Monthly Archives: February 2011

App Review- Groupon

(From Tim at Android Academy 101 / Edited by SmartMobile for this post) Do you like getting something for nothing? Well, if so, groupon is the site for you. The powers-that-be at this site negotiate mega-deals (along the lines of … Continue reading

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App Review- ABBYY Business Card Reader

(Originally posted on AndroidAcademy101.com) A large portion of the Android faithful are former Blackberry users.  Just look at the forums of popular Android sites and you will find more posts with questions from former Blackberry users than almost anything else … Continue reading

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Mobile Minute- Amazon Instant Video

Amazon unleashed its new service, Amazon Instant Video, for its Amazon Prime customers.  Amazon Prime is $79 and gives free two-day shipping on all eligible items.  Now the pot has been sweetened by giving the Amazon Instant Video for no … Continue reading

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Mobile Minute- $799 for a tablet? Really?

It appears that Motorola is going to sell the Xoom, its highly anticipated Android tablet running the new Honeycomb 3.0, for $799.  This is for the version that has 3G.  The wi-fi only version is supposed to be $600.  I … Continue reading

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Mobile Minute- iPhones Are For Pretty Girls… Androids Are For Geeky Guys?

Recently the CEO of one of the companies that make Android phones made the comment that Android was not for “pretty girls”.  He further went on to say that they carry iPhones or Blackberries.  When I told my wife that … Continue reading

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