But even more impressive is the new Flex View Android app. Freshly announced, the new Android app which will be available soon, will allow you to stream and download FiOS programming straight to your device, much the same as desktop computers. Streaming paid content from a TV provider isn’t all that uncommon these days. Being able to stream and download for later viewing and do so on multiple devices is.

On top of the content you pay for, Flex View also contains further rental and pay-per-view options as well.

Sounds like a no-brainer for Android users whom also subscribe to FiOS at home. Check back for more info soon…

The update is now live in the Android Market. Go get it!

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But if it was flair that you wanted, LauncherPro wasn’t the right homescreen replacement for you. Unfortunately, a lot of those fancier homescreen replacements had terrible performance. This new homescreen replacement, Slick UI, aims to try to mesh functionality and a pretty face without the usual accompanying performance hits. Can it do it…?

Right off the bat, the overall layout catches your eye. It’s different, simple, and yet jam packed with information all within a finger’s reach while still maintaining a nice looking UI.

The way it works is easy to pick up — the middle wheel you see displays information that is relevant to whatever icon/module you have highlighted beneath. The app launcher isn’t anything special. Though if we’re being completely honest, it needs some work. It’s too…woah. There’s color, text, and gradients everywhere. Tone it done a bit guys.

To that effect, Slick UI is no where near ready to being released to the public. The developers behind the project have stated themselves that they just started designing/coding Slick UI and are even calling for experienced Android developers to help them out (XDA).

From what I’m seeing here, the initial concept is a good one. The design is right, with just a few touch ups here and there needed. As long as they can get all of those 1′s and 0′s to fall into place in an efficient manner, the Android population will have yet another awesome app on their hands. Until then, check out the video and photo gallery below.

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It seems that Google has released a “hot update” (read: no OTA dialog to accept/deny) to non-Froyo devices that brings a Froyo-like Market to anything on 2.1 and older. For the detail geeks in the bunch, the supposed version number of the Android Market that is rolling out is ver. 2007. Newer 2.2-esque features such as “update all”, “automatically update”, and the app tabs within Android Market as well as that nifty little Market widget are starting to crop on peoples’ devices. As of writing, we’ve seen reports of everything from 2.1 to 1.6-toting devices receiving this update. 1.5 is still unconfirmed, however, I wouldn’t be surprised if said group doesn’t benefit from this minor update as well.

If you’ve received the Android Market update on your non-Froyo device, drop us a line and let us know any changes you do/don’t notice.

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For a short time, I managed to get a sort of working/sort of broken HTC Sense launcher on my Droid, but it was far too buggy. And in the end, I missed the stock look of Android. Where HTC’s Sense UI failed, perhaps the freshly ripped-off-the-LG-Ptimus Home app can do better, no?

The fine folks at XDA have taken yet another proprietary offering and ripped it’s guts apart, ‘splaying them on the XDA forums for the world to enjoy, regardless of Android device. I loaded the LG Home app on my Moto Droid 1 and it worked fine — a bit slow, but fine. With the home app comes a pack of widgets to boot. The only thing I’m still left wanting is the weather widget that is present on the LG Ally’s build. Maybe next time I guess. For the record, the LG Launcher is said to work on any Android device, but it hasn’t been tested. As such, hope for the best, plan for the worst.

Anywho, I know you all just want the goods. Stop on by the thread over at XDA to get your download on…

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However, I have been begging for a social app like TweetDeck to support a host of social networking accounts *and* put them all in one view. With a total of 5 accounts that need to be simultaneously logged on, I don’t want to have to jump between account views. Thankfully TweetDeck looks to please.

But there’s even better news. Fresh off news that an early build of TweetDeck has been leaked, TweetDeck’s official Twitter account pushed out the update you see above — TweetDeck beta is coming to Android tomorrow! I’m stoked. Who’s going to be refreshing their Android Market app throughout the day…?

Are you going to jump on it early or wait for the real deal?

I don’t know about you, but I’m really digging the flatter tones that is quickly becoming the “it” thing in web design. As far as I can see from the video, TweetDeck will be a daily driver for me. In the meantime, check out the video inside showing the login process.

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Stay tuned. We’ll let you know when it official drops.

What we’ve really come to tell you is that TweetDeck is this close to unleashing a complete from-the-ground-up app for Android. While many cross platform companies merely port an app from platform to platform, the devs behind TweetDeck took the time to do it right. By developing the TweetDeck Android app from scratch, end users will be rewarded with a much fuller featured and “natural” feeling app that fully taps into the nuances of the Android platform.

According to the TweetDeck blog, columns will still be a big focus on the mobile offering, much like the desktop. However, instead of updates being service oriented, they will now be organized according to activity. I’m hoping this means that TweetDeck will allow my various Twitter (and other) social accounts to display updates/tweets in a single “all inclusive” column. That’s the biggest feature that so many of the Android Twitter clients lack.

Thankfully, we don’t have much longer to guess and dream. The open (wo0t!) beta is going live sometime this week. So you better believe I’ll be refreshing the Android Market on my phone every time I think about it, hoping that TweetDeck’s new goodness will grace my presence.

