Remember the Acer Liquidmini Android phone? It was quite the pleasant mid-range mobile, save for Acer’s woeful software skin plastered across the top of it. It’s back, with a fresh serving of Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
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Wouldn’t you like to know exactly where every item in your shopping list is located before stepping inside a store? A prototype system installed at Tesco Extra, Romford in north-east London is looking to do just that and they need your help. If you have an Android 2.2+ smartphone and live or work near Tesco Extra, Romford, this app is for you.
The streaming gods are looking down on us and smiling this afternoon as we just received our early invite to Music Beta by Google, better known as Google Music. Armed with a passion to take our music library on the go, we set out to install the app, upload our music and put the service through its paces. Does Music Beta by Google live up to the hype?
![Pixel density, not screen size transforms Android Honeycomb into Gingerbread [video]](http://cdn.electricpig.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/gingerbread_honeycomb-150x150.jpg)
The 10-inch 1280 x 800 resolution display of the Motorola Xoom might outpace the new high-end qHD Android smartphone displays, but it doesn’t mean your new tablet can’t join in on some Gingerbread action. According to modder Graffix0214, bumping the pixel density (ppi) from 160 to 170 or higher will transform your Xoom into a Gingerbread tablet and we’ve got the video to prove it.
If you own an Android smartphone, listen up. The Register has just revealed details on an Android vulnerability which could potentially allow hackers to collect digital tokens, normally stored on our smartphones, after we authenticate with a password protected service. Bottom line, logging into websites while using public WiFi networks may be bad for your health, and wallet.
Queue the Karate Kid closing credits because here comes the best, around. At&t, thanks in part to HTC’s master craftsmanship, will land two Android powerhouses very soon to make good on the its promise of 12 Android devices in 2011. The HTC Holiday and HTC Lead are two names worth getting acquainted with — let’s see what these beasts are packing under the hood.
No ifs ands or buts about it, the Samsung Galaxy S 2 is a hot commodity, recording more than three million pre-orders worldwide. The Korean manufacturer confirmed the pre-orders by way of a press release this afternoon. With the iPhone 5 reportedly delayed until late 2011, could this be the summer of the Galaxy S II?
The Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 and 5.0 received a formal launch this morning in the company’s stomping grounds of Seoul, Korea. As the leading provider of Smart Mobile Devices, Samsung is bring the four and five inch Galaxy S players to Android fans around the globe. The fun kicks off in Russia for the Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 and Switzerland for the Galaxy S WiFi 5.0.