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    Verizon Officially Announces Gingerbread for Incredible

    Verizon is pleased to announce a new software update, Build Number: 4.06.605.2; Baseband Version: 2.15.10.07.07, for your Droid Incredible. This update provides several improvements for your device, as well as upgrading to the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) Operating System. See...
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    Virtuous 3.1 Released

    Virtuous 3.1.0 Released rmk, Virtuous ROM Developer After nearly a week of beta testing, Virtuous 3.1.0 has been released. Either grab it in our download section or ROM Manager. This was the first time since 2.0 that the ROM was entirely re-based on a new Sense build (10/13 build, detailed in...
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    Apps covertly sending GPS data to advertisers

    Some Android apps caught covertly sending GPS data to advertisers Story at arstechnica.com: Some Android apps caught covertly sending GPS data to advertisers Is there a way to identify these apps?
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    How to Disable Backup Assistant

    How to disable / turn off Verizon Backup Assistant without a factory reset (and Use gmail contacts sync only - recommended!) Also in post #3 below: How to Sync Contacts with Gmail and Change Contact type from Phone to Google Disabling Backup Assistant on the HTC Droid Incredible There...
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    Recession hits smart-phone makers in the chips

    The seemingly recession-proof smart phone is suffering from a side effect of the rough economy: Manufacturers simply can't build enough of the gadgets because chip-makers that rolled back production last year are now scrambling to play catch-up. Story: Recession hits smart-phone makers in the...
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    Complete Guide to Maximizing Your Android Phone

    [B]Complete Guide to Maximizing Your Android Phone
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    Is your Incredible Watching You?

    Is your smart phone watching you? JORDAN ROBERTSON,AP Technology Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Your smart phone applications are watching you — much more closely than you might like. Lookout Inc., a mobile-phone security firm, scanned nearly 300,000 free applications for Apple Inc.'s...
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    Boaters Rejoice - Navionics Mobile Charts Available

    Works very well and it's the only offline nautical chart app. But it must be task killed after exiting or it leaves GPS on AND apparently active possibly draining battery. Remember, GPS On does not drain your battery. But in this case, the GPS appears to be left active (little GPS icon). The...
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    Navionics Mobile Out! Nautical Charts

    Navionics Applications for Android
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    Droid Incredible confirmed to be suffering from AMOLED shortage

    See: Droid Incredible confirmed to be suffering from AMOLED shortage -- Engadget
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    Accessories New Higher Capacity Battery Available - Same physical Size as Original

    post deleted. Sorry, already in another thread: http://androidforums.com/htc-incredible/73626-htc-incredible-seido-1750mah-experience.html Admin: OK to delete.
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    Help Incredible, APN, Quick Settings Bug, and Mobile Data Switch Issue

    If you have an original unedited APN for the Incredible, please post it. BUG WITH QUICK SETTINGS APP AND DROID INCREDIBLE I believe the app Quick Settings added the [disabled] to the APN file when I attempted to use the Mobile Data Switch. See below. Now Quick Settings Says "No APN...