New York, Kevin Smith, April 15 2010.

In mid 2009 Andy Rubin promised the Android community that we would have Exchange Activesync support in the near future.  This missing feature was holding back most of corporate America from adopting Android into their culture.  After what seems like a lifetime of anticipation, Android 2.1 brings EAS support to our handsets.  That’s not to say it has perfect integration, but were no longer relying on 3rd party apps (Touchdown) to do the job for Android.

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Last month, we shared the sad story of how our brand-new Google Nexus One went from Crave fave to purple nurple, with a cracked screen that scarred its beautiful AMOLED screen forever.

We took our Nexus One to HTC support—under encouragement from Google—and it promised to investigate fully. Now the results are in, and HTC tells us it couldn’t find anything that could have caused a crack while the phone wasn’t being handled.

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Professional car navigation meets pedestrian-centric application with social networking in a single real 3-D futuristic product from Sygic, equipped with voice-guided voice assistance in more than 20 languages. Within Sygic’s AURA (http://aura.sygic.com), a comprehensive pre-installed data set encompasses Tele Atlas detailed maps and content, far-reaching points of interest, geo-tagged wiki and city guide information.

Full 3-D content displays elevation, buildings and landscapes attractively, and AURA responds smoothly to changing location, whether users are driving or walking. Sygic’s proven car navigation delivers quick route calculation, turn-by-turn features, lane assistance, highway symbols, speed alerts and safety cameras. AURA features contacts and buddy search with a direct call option. A community package permits AURA users to share experiences with other Aura users, by voting on a local restaurant or far-flung destinations.

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Columbia, MO – March 1, 2010 - The Newsy Android App is now available to download from the Android Market, offering users easy mobile access to Newsy.com’s unique multi-source news videos on Android-enabled devices.

The free application’s simple, clear interface is easy to use - users can watch the latest Newsy.com multi-source news videos with just one touch. Updated instantaneously with the website, the application allows users to browse videos with the interactive slideshow or search specifically with keywords.

Newsy.com is the only multi-source, multi-platform video news service producing daily videos that analyzes the differences in how a story is being reported by various news organizations.

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The newest version of our navigation for Android is under tests. It will be available soon on Android Market.

NDrive turns your Android phone into a powerful navigation system up to house number accuracy! After a short plug & play installation, turn-by-turn voice instructions and on-screen directions will guide you from your current position to the destination that you have entered. In addition to all this, you can navigate to any of the many points-of-interest like hotels, restaurants and petrol stations. You can even dial them directly to make for example a hotel reservation or inquiry before going there! In summary, NDrive is a must for everyone looking for an affordable, flexible and powerful navigation system!

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AndroidTunes, the sister site of the popular iPhoneTunes site, is looking for passionate reviewers of Android applications. Do you want to become a famous blogger?

Please contact us now!

Continuing the global expansion of Destinator GPS navigation software across geographic markets, smartphone application stores, and mobile handset makers, Intrinsyc Software International, Inc. (TSX: ICS), a leading provider of software solutions for mobile devices, announced today the expansion of its Windows Mobile and Android applications into the UK, Australia and Western Europe – which are available immediately for download through Destinator NavStore (http://www.destinatornavstore.com) and Android Market. In addition, Destinator 9 for the iPhone is being featured at the CES ShowStoppers event on January 7th, with its submission and availability on Apple’s App Store to be announced upon final certification.

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NAVIGON, the leading innovator in the global navigation market, today announced an upcoming release of its on-board navigation application, MobileNavigator, for Android mobile phones in North America. Expected availability in spring 2010, MobileNavigator brings premium navigation features and experience from its well-received iPhone application. This, in tandem with the Windows phone platform announcement today, marks three major smartphonenavigation solutions available in 2010 from NAVIGON.

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On the historical day, Jan 06 2010, the three kings have brought us the Google Phone AKA Google Nexus ONE. Just one day later we released AndroidTunes.net, which is the sister site of iPhoneTunes.net.

We will publish Offbeat Android reviews and daily news about the Google phone and the Android Operating System and applications.