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Android developers are reporting that Google has been slow to react to applications that are disappearing from the Android Market.

Some developers who had resubmitted applications to the Android Market starting around Thursday following the addition of small updates say their applications could no longer be found within the Android Market following the update, according to a report from ReadWriteWeb. Multiple developers reported the issue within Android developer forums and the Android Market forums over the weekend, but Google has mostly remained silent on … Read more

The tablet wars have begun, although not exactly with a bang.

The Archos 7 Home Tablet has plenty going for it: a big 7-inch screen; broad audio and video format support; MicroSDHC memory expansion; and a low price of $199.

Ultimately, though, you get what you pay for. For a device that's all screen, the screen ain't that hot. The Android 1.5 OS is stale and stripped down, and the app store is more like a mini mart.

Still, the Archos 7 Home Tablet isn't half bad, given the price. And since Archos is the first … Read more

Apple's forthcoming iOS 4 will be ready to update iPhones and iPod Touches in two weeks. It will turbocharge existing iPhones without a doubt, but how does the new operating system stack up to Android's 2.2 (Froyo) release?

It's true that Apple's iOS 4 is a far more dramatic update from iPhone OS 3.0 than is Android 2.2 from 2.1. iOS 4 gets a handful of features that the iPhone was sorely missing on the software front: multitasking, threaded e-mail, folder support, and tethering--which Apple CEO Steve Jobs didn't mention in … Read more

Cellular South announced Monday that it will be adding the Motorola Milestone to its smartphone lineup, though pricing and availability date were not released at this time.

This marks the second Android-based smartphone for the carrier, following last year's HTC Hero. The Milestone sports a similar design and feature set as the Motorola Droid, which includes a 3.7-inch display and a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and dual-LED, but ships with Android 2.1. Other details include an 8GB microSD card, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and support for Cellular South's 3G network.

Also, good news for Cellular South customers, as … Read more

Editors' note: The following is CNET UK's review of the Dell Streak. Once the product is available in the U.S., we will update our Dell Streak product page with a new review specific to U.S. consumers.

If bigger is better, then the Dell Streak is the greatest smartphone in the world. But size isn't everything, and although the Streak's large screen and powerful Android operating system provide heaps of fun, it needs some more polish before it lives up to our Android tablet fantasies.

Mega phone Is the Streak a phone or a tablet? We … Read more

It seems no one was really prepared for the huge demand for the HTC Evo 4G. Not only did Sprint and other retailers run out of the devices, but Qik, the provider for the Evo 4G's video chat app, was also overwhelmed by the phone's popularity and ended up having to temporarily pull the app.

Actually, the problems started early for Qik when customers complained that they couldn't even find the Qik video chat app in the Android Market, but fortunately, Google quickly came up with a workaround so users could discover and download the app from … Read more

We knew the HTC Evo 4G was going to be hot, but we just didn't know how hot. Well, apparently it was hot enough to break records.

Though it wouldn't provide specific numbers, Sprint said on Monday that it sold more Evo 4Gs in a single day than any other phone. Previously, the record was held by the Samsung Instinct and Palm Pre. In fact, Evo 4G sales on launch day were three times the number of Instinct and Pre devices sold over their first three days on the market combined--pretty impressive.

Unfortunately, the high demand also led … Read more

We know most of you are paying attention to another big news event this Monday morning, but thought some of you (we're talking to you, Android fans) might find this interesting.

We received a package from Samsung this morning and inside was a little UFO-shaped USB speaker system and a simple message on the inside flap of the box that reads, "Samsung Galaxy S. Landing soon."

The Galaxy S has already launched in other parts of the world, and the company promised U.S. availability later this year, but it looks like it will be sooner rather … Read more

About three ago I got interested in location-based "check-in" apps like Foursquare and Gowalla. After starting out casually, and only occasionally logging my traverses with my phone, I now find myself racing to check in at restaurants. Indeed, my wife and I have an ongoing contest to see who can create unlisted places first.

Recently I happened upon another free check-in application called CauseWorld. It's similar to the other titles except that it offers real world value. Each time I check myself into a location, I pick up "karma points" that I can later redeem … Read more