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• Widgets: 4 widget styles (2×3 and 3×3) — Simplicity, 80′s Night, Red-Eye, and Arctic frost.

• Widgets Cont.: 3 Widget Data Types — CPU Temp (requires kernel support), Real-Time Battery Temp, and System Logged Temp

• New Launcher Icon

• Better contrasting colors and increased definition of status bar notifications and icon

• No more info icon!

• Battery usage tweaks throughout, (Including in real-time battery data)

• Faster switching of notification settings.

• Cleaner ongoing notification in pulldown

• Slightly smaller file size.

For those who push their Android hardware past the stock limitations, checking in on temp is a rather important past time. Wouldn’t want your beloved device turning into melted plastic would you? Not to mention, drilling down into information such as CPU temp, battery health and so on is just so….awesome.

If you head over to the MyDroidWorld Forums now, you can score yourself a free 3-day Trial of Temp Monitor 3.0. If I were you, I’d do it — that is, if you haven’t already purchased it. Definitely a must have for Android root users.

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And now, we have a new option — SoundHound. Similar to Shazaam, simply holding the phone up to the track in question will give you the Artist, album, and song information as well as a quick link to the Amazon MP3 music store to purchase the song in question. Taking it one step further however, users can simply hum a small part of the song and wind up with the same results as if you were recording an actual song (ala Midori on iPhone).

The coolest feature though is how the developers separate the free and paid ($4.99 USD) versions. The free version initially only comes with 5 free tags or “ID’s”. But, users have the option to tweet songs and earn credits towards the premium version which features unlimited ID’s. Pretty sweet, huh?

It’s nothing new or revolutionary. But we’re not one to bemoan options. So consider us psyched. Any Android users given SoundHound a chance yet? How’d it work for ya?

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Up until this news was revealed, the Aria looked like an awesome device — that is, considering the Android scene on AT&T anyway. But AT&T has shown yet they would rather remove functionality than actually provide something useful to customers. Looks like Android hopefuls looking for AT&T service will have to wait until the Aria is rooted and restored to it’s proper form. Until then, avoid it like the plague.

Any AT&T users looking towards the Aria as redemption fed up yet? Basically, if you want a good Android device, get the unlocked and AT&T compatible N1 or just avoid AT&T altogether. The latter is your best bet…

FoneFrenzy > AndroidCentral

The new contest being held by Waze is in support of the World Cup and features all new Soccer Ball “road goodies”. Over 100 countries will be able to participate, with the final 16 users being whittled down to the Final Four and eventually three winners.

The Schedule:

• June 11: Competition begins

• July 4th: Final Four selected

• July 11th: Competition ends at midnight GMT – winning country and iPad winners will be announced within 24-48 hours.

**After each elimnation/round, road goodies will be reset so it’s in your best interest to get your path of destruction marked down and memorized, ’cause all that matters at the end of the day is the person with the most points. That is, if you want an iPad. If you care more for aimlessly wondering about, well then…have at it…

The full rundown of the competition can be found over at Waze’s website. You in?

Thanks, Dan

Android users: are you tired of home screen replacements that over promise and under deliver? Yeah, me too. But there’s hope — LauncherPro Beta.

LPB is simple — there aren’t any bloated features that bring your phone to a crawl. Simply choose how many screens you want, toggle on/off auto-rotate, and config two other options. That’s it.

But the best part is the speed. Finally, a default looking Android homescreen replacement without skins, super smooth scrolling (better than HTC’s Sense UI) and…rubber banding. Of course, the four icons along the bottom (phone, contacts, SMS, browser) and dramtically snappier app drawer are handy features too. My suggestion: make those “dock” icons customizable. Golden.

Very nice. Fire up the Android Market and download it now.

Skyfire may be the hot stuff as of late in Android web browsing world, but there’s always someone else vying for that #1 title. For Android users whom are a bit more daredevilish, opting to try out new and obscure apps, the Dolphin browser is a worthy option. To most using Dolphin now, it doesn’t seem that obscure. But a few months back it was quite a different story. Also, a few months back, Dolphin was a much less capable browser…

Today however the Dolphin team is turning over a new leaf tab with the release of Dolphin HD. This update is a much, much nicer looking browser albeit being a bit heavier in the resource department. One other sticking point we might as well get out at the beginning is the Android 2.0+ requirement. Sorry Cupcake/Donut users, no dice for you. Then again, being a more resource intensive app, those older phones generally have crappier processors which in turn would result in an overall crappy experience. Everything happens for a reason, right?

But there’s joy to be had, specifically in the large assortment of new features.

• Multiple tab support

• Full multi-touch support

• “Flick” thumb nail navigation menu

• Browser extensions

• YouTube video downloader

• Widgets

I’ve been messing around with it for a few minutes and can confirm that while being a bit on the resource intensive side, the added features make up for it. At least for me, my Droid is still chuggin’ along without much stress at all. Older devices that make the 2.0+ cut may not be so lucky. Hopefully as time goes on, the Dolphin team can tighten the browser’s belt a few notches for legacy users.

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