arguably been the biggest player, outside of Google, in making Android what it is today.  From the first Android phone, the G1; which started my love affair with Android through so many others. I’m sure I may [...]

When Froyo (Android 2.2) was announced in May at Google I/O one of the features that was identified was Chrome to Phone.  This is an app and browser extension combination that allows you to click on an extension in Chrome or Firefox and have the current web page open in your Android browser.  If it [...]

So up until recently, there haven’t been many scares at all when it came to Android, but you got to start somewhere, right? Called the Trojan SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a, this fake media player has already taken the Android community by storm, scaring those who know the true possibilities this sort of virus can entail. The details on it [...]

Playing music in Linux, Mac OS X or BSD has always been simple when you’re in front of the system especially with software like iTunes, Banshee, Amarok and Exaile. But what if you’re not in front of the computer? For those with media centric systems, there’s always the included infrared remote leaving those who don’t [...]

The Samsung Vibrant, a Galaxy S phone, is the latest Android device to grace the stores of T-Mobile USA. It’s a device T-mobile desperately needed to fill the missing high-end super phone echelon that they have so far failed to fill since the launch of the G1. For the 2 years since the launch of [...]

Trying to find the information on how to root your Android powered phone can be a frustrating experience.  One has to find the thread in a particular forum, download the required files which would most likely require the person to sign in, create an account or wait up to 90 seconds to download the files, [...]

Everyone has read and watched all the leaked photos and videos of the HTC Desire HD, also known as the HTC Ace. The Desire HD uses the same basic form factor as the EVO 4G with similar specification. Basically, it is the Evo 4G for the rest of the world. The Evo 4G was a [...]

Unless you have been living under a rock for a while, ADW.Launcher should be a familiar name to anyone in the open Android community. With over 350,000 downloads on the Android Market, 30+ themes on the Market and as the default launcher of CyanogenMod, it is also the most popular alternative to the default launcher [...]

Did you anxiously download the early update for your HTC EVO for 2.2?  HTC is currently pushing out an update that will fix the problems that your HTC EVO is having. The file size is 4.17 MB and downloads in a few minutes. It is build 3.26.651.6. This update is for those who downloaded the [...]

Update: We have just had some great news for all those who helped fight a great fight! We recently got word that android playground dot net was recently shut down by their hosts (worldstream.nl) you can see the comment below this article & we will place it here as well. The Comment: HI, It’s very nice [...]

  There are a ton of great android phones out there & the loyal fans each have their own favorites, be it Nexus or Vibrant or even the the G1, and many have stayed true to their favorite manufacturers.  They have loved them ever since they set their eyes on the beautiful piece of hardware. We [...]