Google Goggles starts to get useful, adds text translation
In our experience, about the only thing Google Goggles is good for is telling you that your can of Coke looks like someone's face, but the company's just-released version 1.1 sounds like it might be on a whole new level of awesomeness. Basically, Goggles can now recognize text within the "region of interest" that you specify on the screen then give you the option to translate it to any language of your choosing.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: awesomeness, barcode, better-barcode, choosing, engadget, foreignlanguages, goggles, goodness, google-goggles, like-it-might, result, translation
Bad news: HTC says the Nexus One doesn’t ‘go in pockets’
One of the biggest mysteries in the blogosphere right now is probably Crave's Nexus One , which somehow developed a cracked screen while simply charging on the desk (sounds familiar, right ?). Not even HTC could unearth the cause from its forensic inspection, but it didn't rule out the possibility of a small crack growing over time due to, for example, "getting knocked around by keys" and repetitive squeezes in tight pockets.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, nexus one Tags: awesomeness, cracked screens, crackeddisplay, entry, getting-knocked, pain, pockets, the-possibility
Google Listen: Android Podcasts Gone Wild! | Android Phone Fans
Now would probably be a good time to revive our Android Podcast.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, htc, Other Tags: awesomeness, celebrate-reader, google-listen, htc, netherlands, podcast, previous, prizes, stumbleupon, twitter, videos, yes
Why Did AT&T Cancel The HTC Lancaster? | Android Phone Fans
First things first - we're not POSITIVE that AT&T canceled the HTC Lancaster. Furthermore, we're technically not even sure the HTC Lancaster existed since.
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, htc, Other Tags: awesomeness, BlackBerry, celebrate, celebrate-reader, development, htc, phone, podcasts, previous, stumbleupon
HTC Click Video Proves It's Pho Real | Android Phone Fans
The HTC Click is technically a rumor, but its appearance in a video posted by Vietnamese website Tinh Te should provide reassurance that this budgetized Android .
Categories: Android, BlackBerry, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: awesomeness, BlackBerry, celebrate, celebrate-reader, mobile, Mobile Phone, packing-android, phone, podcasts, previous, prizes, stumbleupon, videos