Published on Thursday, July 22, 2010 by Phil Nickinson The Android Central Podcast has gone live (audio only for now), so you can catch Phil, Jerry and Mickey in the act as they discuss the latest in Android news, reviews, rumors and applications, and join in with the chat below. You can also listen in from your Android phone. Pick up the free UStream Viewer from the Android Market [link] and search for Android Cen...

Published on Thursday, July 22, 2010 by Phil Nickinson Google just unleashed an update to Google Voice, introducing "direct access numbers" in hopes of speeding the process of placing calls. Here's how it's explained on the Google Voice Blog: Until today, the Google Voice app had to make a request to the Google Voice server every time you wanted to make a call to send us the phone number you wanted to dial...

Published on Thursday, July 22, 2010 by Phil Nickinson Froyo only: Want to change the way Android sorts your contacts? Maybe you like last names first. Or what if you want to only see contacts who have phone numbers. It's easy to do. Here's how: Once you're in the contacts application, press the Menu button. (That's the little one that looks like a series of four lines.) You should see six new buttons. ...

Published on Thursday, July 22, 2010 by Phil Nickinson Looking to root the Droid X? You can now do so. The lads at AllDroid broke down the biggest phone still standing, and you can now access all the secret chambers of its inner ... Oh, what's root, you ask? Check out our handy Root FAQ here.This still doesn't quite kill off all the FUD regarding the bootloader. We're talking root access, not custom ROMs ju...

Published on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 by Phil Nickinson OK, handling so a dummy phone -- basically the shell with none of the fussy radios, microchips or any of the other important thing than turn a piece of plastic into a cell phone -- isn't quite the same thing as actually getting a hands-on. But it's a good way of seeing what the thing looks like in your hand. And the fact that T-Mobile stores apparently are getting du...

Published on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 by Phil Nickinson We mentioned in passing the other day that the innards of the Droid X can be a little confusing, so let's do this up right. There's a little tab that sticks out from underneath the Droid X's battery that says "Pull." Now, if your Droid X came with its battery in place, chances are you'll logically pull the tab to remove the battery. That's what I did, and I...

Published on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 by Phil Nickinson This doesn't really fix things if you're one the few whose Droid X screen was a bit borked, but Verizon has acknowledged the existence of "a very small number of Droid X units that have experienced a flickering or banding display." And that's largely what we've expected, as it's not like forums the Internet over lit up with the screams of a million. Mo...

Published on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 by Phil Nickinson Better late than never, the latest Android version numbers (ending July 15) show the number of phones with Eclair (Android 2.1) and Froyo (Android 2.2) now at 58.8 percent, up from 54.9 percent for the previous two weeks. Phones running Cupcake (Android 1.5) fell from 21.3 to 18.9 percent, and Donut phones (Android 1.6) are down a little more than one p...

Published on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 by Phil Nickinson Poof. It's gone. Shortly after Google tells the L.A. Times that the Nexus One will be sold out by the end of the month, the phone no longer is for sale at Google.com/phone. Fare thee well, N1. You shall be missed. Thanks to everyone who sent this in.Posted originally at Android CentralSponsored by Android Cases and Accessories ...

Published on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 by Phil Nickinson The Galaxy S class of Android smartphones -- the T-Mobile Vibrant, AT&T Captivate, Sprint Epic 4G and Verizon Fascinate -- bring an all-new Touchwiz user interface. And it has one feature we know a lot of you have been clamoring for -- the ability to rearrange entire home screens. We break it down, erm, after the break. Update: Ah ha! So you c...